Montana news., 1906-08-09
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An International Crime.


International socialism was condemned
to execution by international capitalism
few weeks ago in Europe. Infanticide
has been decreed by the ruling class of
the world against the working class al
most at the hour of its birth. The So
cialistic Douma was dissolved by the or
der OF the international capitalism to
give way for a capitalistic Douma. The
revolution was prematurely precipitated
in order to strangle the infant of labor
just as the light of the glad new day
was dawning on its young intelligence.
Here is the story of the international
crime as told in Studdert Campbells
London letter of last week:
'Thc momentous ukase issued last
Sunday morning over the signature of
Nickolds III, did not come as surprise
to perhaps a dozen men outside of
Russia. Now that it is all over, 1 have
it on the very highest authority that
the foreign ministers and the rulers of
Great Britain. France, Germany and
Austria unanimously advised in favor
of the ukase and advised on the hour
of the issue-Sunday morning at 8
O'Clock thus cleverly avoiding sudden
panic in any one of the worlds money
markets and giving every financial center
in Europe and America a chance to re-
cover its poise
Necessarily, therefore, some basis of
an agreement has been reached. The
words of Witte quoted in my letter last
week, were prophetic, and Witte knows.
Think YOU that Whites retirement was
not a part of the planH Think you that
Whites presence in Europe has no con-
nection with the relations between
Russia and France and Germany in the
present crisisY Think you that witte,
the big, forceful patriot-the man re-
sponsible-has been idle, dreaming
among the vineyards in some obscure
corner of Europe, while Russia trembled
between chaos and order, between peace
and war?
think you for one foolish moment
that France, the ally of Russia; Great
Britain, the friend of France; Germany
and Austria, whose frontiers are the
frontiers of Russia; Japan, the defens.
i've and offensive ally of Great Britain;
both with vast interests in Russia
think you that these knew nothing Of
nor gave counsel concerning a step that
brought civil war into the forecast of
the weekl
"What, then, is the inevitable con-
clusion? | give you the argument be-
cause | cannot quote my authority. /
lead you along the lines of logic to the
conclusion as | was led by one who ought
TO know. who smiled but said nothing,
as my questions came with its own
answer.
IAN agreement, siri"
After all, higher politics is a science.
and while not always one of the exact
sciences, there are certain combinations
that bring certain results.
This, then, is one of these combina-
tions, and the result can be counted upon
with almost absolute exactness.
The government of Russia will be
upheld. The peace of Europe is not
threatened and Sir Henry Campbell Ban.
herman voiced no casual catch line when
he said: Ia Douma est mort Viye la
Douma!'-but voiced the things whereof
he knew. He voiced the verdict of Eu-
rope, rendered before the car issued his
edict. The verdict of Europe was, Let
the present Doama die, and die quickly,
and. in due course let another and more
useful Douma reign in its stead
This was the agreement between
Russia and the rest of Europe, and the
powers of Europe will support the au.
tocrat of all Russia while Nicholas III
and his counselors keep faith with Eu-
rope and do their honest best to bring
order out of chaos, and give to Russia
a Douma composed of intelligent and
patriotic Russians, instead a criminally
selfish and shortsighted revolutionary
cabal"