Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-03-24
NEW RUSSIA BEING BORN
OUT OF EUROPEAN WAR

its need OF wostern ways. Under Pc.
ter the Great the swedish struggle ~.
suited IN the permanent alignment OF
ltussIa with the nations OF the West,
Instead OF the civilizations OF the East.
With the Napoleonic wars Russia
took several more steps put OF her
semi Asiatic seclusion. The Crlmcnn
war brought a further spread OF on.
lightenod ideas and had much 10 do
with the famous emancipation OF tho
serfs. The feudal system received fur.
ther blows at the end Of the Turkish
war &! iS77.7S.
As q climax to the Russo-Japanese
war came the bloody revolution OF
1905. the birth OF the first duma and
tho seeming dawn OF freedom.
But II was a false dawn. There fol.
lowed reaction OF the most terrible
sort. pogroms, wholesale arrests, the
suppression OF liberal ideas and greet
shipments OF the intellectual leaders
to Siberia.
This era was passing way when the
war began. In the spring OF 1914 tho
duma dared TO refuse TO pass the
budget. II fought the reactionary gov.
eminent on almost equal terms.
The war caused the liberal leaders
TO consent to delay. Old institutions
we're allowed to stand unchallenged
In the hour Of crisi1 when every nerve
and sinew OF tho nation were needed
In the great trial OF arms.
The war itself has done much 10
c%nlighten. The ignorant young peas.
ant, who seldom went more than ffty
miles from his little village, has trav.
eled to the battle trent and talked
with all sorts Of men he never
dreamed existed.
The suppression OF vodka a
wrought marvels. The cider peasant.
instead OF spending his evenings In
besotting revels. now takes his place
In a little group around some man or
woman who can read. and listens to
tn later' news about the war or the
words Of wisdom from some volume
purchased at the n%eighboring town by
the Joint contributions OF many poor
folk.
Russia Is moving aud stirring. The
wo:ld Is bound TO hear moro Of the
Slavs. backward. dirty and ignorant
the vast mass is today. but II cannot
be denied It's place.
Europe today has about 1870, 1000 900
slavs to 10000, 900 Germans. In Rus.
STA the rate OF increase OF population
Ii 2.Ol q year. while In Germany II il
LAO and falling. This birth ate OF
Russia constitutes an insuperable
force.
Russia has natural resources greater
than those OF all the rest OF Europe
put together. These are almost wholly
u~ndeveloped. As the Slavic conscience
nnds itself and modern ideas spread.
the Slavic influence In the world at.
fairs is bound TO grow.
Exploit Of Russian Soldier.
A Russian scout tells the following
story II his successful exploit behind
the enemy's lines;
AS | have a good knowledge OF
Polish was sent to blow up some
bridges in the Austrian rear. | changed
my uniform for civilian dress and, hav'
ing crossed myself. left our trenches
and crawled In the direction OF the
enemy's positions. On reaching the
Austrian lines suddenly heard voices
to my right, 80 | quickly changed my
course to the left. and succeeded In
crossing a trench. from which one
could only hear measured snoring.
II was a dark night and very late
ventured several steps forward. buI
was then Unexpectedly met by a iielt
patrol OF 10 men The commanding
officer tan AustTlan) seized me, anC
AMI began questioning me In Polish
lie asked who was. where had com
from. and how ! got there at that lat'
hour. told him that vas an Aus
trian.Pole. and had run away from thu
Russians In rarnopol. as they had com