Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-05

natural order Of things, and because
OF their traditions, their economic con-
dttions of the nation, to revert to some
sort Of q form Of constitutional mon
archy-not necessarily the restoration
of former Emperor Nicholas, but the
establishment Of q modified dictator
ship or regency, headed by Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaivitch. Russia's fore
most military commander.
Turning, to Grand Duke.
II l recall these predictions here. 1t
Is because everything thus far has
turned out us prophesied. Russia has
still to face tho horrors OF the famine
and Of the epidemics resulting there
from. which viii certainly include ty-
phus and very probably cholera. But
the very authors OF the coup d'ctat OF
last March, who invited the abdication
OF Nicholas II. are all turning to Grand
Duke NicholaA who at tho invitation
Of Gen. kaledines, the Hetman and
supreme chief Of all the cossacks. has
joined the latter At his headquarters.
with a Wow OF restoring law and or
der In Russia and of resuming active
military operations against the Ger
man invaders.
General kaledines at the present
time undoubtedly holds the whip hand
OF the reconstruction Of Russia. and It
Is OF nature to surprise Western ma
lions. that the coessacks. who. owing to
Q foreign misunderstanding Of Musco-
all nA>SH
In the past as representing the most
barbarous and ruthless form OF the al
legged barbarian and pavsgery Of Rus
ola. should now be hailed. at home and
abroad. a. the guardians and the cham
pions OF civilization. of law and OF or
der. within her borders.
Holds Russia's Holy Fund.
I say that Gen. Kaledines has the
whip hand. because he retains the
guardianship and the custody not only
Of the great gold war fund OF Russia,
which was removed from Petrograd
to MOSCOW. for safe keeping in 1913,
and has since been Transferred to q
stan more secure hiding place. but also
OF the colossol so-calhd holy fund Of
Ruasik which represents tho treas-
ures and the offerings Of ths dsvout
for several centuries past, 10 the Nus
covite Church and IL religious orders
and establishments
II p fund Of altogeeher auas1ns
value, single monAGeeraeo Agu4ng
therein to tho TIME Of $3e,0oe. oee and
$40. 900, 900. = fact which via b ap-
preciated when Il u recalled tha4 Rus-
SLAMS are exceedingly liberal TO their
church. that each week I'll. from tie
highest to the lowest ofBsr <nAar con-
tributions At the altar. somstimss In
copper, sometimes In silver and goiA
and ~ often as not Ia priceless 3evsaA
The holy fund Of RnsstA. never drawn
upon until now. even on the oocasioa
OF the Napoleonic invasion of 1914 re
mains at the service Of the church! and
OF the nation, % indissoluhly allied
with one another. whenever they ars
In real danger. In tia opinion Of the
eccleaiastical and temporal authofttiAA,
kalsdinss csntrels Feed,
Gen. Kaied.nes ana IN oaso,e
have likewise q tho present uomsut
the allegiancss and control 4 IN the
ErAet grain growing and feod- 4spdup-
Ing provinces Of central sontAsen and
eastern Russia He has tha~eoeS
been IA q position to cut az IN feed
supplies from Pctrogfad from the
northwestern provinces.s iaTgely popu-
lated by inhabitants Of German origin,
ana 9last. but NOT least. from the north.
Western Russian arHde4 wAo h9ys
ifrateFnixed with ms Gssuan upcps t.
such an extsnt that the Bu1m vur d.
partment has become afauasd LIT ths
kaiser's e0ldisgs should h1cnane eom-
talninatsd VIM the fevoluti 1nasx an
archlstic sentiments Of tie MuscoyiNe
regiments confrontinS them.
Il Is FOR this reason t1aat the Co.
man officers ana Representative e
the kaiser at hetrograd hxve inducsd
Trotzky to iAsue directions for the r.
tirement Of tho Russian armies Is
miles to the reU Of thstr present linz,
50 g to leave vacant gone between
the German and Russian fusrss
Famine 2 aesd in Pstroarad.
What these dha6sctsd Rusptan
armies TN the northwept whist tho pso-
pie OF Petrosrad and of the nstsopoli-
tan province win do this winter with
ont food stuffs II matter for COM
lecture. That the armies WIN melt