Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-23

Copyright, 1920, by the Chicago
Daily News Foreign Service.)
The year 1905 witnessed the out
break Of the abortive Russian reVo-
luton which followed close on the
disasters suffered by Russia in the
war with Japan. The conciliatory
policy of Sergius Witte, minister OF
finance, who had been trying to meet
the need of the peasants and indus
trial laborers by reforms, was re-
placed by the oppressive ministry Of
Won Plehve when Witte was dismiss
ed in August, 1903. Plehve was as
sassinated on July %, 1904, and the
government replied with further re-
pressivs measures, directing these
particularly against the small ma
tionalities that sought relief from
oppression. In November, 1904, the
zemstvos asked the czar for free
dom of speech, conscience, religion
and the press, in December, 1904, the
zemstvo presidents held a congress
in Petersburg and again appealed to
the car. The latter issued a mani
festo promising reforms, but insist
ing on the 'autocratic empire The
discomfort came to a head on JAN
uary %, 1905, when Father Gapon
led a crowd of strikers to the win
ter palace in Petersburg to lay their
grievances before the car in person.
Troops opened fire on them and sew
eral hundred were killed. This is
known as Red Sunday. 1t was fol-
lowed by general strikes.
The kaiser comments on the unrest
in Russia and suggests the formation
of an imperial council with advisory
powers only. Events were marching
toward the calling Of the first duma,
and later letters will show how close
ly the kaiser kept watch on affairs
in Russia.
The original letters Of the kaiser
to the car were copied in the secret
archives of the Soviet government
in Moscow by Isaac Don Levine,
staff correspondent of the Daily
News.
Kaiser Asks Data on Peace
Berlin, Jan. 2, 1905.-Dearest
Nicky: Best thanks for your kind
letter and New Years cards, which
are well executed. The Cossack
charge is most effective and one can
not help thinking what might have
happened if at Liaoyang General
Samsonoff had ridden charge like
that with his 1900 sabers and lances
against the Japan left wing. The
news Of the fall of Port Arthur re-
ceived here yesterday evening created
very great sensation. We all here
feel deepest sympathy for the valiant
generals and the brave diminishing
band of heroes under their orders
who strove to the utmost and last to
fulfill their duty toward their en-
peror and their country; their defense
Of Port Arthur will become pro-
verbal for all ages and be upheld as
an example to be enulated as Ion gas
a soldier will exist, honor to them
forever! The imminence of the fall
of the doomed fortress had for some
time already set the diplomatical
tongues wagging in the different cap
itals of the world; many and diff
ferent were the rumors and news Of
armistices and even peace arrange
ments which reached me from every
where. 1t being rather difficult to
discern truth from invention of
phantasy, I hope you WON'T fancy
that I intrude upon your privacy
when / address myself to you to
beg you to tell me what your plans
lOT ClIS luluLG are, 81 LllcIl, IL pOo-
sible, I may make myself useful 20
you and be enabled to shape my
course of my policy. The more so
other day: Que la France connait
deja nos conditions (That France
already knows our conditions.) Now,
I prefer being Informed by yourself
directly, instead of a roundabout
-
have firmly stood to you and your
country from the first as your faith
full friend.
after a long spell OF unusually
warn. and foggy weather, which en-
abled US to ride up to Xmas nearly,
very heavy gale suddenly burst
upon us, followed by sharp frost
and snow, and winter seems to have
set in in earnest; this makes me
think Of the conditions of life
through which the armies in Man
churia have to go now, remaining
stationary for so long time as the
months gone by. 1 am so glad that
you rewarded the bravery of my reg
iment, which has greatly distinguish
ed itself on the Sha-ho, by so many
decorations. 1 hope they also get a
good number of ST. Georges crosses.
Nov that the program for the re-
Enewal of your fleet has been pub
ished I hope you won't forget to re-
mind your authorities to remember
our great firms at Stettin, Kiel, ETC.;
they will, 1 am sure, furnish fine
specimens of line of battle ships.
+ am so glad that Ernie has again
become engaged and will go to his
wedding beginning of next month.