The Washington times., 1905-11-19
JOUBERT PREDICTS
RUSSIAN REVOLT
Outlines Events Exactly as
They Are Occurring.
STEAD'S PECULIAR STAND
Cars Press Agent When His Previous
Record Would Put Journalists
With People.
STEAD'S PECULIAR STAND
By 10y HENRY soMERsEr.

LONDON. Nov. 1s.-Nr. Joubert, in his
book. The Fan OF Carbon" published
81 the spring OF this year, said:
1T is only through suffering that Rus
sia can find salvation"
The people Of Russia have been school
ed in suffering for centuries. and It must
surely be that their education may be
at last completed, and that they may
the better understand some OF the joys
OF life, that they are now asked 10 en-
dure fresh burdens OF misery. Through
the whole OF this remarkable book Mr.
Joubert not only foretold but accurately
outlined. the events which are being en-
acted IN the country Of the Car at this
moment.
The turmoil IN Russia is greater than
ever. The gigantic strike has progress
ed so far as 10 disintegrate the most i'm
portant part OF the country The storm
which has been brewing has burst. and
We may be prepared for any new news
at any hour. But there is at this
moment. think, nothing stranger in
the turn Of events than the presence Of
AR. Stead in Russia.
For years Stead has stood for the lib
erty OF all people. He was the voice
crying in the wilderness during the BOer
war. the one man who dared openly to
resent what he deemed the aggression
of England, and he is now IN Russia as
the tool of General Trepof. No man is
more singie-hearted than the king OF
journalists; no man sees events at
more extraordinary angle. and can look
at facts ia a mere distorted way Many
3 OF Us, ,Eecollect that in the days when he
edited the Pail Mall Gazette Mr. Stead
was the instigator of the big navy craze.
and yet the same man worked to bring
been the apostle OF universal peace.
ApOiogist Of czardom.
1t was equally difficult in latter times
10 recognize his panegyrics on Rhodes
Nth his fierce denunciation of the war,
which was largely the great South Afrl-
can leader policy. And SO. now. we
md him the apol0gist OF Czardom. the
opponent OF the Russian revolutionary
section. which he calls the physical
force party Of Anarchy" He must BE
aware that It is no anarchy that the
Fevoiutionists are seeking. but the lib
eTty OF which AIR. Stead has always been
supposed TO be the champion. and il is
10 my mind q misfortune that an Eng
lishman who has 50 long stood for what
IS great and noble and good should be
the man at this moment who stands side
by side with the White Car. and does
bis utmost 70 support at such a time
The demands OF government which
does not bear defense.
Nothing however, can alter the fact
that Russia Is in the midst OF her revo-
luton. It Is some time since 1 was made
aware that it was through the indus
trial life of Russia that this revolt must
come. that the trades unions have been
organizing the movement for some
years. and these unions have become a
strong organization throughout ths
country For instance. in the province
OF MOSCOW alone 10000 peasants are com
bined in union which ueaves nothing
but silk. $1,000 by a similar method OF
combination manufacture linen and wool
and 10000 workmen are organized TO
build carts. sledges and carriages. Nor
are these unions confined TO the great
cities.
Unions Strength in Factories.
In one OF the remotest districts there
are 5o3Oo0 men IN artels who make
sheeps--ln and fur coats. a Nijni-Nov-
gorod 5000 peasants make wooden
spoons. and at vladimir 100000 icons
are produced every year. At Kostruma
sixty villages are making 1900, 900
articles Of cheap imitation jewelry for
the Persian market, and Il is through the
tionary doctrines have been promulgated.
II has often been said and written In
England that Il would be impossible 10
organize in Russia on account Of the
oisintegsati0n caused by the distances
between great cities. but the factories
have been overlooked. and herein lies the
strength Of the present revolt
The present suffering Is impossible to
exaggerate. In the interior Of Russia
today the entire population are famish-
ing IN their houses. Nice have even
ceased TO exist because there Is no food
Cats have been starving through the alb
sence 81 mice. and dogs because there
is nothing to throw 20 them. The infant
mortality IS appalling. The milk Is cart
ed away from the country TO make cheese
IL St. Petersburg. When a child Is horn
after three or four days. the mother has
to 20 10 work in the fields. and the child
has no nourishment but a horrible con-
trivaace called a sucking bag a piece
OF rag filled with black bread which Is
rarely changed and spreads disease.
Then dysentary sets in anc the baby
dies.
Eat Filthy Straw.
The people live in houses in which nc
man would stable his horse: on filthy
straw they eat and sleep. here the chill
dren are born. and the women keep
their hideous homes among the calves
end the pigs and the fowls. while these
animals are yet alive, and IN unbearable-
desoIation when they are dead. And
now that they are no longer led they
can only crawl 10 the big stove to warm
themselves IN turn while offers freeze
ia the corners OF the hover.
The peasants normal food Is nothing
better than plain cabbage IN hot water.
hemp oil. boiled potatoes when they can