The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-26
REPUBLIC
IN RUSSIA

| lines of that Of the United States. with
some necessary Improvements. The
| fathers OF this country started ont We'll.
| but they could not foresee the events
century ahead, and We viii profit by
| the mistakes we can see. The United
states will he cur model but we viii in
corporate some of the features of the
| Swiss. New Zealand and Canadian con
stiTutions. which are the freest coun-
tries and the best governed in the
| world today The Russian republic will
be in existence very shortly.
JAPANESE WERE FRIENDLY.
Ny work in Japan has been among
the Russian prisoners there. / owe
thanks to the Japanese government and
| the japanese people for the success OF
my work. for they gave me every OPP
p0rtunity TO accomplish II and were
very friendly towards my mission.
There were $4,000 Russians In japan
and of these 10000 today are scattered
throughout Russia and working for con-
stitutionalism. The seeds ] sowed
among the Russian prisoners are bear
ing fruit In this way. The sentiment
for freedom / found among most of the
men and few of the officers
MUTINY Is RAMPANT.
The officers have little weight, how.
ever. They are hated by the men, who
never lost a chance at bayoneting and
shooting the leaders who had misied
them. The same thing was found
among the sailors. who mutinied and
threw the officers overheard. There is
no discipline In the Russian army now,
the men openly dariding their com
manders and openly talking sedition.
Most of them did not know that
they were to go into active service until
they heard the bullets sing around them.
The war was not between the Russian
people and the japanese and our party
owes great debt 10 Japan FOR defeat
ing our bitterest enemy, the Russian
oligarehv The Russian soldiers did not
know tie eause OF the war. they did4
not wish 70 fight and. as matter of
fact, they did not fight
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Zone point closely in connection with
my mission is the outbreak in Niadivo-
stok. where the reVolufionists were in
possession for eight days. That was
not the result Of my propaganda, is the |
troops among whom ] worked boarded /
the train as soon as they landed there /!
and were scattered through the eoun- /
try. / regret that ] did not know OF :
the revolt Of that garrison, for if | had .
] would have gone there and We would /
have hei} Fladivostok free town until /
this dav The communication w.th /
that place was very poor. however, and |
it was all over before I heard Of 1t. / /
wanted to land on Russian soil, from /
which / have been a political exile for /
thirty years.
PEACE FOR MANCHURIA-
There need. be no fear of further
Russian aggression IA Manchuria. nor /
need Japan look for any retaliation for |
the defeat she administered TO that /
power. What viii soon be the govern /
ment in Russia viii feel only gratitude !
toward the country which freed her |
The Russian army in the Far East IS /
now more Of a menace to its own !
government than 10 China or Japan, /
and I believe if the Russian govern /
ment could wipe il off the face of the /
earth. kill every man in it, they would /
gladly do So They are in the position |
of the man abold of the bears tail, !
afraid to hang on and afraid to let /
army where It is it will. be in revolt |
away from their reach and if they dis
band it at home it viii swell the ranks /
of the revoIutionists. This is the posi- |
ton Russia is in.
WARNING TO NATIONS.
This plight Of the Russian govern
ment should be a warning to all eoun-
tries A nation now has to keep !
a breast Of the times and there are /
countries falling behind. |
Great Britain shows the world an ex-
ample Of how the aristocraoy can lead.
There the aristocracy is always in
front. taking the initiative ia reforms.
not acting as q brake on the advance /
Of their country And the recent cleo
ton there shows the political upheaval (
there is now in the world. when .
strong Conservative government goes
down before Liberalism and Labor. 1t I
was brilliant victory.
MARKS AN EPOCH.
I expect the Russian revolution 10 I
mark an epoch IN the worlds history
and go down 20 time with tbe events /
oE 1898 and ISIS There VIII be greaL
reuodeling in the United States IN the
next election. another political up
neavaI Neither Of the great parties
can continue 81 their present shape,
ana the great voice Of the people win !
assert itself. Il is in the air and VIII
certainly manifest itself Ia Europe
and the United States the material
far reform has been stored and re-
quires only Il spark 10 set IT all in con
aagra ton.
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