New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-16
WAR FOR LIBERTY,
RUSSIANS AGREE
All Glasses Believe Pres.
ent Struggle Makes
for Progress.
[By Gable to The Tribune.

Petrogrsd, Sept. 15.-Leonide An.
dreff, q we'll known novelist and author
of "Seven Men Hanged" gives out o.
following statement:
Though ! am opposed 10 war On
principle and regard bloodshed witt
horror, | welcome war with GermsEy
as necessary. This Is a war for Is.
soul, for spiritual liberty. Germans
are not murderers of the body. Thsy
are, to use a Russian expression, hll.
ers of the soul.
"If Germany wins, the future Of Rus
sia will be dark and terrible. The n.
dictionary tendencies Of Russia have
always been at once fostered and d..
spised by Germany. If Germany n
enter upon a path OF broad political
and social progress, on which the M
tons heart has long been set.
Therefore Russia must win at a,
cost, and in the effort to secure victor
the people and the government must
be absolutely united.
"I have always had profound ven.
Grafton for England, and it has been
one of my chief regrets that English.
men have been deferred BY the unat.
tractiye external features OF Russia
. from displaying full sympathy with Us,
but have constantly believed that this
unfortunate misunderstanding would
vanish, and in the near future England
would understand that Russia would
bring with her not dark barbarism, but
the force of light and life-a youthful
spirit for liberty.
az this moment |, rs a Russian, sn
deeply HAPPY that in the titanic strug-
gle for liberty-the spirit of all Europe
Russia and England have joined
hands. | cannot pretend TO speak for
| England, but from the Russian stand.
point the rapprochement Of our peoples
is not only desirable, but necessary,
whereas friendship with egotistlcaI,
coarse. despotic Germany has only done
( us harm. Spiritual and material ALI.
ance with free England will hasten the
/ solution of those questions which most
distress u.s."
The historian, SchegoleT, who was
imprisoned two years ago on account o.
/ his editorship of the journal "Byloe''
containing a record Of revolutionary
movements, writes as follows:
"All Russia regards the war as tht
people's war of liberation, and The
army is fighting with intense en.hu.
/ ,iasm because il is the most perfect
representative assembly Russian has
+ vet known. Victory in this war g
guarantee of the advance OF clyillia'
tion and complete liberation OF ITS &C.
veIonment from all letters. War
immensely stimulating to peoples IN
/ ,olligence, and victory will raise pe'
iitic9l problems that cannot possiolyM
.oIved i'm traditional ways. Defeat VII
deliver over Russia to a reaction Whes
maiustay is German hegemony go,
OF the feelings Of the Jews VNls
account is given in private letk,
from an elderly Jewish writer, named
. Diresohn. Of Warsaw, who says:
~ remember the Turkish and Jap.
arese wars. but never saw snytnHR
like the general enthusiasm now Pr
vailing. Jews and Christians meet wy
wounded like brothers and orlng NV,
ers and sweets and 1910" mem
hospitals in tears. In syhasosu,s
have seen our people weeping 90 '
chanted prayers for victory snS
speedy restoration OF peace 49,
and at home. II only our eIemI
could see this! Children ~ su
schools give for the wounded 'ae r.
mics their mothers give them !" ~
"This wave OF enthusiasm Is 50 "
tonishing that it fills me WIN g
hopes Of brighter days for our r.
pie, and that Jewish blood now Sns'
battle will not be shed IN vain.
Another letter from NJ. Dinesohn'
ferring to atrocities at hsHsn, y,
scribes the Germsns as enemies Of "a
human race, of whose deeas wv
bashi-bazouks would be ashamed. IL,
A lawyer named Sliosberg, . ESQ., Sa,.'
commemorative of tn Jews III rev.
grad. said he was amazed al Tue
mental enthusiasm for war among A.,
people. He explained that u vas VI
10 their special attachment TO Tue "
which was watered by their tears
I'm one place, the scene OF tWo ~
roms. thirty-eight Jewish youths yV, ..,
teered for the army. Jewish staosu. .
despite their sufferings, are paS'l'n'"
ly eager to serve: I'll, S.d,
victory. II is true that tne,e I'D
change in their position, and the ~ ~,
sbins Of war make them Zee! w.,
keenIv the administrative reStrIeHsvo.,
Fleeing from districts within the
| Of the fighting, they suffer eeS 9aI
cally and morally, but they are Jul .sj
the burning enthusiasm OF 'le'0''
the hope of progress. -. u gss
From a Jewish standpoint, u. -
berg heartily welcomes lhtlh. 40
Russia and England, not merey
official a lance but as a closs uEE.sibh
rannies in which the powerful bnkJ
opinion will operate for kuss"