The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-15
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After dealing briefly with Russia's
remarkable history, especially with
the surprising reign Of Peter. the
Great, Mr.. Grosyenor shows that when
Alexander II. freed the nifty million
serfs Of Russia he released from
bondage population equal TO that OF
the twelve leading states Of the Uni
ted States, and population more
than twelve times as great as was
freed by Lincoln's emancipation proc
lamation not very many months af-
terward. Alexander bought $50, 0O0,-
600 acres OF land for them, permit
ting them to buy It from the govern
ment on easy terms. He thereby
carried into effect the most extensive
piece OF agrarian legislation in his
tory.
Each village conducts its own. in
ternal affairs through town meet
tngs' and not through elected or APP
pointed officials. Their lands are
held on the common ownership basis,
and Is apportioned out for cultivation
from time to time
with the bulk of It's crops raised
by the peasantry and for the most
part. employing most primitive means
OF farming, Russia Is still able to
produce a very large proportion OF
the worlds food supply. In 1913 It
gave to civilization nearly a fourth OF
its wheat. full fourth of It's oats, a
third of its barley and more than half
OF its rye. That year its wheat crop
was 200 900. 900 bushels greater than
our own, its oat crop equalled ours,
Its barley crop was three times as
great as ours. and Its rye crop twenty
five times as large as ours.
More Horses and Sheep.
Russia has more horses than any
other nation on earth, with .35 600. 900
as compared with out $4,000, 900;
more sheep than any other nation,
with S0,000,000 as compared with our
10000. 900; nearly as many cattle,
with 100000 as compared with our
IS. 900.
"The latest authoritative informa-
ton on Russian educational condi-
tions, that for 1908. shows that only
211 out OF every thousand people in
the empire could read and write, and
there were two illiterate women for
every illiterate man. With our hun
dred million population, in 1912 we
had an enrolment of 19,21s,000 school
children. With her population of
1f2,000,000 Russia's total enrolment
was 100000, and twenty-three OF
these were boys for every ten who
were girls. .
And yet the first woman civil en-;
gineer in the world was Russian,
and the educated woman Of Russia
enjoys a freedom equal to that of
her kind in any other country in the
world. They are. even allowed to be
come professors In mems universities,
and after twenty years Of service are
retired on pensions, which continue
during the lives of their husbands, if
they are married and are. survived by
the heads of their houses.
Tsar Well Paid.
"The Tsar Of Russia Is well paid
ruler. He receives the revenues from
the Russian crown lands. and their
area is equal to that of one-third OF
the United States. Several years ago
the imperial treasurer Is reported to
have advised the car: Your Majesty
need have no fear Of ever coming to
feel the sting of poverty. Financial
ly you are solvency itself. With one
hand you could buy out the American
multi-millionaires, Morgan and Rock
efeller and still have enough left to
talk business with Baron Rothschild'
II Is said that the car was displeased
at the fiippancy of the holder Of his
purse-strtng, Whether the story is
apochrypal or not, 1t does not mis-
represent the cars wealth.
Il have seen the famous cathedrals
OF Europe-the noted structures of
France, Germany, England, Italy and
Turkey-but was utterly unprepared
for the splendor and brilliancy OF st.
Isaacs, at Petrograd, with its pillars
thirty feet high Of lapis lazuli and
malachite, its altar rails Of solid sill
yer, containing half a ton Of this prec-
ious metal, and Its icons of pearls,
studded with huge diamonds, sap
phires, .emeralds and rubiesl
Ellis religion is very real to the
Russian, and his God is really omni-
present to him; he sees His Spirit
everywhere and everywhere acknowl-
edges 1t with the sign of the cross
and the words oh Lord! have mercy,
or Glory be to Thee. Oh Lord"
Mr.. Grosyenor also brings out the
surprising fact that Russia has in the
neighborhood of 100000 men be-
tween the ages of IS and "A Inclusive,
and that it annually has about 1.4OO,-
600 boys reaching the age Of 49,"
rs.