Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-30
FOOD SHORTAGE
HELPED TO HURRY
RUSSIAN REVOLT
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: Germany and the action of doing it.
| Unity was their salvation.
When conditions in PetrOSTad be-
| came $50 1eeilessly wretched-the
| Russians will bear with fortitude any
| thing unavoidabIe-thc people said:
We won't submit 10 it any longer.
| The corrupt officials and their lack
! of management must go" They went.
People Control the War
Corse is familiar with the inner
most workings of the Russian govern
ment and explains that the Zenstyo
or an organization of the officials OF
districts similar to our counties all
over Russia took over industries, food
supplies, factories, everything needed
for the army, as soon as the war
started and as efficiently as possible
prepared to give the fighting men at
the front the DeSt the country had.
i But Russia didn't have many fac
tories" he explains, so many of
! Russia's men went to the front un-
complainingly with empty hands. For
a short period each year supplies from
Luklduu IllS hlNCu SNoGCo NdAiS
in from the far north by the way CT
Archangel but this didn't help much.
Another union of the mayors and
high officials of all the towns of Rus
STA took up the care of the sick and
wounded The people took charge OF
everything, you see. They were united
in a common cause They were pre-
pared to strike the blow for freedom
right after the war but the food supply,
and the persistent rumor that the
royal family was passiyely favoring
Germany and not striking as hard as
Russia could brought the eruption
sooner" " -:->.. ~.
Germany Tempted Russia
Corse says it was generally under
stood in Petrograd that Germany
wanted Russia's friendship and pro-
posed to the car a separate peace
several times. The Russians generally
eventually came to believe that the
car had acquiesced to the kaiser's
proposals, If not by an actual treaty by
holding back his immense army from
its full force on the fatherland to the
south ..>.-.. =. -. e.
One of Corse's startling revelations
In explanation of the ease with which
the car was dethroned comes in his
statement that practically none Of the
original Russian army so thoroughly
dominated by royalty now lives and
the new army which has been mobil-
lied since the war is not so COM
rletely imbued with the power of the
Little Father. of all the Russians.
Another reason given by Corse for
the quick and effective victory of the
reyolutionists is the possibility thar
the car may have thrown up the
reins of government in sudden burst
of petty and childish dependency
with a cry to take your old govern.
ment il you don't like the way ! am
running it. Here have been your
protector all these years and this is
the way you show your appreciation.
Didn't Want the Job
Il don't think Gar Nicholas ever
wanted the job is one of Corse's
comments, ''and / don't imagine he
cares much about losing it, except for
the professed lack of appreciation OF
the people for him. wouldn't be at
all surprised If he went out yolun.
tariIy He took the throne with tears
in his eyes and probably shed some
more when he left it."
Corse points out that German roy
atty Is said to have continually con-
tended to Russia: Germany repre-
sents the monarchial power of Europe.
II she is oyerthorwn then all monarch
les will also go so Ii is to Russian
royalty's best interests to help German
royalty
But despite all this and the appar-
ent success of destroying an absolute
monarchy in Russia" Corse concluded
his interesting interview, Il believe
some kind of limited monarch will
go back. to Russia's throne"
There may be a revolution in Ger
many before the war is over. am
very much interested in Russia's pro-
posals to German people to do the.
same as Russia has done for that is
what German Imperialism has been
fearing ever since the war started, but
the peasantry of Russia will demand
q Little Father of some kind"
The position of the car through
generations of tradition has become so
deeply imbedded in the hearts and in
the fancies of the common Russians,
according to Corse, that no matter
how little power they leave him it is
almost imperative that he remain as
the social and religious head without
which they would be lost The Corse
party leaves April 9 for Russia.
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