The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-05-31
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LOOK AT HOME.
Why, ,,Decry Russia ior Conditions
that Exist in This Country.

NSGSS lUEU NIUt LIZ Stty oA
Chicago. We have Had More
Presidents AsSassInated
than Russian Cars.
AS we pass through life many things
happen which We Go not appear to see
things that are important and
which affect nations. Then, we only
too often fail to see ourselves as others
see as, add to that that we are liable
to get into grooves and wear them SO
deep that we cannot see from their
bottom what IS going on around Us.
It has been and is the custom il
the United States to damn Russia for
every thing without rayme OF reason
at times; ard to magnify many times
every happening there that tends 70
iniure Russia, be the happening small
or large.
We have had q magnificent oppo--
tunity to witness that spirit in what
the press and people have to say about
the war between japan and Russia,
and every little labor trouble that the
wires have called to our attention.
7 am rot setting myself up as al
apologist for the government Il Rus.
sia, nor as defender Of its people;
neither do l intend to censure either.
My aim is TO SIMPLY point moral by
little couparson between thai coun-
try and the United States.
Every strike and every row in Rus
sia is at once heralded to the outside
world as a rising OF the people foT tie
purpose of oyerehrowing its govern
nent. The cruelty Of the govern
ment is no doubt greatly magnihed in
like manner. The ruler ct Russia IS
pictured as standing in hourly fear OF
assassination; and every time an
official is asSasSinated. it is put down
as an attempt to overthrow the gov
eminent. 1t has about reached that
point where thinking people put little
faith in those accounts.
In order to become fair judges We
must see ourselves as we are. Then
We will be in a position to judge Rus
Sia.
It must be remem oered that there
are bad men in every country-nen
who are not happy unless they are
creating strife, anarchists, comnun-
lists, socialists and other brands. We
have very large number OF that kinc
Of people with Us, and Russia seems
to have her full share. There is no
doubt about that. We must recollect
that We have lost more presidents than
Russia has lost rulers by assassination.
We have continual strikes and riots
with bloodshed just as Russia has, but
the methods OF the strikers or rioters
are somewhat G:Gsrent.
President Lincoln was assassinated;
and 50 were Presidents Garfield and
McKinley; and the person OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt has to be watched ard
guarded by trained secret service men
all the tine 70 protect nin against the
very class that in Russia see Ks the lie
Of Nicholas. Does al Of that mean
that the people Of Russia as well as
those Of the United States are op
pressed By the head OF those govern
ments? Are we to understand that
bloody strikes and the assassination Of
our presidents are conspivacies against
our government any more than the
same happenings il Russia should
be so styled? We must apply the
same rule in both countries.
We have in the United States al
most continual strikes and labor trou.
bles; SO has Russia. The amount to
riots here as we'll as in Russia, why
not give them the same classification
in both countries? They are TOO well
known here to require a list Of them
with the particulars in each case.
But will call attention to the strikes
when President Cleveland had to SEND
United States troops to Quell them.
and one that is now in progress 10
the city Of Chicago, the teausters'
strike. Among other things the pa-
pe-s convey the information that the
citizens OF Chicago asked for state
troops to Quell the rioting; drivers Of
wagons had to 20 arnedd with armed
policemen accompanying thsm. On
May 4th more than half a hundred
were hurt in ali cay rioting: on May
9Th 1t was said that the troops would
be ordered out as the number OF strik.
ers was increasing ard the public
peace threatened; on the same day
murderous assaults were made on tie
negroes who had been brought into
the city to take the places Of the
striking teamSters; Oh May 10Th,
while President Roosevelt was in toe
city, tie riotipg continued mos II
his very presence; and on May 18Th
the strikers, the press informs US, had
poisoned some CT the horses. No man
can tell where it will end.
II these thirgs had happened in
Russia what an outcry would have
been raised By the press and people OF
this supposedly free country Of ours
Before condennicg Russia in that
way, nagnifying every event many,
many times, had ne not better throw
aside some Of our prejudicas and
climb out Of our old and d5ep ruts,
and take calm survey Of home al
fairs?
1t seems that the people Of Russia
have not as nuch supposed freedom
as we are supposed to have; but, We
Go not enjoy the same tranquility
that the people Of England DO. OF
the three governments, that Of Eng
land, to judge by results is the best
at least, so far as asSasSinationS,
strikes and riots with bloooshed are
con cerned.
Russia has many problems to cen
front and SO have we. They are Seri-