The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-17
Russis Revolt

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siSs AN Russlsi Revolt 1 q
Il ME ME Cars mani esto has nov
.Deen read nv everyone ISL elem
SAYS \; "a Russian eotresp lent of8 the
london Express, that the Sera ofs M
form ins Russia has been again post:
ponsds The hope of sthsa patriot and.
TUG hope sof the insurrect iohary have
alike been balled And the question.
q the hour become Russia so.
volt 3 " 4 IA
Z ~ ~ 9tlsS tue that ruaors Of reyeltslal
Russia have long been In the Sair.
Rlt1now we are threatened iwith;a tna.'
tlonals revolution ID revolution baside
which the horrors ofIthe. Reign 81 Ter.
r.erS are 70 pale, We are told 10 await
Indeed, wa are promised the imme.
dlate spectacle otasuch on outbreak.
81 the forces otsthis barbarous en-;
l,ires as will sweep away the king!
dtoms lofsIyan; and Paul and Peter; b
I know Russia and thc3 Russians
vel, and "a do mot hesitate 70 say.
that those who fofe.ell 5.wlthSsaeh sasss
surancef . Wholesale uprising of the
Russians are Ignorant o. Tho characs
Ter ofS tlle Russian nation md ofsthe'
nature of$ the parts that comprise The
whole, sz y M ~
shall never understand Russiai
81 the Russians until I'VE realize that
lheysafesno tsEliropean3 but Aslatlc:s
not Western but Easter1liiS slow8to,
move, slowSto; think conteh t5wlthain.i
dloleRsse L not Rilh thel !! 4 te cling
ing nv force 81 physical habit sto8the.
things that&bes N " ~ 4
ofstheEh,indre MILL onsSwhlehS form
|tliea peasnnt and rural class few In
deed have scapacLty 5and; still fc8s
sef The desire 70 ilnite8 inSa great nas
tional movement which shall give
them freedom In Russia the Instinct
Sss freedom has VET 70 bet born. The
native tltlile Of the Russian is5 de;;
pendence ~ sis bred ofiilong habit,
and aboyesalli itEis bred 81 his ag A;
long race l9s5s \! sIsslss
That one reason Whysl sly that
these Spredic tlopsS q ton are:
rot likely oBbe sfenllsed But there
IRE other reasons too. n.
Let me take one point first " ia
repeat eddy stated that there 3are 3omins
ousS signs 81 3a5reyolt !sofs theIpeasatts
against the land;ow nersS and the
|ltnd;owlng class Could ANY ate:
5lnentSb he more absurd Why the
I 1leasantsS themselves are the greatest
lanl:owning class I'M Russia, and sey.
| .e,yoae ln] Russia ls practically land;
owner, swhetherShe Ne The rtlsansyou
|meetiins slchinumbers during thesWln.
iersin al sthe Russian towns sorRR the
shopkeeper who sells YOU jeVelry5o ~
millinery, on tic nobleman who
g8eeps tup your louis lot: Monte Carlo.
Some minds find salvation only
through statistics, and theretoref1ssWl viii
give YOU q few figures III support sof
| thestr,lth Of this statement Among
Russian mobiles tahd THIS includes
"the gentry'') there arc $4,000 land;
ed proprietors; among The peasants
there are 10000, 900. II u take the
Urban class Of merchants and shop.
Keepers u find that they own 5000.
900 acres In Russia that the lawyers
ind doctors and architects and other
professional men own 4, 100000 ssacres;
but that these are merely insignia;
can't areas and interests besides the
s50, 898, eco acres that are owned $by
the peasants
In the face Of these figures hoWslt
Isl possible that there can be sllchssa
thing In Russia as the peasants sris;
Ing S,lS pagalnst he5land:owners and
| The land.owning class D VI