New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-22
Instructor, Here, Says Cen.
sorship Keeps Clamors
from World
TELLS OF WILD
DUMA DEBATES
Food Sent by Allies Not
Reaching Destination,
He Explains

THE Russian people are clamorihg
for peace. They are demanding that II
il does not come soon they will depose
III. government leaders who are NJ
present carrying on the war" said Ivan
Chazal, n young Russian student and
instructor of economics at the Royai
University Of Petrograd, who arrived
on the Bergensfjord, from Bergen, yes
terday.
Chazal. who is about twenty-five. Is
slight, with the appearance of a boy
His pale cheeks and deep-set eyes are
eloquent testimony Of his own suffer
ing.
az have come to tell the American
reonle how DESTROYS the people OF Rus
STA are for peace. Whether it be a sep
orats peace is of small Importance
Tho Duma is daily the scene OF the
riIdest debates regarding this all-im :
nortant topic, although nothing IS a.,
fou,ed 10 leave the country, OWING "
The despotic military censorship
Many Ships Sunk
az have been told that neutrals are
c;van 10 understand that Russia Is
Sountifully supplied by her Allles;
cUob 10 not the case. Both England
"a France have sent large cargoes OF
60 and munitions to Russia, but !
ao rot hesitate TO say that many OF
those sbips were sunk and never ar
r;yed at their destination. because
srmed conveys did not accompany
them. l. -. ,;so
- revolt against the government pc
fora tho end of the war ] fully pelleNe
that they will rise sftertard' as thsy
are AT last awake, and refuse 10 DC
governed by 3 despotic military clqus
whose only thought is Tor personal
gain. to Droviou,lv
vore flled with vodka and similar
Srink, and we're too dull to take an IN
terest in their government otner Ina.
In demand that they had enough 10 ca.
"a drink But now that our nauon
bas adopted stringent prohloltion law
INC neople have awakened, and are asn
inc questions from their represents
t;veS and are demanding an answer
from them. ..;sfoctorv
"When the answer is not satisfactory
,bev go higher up, and various eivIc
hnd;os have demanded replies from tne
,,orious Cabinet ministers. And what Is
more important, they have obtained an
answer. How long these questions may
he answered without definite action J,
III, question for conjecture, put !
Ell sure that my people will soon be
come wear of words and demand ac-
tions.
People Closer Now
"Thc war in one way has been a
great benefit to the population, as "
has brought the people in much closer
contact than they were" The munition
factories. he explained, as well as the
large centres of mobilization, had been
gathering places for mutual exchange
of opinions. In many munltion worn,
little clubs have been formed around
certain leading spirits, who have hso
the advantage of education, and are
now instructing the people in theli
civic rights. Previously to believe tha'
sny Russian laborer possessed any
legal rights, other than those guaran'
teed to him by his employer, was hu'
morous. -,
"Another question which will soor
have to be solved" he continued, rs
what the workingman is going, TO dc
after the war. Before it began he wa'
fortunate if he made 30 to 10 cents
day. but with the present necessity toi
ALI kinds of war work the skilled labor
/ ing man is making from So to 81 day
| Is it reasonable TO suppose that tha
man is going to return to his former
wage, and pay an equal amount foi
| bis food as he does AS present?
"word has gone forth that many re
dictionaries have been elected TO thu
Duma or appointed to the upper circle
You must not forget that names NEAR
nothing in Russia, and what a mar
personally believes has nothing TO do
with the way he votes on any question
He votes the way the higher power
instructs him, knowing that to refuse
means Siberia"