The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-13

tory, cost what it may. In that coun-
try all sorts of organizations abound,
providing hospitals, ambulances, ref
ugee homes, feeding stations and the
like. There is no end to their la
bors. But the government feeds,
clothes and equips it's army through
commissions who deal with Industrial
corporations principally, if not en-
tirely.
In England it is the same, Lloyd
George, upon assuming the post of
minister of munitions chose as his
battle cry the mobilization of indus
try, which meant that the industrial
plants of the land should be organ
lied to produce munitions and other
needfuls for the British army.
Riferent in Russia.
In Russia the difference is vast
Russia is an agricultural nation.
Manufacturing corporations are few
compared to England's vast enter
prises, or to those of France or Ger
many. Russia is 80 per cent peas
ant.
So the peasants got together with
land owners and villagers, forming
the All-Russian Zemstvo Union. And
the townspeople and city jewellers got
together in the All-Russian Munich
pality Union, the two getting togeth-
er in a central committees volun-
teer citizen organization, not of
manufacturers, not of commercial
kings, but of rich people, poor peo-
pie, gentry and peasants Offering
their services gratis to the land.
There is, however, in Russia, an
organization resembling Lloyd Geor-
ge's mastering of English infantry.
1t is called the war industry commit
tee and is of considerable Importance.
Prior to six years ago there was
no industrial group in Russia. Manu-
facturers worked separately, every
man for himself. But with the COM
| ing of the Douma, the Russian con-
gress, they felt the need of an Or
ganization which would look out for
their Joint interests in possible legis-
| lation to come. Also new CONNER
cial treaty with Germany was to be
negotiated in 1914 and here again
Russian industry wished to make it.
self heard.
| So about 1910 congress of Rep
resentatives of Trade and Com
merce" met and organized themselves
into what corresponds to American
merchants and manufacturers asso-
Citations, the object of which was to
| look out for the mutual interests of
it's members.
Form War Committee.
Last year this group of men, TAX
ing the tip from Lloyd George in
England, and seeing the necessity of
giving aid to the army, particularly
as regards munitions and kindred
military needs, formed the war in
dustry committee. This body of men
today is giving great help to the Rus
sian government.
This is the organization similar to
! those in England and France. But
! the ZemstvO and Municipality Unions
with their central committee are in
! themselves unique-as is the coop
erative movement of Russia with it's
| nearly a hundred million adherents
scattered from the Baltic across the
frozen steppes of Siberia to the Pa
cific, from the White Sea to the
Black.
The city of Moscow began the NUM-
cipality Union. after the big. Russian
retreat. Mayor Chelnokov, the tre-
mendously alive head of the NUM-
cipal council of Russia's second cap
itol, issued invitations to the other
cities and large towns of the empire
to join in a city dweller's organiza-
ton similar to the Zemstvos' or rural
one, and they all responded.
Like the Zemstvo, the Municipality