The Washington herald., 1909-01-24

physician he could do the most good BY
working in the fields he obtained funds
for entering the University Of Kazan
from which he was expelled a few
months later for talking politics too
much After a struggle he succeeded in
being readmitted and finished his first
year in medicine.
Kazan is on the edge Of the famine
belt. and the scenes OF misery be saw
about him caused him TO attack the gov
ernmental authorities IN language which
the professors denounced as anarchistic
He finally was expelled fer good. an
event which Aiady!n eventually came 10
regard as most fortunate. because it
started him on a career of a political
leader.
Leaving the university he went into the
outskirts OF the town and organized trade
unions. His arrest followed. On obtain
ing bail he learned that his sentence
might be fOgr years Of solitary confne-
ment, in addition TO eight years OF exile
among the ieicIes OF Arehandel with
only cents a day for food. So he jump
ed his bail and escaped to Germany
Becomes a Socialist.
Aladyin might have become an Ameri-
can had not a former employer in Bel
GUM just al that time offered TO him q
job in an electrical plant While working
as dock hand in London ne learned the
principles Of English socialism Later he
became a journalist. a teacher OF Rus
sian, a lecturer. and a doctor
When the Gar in 1866 issued a mani
festo TO political prisoners. Aladyin was
one OF the first 10 return 70 Russia As
a leader Of workingmen ne was elected
TO the first DOUma, were he attacked
the government so bitterly that ne was
prevented from being renOminated- He
says that secret police are constantly on
his track. But he has always managed
70 OutWit them
Once he and his wife were returning 10
Russia by way OF Helsingfors. capital Of
Finland. There they heard Of the Sven
borg mUtiny. and Aladyin discovered that
he wss surrounded by Russian spies He
sent his wife TO Stockholm and accom-
panied By young woman socialist who
had consented 70 act the part, he tool;
way train for Stockholm. The young
woman was dressed IN the best fn,-ry
and carried a big bouquet 0f flowers.
Everybody miStook the couple for bride
and bridegroom.
August Bebel. who has become q power
in the Reichstag as the champion Of So
cialiSm. once tTamped through Germany
as a Journeyman turner. Although his
opportunities OF obtaining wealth have
Increased. he asserts that he stiH is poor.
BeqUests made him By admirers ne he's
turned over TO the SOcialfstic party He
lives simply, almost meanly. IN a little
far. where his wife does the cooking and
hOUsework- His chief articles OF diet are
black bread and beer The walls are
hung with cheap cromos and prints OF
SOc!alistic leaders On his work table
are no books. for he says he gets his
ideas from life. Bebel is said TO be able
20 influence the votes Of 5.o0a.eoo men.
English Leaders Risen from Ranks.
The present-day leaders OF English
woTkingnen. who have obtained many a
victory for their cause in Parliamentary
debate. all rose from the ranks. John
Burns. William Crooks. and Hardie
are men OF this type.
As a candlemaker Burns began can
Ing his living at ten. His father was a
wOrkingmsn and the family lived in
mean circumstances in BatteTsea To-
day John Burns is known as the IN
crowned King of Battersea. Though
Burns never drank. ne worked for 2 tine
as a pot boy, and later IS messenger
he was able 10 make q dollar a week
When working as 8 mechanical engineer
he once was sUmmaTily discharged [Or
taking evening trips into the country 10
harangue workingmen or the principles
Of Socialism.
Burns has had many conflicts with the
authorities Once he was arrested FOR
speaking or Clapham Common. To the