Albuquerque citizen., 1908-04-02

veyed the circulars concealed in their
clothing And so these little slips
passed on till the whole country was
networked by our teachings and the
flame of discomfort began 10 burn
sullenly over a million square miles
Of tyrant-ridden Russia.
The Press Never Found.
THE printing house under the po-
lice station never was discovered,
though many another, as they grew
and spread. was raided and their oc-
cupants dragged off to execution or
the living death of Siberia.
Then | turned to another field, the
army. l saw how necessary was the
cooperation of the troops in any eff
fectlve movement and cast about me
for a method of reaching them ef-
fectively. This was done with the
cautious aid Of one of the fifteen, VINO
had become an officer OF high rank
and supposedly unimpeachable loyal
ty He secured my appointment as
army chaplain and was able, without
attracting official curiosity, to have
me transferred from regiment to regi-
ment at intervals, where my work
was completed.
81 did not attempt to speak with
any large number Of men, but singled
out a likely man in each company,
and having proved him talked freely
of our plans and gave him what
could of our propaganda literature
to read and distribute as he thought
best. Having made myself sure of
one man in a company, | knew that
one by one the rest would DC APP
pealed to and instructed by him. Sim
liar work was done among the Off
GERS. The result was the revolution
airy military committee whose hand
was later seen at Cronstadt and Svea-
burg mutinies.
Then came Father Gapon and his
workmcn to st. Petersburg on that
red sunday in January. 1906, and
with the murder of that day the
smouldering rebellion became con-
flagration.
Organizing the Movement
"All this time a central organiza-
tion was being perfected. The Social
Democrats, the Social Revolutionists,
the Workingmen's councils of Moscow
and Petersburg, the Group of Toll
and the Military committee and
into closer touch. Finally a general
committee of representatives from all
the revolutionary parties and unions
was brought together through the in
fluence of members of the fifteen and
plans for concerted action were devel-
oped, so that today we have a vast
and intricate machine. in almost per-
feet efficiency and with every wheel
duplicated ana Implicated so that no
damaging blow can cripple It.
owing to the activity of the police
much of the organizational work had
to be directed from outside of Russia
and | have spent much time in Amer
lea, returning To Russia for the mu-
tiny of the garrisons of Crunstadt and
Sveaborg. which was planned by our
military committee, and recently for
further organiZatiOnal work
Nov we have our organization
complete, and it includes 60 per cent
of the Russian soldiers and 80 per
cent of its officers. Our present work
Is to continue our educational propa-
ganda among the people and to dis
credit the financial stability of the
present Russian government. so that
the country may become, if possible,
a republic i'm a peaceful way. If that
Will not suffice, there may be a call
to arms. We shudder at the horror
of such a necessity, but it will be a
last resort and the republic is now
crushing problem"