. Review of reviews and world's work. ution of international misunder-standings by international arbitration, no enlightenedmen can help knowing that the universal competitionin the armaments of states must inevitably lead themto endless wars, or to general bankruptcy, or else toboth the one and the other. They cannot but know thatbesides the senseless, purposeless expenditure of mil-liards of rubles,—, of human labor,—on the prepara-tions for war, during the wars themselves millions ofthe most energetic and vigorous men perish in thatperiod of their life which is best for productive labor
. Review of reviews and world's work. ution of international misunder-standings by international arbitration, no enlightenedmen can help knowing that the universal competitionin the armaments of states must inevitably lead themto endless wars, or to general bankruptcy, or else toboth the one and the other. They cannot but know thatbesides the senseless, purposeless expenditure of mil-liards of rubles,—, of human labor,—on the prepara-tions for war, during the wars themselves millions ofthe most energetic and vigorous men perish in thatperiod of their life which is best for productive labor. THE CZAR ARRAIGNED. Something is taking place, he continues, in-comprehensible and impossible in its cruelty,falsehood, and stupidity. Notwithstanding thefact that scientists, philosophers, and religiousteachers on both sides have declared war sinfuland foolish, all Russians join in their efforts todestroy all Japanese, and all Japanese unite tokill all Russians. Then follows a fierce arraign-ment of the Czar and the M£.«.tB,.;4. TOLSTOY, IN THE BEARS DEN, REPROVES THE CZAR. From Amsterdammer (Amsterdam). This unfortunate, entangled young man, recognizedas the leader of one hundred and thirty millions of peo-ple, continually deceived and compelled to contradicthimself, confidently thanks and blesses the troops whomhe calls his own for murder in defense of lands whichwith yet less right he also calls his own. All present toeach other hideous ikons in which not only no oneamong the educated believe, but which unlearned peas-ants are beginning to abandon—all bow down to theground before these ikons, kiss them, and pronouncepompous and deceitful speeches in which no one reallybelieves. DECEIVED, DELUDED, MISERABLE PEOPLE. Not only the military are prepared to murder. Crowds of so-called enlightened people, such as pro-fessors, social reformers, students, nobles, merchants,without being forced thereto by anything or any one, ex-press the most bitter and contemp
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