New-York tribune., 1906-09-30

! thought that nothing was going 10 happsn. ous @
the mutiny broke out within ns an 10 show how
very little the Russians know coiceriiiNe ~
is going to happen next .a-a +ba
''I then journeyed up into Finiaho, VIZ 5 80 80
more dangerous revolutionists are ana Whers,
because II Is practically independent 'ii0' 80
.SThaD 1eU- went 70 MOSCOW and found It con-
sderably more dangerous there. sonoo oo. 80
standing every corner IN groups OF l"OS "a i ~,
threes but there Is no inconvenience, aNu -.
INV case I did not have even to carry 6 pass
after registering at my hotel. ,,,.
Zone country excursion I took was 70 tn,o. MeIU.
mesh about four hundred miles south or MOSCOW
and where the peasants had burned Sky ee
tates. Many OF the peasants were In jan anu an
This Is an extreme example. but illustrates the
feeling Of the peasants. They are not IoF tlo
most part, against the government, put ars
really loyal to the government In every sense .te
of the word They are not disloyal 10 tho
Gar but demand a thoroughgoing socianstlo
redistribution Of land. and nothing that tne gov
ernment can reasonably do will satisfy then
If the soldiers should leave the farms. II IS
more than probable that the peasants would
Immediately begin to plunder once more.
That burning organized by the revoIu-
, tionists, and everything is burned ana plum
dered in those districts. The peasants nave
legitimate grievance. for which the land pro-
prietors OF the large estates are wholly TO blame
But when the peasants are started they become
perfectly wild and plunder not only the large
estates. but also the small farms of from fifteen
to twenty acres.
1.-The peasants grievance IS due to the fact
that they nave not haQ land enough 10 uVe on
If they knew much about agriculture as the
American farmer they would perhaps be better
off but with the old and crude methods which
they employ they cannot get along and on
the verge of famine all the time Wages are
unspeakably low One man with whom I
talked had to support wife and family on oc-
casonal work that netted him from 10 to %
cents a day Besides he had to support what
out of politeness he called a horse.
THE first time went out into the country
was the time of my arrest. revolutionist was
the guide Of my party. which consisted Of two
brothers. one a photographer and the other an
editor Of one of the most radical newspapers in
Moscow, the continued existence Of which, owing
to its revolutionary articles. caused considerable
comment. This revolutionist accompanied US
only part of the way. but went along all right
and interviewed the people among the villages
we entered.
1.-THE revolutionist took this opportunity Of
distributing copies of the Wiborg manifesto, the
document of the douma, which in this country
would have been considered legitimate literature
to distribute but with the government officials
IN Russia it was regarded as very bad. Among
other things II called upon the people not to pay
taxes TO the government.
THE police found of these papers, and
Just as we were taking the train TO return to
Moscow the officer in charge of the police at
the station insisted that we appear before his
superior officer. He could not read the papers
I had. We had been riding around all day in a
wagon and We're extremely tired 1t was then
about o'clock in the morning, and we had to
So before the officer who had full charge Of the
police Of that district, in neighborng town, and
wait until II O'Clock in the forenoon until he
the officer showed up, looked over our papers,
and said we might go after our disturbing ex-
pertence. We photographed him. Apparently
he liked it. Then we dined with him.
I'VE afterward proceeded to Moscow with con-
siderable difficulty On arrival there received.
through our embassy, special permit 10 go
anywhere chose IN the country. and, the
permit was made out IN Russian, 1t was always
respected and was never again arrested. once in
that country was enough for me. My newspaper
friend Immediately took UP our arrest upon his
return TO Moscow, and wrote two bitter attacks
on the authorities for their treatment of ma as
an American citizen touring Russia, and my
marty. in which he explained at great length
that the peasants would never have been guilty
of such outrage The authorities apparent
ly took no notice Of either article. He wrote a
third. however, more bitter than its predecessors,
and the authorities Immediately con1scated not
only that issue Of his paper but also the plant.
Whether not the paper started UP again
do not know. as / came away within three days.
However, In Russia it is easy thing to start
O newspaper. For instance, five six men take
out permits and start newspaper. AS fast as
the government conf1scates one paper another
editor with another permit comes along, and on
the payment Of about 81 900 to the postal au-
thorities Immediately begins issuing the paper
under new name.
Really the most dangerous place Of all is
Warsaw. Few police are there, they have
been shot or else have resigned, fearing similar
fate. The policemen who are there are all
guarded by soldiers, sometimes many as six
soldiers guarding one policeman. For all that.
ct least one policeman is shot daily. The people
IN the palm of the hand and discharged rapidly.
The city is swarmng with troops. and 1t is S
common occurrence for all the people in a public
park TO be ordered out and made 70 pass through
two lines Of soldiers and be subjected to rigid