St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-09-25
WINE AND WOMAN


a way has at last been discovered
In Russia to undermine the revolution
airy spirit.
Heretofore revolutionists have beer
exile. Thousands OF them have
been thrown into prison. Multitude,
OF them have been nassacred. Count
less spies. thugs anc criminals have
boon employed to follow and murder
them.
The flower OF tho youth OF over
three generations have been slaught
cred.
Yet the revolution goes on.
Now an astounding press dispatch
has Just reached w from Russia.
Every means conceivable have
been used to crush The liberty. loving
youth and stamp out the passion for
Justice. the faith In universal broth
orhood, and tho willingness TO lay
down ones lifc fer others.
Heretofore all such efforts have
failed. Now there comes from 81
Petersburg a dispatch saying that
the CZar,the chief lights iof the Crock
Church. and tho other bureaucratf
have found a way TO divert the you,l
hom revolutionary pursuits.
The teachers. the dispatch saws,
arc directed TO divert the minds OF
Tho youth from revolutionary studio
by putting into thoiI hands iicenti
GUS literature. Students are given
tho works OF two notorious writers
OF filthy stories to read. Everywhere
these publications are being spread
and the church and the state ar,
using their utmoL efforts 10 teach
the young lad TO lo' pleasure instead
OF sacrifice.
How often In Russia novels one
reads that parents advise their boyi
10 take a mlstress. You are toosa
ious, they sayto the lads. Problems
OF economies and politics are no,
Food for you 10 dwell upon. Why
don't You enjoy youis self?"
And now the Cyar. the Synod. and
the Grand Dukes. fearing the sad aud
serious youth OF Russia. send forth
the command; "Teaeh them the phys
lcal Joys"
Il Is not altogether new plan
of the same sort has been
Iried before-in Rome for instance.
And King Lemuel said;"Giye strong
rink unto him that Is ready to per,
sh, and wine TO those that be OF
leayy hearts. Let him drink and for,
,et his proyerty and remember hif
misery no more
In the poorest districts OF the world
'ou find people withou revolt. l.
They have no passion for human
ustice. They have no yearning for
universal brotbe. hood. nor any :
hought OF sacrifice. They are eat I
ng OF the souls and bodies OF WON. !
N TO satisfy the passion OF the
noment. They are drinking themselye,
nto abnormal exoitements. and then S
nto fretted insensibillty.
They are not agltators. nor soc.
alists, nor reyolutionists- they are Z
eyouring and beins deyoured. c
The Car, the bureauerat. and tho
riest know the use OF the Tender :,
lin, Only there III that great EN- Il
ire are the people content. They u
ow seek to exterd the brothel and y
10 rumshop, and TO lead all the
Seet youth OF Russia from the OF
fought OF its sorrow. from thought
injustice, from thought OF service. =
Ito palaces OF PAINTED women 10 m
Are you astonlyaed? DO you doubt
lnce, drink and rluI their passions
lat a government which could mur p,
,r its youth would hesitate To cor
'pt lis youthY
And do you realize that Christians
the world watch this ruin
lthout protest. that our Republi
ms and Democrsts sit in Congress g.
these atrocities? u,
And do you realize that the banker of
all countries are sending the Czar 81,
,ney to keep him goingg And ar
TT an English King. French Pres. lin
mt. and an American Secretary fo
War have drunk the health OF ru
Is human monster-opposed and m,
ndemned only by socialists. s.--Rob. on