The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-23

corps, approximately @Vo.oo
soldiers.
Among these hundreds Of thou.
sands. an among the 5000. 600
in ih. Russian empire. about five
In hundred can read.
Autocracy Is founded on ma.
tional Ignorance.
Kept llliterats. with most i'm.
portAnt happenings concealed by
the Russian censorship. war news
reaches the Russian people
chiefly thru the pavement pat.
tercrh.
Picturesque vagabonds. some
OF them of considerable educa-
ton. who 20 from place TO place.
recitinx the news and events OF
tho day. and In return pocksting
whatever pennies their hearers
care 10 give them.
In the crowd. scores OF work.
men In loose belted blouse, stood
shoulder to shoulder with sol
dlers In khaki and sheepskin. and
university men In student green.
Even the unknown vasabond
orator wore cast-of students
cap. half concealing his clever.
courageous face.
Speaking In Kitchen Polish
with unexpected lapses into
Polands other language
he began his talk.
Good evening. once again. my
lords. ladies' and gentlemen.
Listen TO news OF tho war. The
armies around Przemysl are at II
hammer and tongs. Tremendous
offensive. stubborn resistancc--a
luli 90 count the losses. Who
considers the victims? OUR
EMPEROR.
"ln the words OF hls high
ness, the cars little son,
When the Germans win,
father cries. when the Rus
sians win. mother cries;
when nobody wins. every
body erles--and there you
are"
Two Russian police waiting to
censor the addreas smiled and
marched off satisfied.
The crowd. grown more atten-
tive. shuffled closer.
Ladies' and gentlemen. have
no fear for affairs on the east
ern front. No matter how far our
armies retreat. they viii always
return.
The enemy can bend. but not
break. the Russian front. For
Russia has made n weapon OF
time. God did not create hurry.
The people who believe that time
Is money VIII lose this war.
Everything that Mother Rus
STA wants she can produce for
herself. Everything that France
and England want they can pro-
cure from their colonies or buy
IN America. The allies can afford
to wait-that decides the issue.
Attention now. Follow me.
The war costs. for military pur-
poses alone. 100000 roubles
(s2,000.000) an hour. To equip a
private soldier costs 40 roubles
fs70) and his rifle lasts only six
months. his uniform about two
weeks. Since August the seven
allies have spent 10000. 100000
roubles $4,000. 000, 000), the
Austro Germans $4,000. 000.0 900.
THAT SUM WOULD BUY A
FARM FOR EVERY MAN IN
EUROPE"
A ,,r,u,t ~ a.ont roso from tba
land.loving listeners.
The fearless "patterer" pushed
back his old students cap.
Brother Slavs," he cried, "ev-
cry development in this war
brings added importance to the
common man. Let me prove II.
Nowhere In Europe Is life
held 80 cheap as IN Russia. Half
the babies born tl,500.000) die In
their first year. Never mind. who
cares?
"But since August mid.
wives ana infants hospitals
have become concern OF
state. Soldiers OF tho car
must not be wasted. Already
neglected tenements are a
crime. Decent conditions OF
llvlnp and labor are no
longer a question OF charity.
They have become a civic
right.
Note IT. well. The valuation OF
the average man In going up.
With millions under arms. there
will be fewer TO toll at home.