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DR. DILLON'S FORECAST.
Interesting light on the causes of the Russian Revolution is shed by the fol lowing extracts from letters received in London early in the present year from
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PARIS, January 19th, 1917),
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the face of the enemy. As I am person revolution without the support of the
mined not to yield an inch of ground to
régime, but also against himself.
of
a
of
ARMY WITH THE PEOPLE. Thus, on the one hand, Nicholas 11. is
I wish to speak of the indifferent. an ardent champion of the Allies cause, and, on the other hand, he is the most Whenever I feel unhappy about the part dangerous enemy of his own forces, white America has played during tito war and
We know we know Germany now. Ger-·| are one of the Allies' main supporters, with one hand he helps us, and with the try to think up something pleasant, the many's deal with Austria and Serbia may ment The revolutionary elements were is a condition of unrest, say rather re
herapies all ready to act, just as a mine wight volutionary ferment, which vids fair to come to be a habit a little desperate noblization against Rossinn blunder of
To-day revolutions explode, if the spark were applied. The culminate in catastrophere dil habit) is how good we have been to Belhar pies, or newspapers, Belgium might Russian mine did not explode, because the call enterprises than they were sixty gium. Everybody has seemed to think wo Lusitanin might have been a wild impulsa were being good to then. Compliments of frightfulness she could ring bells for men why had in their power to apply years ago, when all that was needed was the spark hold their hands. Thus they did the erection of barricades and the dis from neress the seat little faint end at first but was sorry for afterwards and make a national policy of. from patriotis metives. Let us wait tribution of rifles among a venturesome exhausted, it is true, but honest compli
But, after practically telling us that she till hostilities have ceased, they said, and excited population. To-day 200 remonts--have come to us about it. Bure was ashamed to make a national policy and then we will take care that accounts guiar soldiers, with a low machine guns, looked over her left shoulder whilst as of the Lusitania, Germany flings up the are audited and responsibility brought can mow down
light weapons. Hence
out against the world. She announces the But here, as I figure it out, was what Zuritania as a deliberate, long considered policy of the nation, as a revelation of e position to know the exactitude of what seen in the years 1005-0, when the tempor
A country called Australis, crowded the soul and will of the German people. of the Russian army was so doubtful that wit Well, the Tear has gone so far towards Witte, who was then Premier, trembled off into a corner of the ocean, a country I am not saying that I am in favour infuriating his people that it is become for the existence of the dynastyThe of whose name most people do not think of America's now going into the war, but handed Belgium across twenty all the heaped-up emotions, visions and berate their followers and dam up the bels. But the revolutionists of Moscow, orer and miles of omply see a sum of hopes and indignations, of three years, higher doubtful whether those men can army was largely on the side of the re more than once or twice a year, reached that we go into the war, it we do go, with revolutionary flood any longer. They in lies and fraternising with
conciliating the well-disposed themselves informed me that they fear
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them with bombs and bullotet money which footed up to seventy cents that we shall go in
and for every man and woman and child in moral and spirit the accumulated Our service across the Pacific is unimpaired, and the freight rate they cannot succeed. for merchandise purchased from us is only $2.25 per hundred pounds trying to accomplish two incompatible constrained them to take up an altitude Australia. In America, we gave to Bel-people piled on top of their military object to stand loyally by the Allies of self defence, thus saving the situation gium thirty cents spiece, but there was weight, that when we drive our way in from Chicago clear through to Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and to hinder those who alone can chable To-day the bulk of the Russian army, in good deal of stir about it in the papers among the weary and haggard nations we and Manila. This is for fast service by Trans-Pacific liners. Compare his armies to confront the common enemy, eluding such commanders as the ex-War Everybody remembers how much beautiful shall fight at last, if fight we must, with Nicholas II is a real friend of the Ministers Shuvayeff and Polivanoff, are emotion was sent over with each thirty lighted eyes and clear heads and fall
with the people. And the nobility, with cents. our rate with the rate others quote you! It is much less than the Allied States. He is minded to do every icons is also with the people. France stunned and broken France-in If we go in, we will give as our reason Events in Russia therefore are quickly addition to offering up to Belgium the that Germany, rather than not have her regular rate either from Chicago to the Pacific Coast, or from the thing he can for our cause. And that is his personal interest as well as the in- American Coast to the Orient.
terests of his people. For if he had leau-going forward. Any day may witness lived of countless sons and fathers and way is gentiling the ship of the earth MONTGOMERY WARD & Co. is the only concern in the Unitedings towards a soparte peace, and were Lar reaching changes. Two kinds of rebrothers, and on top of the cost of her We will go in with the whole weight and to yield to them, be would be cutting the volution are possible. One, like that of enormons army, on top of her bottomless glory of our wrath. We will go in with the ground not only from his own feet, but 1006ly an bill paid ont in America for ammunition, as Sates, the Zuistenin, and Belgium as it is less probable than the other, gave to Belgium out of the money France names of the outraged and the down- trodden and of the little nations like from the feet all the members of his possibly an approach to civil war. Hay gave more to Belgium than we Amerionne bar watchwords. We will go in dynasty. And he is intelligent enough to which is a Palace revolution: Cerinin had put into our pockets. know that. Hence he is devoted to our w
banners from the topmasts of our ships. signs and tokens that this is contemplated , on the other hand, he have been brought to my knowledge of Engrosting the financial centre of the we will not go in groaning and whining
and I think it is right you should
with a dragged-alons, dill-eyed, But, on the other hand, he is deterow that it is a possibility world and handing it over to us with injured look, to the greatest war of his the internal enemies of autocracy, who, I should like to qualify this by adding one hand, with the other was giving tory. We will go in with the flags of all the whole world—with fiercenes and with ever since the outbreak of war, are become that I am now writing of mere possibili away to Belgium more money than nations, with our hopes aut our of ot active and influential, thanks to his own ties, the realisation or disembodiment of America gave.
American land singing so glibly and so pomp of the sorrows of Belgium! policy and to Germany's successes. He is which depends on current events. And And now when I sit by and hear an solemn pride we will go in, and with the "My Country, Tis of Germany says to the nations passing Extreme Right (the reactionary party) because the Russian Government has for thoughtlessly
down the street of the world— ̈ We are resolved to give every opportunity to the of current events one can learn little now,
and books. to take up a strong position against the bidden the export of all Russian news Thee, I think of our thirty cents, Democrats, for the time when the two will papers, reviews,
I cannot wishing the American going to shoot all Englishmen we see in We are not going to fight meet the tug-of-war. That is the ex This measure is significant bond, would help sighing of My on the street.
from nominations You may possibly
try, Tis its then (as self-respecting boys do) by planation of the numerous hominis source, that if the rear were deprived of The singing of a thirtying them out to a vacant, lot or a back and sentiment against not only the of his throne the Grand Duke Nicholas out suddenly singing as though its heart yard or alloy; we are going to fight them would at once take possession of it would break the song of broken and bleed here in the main street of the world. If know, the Grand Duke Nicholas, and 1ing France The Marseillaise" expres you do not keep off the main street of the BURSA DRIVEN WILD."
know more about him than the Russian ses mom the actual, honest, American now. We are beaten if we do not arent if will shot. It is our street Few people in Great Br
Britain or France, people, do, because I am acquainted with feelings I'am having as a human being as our street. We are sorry, but rather understand the fall meaning of these various acts of his acts of the highest and as a citizen to day than America
than take our beating like men we would nominations. The new President of the importance which have never been made
rather fight where brave men would feel Council of the Empire (the Upper Cham public And I say that no man is more
And when I think of God Save the hey have no right to fight. You see how loyal to the Tsar and the dynasty than a turncoat, sycophant, and tool
that, Rug- sit has produced. He was a Liberal first, issing Philippe Egalite to the head of hoarse, with death, full of love and ten a few intonaut passers by that we ta
derness and mightheartedness, as it is keep from being mowed down ourselves. apposed the autocracy. Then he the reigning House,
being sung in England to-day, and Rather than be mowed down ourselves we became a partisan not only of autacracy, wadau
remember
that daily, nightly, over there prefer, of course, mowing down the but of every ernia which sermed neces COURT AND NATION.
they
are singing it to the same tans to passers-by. You understand, of course." sary or helpful to the consolidation of the At the beginning of February, when the which cur
America is sung, and when
Germany goes on: Some time ago. autocracy. He hushed up the murder of Duma comes together again, animated de- Liherals, the attempted murder of Witte, bates may be expected, and possibly sur-I think that some American band at this 7# . which I should have perished-for ve prising developments, I say possibly be very moment probably is tripping out in the French people told you in America were to have been blown up with boils, cause the leaders of the Opposition are wami glow of feeling to great banks of that we took our French prisoners of war Frenchmen would have to. He arranged the great trial of a Jew on anxious to stave off the day of reckoning, happy faces the same tane that, high and and set them up in front of us in battle
stern mid splendid, the English boys in so that the the charge of having put a Christian to in the interests of the war, and also in the trenches of France are singing to the shoot their brother Frenchmen in order daeth for ritual purposes. This trial and their own.
For a
revolution
would
you refused in America its sensational character were first an bring about unlooked for surprises. An stars, Cuts me to the quick to believe it. You said you would nounced by me in The Daily Telegraph infuriated mob is non in a mood to dis. I do not believe that the way they have for the truth We were glad you waited, Manth lovito la cantile of the nest and incendiaries are readily persuaded they want is the practical way to have now." You see, we really had to take our In a word, tinguish between guilty and innocent, taken on both sides in Europe to get what but you might as well not bother to wait Shisheglovitof contemptible sort. And, bad as he really that the house they would like to set fire started to get it, and I do not desire to choice. It was the only way we could join in their death songs we shoot without being hurt. In the saing is his reputation is infinitely worse, to belongs to a traitor.
Russian situation Consequently, to appoint him to be Pre-That, in brief, is the
But joining in a death song is better way you can see we are up against it now sident of the Council of the Empire whe to-day TAXIS, February Oth
thun going about day after day in on the high acas. We are caught in this to prod and sting and embitter the
America trying to find a country. It is sea in the way we were in Belgium. We enemies of the régime and the dynasty. The situation as I sketched it for you better than going about the clubs and up have put it off as long as we could, but in my last letter is unchanged. The Tser and down the streets looking on every the tins has come now when we are going Then, again, as the Council of the who is by no means stupid, is sawing off where at a drool of philosophy, and of to be obliged to use neutrals and passers- pire was the last refuge of Conservation the bongh on which he is sitting over an weak, vague self thinking. It is better by, and even our friends. We are going the Tear who has the right of nominating apart of its members, took care that abyss. In words, he is yielding and con- than standing perfectly still and in the to be obliged from noir an to grab any- never lost its character. But, so utterly ciliatory; in deeds, he is provocative to dark in the awful and unspeakable dark body to make armor plate of--anybody chantic has his rule become, that all of a degree, that I should hardly have deem full of the moare of the nations listening we see going by. We are sorry
possible in a man who is a shrewd as to the clink of money.
It is not the things we believe about sudden & number of its members, moved The Grand Duke Nicholas, the ex- The present moment is our only moment Germany in spite of Germany. It is the by the rudimentary dictates of patriotism he.
has done all he could to Generalissimus, the and corumon-sense, turned away from régime and went over to the Opposition, bring the Tsar to reason, but in vain to consider the question which will haunt things about Germany that the Gerings The result was a majority against the A dense atmosphere of medieval superati our history for a thousand years the expressly say must believe it is the Government. And now the monarch has tion envelops the Throne and dull the question of what we mean or nught mean apologies and admissions and professions just nominated fourteen reactionary mem-senses of its occupants. The Court and by the action of going into his war, or by of Germany that make us want to
ostracized, disarmed, pas in confinement. the forces the nation are face to lace, and
staying out. action c
and restraint upen the earth. We are ers to shift the balance, and the angry they comma time, however, the T81 have America mean and say she means by ment for Germany crimes against
may at any moment be
-I would like to not entering into the war following is what -
out
"af a resent distrust of the bulk of the inarticulate
unleashed This politicians is intensified a hundredfold hold of the army is gone. The army, the
At the
if
We are going into the war against having dismissed. The Liberal Finance Minis-cigal councils, the students, the nobility The Liberal Minister Shuvayed has been Dumn, the Press, the county and muni going into the war if she goes
a Germany that does such things allowed ter, Bark, has been dismissed. The reae are all on the side of the nation, wh
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and therefore demands to live in a world in which a nation with and when a possible energy
a great nation defies civiliza into the Premiership and Russis wild Over Afty Cabinet Ministers have the creation of a responsible Parliament a submarine soul and with a submaring tion, proposes Europe as her hobby-horse, been changed since the beginning of the tary Government which shall deserve and
janitors of the Ministries possess the trust of the people Nobody way de setting what it wants shall be defes the common will and the chos Germany pursuing their peaceful ways find them are wont to bet on the number of weeks as a revolution, herause it would shall be like. We will listen to the world custom of the world, the peaceful peoples sach new inmate will remain in ofice throw everything into disorder and and we will ace that Germany is listened selves facing & new situation with regard The Russan armies are kept supplied with hinder the victualling of the army. food and
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*S QUEEN ANNE, MICAWBER AND DYD GEORGS? LETTERS,
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face at the end of what looked like a short Evangelical Free Churches, the Rev J. Turin and the Italian-to-be Trieste war would be an umpire, and we had & Other lines, perfecting the development feeling that America, being composed of H. Shakespeare said that he was recently of allied territory, are also in prospect all nationalities and sympathies would in a Government office and he saw three French and English railroad, officials are do well to hold her position in reserve si
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