The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-25
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ISeqea Rs,fH Of Hamaah.y. No. he Russian Peril
BY HERBERT QUICK.

IL they were always peaceful people. willing to
stay In one place and breed and the Hindus
the Chinese and Koreans do. II would be q different
matter. They would then increase to the limit OF
subsistence. the Chinese have done. and be swept
of by infant mortality and famine that the
would remain always at about the numbers,
But the Russians will not be apt TO do this. They
have under their sway onssxth Of the land surface
of the decks OF great Airshp. More unoccupied
land Is In their name than any other people owns
If the scientists correct who say that for thou
sand years or more the carbonc acid gas accumula-
ting In the air through the burning of coal will make
the climates of this world and warmer, the
thawing OF the frigid north in Russia and Siberia.
will make their lands the most desirable from the
standpoint OF producing virle in all the world
To me 1t seems reasonable to suppose that this will
come to pass But no change In climate il required.
The lands to reclamation and occupancy for
Slavs are almost lmitable.
What kind of people are they! They naturally
a good people. They have wonderful musical ability
their novelsts are the greatest perhaps the world
has produced. and they painters. poets. and re-
formers-when given chance
But their future will be a struggle between the
good Slav nature. and the Asiatic, the Tartar In
huences that govern them. The peasants are stary-
ng-and Of course. multiplying. People as poor as
they guilty Of race suicide" They live
1.-The simple life"
The emancipation of the serfs only plunged them
into deeper bondage to the landlord through
their alotments Of lands This so-called emanci-
patton the most awful piece OF robbery ever COM
mitted Half the land belongs" to the royal family
The peasants have not one-tenth az much az they
need for their support. They leaving their vii
lagos by millions wander about tramps in search
of work and food. They denied education. Good
men and women who try to teach them are sent to
Siberia. or scourged by the police. They are sys-
tematically debauched by drink. The government
not civilized that Of China. which is putting
down the opium trade Is glad to have the peasants
brains benumbed with vodka. lest they think
II these peasants. rising from this awful tyranny
yet summon the resolution to die by millions
II necessary in order to throw on the CARBON to
take from the privileged classes the lands. and dis
tribute them to the people. to make the state the
universal landlord Tolstoi to suggest pay
ing the rent to the people themselves In the
q and-value tar. and using It for schools and roads
III they do this. they will grow in intellect,
their birth rate will fall on they will spread
slowly over their wide domains. and they may lead
the world In civilization. In virtue. and In usefulness
But Russia IL like huge boy who IL wavering be-
tween genius and the deepest degradaton-with the
chances in favor of the latter.
II prayers can avail. prayers should be offered up
for the redemption Of Russia. For unless these
swarming millions redeemed. the world may have
an awful reckoning with them, Of these days
when tyranny shalt marshal them In arms and drive
them to battle under the slogan-"The World for
Holy Russia!"
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