Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-27

PAR~-tCorrcspondcnrc Of the As,
sociated Press,l-Folitical happenings
have succeeded one another so rapidly
in Russia that French correspondents
there have had little time 10 do more
than occupy themselves with them,
and descriptive articles from these
journalists have been few regarding
the effect Of the revolution on the
MAJ Of the people and its results n
the provinces and among the peasants.
One or two articles, however, have ap
peared which throw some light on the
mentality of the Russians. regarded as
so different from that OF other Euro
peans.
Robert dc Flers. associate editor of
the Figaro, and now attached to the
headquarters staff Of the Rumanian
army, has had months OF study of the
Russian troops serving in conjunction
with those of Rumania. Here are some
anecdotes from his latest article:
A Parsonage and Didn't Know Il
A middle class !unCtiOnaTy. Il man
who occupied a modest position in one
OF the taX-collecting offices and who
was fmbucd with the Harrow, bureau
cratic. TeaCtionary spirit generally
found in that class. CHANGED to go out
one day with a red umbrella under his
arm. A group Of manfestant3 going
to meeting begged him to open his
umbrella. He. willingly complied, and
at onceIRf0d that his bright umbrella
led be1hg the revolutionary color
made him a parsonage. Women threw
him flowers, children weld lifted up
for him to kiss, and he was at once
nnade president of the meeting.
When that was over he was con-
Quoted in triumph to a banquet and
there, too, he made an eloquent
speech, having discovered himself an
orator without having ever suspected
1t. Finally he was conducted TO his
home at a late hour by several thou
sands Of his free if not enlightened
fellow-citizens. From that day. after
inscrfbing his name on the revolution
airy committee, he has never gone out
without his red umbrella, always open
Demand for Red
p For months every material, from
silk to the commonest cloth, colored
red, has been sought for and made
into cockades, flags, streamers, etc.
The smallest fragment OF red serves
as IN excuse for manifestation. Here
is story of a squad of Russian sol
dters, a pretty woman, pet dog, and
a bowknot of red ribbon.
The pretty woman was walking up
and down the platform of a little sta
ton crowded with soldiers The men.
whose opportunities of seeing a pretty
woman had been limited for many a,
month, gaZed in admiration and were
prepared to make a manifestation IN
her honor. But suddenly their feel
ings showed change and cries of dis
content began to be heard A group
OF soldiers went up 10 the woman and
severely upbraided her because a bow
of red sribbor7 was fastened over the
ear of her Pomeranian dog. Such a
use Of the symbol of revolution was
shocking, they said. as it showed a
wish to ridicule the great movement.
The soldiers shouted, shrieked, and
jumped about excitedly, to the utter
0 the pretty woman
and Of the Pom.
But the woman eXtricated herself
from an embarrassing position with
the guile Of a true daughter of Eve.
She took the ribbon from her dogs
headelRnd placed it in her own hair.
Once more the crowd changed its tone,
and 1t was amid enthusiastic cheering
that she, and the dog, took the train
a little later.
A certain general was suspected by
his men of being only lukewarm to-
ward the new movement, so a delega-
ton of soldiers waited on him to ask
him his real opinions.
'I'll tell you just what am" he said
to them, "and you can tell it to every
one. / look upon my men as my chill
dren and so have no reason not to tell
them the whole truth. am a Maximal-
list anarchist. After that an sure you
won't. want any further details"
The men went away delighted. They
declared to the regiment that had sent
item: THE general is absolutely all
right. He is so tremendously revolu.
tionary that We couldn't even remem-
Der the name that he said"
Logic Of Freedom