Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16

which he wants to overthrow. He seems
to be actuated by q blind hatred of official
authority Of every description, and would
create both political and industrial chaos
for the sake of Furnishing the GEAR and his
ministers. He said he was not in favor OF
government ownership. He did not want to
have anything to do with governments
The people should be allowed to have their
way. When began to press him as to the
details of his political creed he shook hands
with me hurriedly, said that he had an en-
gagement and turned away. I asked the
gentleman who had been serving as inter-
prefer what MichainchenOvO wanted.
He would burn down the house to roast
the pig" was the reply.
Alladin, the so-called peasant leader, who
Is the spokesman on the floor of the duna
for this class, said in answer to my Ques-
ton that Michailichenovo was a person of
no consequence and probably the reason he
did not give any explanation of his creed
was that he did not have one.
From this party come the assassins, the
king killers. the men who throw bombs and
carry red flags.
The Social Democrats.
The social democrats are the conservative
or moderate portion Of the workingmen.
And they believe that socialism alone will
bring happiness and peace. They. too.
would release and make Independent all Of
the component parts of Russia; they would
have a republic based upon the theories of
Carl Marx; they would abolish all classes
and distinctions, elect a president and
judges and a representative assembly by
universal suffrage every two years and give
each of the provinces an autonomous goy-
eminent for local administration similar to
those in the United States. They would
limit all labor to eight hours q day, pro-
hibit children under IS from working, pro-
hibit women from doing heavy labor, make
employers responsible for the health and
insure the lives and limbs of their en-
Moves abolish nd a
land taxes except upon unimproved prop
erty. and would raise necessary revenue
by taxing incomes, corporations. legacies
and idle wealth. They would have free
compulsory education. separation of church
and state. THE election of all officials by
popular vote, abolish the army, but retain
the militia and the police. They would
confiscate all estates and allow no indi-
vidual to hold more land than he can work.
These are the principal planks in the
social democratic platform. Many Of them
tionists. and the chief difference between
them is that one would bring about a uto-
plan condition by peaceful means and the
other by violence and terrorism.
The Group Of Toll.
What Is known as the labor group" or
''the toll party as It Is often called. In
the duma, numbering about eighty mem
bers, Is composed of representatives Of
both these parties and also from the peas
ants union. 1t has been organized since
the meeting Of the duma in May last. and
has adopted very flexible and general pro-
gram in order not to brighten away the
peasants by radical demands. Speaking
generally. they proclaim universal freedom
and equality In race and religion, ''land for
those who labor a revision of the labor
laws and factory regulations, etc.
There are not many genuine peasants In
the labor group. They were frightened by
the talk Of revolution and q republic for
they do not want either OF those things.
Aladdin himself. the recognized spokesman.
explains that his radical speeches are not