Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-02-28
YEAR OF TERROR.
Count Whites Sister Writes Of Horn
bic Conditions in Russia.


Bile Conditions in Russia.
One year of terror in Russia has
ended. and a new one is beginning.
1t is terrible to imagine what this
yer viii bring! Is it possible that
all this was in vain. In vain so many
sacrifices, so many young lives lost
or ruined, so many tears, so much
bloodshed. so many painful alarms
and sufferings experienced? Is it
| possible that the freedom born In
Russia with such dreadful pains will
prove to be. If not a still-born child,
a child incapable of living? These
| questions are asked in mortal ang-
uish by millions of people, but no
one is able to answer them-as yet.
1t is sad and painful to confess that
the first Russian duma struck almost
a fatal blow to Russia. Russia ex-
| pected freedom from the duma, and
the duma gave her only reaction.
The reaction entered into the
struggle with the newborn and i'm.
mediately crippled freedom we'll
armed with its martial laws,
field courts-martial, and an army of
"hooligans" and BLACK Hundreds
all united and organized into the so
called Union of the Russian Peo-
pie. This union Is an evil monster,
born out OF the refuse of reyiyine
and regenerating Russia. The men,
bers of the union. calling themselves
real Russian people" disgrace the
Russian nation. Their motto IA.
"Autocracy, Orthodoxy and National
ism.' This motto is the bait with
which to catch the plain and ignor.
ant people in whom they are trying
to pervert religious enthusiasm into
blind fanticism, their love of their
native land into race hatred, devotion
TO the monarchial idea into hatred
of personl liberty THE real Rms
sian people" also claim that the en-.
tire Russian nation is with them
This is a SANDER and a falsehood
Inc long-suffering, ignorant. but hon.
est and kindhearted Russian people
are not with them. but somebody is
with them, somebody unknown bur
powerful, very powerful. Somebody
gives them the power and the means
TO commit the most incredible indie.
cencies. They have papers of their
own, In their newspapers thew
abuse in the most shameful manner
the statesmen who do not work In
their interests; ministers, governors
general, all this with impunity.
Every member Of the union is civ
en- badge and rubber stick. The
badge gives them the strange right
TO arrest peaceful people on the stree;
ana to search their houses. while inc
! SUCK Is given them to beat the '.reyo-
lutlonaries" that is. the Jews IN
Odessa they killed many Jews. In
way, and two Russians whom they
mistook for Jews All this must
seem incredible, and vet IL Is the
| truth
Inc rubber stick aud the gallows-
these are the weapons OF the counter.
revolutionists in their struggle WITH
Tue revolutionaries. But the fight
mas proved to be eunequal. Tins far
the revolvers prove TO be stronger
uah the heavy rubber sticks and the
bombs stronger than the gaIlows.
Duilhg the past ten weeks more
IMAM 800 people We're hanged. ana
YET The fevolutonaries are doinv
/ thelr work, their attempt at assassin.
ation are increasing. | do not know
how to explain this, unless II IL thar
people OF IDEAS. fanatics who believe
IN the greatness Of their cause. who
80 10 race death voluntarily. cannot
be scared by death. They DEFY death
/ lhey are altogether remarkable neo.
PIE, and to combat with them II is
necessary to have people who. in.
stead of the old weapon. Tie eaIlows.
@ouiu invent some new ways and
means less terrible and more radical
Inc galiows cannot scare the peo-
PIE VINO have no sense of fear Mo-
only the men. but even the women
tnat We're executed may serve az an
example. - -
Human life In Russle a. bo,d -
cneap now. Nobody is sure of per.
sonar safety. Only two parties aro
| nsnung-the extreme reacfionarv
ana tne extreme revolutionary parties
ihese parties compromise savara,
thousand, let us say several tens ~
thousands, OF people, and millions 81
peopie are suffering from this war
iney suffer silently, patiently. with.
out the slightest resistance. Tbev
are waiting for something. They ara
eApecting that the duma win meet
soon ~" The duma will meet hut
what Will II give us? r. wa ~, ~
we shall see. Nov 49,
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