The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-04-13

thr f.cCts-lxar's Troubles al nome.
Since tie retreat from MIkdcn the
diffirua.es In the way or continuing a
snsvcss.Gi campaign on land have In.
cr,Ascd rather than diminished. To
m N.'i,ac and equip force sufficiently
large 10 resist oyama would be- labor
or n:1l:ihs The best that Russia can
cxpcct 10 do on laud, apparently, Is Ia
maintain n long-lrawn-out defensive
action with the constant risk ~ sus.
tnInIng greater losses and allowing
yiadisustOk Ia fall into the hauIs OF
the eat NY.
The fact that Russia declined 90 &C.
ccpt this desperate situation as rea.
sou fn- seeking peace can best be ac-
couaicl Tor In the light OF the moblll.
xatipa of Roj, stvensky's feet; 4 vic.
tory oa land In the near future Is I'm
possible There was SIN a chance 10
win victory at sea. IL can hardly be
dorhied that on the result NJ this
naval engagement hung the Russian
governments decision us u It's future
course.
The Russian authorities felt Il worth
while To win back all they have ~ far
lost ly putting their last bit upon
long shot" Thus by one lucky turn
by hoJesivenssy's victory over Togo
the whole scale would be turned. AMI
the lnaptitulc. stupidity. corruption
and gcacral Observation-Disclosures Ills.
played 10y the autocratic government
w"ull d" nj! forgotten In the parans
OF praise which would acclaim the
naval triumph. hut war moves ON
like tragedy rather than like game
OF dice. Foresight, training. attcnilos
to'dctills, patience are rewarded.
During the week the two wars of the
Russian government dragged wcarily
OH. In Manchuria the bureaucracy
enjoyed pleasant respite from the at
tentions OF Marquis Oyama. \ few
shots were exchanged between cavalry
outposis. which the general staff at
81. Petersburg converted Into VIE
torions battle. What splendid prodl-
gics of lying that stan has performed
in it, Official REPORTS durIng the present
war.
War nt Home.
At holrc the war with the people
has been conducted with considerable
vigor on 10th sides. In Warsaw the
troops fred on parade Of Jews. XIII.
Ing four and woundlng thirty eight
Hundreds of people In Warsaw have
been knou;cd by Cossacks for passing
tor near "a the government buildings.
Al LODI. Poland. thlrty-clSht were
killeri and sixty wounded by the
troops
At Ba;um. Kars ana Erivan snar-
chy. Ia Georgia a revolt In Armenia
the attempt made by Russian agents
Ca incItc the Mussulmans against the
Christians ,nou-orthodoxI has failed.
Both seciS hate the Muscovitcs too
much To fall upon each other. For cen.
turtles the handspring of Russian do-
nestle government has bean divide
ct impcra divide ana conquer. Tho
Polish Catholics have been arruyci
against the Jews: the Russians against
the Rattle province Germans: the rrgu.
lars against the old orthodox: Ar
mcnIans against Mohamm"lans: land
lords against peasants: workmen
against students; priests against bish.
ops. bureaucrats against aristorrats
But now The whole bad system IL com.
ing to an end. The people ~ all scctS
and races are coming TO see that their
true enemy IL the autocrlcy.
Further events of the week arc
April 5--At n Moscow conference III
the physicians from NIL parts of th"
empire 10 consider ways and means IL
check the spread OF cholera. IL was
voted that the extreme poverty Of the
Russian people made fertile field for
cholera and other diseases. that .hiS
poverty could rot he mitigatcd until
the war was stopped and the system OF
government changed. and that there.
fore. n constituent assembly should at
once bc chosen on the basis OF free,
direct. universal. and secret suffrage.
April ca terrorist, disguised as 4
Cossack colonel. was discovered with
IN the palace of the Car M Tsarskoe
SeIoc. Two bombs were concealed on
his person.
AprlI s-Thc great annual review OF
the Horse Guards was held In ST. Pe-
tcrsburg. For the first tim" In con-
tury the Emperor was absent. He was
afraid az assassination.
April Six thousand workmen
paradcd In the city OF Smolrnsk bear
ing banners inscribed death 10 the
Gar ASA ssin.'
During the entire week the peasant
AaprlSlng In the south continued. Most
~of the landlords have fed from their
estates. AMI their chateaux have been
given over 20 pIilagc and nnmc. "A
rho weather gets warmer the risings
are gradually spreading northwad.
The revolution Is under way. ana
when peace comes AMI the sullcn. I'M
inflated army returns. the revolution
will lose I's present inchohte form anu