The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-19
LANDQUESTION
YEXES RUSSIA
FATAL TACTICAL BLUM
DER MADE BY GOV
ERNMENT
PEASANTS DISSATISFIED
Better Results From the Soil
Under SQuireS.
PEASANTS DISSATISFIED

ST. Petersburg. June 10 Ii begins to
De more ana more apparent chat ths
duma may discuss and pass many BILLS
sending ttem 10 the coancn - sht r-
aire whore they VIII bs buried R,5 ia
seems 20 an impartial observer thlt a
fatal tactical biunder was made 9 tae
government ia not appearing nrsl in 1e
field with "a comprehensive srinue for
The settlement Of the land question. The
monarchy might possibly have Won te
peasantry over with the bait bat now tlit
democrats are certain &c secure the peas
ants support. and the moarchists cut
not hope to defeat the democrats othct-
wise than by giving them TIE reias ~
government
II is vers doubtful whether tAe cxg3o-
priation OF al the soil Ia Russia. and
even its gratuitous redistribution among
thepeasants wouie now hinder an ag-
rarian reyolutioh but even II 1t did
other results Of the bill proposed might
be harmful The Russian squire cult
Yates the soil mettodicails. getting j
much more plentiful harvest than the
peasant who merely scratches it, Thus
a held. which under present conditions
Yields 1440 pounds Of corn. would give
lsos pounds In Belgium, 4i2s pounds IN
Great Britain, andwouid produce only
40 70 1850 pounds here Il titled by the
peasant alone.
The average Of the Russian output
however, IL raised BY the squire who
deyotes time money and thought 20
agriculture. and therefore tsardom ex-
ports cereals enough 70 Keep the balance
of trade favorable But If the land
lords estates were distributed among the
peasants the average output per acre
must fall considerably 70 the detrment
Of the foreign export trade unless the
shortage Is compensated by cultivation
of the crown lands. The agrarian prob
Sem win therefore remain acute until
the peasantry is cured Of its ignorance.
superstition ana indolence Whether re-
distribution will ncrcepiibly alleviate
the land hunger. aad whether the pria-
cipie Of appropriation OF private property
may not prove harmful generally are
questions which Russians had best be
left 70 settle among themselves
Opposition Arises
However, considerable opposition 10
she parliamentary majority Is arisng
among the extremists and the peasants.
Thus the peasants at "a recent club meet
ing expressed an ardent desire to OBJ
tijn the hind speedily aud effectively
anyhow. ana they belitted the moderate
aims ~ the democratic party Unhap-
billy, severe. peasants coyet the same cs-
tate ana When ever a partition Is made
they VIII quarrel seriously among theme
selves. Tie landowners. panic stricken.
are cndeayorins 10 sell their estates with
iightpins like rapldity but the agnrnn
state bank refuses TO advance money
for ihtprrchaso hy the peasants on the
valuation which has heretofore obtained
Tho official valuation Is failing very con
sderahy Everybody is now preparing
Tor eypropriation and the thin edge OF
the wedge of state socialism sensa.
tiona reports are circulating n Official
spheres thit the nnpcral derhrtment
ot domains has sold vast wooded crown
lands 90 Gcrnsan fran for 80 900 600.
Quite certain and sym9ta;sas4e II the
transfer Of private capital by persons
and personages OF an parties Idberal,
Conservative ana Retetionary. to foreign
banks. Among tho men OF little faith.
who regard Russia as rats treat Il sink
ing ship. are very high officials OF the
crown. Ills majesty himself. however.
rejected with an outburst OF indignation
proposals Witich were very guar4ediy
made 70 him in that sense. Tho new
loan has fallen short almost TO che level
OF the issue price and may soon des-
prnd lower stin
Duma Dissolution
The court party Is divided into two
sections on the a.iestion OF dissoiyiAg
the duma. one faction, Including the
military men who accuse Count Witte oi
high treason for creating "a representa-
tive chamber clamors for dissolution
whilethe other group. fearing thi yio-
lenco againsi the parliament in ST. Pet
ersburg win engender violence aeains
themnd owners lu tho provinces ad.
Noctles forheaunce unlil the vacations
aud ren "a dissolution and new elec
lions. The members 90 the first name,
section make no secret of their design,