The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-25


 ETROGRAD, July 12.-(Spe- EsD cial )-Rus- sia's faith is imperturbable. kSsx5JsSi5s Nothing shakes it. Every 6kXSEssfgly one hopes for and is con Ninced that profits will be reapod from -. the same whether things
 II or i'll; of late they have H. but faith is as strong
 ne people have faith be-
 s Q not know tho vast ob-
 Ssceess; the good leadership,
 r.uIr ent and tremendous sup
 z - Germans. Some have faith
 lowing the obstacles. Rus
 lo Przemysl and Libau, and
 INte arsaw. But faith Is the ovember when Grand Duke
 rched to near Posen and
 march on Berlin. Nicho-
 'aith. On May s. a week
 nsen stormed the Dunajec ar sent Grand Duke Nicho-
 ation inscribed, "Galicias To cynics that seemed in congruous. because Galicia was as good as lost. But Russia does not lose faith: she says she will get Galicia again
 Faith which moves mountains is now moving men who in peace times are as inert as mountains. All through Czar Nicholas empire is a ferment of hope and infinite expectations of profits from the war. Profits territorial, none tary, moral religious. The rich, edu- cated "intelligents" expect them: and the poor, illiterate peasant expects them Men Who do not know the cause of the war. and who could not tell Germany From Portugal. know that Russia will win, and that Russia will profit
 Among the "intelligents" the univsr- sal faith takes form in plans of pollti- cal and racial reconstruction Among the dark minded peasants it comes out in queer actions, impossible expecta- uons, shadowy adumbrations of things which are not likely to come. When the Germans are beaten, If only they were beaten. Tn this way most minds are concentrated on the end of the war, on success, and only a few, the minds of soldiers and diplomats, are concer - trated on the war itself, on the way to success. The war, reason the ma 1ority, is all right. Be certain of yic- tory; have sturdy faith and the battle will care for itself The chief thing after faith in war is to make your plans for peace.
 Peasants of South Central Russia are busy making plans for peace, all based on assumptions of speedy vic tory. They live in the black earth belt which is south of Moscow; they are good soldiers, and hard working men, silu they suffer from want Of land They suffer so badly that they have coined single word to express the compound notion "Insufficiency Of Land" Malozemelye! Many peasants have only four or five acres On this a French farmer lives in comfort But the expansive Russian will not prac- tive intensive agriculture and he needs more. The black earth moujiks are in. credibly crowded; they will not emf. grate except to Siberia and then hall come back.
 Now the black earth moujiks hay, decided that the war is being wageC to help them to land. Their land hold ings will be increased. There will b. Prussian and Austrian territory go tug; it will be divided between them and every man will have 10 acres a least
 This expectation is having fruitful results for the war. It Is inspiring rioujiks to volunteer. They want t, help to win Prussian and Austrian ter rtory, so that every man may hay at least 10 acres. The prophet of tn expectant men, Basil Delyanoff. re cruited 30,000. There will be a Czar paper" he said. A Czars paper is manifesto. "The Czar's paper will giv particulars of the lands to be distribu ted when the Germans are beaten. l will show how much each man vii get I am to get four acres; as I al ready have six, I shall be a rich man. He added that the men who volun teered to fight would come off th hest
 Peasants of Kharkoff and Kursl rallied to Delyanoff. They came t Moscow in small parties. Along wen a body of 10 of whom none, could read On the gate was a proclamation abou prevention of bovine tuberculosis. Th moujiks took this for the Czar's paper they carefully pulled it off the gate and sent a man with it to their kins folk. More men heard of the paper and more joined
 Moscow and Kharkoff are floode with volunteers who think they arr