Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-31
ynow no More Of a Real election
Than a Blind Child Does
OF Colors.
,sou HAND OF MlLlTARIsM.
,,0,i,c Work of the "B'ach Hun
arcd and the Manner IN Whlch
Press Is Nu1alcd.
s,eeial correspondence.

-, ARsAW, Feb. 2b,--An cleo
W/ ton in Poland. Yes, ~ eiec-
" ton. This is even a mag
w netic word fof free hme'i.gr
citizens. It presents a great problem
"a French republican. or even to az
rpeish constitutional monarchist' put
,ov strange sounds the word under IN.
0utoeratlc. imperial canopy.
without questioning the motive
which prompted the issuance Of the
manifesto. granting to the people the
.-ea, Gift of the "Narodnaia Duma,"
=, national legislative congress, 1t is
,aci that the people are practically
,rnrepared for this great change.
Van across the ocean, are very well
,,rars that 10 have an election 1t Is
racessary in the first place to organise
an Electoral campaign, and for the DIFF
,ersnt political parties to prepare plat
iorn,s so that the people may know
n. issues presented. The people of this
country know no more of what consti-
,utes real election than the man blind
from, birth knows about the colors OF
Tie rainbow.
NATION POLITICALLY UNRIPE.
There are more political parties In
Poland than you can count on your nm
g,rs. but among the great number tn.
differences are only fancirul, leavins
MI tao parties between which there
are radical differences. One OF these Is
he "Narodiwa Demokracja' National
psmocracy), and the other the "Polska
nrtia Socialtyzcna" lPolish Socia.
prty). In this country the first is gen
tslly known as the IN. D." and the
latter as the "P. p. s." and for con-
whence / will use these Initials in
Mentioning them. Both of these pai'
Oss have several branches and, show
Ing the fact that the nation is POLITICAL
Sunripe they fight among themselves
over differences wholly immaterial. TIL.
differences between the N. ID. and the
P 7. s., however. are marked.
FIRST rs CONSERVATIVE.
The first one sounds the strains OF
,ha traditional and historical manlfes-
'os being conservative and passive in
lis demands, while the other plainly
says that the new era has arrived ana
that political life must be based upon
sound social principles and human lib
erly. The p. p. S. also insists that
Vaen the country Is In a state of siege
trd hundreds OF thousands OF people
being imprisoned, are deprived OF their
isn't TO vote. a real election cannot be
bed.
PRESS Is HIT HARD.
Really II Is difficult to see how a DO.
VtcAl Nampainp ha nn,,l.,taI H.
country where thousands Of editors
.ud members OF editorial Stairs are UNI
Der lock and key and hundreds of news.
paper offices are closed by the police
.umorities; where political meetings
have been prohibited; where precinct
commissioners are discharged from Of
nee and arrested for permitting political
meetings TO be held In their offices;
where the intelligence OF the country
"ylueil as Wen as men, are filling the
anNns BECAUSE they express their sem
Iuens az public gatherings, In addi-
49, Az W lnese wholesale arrests, many
, ,, attorneys at law, civil engi-
a n.,m, merchants and tradesmen are
y.ss'ed 70 leave the country because
y nave been selected by their asso-
s .sS tor local leaders OF the parties,
~ lnsy are thus deprived Of the right
~, 'oe.ng as well as OF taking part In
We campaign.
unuer such circumstances who shall
,s,sat 70 the "Duma" as the represent
, Gin'ss OF he people7 Again. the cleo
s, pa Jaw is surrounded with such re-
eIons that many persons OF ali
h S So. WI be deprived of the RICH,
"vote' IN toto.
fan ~a.1tally this creates dlssatisfac-
probs ahnIiong free thinking men and win
Soyca..I result In this class declaring a
'V0't on the polling places.
WHAT PUBLIC FEELING rs.
inere is feeling peyalent hare tho.
~. government has been drive, ,a
sprlt IN spvW OF liberal and progressive
vestor, AZ ot.er 70 reassure foreign IN
nsnt Is ,n ~ ID known that the govern
but eve, sore financial straits.
stumbI,ro TINS II finds its chief
ana consor' UloEhs IN the bureaucratic
these iihNatlVe of'lceholders who In
DOWNFALL measures foresee their
stacles T., unu as result place OBJ
NE peorI every step toward giving
tArs n, H. voice and n vote In mat
AFFAIR." nj s"'atlve or administrative
psopla >, ue serious problem for tho
fiThts ~ solVe IL how 10 secure their
ana ~ sven them under the manifesto
Die Az + more difficult "a The nao'
cal me-. ABSOLUTELY ignorant of nolIti.
hs,no, and there Is no time 10
rins :. mem before the voting bs
the develomS,l De interesting TO watch
tltlon. p''e'''s OF this peculiar con-
- NEWSPAPERS QUOTED.
n.D D,i,'l,matoory Of the preceding state
papers Tiu quote some of the news.
exist nhI,vh are stil permitted IA
Me,s ulakihg absolute transla,lons as
Arer,n, eslhs viii be good matsrlai Co.
FNah scrap books, '"'N' ''' ior
By ora. we DAILY Kurier Warszawsk,.
Wars on the general governor 80
This IN an administrativs poy
tsilIes, tbe vwithout judicial trIaD two
Gonlel ''e hurler Poranscy ana The
tors are ,, ar suspended and the edi-
he ,ta,s n"yr'soned for the duration NJ
Russian .a ns Warszawskl DnIevn'k a
,nth a. semi.ofiicial organ. On ~ sa,
rnnlrv 81 december, last. at the bs-
iarmonIe. 80 nv concert at the phil
played the n W. warsaw" the orchestra
%, PoIsIo patriotic Polish hymn 'poze
tsLeral eo,,. Ihis being told 10 the
vhas governor, scallon. his erce,,sn are
a II proper to f,ne for that