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MEPFOTCD MATL ''TRTP.TTNE, MEDPORD. ORECJON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER (1. ' 1017, P3"OT3 THftEPI LAST DAYS OF PAT C AS LITTLE EVA All Russia Thru With Czarism and Glad of It Czars Character Cruel and Heatless and Only Weakness Prevented Him From Being a Sec ond Ivan the Terrible. This is another of 1 he series of articles by Charles Edward Russell, ..who has just returned from Russia, where lie spent three months as a member of tho official United States commission to the new Russian gov ernment. (By Charles Edward Russell.) (Copyright. 1917 by tho Newspaper En terprise Association.) The czar, he has gone to Tobolsk Tobolsk in Siberiu. It is a good place for him to eo to. Any place m Siberia that is not too luxurious would be a good place for him to go to mid not return from. The Russians arc the least vindie tivu people in the world. Otherwise this cznr person would not now be in Tobolsk, nor in uny other spot visible to mortal eye. Justice Without Revenge. There is, however, such a thing ns justice without any mixture of revenge. To anybody that knows what the czar really was and what monstrous cruellies he stood for ami seemed to enjoy, Tobolsk in Siberia seems pretty soft. Instead of Tobolsk, where he has 1$ pleasant old chateau to live in, a big dose of the Arctic would seem about right. . He sent thousands of men nnd wo men to taste of that living death. Foil. the crime of believing in human freenom lie condemned them to tor- tuos infinitely beyond anything wild savages ever invented. Hundreds of his victims went thru this same Tobolsk. He went there in a sleeping car and they walked along the weary roads, prodded with bayo nets by obscene and filthy guards lie went to live in a chateau and they went to dig in the mines and to live in underground dungeons, loaded with chains until they should rot. Not only men; women and young girl that were no more than children. Czar Never a Humane Ruler. As he walks about the grounds of his chateau, Siberia must suggest many things to him. He must have some visions of the long lines of exiles plodding day after day thru bleak wildernesses, of the burnings. whippings, outrages and brandings in his name. If he has he must fall .... i.:.. i .. i.....i. i.:.. I ill INK Klll-im 11IIU IIHW1K VIIMI Jl uck and the wonderful forgiving spirit ot Ins countrymen. The world is plagued with fakes. One of them is the notion, adroitly spread by the press agencies, that this was a human ruler. No one thut knows his real record is under that delusion. If Providence had not mercifully tempered his natural dis position, with much cowardice, he would have been marked for all time ns the most cruel of monnrchs since Ivan tho Terrible. Some persons in this country ex press the fear tlitnt his removal (in n sleeping car) to Siberia will arouse sympathy for him mining the lius sian people and such sympathy may bring about a monarchial uprising nnd restoration. No tear. When a tiling is iicnu it is dead. No Sympathy for Czar. There isn't nny sympathy for the czar in Russia. Kxcept for n few gentlemen of his own taste in the causing of human suffering, (most of whom skipped over the border when the revolution broke) nobody in Russia gives a hang what becomes of him. Well, but before the revolution. you say, the people used to call him the "Utile Father'' and all that kind of thing, looking upon him with su perstitions awe ns the earthly repre sentative of deity. Vi. ibev did n D-enerntion ncro and before that. This generation had the old formulas on its lips and utter contempt in its heart. On the very next Sunday after the outbreak of March 13, in every church in Russia the prayers for the czar and the imperial family were omitted. Nobody told the church to omit them. H dropped them instinct ively nnd, I understand, joyously, ns who should sav, "Well, thank the Lord that bore is gone." Kven In tlic Movies. Wliiln I was in I'ctrognid there was running at one of the film the nters nn extraordinary picture play on the Inst days of czarism in Rns sin. So fnr ns I could discern, it van not hostile, it wns not friendly it merely sought to depict things ex actty ns they were, including Rasputin. It showed the abdication in the drawing room of the czar, with which we were so fumiliar; it showed the czarina ns the neurotic she undoubt edly was, and it showed the cznr a prisoner nnd weeping in his' own palace. I suppose yon might sny it wns a pathetic figure. Many Englishmen, who, of course, regret the full of monarchy anywhere, asnred me sol emnly that the figure was very pa thetic nnd I ought to he much moved by it. The cznr went tottering about pulling his mustache (which was the best thing he did) and evidently dazed bv the events about him. Out side the revolutionary crowds marched by him with the banners that proclaimed the new republic and their bands played the onco prohibited Marseillaise." And he could think of nothing to do but pull his mus tache and look perplexed. TuUietlc as Little Kvn. ITc tried to walk out of doors and two sentries presented their bnyonets nt his breast. So he sighed and shook his poor head and pulled his mustache and toddled awny up stairs and looked thru the window curtains at the marching crowds in the streets. It might have been ns pathetic as Little Eva for all I know, but the point is that to the crowds that looked at it the thing was not pa thetie at nil. Whenever I could I went to that play, and I interviewed others that went to it, and I never could discover that nny Russians, at least, gave signs of any emotion except n quiet satisfaction. Certnin alien influences have tried hard to work up a' lot of smypalhy for the fallen grandeur nnd all thut. They will never get anywhere in Russia with it. ItussliULS Thru Willi Czarism. When the Russians are thru with a thing they urc thru with it. They don't want it hanging around under another name. You will find now installed in one of tho' most beautiful and imposing of the many vast palaces of I'etro grud, the headiiiarters of the Social revolutionist party, the most pow erful nnd one of the most radical po litical parties of Russia. The gor geous halls swurru with clerks, the priceless paintings look down upon long lines of what used to be called the rabble, the ball room resounds with the click of tycwriters, where the banished grand duke used to re ceive in state come now blacksmiths and farmers .'to confer about tflio Russia they rule. Yon enn accept that ns a good ex ample. That is your fallen grandeur u ml about nil the appeal it makes to the common sense of the Rus sians. Bitter is the pill, I know, 0 Cavo Dweller. But I guess you will have to take it. Granted only the defeat of German militarism in this war and your style of grandeur has fallen around the world nnd will never get on its two feet nguin. Hut the other kind, which is real and consists of rule by the common people for the common good, that lias come to stay for all time. And you can be sure it lias. I OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 15. (Corre spondence ot tho Associated Press.) The trend ot democracy In Japan Is discussed in a leading article by the Osaka Mainlchl, which questions the policy of the Teraucht cabinet be cause it is "eager tor the preserva tion of clan and bureaucratic influ ence.!'. ; ''.! ';' ; "For our part," the'papor says, "Wo believe in a. possibility, of the harmonious exlstonoe siclo by side of monarchy and democracy in Japan. The throne has made it clear to the people, that democratic principles should he made the basis of adminis tration. In these circumstances there Is no need for the surprise which seems to be evinced by Count Terau cbi and other bureaucrats at the news of the Russian revolution. "Great Britain, Japan's ally, the United States, Russia, as well as China, are all countries of democrat ic sympathies, and so there is no jus tifiable cause for fear if democratic ideas have caught hold of tho Jap anese people. Kven in Germany a veritable stronghold ot militarists and bureaucrats. democracy appears to be making steady progress." . The newspaper concludes: "Not withstanding the general tendency in the world in favor of democracy, the Terauchi cabinet, which is eager for the preservation of clan and bureau cratic influence, seems bent upon checking the growth ot democratic ideas, contrary to the general current of thought throughout tho world. Even the leaders ot political parties professing democratic sympathies do not hesitate to bow their heads to bureaucracy. The position of dem ocracy in Japan, therefore, may well be Imagined. The wisdom ot the Te rauchi government in attempting to stein the rising tide of democracy is open to grave doubt." ESCAPE TO JUTLAND LOXDOX, Sept. 6. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen gives the story of Germnn sailors who escaped from the armed trawlers run ashore last week on the Jutland coast near Rlngkjobing and destroyed by British vessels. The Germans say that four trawlers left early Friday morning in pairs, with great steel nets between them for catching Brit ish mlne9. Two submarines accom panied them. The sailors assert that they made several trips successfully, enabling the ubmarines to pass through the British mine field. While the German sailors were standing on the Danish shore after their rescue, a German warship appeared and sig nalled orders to tho Bailors to em bark In Danish fish boats and pro ceed to the warship. They refused and the commander ot tho warship sent a motorboat to fetch them. This boat capsized. Its crew was saved by fishermen. SWEDISH VESSELS AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 6. Three Swedish freight steamship: the Afrlcanlc, Magda and Brls which have been held here for sev eral weeks loaded with cargo for Gothenberg and unable to sail on ae count of the embargo, were today or dered unloaded and the vessels prob ably will return to South American trade, according to a representative of the line here. The cargoes of the J ships consisted of grain. COPENHAGEN, Sept. C Herr Von Heydehrand, tho conservative leader whose 111 fortune with nn ear lier prophecy that the submarines would crush England within two months and end the war is fresh in mind, has again ventured a forecast. This time he predicts that the war will not last through the winter and probably will be ended by the new year. Herr Von Ileydebrand Is opposed to any extension tne war to present neutrals, saying that Germany now has enemies enough. OF LAW TO BAR SARATOGA SPRINGS, XI V., Sept. G.. The story of three years of viola tion by Germany of tho covenants ot The Hague convention, during the Teutonic occupancy of Belgium, was told here briefly toduy by Gaston de Laval ot Brussels, to members of tho American Bar association, In conven tion. : Many articles of The Hague con vention, when tested by tucts In Bel gium with the invaders applying their own interpretations, "proved almost valueless," Mr. De Laval said. The imposing of excessive fines, the punishment by death and impris onment of Belgian men and womon and children unwarrantedly accused of treason and lesser crimes, and the deportation ot his compatriots into slavery were discussed by Mr. De Laval from the legal viewpoint. Notwithstanding "all the suffer ings and tyranny to to which tho Bel gian population has been subjected," tho speaker asserted, the people aro as patriotic as when they stemmed the German flood at Liege. "So matter how much the Germans have advertised tholr victories nd how powerfully their military system has impressed the Belgian popula tion," he said, "that population 1b just as hopeful as during the first days that the cause of civilization will tri umph and that tyranny will be crushed, because they know that right is might, that right is tho only might and that the Lord has said: 'Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness, tor they shall be filled.' " USUALLY SPY POPE PREPARING SECOND PEACE NOTE COPENHAGEN, Sept. fl A dis patch from Lugano, Switzerland, to the Vossischo Zeitung of Berlin says it has been learned from a clerical source that tho report that l'opc Ben edict is preparing a second peace note is correct. EXISTS IN GERMANY AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. (1. Cork is nt n premium in Germany, ns tho country does not produce nny and the entente blockade has inter rupted all channels of supply. Used corks, ' especially of chnmpngne bot tles, are eagerly purchased and they bring high prices. Two chemists of Plnuen, Saxony, have upplicd for a patent for mnk ing artificial cork from a tough spe cies of toadstools, which grow in pro fusion in the Saxon forosts. Yos, "EVERY HOG HAS HIS DAY" 1'oko 0. , ' . f i i special rrargam For the Ladies RUSSIAN MINISTER OF MARINE RESIGN OFFICE PKTROGHAIl, Sept. 0. Lieuten ant Lcbcdeof f, acting minister of ma rine, has resigned in order to devote himself to (lie orugnizalion of a spe cial volunteer corps in the interior of Russiu. . Boris Savinkoff, assislunt minister of war, will take charge of the ministry of marine. . PETROGIiAD, August 15. (Cor respondence of the Associated Press) The German soldier who is fond of friilcriiizing is more often a spy, uooording to u, diary found on a cap tured Teuton sergeant, says u Pet rograd Gazetn correspondent at the front. Only those German soldiers (nulli fied for their aciitcness in observ ing are allowed to fraternize with their Russian opponents, this diary shows. The ducument disclosed thut its writer had been supplied with sev eral bottles of vodka, which with characteristic German thoroncss had been specially brewed for distribution turning the Russians. The diary contained a niinlue rec ord of the fralcrnizer's acts and ob servations, carefully headed, sub heailcd and iiiunliercil. Among the headings were: "Attitude towurds peace talk;" "Invitations to Future meetings." Among the entries were: "Rus sians warned that their artillery was about to fire;" "White peace poster pasted up;" and '.."Russians report they will not listen to orders to at tack us." t t f ? t ? ? ? I ? I t t t T ? i t t t t t t T We purchased before the advance in price, at a bargain, a lot of 10-Piece Romafin Cooking Sets Consisting of Casserole, Mixing Bowl, Pudding Dish, 6 Custard Cups, and a large asbestos mat. They are especially adapted for everyday use in every home. These earthenware dishes have a rich mahogany exterior finish, pure white lining that won't chip or peel, that's impervious to grease or dirt and that will not per mit of accumulations of food. A damp cloth, a few rubs and the dish is clean. Food prepared in them tastes better and requires i less attention. , With each set we also give a splendid little cook book by Alice Wattcrman, an expert in her line. 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