The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-27
THE NEWS FROM RUSSIA

- FAR THE most significant movement of the war is
that taking place in Russia, where there is complete
INTERNAL break where the old order dissolved and new
order erecting ITSELF though the institutions yet
hidden in the fog of change and distance
The Russian revolution strangely like the French
Rton without the gulone There is time for that its
The French revolution opened with the refusal of
de to stand by the monarchy 1t ended with the laundering
of Napoleons cannon he destroyed the mob in Paris
The French revolution revolution of the middle class
The of France had passed from the of the
arers Those who noble in intellect had become
perior to those who noble by birth
But revolution which in the beginning
<eyolnfon the middle class and the ntelecua has be-
come typical working revolution; it movement in
which group in the state asserts supremacy all other
The government is Red The Reds represent the last
word IN radicaism There nothing beyond them except
which proposes state in which there shall be
eminent whatever, but only bodies for administration
The government has declared for division of the
and In this there is nothing Every revolution in
hrky settled country change of land tenure Napo
lem cut the land of France into small holdings They
small The Mexican fighting far it is based
pose bring about change Of land tenures By
raceu revolution New Zealand within the last twenty years.
changed the character of title in land almost completely By
sweeping legislation Great Britain very recently cut
the great estates of Ireland putting them into the control of
Irish farmers small holdings
The Reds abolish all titles giving every citizen equally the
t citizenship in Russia Thus did France, and thus did
United States which there titles of nobility,
10 privileges akin those held the feuda aristocraces
also took certain corporate properties mostly
ln land and buildings which of public nature No.
But in revolution in civilized country heretofore has
any attempted to deny its middle class and its
nbdas the right participate in the affairs of the
ton Nor any government before attempted to
e state and the management of all Industries
pursuits of whatever natures degree of
plexity.
its wholesale rejection rights except work
rights and in its wholesale appropriation of private
properly and commerce. that the gov
ernment stands unique in history
That he he of hs atfe is
that be answered only by time. For the moment the
Lne to be the strongest of the prov
governments that have rapidly into being only
to pass out of existence ~
This morning announced the adhesion of the second
army twill support the provisional government Armed OPP
position to Line appears to have ceased The mandates
enne apparently being obeyed He has all the appear
Of being about to establish military dictatorship
But observer at this distance be of anything
The movement already be in which will unseat
enne and his following The chances against him. the
judged in the light Of history History affords
revolution which the most radical element gain
ed and held complete control.
Every movement for democracy movement in the
all the people That would not be democratic form gov
emen in which of the people, and these of the ables
excluded from participation.
The who prefers opinion, who would rather in
bulge in conjecture than wait for the event. will
the nne cannot long endure that must perish
BY its weakness of wanting by its failure to take
consideration all the people of Russia.