The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
GEAR GIVES MONEY ID WAR VETERANS Kutozov's Campaign Cele-
 bration Impressive UNREST IN FINLAND General Seyn's Proposals to Be Adopted and Finn Patriotism
 Stamped Out-Bulgarians
 Make Demands
UNREST IN FINLAND
By GEORGE FRASER

St Petersburg October 12.-(SpeciaD-At the close of the celebration of Kutozov's s campaign against the grand army of the first Napoleon, the Czar Nicholas called before him two of the peasant veterans of the war of 1872 who were present at the fetes in Moscow. and after presenting them to the Czaritza and the imperial children, sent them to their homes in the far off provinces of Moghlef and Vitebsk laden with heavy purses of gold. These two old soldiers Ivan Gromov and Stefan Zoof are to receive from the empire pen sions of 25 roubles a month as long as they live As Ivan is a youth of 11S win ters and Stefan just over his 10th birth day. neither are likely to be very long on the imperial pay roll.
 The fetes have been very impressive. Touching scenes were witnessed at Male Jaraslavetz. where the great Corsican hes itating held the fatal council of war, and returned to meet Marshall Winter" and the beginning of the awful series of calam- tiles which eliminated in the route of the Berezina Again. at Moscow. the CZar and Czaritsa. with their children, walked in a grand ecclesiastical procession as in the olden time, from the Kremin out on the WdllS, WntIt tiitii indjtStitS lbOh up DUST tions on a specially raised dias. About ?G0 persons from all the churches in Moscow, attred in crimson robes, em- broidered golden crosses and palm leaves, formed a procession, the Emperor and Empress walking immediately behind the Metropolitan and brilliant group of his mitred colleagues. Prayers were offered up, all present kneeling, and Everlasting Remembrance' was sung for Czar Alex t,Aa | .a1 haG tl,a fa11 tIaa ..,I war of 1872 The troops presented arms, artillery salutes were fired. and then the Protodeacon of the Uspensky cathedral read out in grand stetorian tones. which could be heard at great distance. the Emperor's manifesto to his people. referr- ing to the significance of the occasion. Loud hurrahs and the music of the Ma tiona anthem concluded the proceedings.
 The imperial commission ordered to in- vestigate the causes of political unrest in Finland and to suggest ways and means of bringing the Films into line with Mus covte ideals has reported in favor of the proposal made by General Seyn. governor general of Finland: and an order is ex- pected to issue at any moment authoriz- ing the full use of the mailed fist. Patriot '''" Is to be throttled in Finland at any cost
 ubication of this decision has created dismay in the stolen province" Seyn's programme includes rigid censorship of the press; abolition of the freedom of assembly and of associations (which was guaranteed by the Finnish Fundamental jaw approved by the Czar as late as 190G) . all political offenses to be tried in Rus sian courts: the substitution of Russian for Finnish in schools and for all official or semi-official purposes: the application of the Muscovite monetary system to Fin land and the obligation of the oath of submission, upon all adults, male and female. The late M. Stolypn refused to apply this programme, which he charac- terized as most abomnable proposaI-a hideous project of brutal despotism cer- tain to provoke the eternal enmity of the Finns.'
 In estimating the possibilities involved in the Balkan crisis considera bles importance '- -.4c ANe1. ',, ''rte,natie circres tn the Bulgarian demand for the application of
 sS of tae Treaty of Borlii The Bulgarian note. which wsis presented to the powers, clearly sets forth the gravity If the position In Macedonia. signifled clearly enough that the government of srfia would find it extremely difficult to resist public, opinion unless Turkey forth with applied the long deferred reforms and gave the powers to understand that 'here would be no alternative but war. Unfortunately, Russia and the powers ap- pear to be unable to exercise pressure up- nn Turkey, and without -compulsion Tur- key is unlikely to apply reforms. Those considerations acnount for the extremely oessimistic. attitude of parliamentary cir cles here and in the other Slav states.
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 Telegraphic reports from Ill state that the governor. who has been preparing 70 dispatch troops to Kobdos in order to suppress the Chinese uprising. has heen war~ea hv the Russian consul that If an, expedition is sent Russian assistance will he given to the Mongols.