The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-21
REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA
LOOMS, SAYS YALE MAN
Prof. Mandell Asserts Grating
Buyers Here Left Army
Without Ammunition.
PEOPLE FULLY AROUSED

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. l9.-Dr. Man
y. Mandcll. instructor In Russian at
Yale. who is keeping In close touch
with affairs in Russia, said to-day that
the chance for graft on the part of off,
cials OF that country buying munitions
here had prevented the Russian soldiers
from getting ammunition and that the
fall OF Warsaw wa the result. He pre-
dicted that the close Of the var would
see a limited monarchy established in
Russia or that that country would face
the greatest revolution In her history.
II positively believe" said Prof. Man
dell. 'that the end of the war Will see
the Russian Government face to face
with a tremendous revolution. If a
change In the form OF government to
a very liberal limited monarchy is not
mad before then. This condition of
affairs has been brought about largely
by Incidents of the war. The soldiers
know now that the Government did not
supply them with ammunition with
which to fight.
Three days before Warsaw was
taken the soldiers there were without
one single round Of ammunition. and
when Ii did come the bullets were one
quarter of an inch too large for the
u and were therefore useless. Tit
purchasers OF ammunition for Russia
in this country saw a chance for graft
and bought ammunition that had been
made for German guns but that could
not be shipped to that country. IL
was shipped 20 Russia instead. notwith-
standing that the Russians were not
using that style or size OF ammunition.
Soldiers Incemscd.
although the Russian soldiers may
not know the causes that led up 10 this
state of affairs. they are aware of the
results. The thousands and thousands
Of wounded and crippled oldiers who
returned from the battle front told their
relatives and friends that the Car did
not supply them witt ammunition, on
account of which they could not shoot
the other fellow first. Q stories
emphasized by torn off arms and leo
or empty eye sockets are more con-
vincing han the most eloquent speeches.
The soldiers themselves and their lis
teners are so incensed NJ the Government
that they are ready TO break loose and
upset II at the first opportunity.
Again, the action OF the Government
In attempting to discrcdit the valor OF
the Jewish soldiers and the Issuing OF
circulars attempting to prove that the
| Jews were traitors has provoked much
resentment. the soldiers realizing sthat
the Jews were. many of them. heroes
and approaching the fact that the COM
manders OF troops have spent more time
trying TO collect evidence. In accordance
with the Governments instructions, of
| the trcachery of the Jewish men than
in teaching them to fight. They appre-
ciate also the fact that although the
| newspapers were permitted by Govern
ment sanction to print anything dis
~creditable TO the Jews they were for
hidden to mention the names of any
Jews who had won any recognition for
bravery.
''ln addition. the refusal to permit
Jews to be treated in the hospitals of
Pctrosrad ana other Russian cities when
they were brought in from the front has
aroused "a strong public sentiment
against the Government, Many OF the
cases OF wounded soldiers turned from
these hospitals were pitiable.
Broken Promises Recalled.
millions of printed appeals have beer
distributed among the soldiers At the
front. pleading with them not to fish'
but To become prisoners of the enemy un'
less the Government would adopt
liberal domestic policy. The seed
brought its fru~it-thousaAds and thou
sands of our men permitted themselves
to be taken prisoners.
.At first there was "A ray of hope or
the part of those who believed in tn,
early promises of Russia in regard tC
Poland, but as time went on and f,ur
STA made no move to carry out her prom
Uses the recollection Of broken promises
made before convinced thousands upos
thousands that it was useless Ia figh
for "A Government that would not PERM
it's heroes to receive treatment in IL
hospitals and that maintained "A polio,
of persecution toward them. They
argued that IL was better to be Il pris
oner Of Germany. for that meant liz
anyway. than to face death for "A natioi
that would do nothing in return.
This attitude on the part of so man!
of our soldiers gave the Germans adde'
courage: but our Government lost bot
its head m its courage. The conse
quences of the loss Of these two essen
tials expressed themselves In our Gov
ernment's overtures to the Poles, promis
ing them autonomy, "A little sane In tn
eyes OF the Jews. and a willingness Il
throw the responsibility upon the I'm
periai Council and the people represented
by the Duma
These overtures to the Poles-th,
willingness to give when there was moth
ing to give-and the san in the eyes o
the Jews had no effect, and the Imperia
Council and the Duma in ways character
istic of their progressive members re
solved to demand the highest possibl
price for their aid. Baron Rosen, our eX
Ambassador to the United States. In
speech before the Imperial Counci
~ D O.