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ifEDFORT) MAIT, TTCTBTTNR. MT5PFORD. OTJTT.OW TUESDAY. OfTOTJTCT? n. 1017 BROTHERHOOD KEY TO UNLOCK Russell Says That Marching Thou sands of Russia Are Inspired by Love of Humanity and Ideals of Better Things Time Required to Work Out Problems. (Ily Charles Edward Russell.) (Who lias just returned from Rus sia, where he spent three months as a member of the olficiul American eommission.) There was one thing nb'out that liiifre (leinoustration of Sunday. July , iu I'etrorud that was significant and instructive, and we wore en II mighty glad to have seen it. It was, iu fact, the key to the whole situation. Anybody that got hold of that key would know abso lutely whether there was any dan ger in remaining in the city that day. He would not need to resort to guess work nor listen to the timid souls Hint see disaster lurking iu every shadow. Hair .Million Marched. Also, he would know n great deal deal moro about the Russian people as they really are than he could learn In a thousand years by hanging mound the ball room ot the Hotel Astoria, circulating in our best so ciety or listening to the reactionary pipe dreams of the gentlemen in evening clotbes that want the czar to com back. I'Mvo hundred thousand people marched that day in that parade. Those that ought to know said so I have no reason to doubt them. I know only that it was a monster dem , onstration, the largest I have ever seen. lien, women and children marched together and showed what the real people of Russia really are. They rep resented about 90 per cent of the population of Petrograd. They were working men and working women and their children. Tho women and children wore their simple best. Often they made a stirring and rather handsome pic ture, with their white dresses and red sashes. Everything was In perfect order: they marched very well. But that was not what taught us things. We got our Instruction from watching their faces and their behavior.' It was perfectly evident to any ob servation that here were people un der an unusual exaltation of feeling, and that the feeling was fine and good. .Sang Songs of Ixvc. There was nobody in that crowd that I saw that looked sullen, or angry or grouchy, but every face seemed lighted up with a fine en thusiasm. They marched with a springing step as if they were glad to be there. When they sang It made ono think of some kind of religious ceremony. The songs had no note of defiance or ill will; they were all songs of brotherhood and love, and sung with extraordinary feeling. To suppose that these people were about to turn loose the red tides of slaughter or rip things up the back was just idiotic. Anybody with any symptom of tho observing faculty could sec they were not of that kind. Thcro were detachments In that par ade representing every shade of polit ical opinion except of course the foreign colony that takes tea at 5 o'clock and wishes the Romanoffs were back. Every political party bad its marchers in line and these were continually marching past one an other, Holshevlcs running across Menshovlcs, and Syndicalists of the I. W. W. type running across con servatlvo Trudevlcs. But there was no clashing among them. If a parade of Tammany Hallitos tkould bump into parade of Fuslon lits it Is a safe bet there would be a 'bt call In threo minutes. But these tyerlor and lowly people that have pmuch to learn from us were quite to respect ono another's opinions "not beat ono another's heads in. tv Kcverenco to Heroes Marsl 'hey got up to the Field of memnrv alike did reverence to the tlon that l,e heroes of the revolu vies or Mensurl,?d there' Bolll,e Conservntlves, it'"' Syndicalist or fxaetlv the ." ncme 10 ice. presence of those dc1,lonS ln tb every shade nf nnininn "ra,DI (n ih m... .. .u-ld trlbuto .... u nuiut'ii ina . . . tho revolution. nH rrm .i."Bht ln response it was evident that th"" lutlon touched one nrnrnnnH ,?2.0' of faith. .Men might differ violentfV as to the next thing to do, but they had only one opinion about what had been done. They were all democrats. The burial place In the Field of JIars, by the way. Is rather a remark RUSSIAN CRISIS able sight. In the old days the field was a perfectly level sandy plain, used as the parade and drill 'ground for the garrison. The dead of the revolution are burled In Us center. When I first saw them the graves were marked only with wooden crosses and red banners. Almost over night, you might say, the place was transformed. The sandy waste be came a beautiful garden, set with shrubs and a profusion of flowers. Men and women tolled volunturily for many days to set the sods In place and plant seed and water the flow ers. On this Sunday a spot was set apart for the banners and each de tachment as it finished Its march laid Its banner upon the pile until the ac cumulation was about eight feet high. Monument to Revolution, It is on this spot that the great monument to the revolution, already designed, will be erected. But to come back to this matter of the character and behavior of the people Isn't it plain that this MUlo story of demonstration Sunday Illus trates the whole situation? Persons that have no faith in the people and are shocked at the Idea of farmers, teamsters and black smiths in chargo of a government can see nothing but trouble. If such people are to parade of course there will be disorder, and every man with a starched shirt on his back had bet ter run away. If the farmers, team sters and blacksmiths sit In control of the national council of course there will be nothing but anarchy until the better dements get hold of things and show us what's what, as they were designed by God to do. Time Is .Needed. So you can see now plainly enough why we have all those widely differing estimates and predictions concerning Russia. They depend upon the faith of the man that makes them. Snobs, of course, can see no pros pect but ruin. You take a gentle man that circulates In the exalted at mosphere of Petrograd's best society and makes there his observations of Russian people thru the bottom of a tea glass and you will find In every Instances that he Is convinced ter rible things are at hand. But others will understand that time always is needed for the solution of these prob lems, but democracy always finds a way. Vt BRITISH SHY OF FUEL OIL FOR NAVY WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.. Tho Brit ish government Is so much concerned over difficulties ln obtaining fuel' oil for its navy that it has asked its representatives here to take the sub ject up with the American govern ment, with a view of obtaining assist ance in transporting supplies. The subject will be discussed at a conference hero tomorrow between Sir Frederick Black, shipping board, and the navy depatrment officials and American oil producers. The shortage of ocean tonnage, It is said, has made the situation acute. The American government will be asked to furnish as many tankers as It can to help Increase the supply. The shipping board probably will commandeer a number ot American tankers for British use. NEED INCREASE IN ST I.Ol'IS, Oct. 9. Increase In the production of tho sulphuric acid two million tons a year was set forth as a necessary war service of the Ameri can Institute of mining Engineers at today's session ot tho annual conven tion. The production of sulphuric acid could be Increased, it was pointed out by a greater production of pyrites. Sulphuric acid Is a requlsito In the manufacture of ammunition and also is an important ingredient In fertil izer. More than 6,000,000 tons Of sul phuric acid were produced In this country last year. UTAH SUGAR MEN PROMISE CO-OPERATION WASHINGTON', Oct. 9. I'tah beet sugar producers promlshed the food administration today to exert them selves In an effort to obtain a maxi mum production of beet sugar next year. "All differences between sugar re rs and farmers have been forgoV ten they telegraphed Herbert Hoo ver, to, food administrator, "and a contract to a profit-sharing basis has been agnia upon." EOF SCANDAL ! uinu niAnro niun rLHOLO PARIS, Oct. 9. America's coutri bution to the investigation of the Bolo Pasha case, which Is published for the first time today, fills literally half of the attenuated morning pa pers. Consequently, there is llttlo room for editorial comment. Senator Charles Humbert, ln the Journal referring to cablegrams from Now York, points out that tho pay ment of one million francs on Janu ary 31, 1916, was simply to enable him to pay back money that he had paid the month before to teh Lenoir family for their share in the Jour nal. It was agreed, the senator said, that the balance of 4,500,000 francs was to be met by Installments and It wns not until he found himself called upon to provide, money In lump sums that he accepted Bolo's as sistance. It also appears, the senator adds. that Bolo used his contract with him for the purpose of extracting money from Germany, the first payment be ing on March 13, six weeks after he signed the contract with Senator Humbert. Leon Daudet, editor of L'Actlon Francalse, continued today to make his deposition before Captain Bou chardon In regard to his allegations against Louis J. Mulvy, former min ister of the interior. Witnesses were examined in the case of the Bonnet rouge, one of the newspapers sup posed to have been connected with the German propaganda. A commis sion has been sent to England to in vestigate the operations there of Bolo Pasha. NEW YORK, Oct. 9. Another (10,000,000 liberty loan subscription early today encouraged the campaign committee here ln Its efforts to ac cumulate a total of $700,000,000 this week. The subscription was made by the Hanover .National bank of this rlty. The Irving National bank also made a subscription of $5,000,000. A group of subscriptions that cre ated particular Interest, amounting to more than $200,000, has been re ceived from the troops on Governor s Island, headquarters of the depart ment of tho east, the committee an nounced. The estimated total at the cuose of business yesterday was $250,000,000, moro than $180,000,000, believed tho basis ot the daily allotment. TO Secretary of Commerce Redfleld to day added his indorsement to Smoko Fund plan for providing tobacco for , the boys in the trenches. Ho said: "I am sure the American people will be glad to add to the personal comfort of our boys who are fighting their battlo. "It is our fight, you know. tho cause of every ono of us. "Let the boys have their smokos ' and have them generously. "Let them feel that we are all be hind them, and that we think and care for them. So shall we add at onco to their comfort and their fighting power." Public men everywhere are sup porting the Idea of tobacco funds for the soldiers. A big patriotic' move ment is sweeping tho country and we are glad that this paper was among tho first to tako up this work. Your part Is very simple. You know about our fuud. You know that the smallest contribution Is not wasted every penny helps buy to bacco and cigarettes for our hoys ln France. So send along your money and get your friends to send their money. This great work has Just be gun and we are out for a record. Wo want a substantial evidence of tho pa triotism of our citizens. The kits that we are sending con tain brands that are familiar to the soldiers. Here is a list of them so you can see for yourself what a large amount of comfort 2flc will buy. 'Here's the 45c worth of tobacco which Is sent for your quarter: A package of Tuxedo tobacco and four books of cigarette papors. ..-Three pouches'of Bull Durham tobacco and three hooks of papers. Two package of Lucky Strike cigarettes, 20 cigarettes n"i each package. A return postal card addressed to the contributor on which the soldier will pen his appreciation and gratitude for the gift. LA FOLLETTE PROBERS CALL ON PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. Tho sen ate committee Investigating Senator La Follette's St. Paul spech, conferred today with President Wilson and with Secretary Lansing, gathering material for examining La Follette's state ment that Former Secretary Bryan, having knowledge of ammunition car go on board the Lusltanla when she sailed on her last voyage, urged tho President to keep Americans off the ! ship. TO SPEAK HERE 11 l'OHTLAXI), Oct. !. "If you can't go across, come across.'' This will be the dominating note in the great speaking campaign in the state of Oregon on behalf of liberty bonds which was announced last night by Milton Miller, chairman of tho sub committee on speakers. Forty-one .speakeri will be used all over the stale, all counties but four being cov ered completely. Alter the liberty bond campaigners have broken the ice, local speakers may carry the campaign to a successful conclusion, it is declared. In Jackson and .Josephine counties John S. Stevenson, former Portland municipal .judge, and W. S. U'Hcn will be the speakers on behalf of democracy vs. kaiscrism. There will be no solicitation for bond sales at meetings. Following is (he schedule arranged by Mr. Miller: Med ford, Tuesday, October Hi, 7:110; Grunts l'ass, Monday, October 1", 7:110; Centra! l'oint, Tuesday, October Hi, '2 p. in.; (iold Hill, Wednesday, Oc tober 17, 2 p. in.; Ashland, Wednes day, October 17, 7:30. W. II. (lore is the Medl'ord chair man in charge of the meeting iu Medfurd mid Central Point; J. A. Lundjy'rg ill Grants l'ass and V. O. N. Smith in Ashland. SEATTLE STRIKERS SEATTLE, Oct. 9.. Representa tives of striking Seattle shipyard em ployes were beard today by the mem- uers or the lecierai laoor adjustment board at a conference held by tho board members, and representatives of employers and employes in an ef fort to end the strike for the closed shop of approximately 12,000 yard IworkerB. The representatives ot the employers will be heard later during tho session. SOLDIERS LISTEN TO SECRETARY MOTH TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 9. Secre tary McAdoo arrived on time at 9 o'clock and was escorted to Camp Lewis, where be addressed tho sol diers. Tho schedule, for tho day In cludes a civic parade at 12 o'clock, Bhort address and luncheon at the Commercial club and a public address at 2 o'clock at a theater. i y "Asphalt-Base Neg : FORD E. I. Veiich, Oakland "California asphalt-base oil form an ideal lubricant for a Ford car." STUDEBAKER Studebaker Garage, Stockton "having used Zerolen for over aix years, feel justi fied in recommending it to users of Sludebaker cars. 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