The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
TO THROW OFF RUSSIAN YOKE.
FINLAND. POLAND AND ARMENIA
PLAN IT TOGETHER
Meeting In Paris OF Revolutionary Lead
ers Of the Three subject Provinces
Agreed Last December ON n stimuli
taneous Rising, Provided Russia Led.


According to Alexander Lembski. a
leader and organizer os the Polish revolu-
tionary party, who is now in this city, a
general revolt of Poland. Russian Armenia
and Finland Is scheduled to follow the
Russian uprisings He says that this was
decided at a conference held In Paris last
month and that the three subject provinces
have entered into solemn agreement to
stand together against the Gar,
THE spirit of revolt has been stronger
this year than ever before since Russia
! subjugated Poland" said Mr.. Lembski.
| The Social Democrats have organized
clubs and associations everywhere, having
| for their object the freedom of Poland
and not only Russian Poland. but German
| and Austrian Poland Nevertheless. Rus
sian Poland is most oppressed, and freedom
from Russia is our first aim.
Nevertheless the wisest among us saw
that a revolution with Russia unentangled
would be foolish. Not only would we have
to fight the Russian forces. but the Kaiser
on the pretext that revolt in Russian
Poland would endanger German Poland,
might awing in and assist the Czar-if he
needed assistance. II seemed best to go
on arming and educating and then to wait
until the Russians themselves got ready
TO rise
Last fall it became apparent that some
kind of a revolutionary movement was on
hand in Russia. Moreover Finland and
Armenia became as restless as Poland;
the former especially showed symptoms
of open revolt. At tho conference of revo-
lutionary leaders from all three countries
l.. Ii
gether, all three provinces rising at once
upon signal from the central body. and
secondly to wait until Russia rose. That
time seems to have come.
Poland is ripper for revolt than any other
part of the Empire, The only friends Of
Russia there are the opportunists and the
transpla nted officials and soldiers. The
revolutionary party there is fairly well
armed Weapons are being brought over
the border continually, Unfortunately, we
are little long on revolvers. when are
easy to smuggle across because of their
size. and q little short on niles. But we've
done fairly well.
Poland. of course, has no love for the
Car. That superstition has been the
bane of Russia. II is now broken at one
blow. imagine that the attempt Of Father
Gapon to present working mans petition
was only a shrewd ruse of the Socialist
leaders TO show the futility OF faith in the
Car.
"A concerted rising of Poland, Finland
and Armenia may come any day Poland
will work hand in hand with the Russian
workingmen to overthrow the autooraCy.
Independence may come later
Resident Firms agree that Finland is
also ripe for revolt They declare that
the secret press has informed them of
an unprecedented rise Of national spirit
nV,el f,s s4.ST lN
l.. j. Antele, editor Of the Finnish Ameri-
cdn. a newspaper with revolutionary ten
denoies has brother Col. Karsten Antele,
who was delegate from Helsingfors to
the late conference Of the zemstvos. kar-
stem Antele has kept his brother informed
by letter of the state of affairs
Finland Is merely waiting her oppor-
tunity," he writes. The students are en-
tirely in revolt and the cultivated class is
IN ferment. The Diet itself is just like
the Etats General before the French Revo-
luton. The country is in state Of quiet
revolution. The only party upon which
the Government has the slightest hold is
the clergy. They are divided about half
and half
+. j Article added: Americans do not
fully understand the serious situation in
the Finnish Diet. Il IL the first convened
since 1890. Tho Government called this
because they thought they could make it
loyal. They got great surprise. The
unU-iIONernfDtNt majority was ABOUT tWp-
thirds OF the whole body. OF the four
estates, the only one which stood for the
Car was the clergy.
The speech from the Throne was un-
tisfactory. The Burgesses responded
with reply demanding reforms The
Governor General, Prince Obolenski.
called it insoent' and insisted on editing
il before he sent IL to the Gar. The Speaker
OF the Burgesses withdrew the document.
and the Prince threatened to dissolve the
Diet
-Ihereupon all four estates united in
a memorial to the Throne, SAYING that any
attempt to go forward with legislation
was useless while Finland remained in a
state Of siege Even the clergy signed
that
Other Firms of New York said that the
revolutionary spirit never ran so high be-
fore. They say that only one battalion Of
native troops Is left in the province The
eight other hattalions have been sent 20
distant provinces and been replaced by
troops from Little Russia, southern Russia
and the Caucasus.
Forudrd. the Yiddish organ of the Social
ists here. has received a dozen political
pamphlets Of the kind which appear mys-
terousy almost any fine morning all over
the streets of Russian town. The New
York Socialists are getting ready to reply
in kind This months issue of ZukuRN
one of their monthly magazines. will be
printed on very thin paper, so that sheets
may be sent into Russia in letters.