Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-12-15

teachlngs OF this party, have III nu
merous instances delivered their prop
ogandists over to the police to suffer
imprisonment, Punishment and death
without abating the ardor of theil
comrades in pursuing the course
marked out. Until recently, the peas
ants comprising about forty-fve mil
lion of the population, believed i'm
plicitly in the Gear, whom they called
their Little Father" but looked upon
the government and bureaucratic
party as their enemies. During re-
cent disturbances, leaders among the
Social Revolutionists have gone among
the peasants telling them their Little
Father had given them the land
prompting them on numerous occa'
sions to expel their landlords from
their holdings, and help themselves to
the possession, which WAS easily &C.
cOmplished while the soldiers were ab.
sent and their attention was directed
elsewhere.
The Social Democratic party has
its chief strength among the city
workiogmen, led by large co:erie
OF educated men and women. This
party was started in Russia about the
year 1896, has grown with remarkable
rapidity. especially since the massacre
on January %, 1905, advocates the
abolition OF private property in land
and natural resources, the collective
ownership OF the machinery and in.
struments OF production. The third
or liberal party comprises out-spoken
middle class or business men, manu-.
facturers and professional men, of
different classes.
The first two parties have no sym.
pathy with Witte, contend that he is
attempting to commercialize Russia,
and conserve the interests OF the no.
bility and capitalist class, with only
incidental relief for the working class
and peasantry, through temporary
makeshifts, who desire economic as
we'll as political freedom. The liberal
party are not inclined to give Count
Witte a hearty support; the leaders
want political freedom through the
medium of q constitutional govern.
ment; having had . long experience
with the arbitrary institutions and
pernicious laws of this unhappy coun.
try, including its system of police
surveillance, feel that if they yield
support to Witte. the ducal party
may at some time in the future re-.
cover a portion of it's lost prestige,
and renew hostilities as OF yore; In
common with the two other parties
(Socisl Democratic and Social Revolu-
tionary) they fear the reaction ary
forces in the empire.
The leaders of the two revolution.
ary parties seem to be distrustful,
even to the border line OF insanity, are
impressed with the idea unless their
rulers are swept from power, that after
the storm subsidies, they may arise
again and oppreas the people. These
leaders, therefore, take very little
stock in Witte's promises regarding
reforms, consequently the tide OF dis.
content rises ever higher. Russia has
passed tina: stage when homeopathic
doses will do any good. The words Of
John Stuart Mill, the great English
writer, on political economy, are peril.
nent: "When the object is to raise
the permanent condition OF the peo.
pie, small measures do not merely
produce small effects; they produce
no effects at ALL"
The persecution OF the Jews startles
the civilized world. The Russian
peasantry and workingmen do not
quarrel with their Hebrew fellow.
countrymen. The bureaucratic party
dislike them, because they are radical
in their ideas, think they foment dis.
cord among the common people, who
have suffered long through govern.
mental injustice; hence officials high
in authority have on various occasions
prompted the soldiery and police to
rob and massacre these unfortunate
Jewish SUBJECTS. In turn Russian
autocracy is reaping that which it has
sown. Compensation is . universal
law in the divine economy. Action
and reaction are always equal ant
opposite.
Harper Bros publishing house re
Gently issued an English translation
from the German edition of q volume
entitled "The Land of Riddlers,
wherein the author portrays in vivit
colore existing conditions in Russia
The author states that the Gear il
personally q good man, but weak
wholly under the control of the duca
party, which provoked the war will
Japan; that among the young mel
belonging to the nobility, debaucher.
is encouraged by the ruling class, tha
they may not become too strenuous il
politics; if perchance one among tn
number should show signs Of abstin
ence, he Immediately becomes sus
pect, liable to imprisonment and exile
If q peasant is found reading hi
Bible too often, he is reported by tn
police IS . dangerous individual an
is liable to be treated as . state Grim
nal. Russian autocracy regards IL
tellectuality among the common her