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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TAGS 3 FULFILLM5T ( ! WILL ( GOD1 MAN ( \R WORLD & TIME1 P[] OV] ! =CES ( NATURE1 M5 ( ! *RI/IAN WORLD1 EMP]OR SOLDI] M9I/] OR J\RNALI/1 HEAD ( ! /ATE1 WORK ( MY LIFE1 PUBLI%$ = ! 9T]NATIONAL1 G9N @& COMPANY BO/ON1 RELATION TO ! RUSSIANS4 

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0,?IS IS Y\R H\R1 & ! P[] ( D>KNESS40--,LUKE XXII4 #e#c4 

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,AGA9 W>4 ,AGA9 SUFF]+S1 NECESS>Y TO NOBODY1 
UTT]LY UNCALL$ =2 AGA9 FRAUD2 AGA9 ! UNIV]SAL 
/UPEFACTION & BRUTALIZATION ( M54 

,M5 :O >E SEP>AT$ FROM EA* O!R BY ?\S&S 
( MILES1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( SU* M5 7ON ! 
ONE H&--,BUDDHI/S1 :OSE LAW =BIDS ! KILL+1 
NOT ONLY ( M51 BUT ( ANIMALS2 ON ! O!R H&--,*RI/IANS1 
PR(ESS+ ! LAW ( BRO!RHOOD & LOVE7 
LIKE WILD BEA/S ON L& & ON SEA >E SEEK+ \T EA* 
O!R1 9 ORD] TO KILL1 TORTURE1 & MUTILATE EA* O!R 
9 ! MO/ CRUEL WAY4 ,:AT CAN ?IS BE8 ,IS IT A 
DREAM OR A REALITY8 ,SOME?+ IS TAK+ PLACE :I* 
%\LD NOT1 CANNOT BE2 ONE LONGS TO BELIEVE ?AT IT IS A 
DREAM & TO AWAKE FROM IT4 ,BUT NO1 IT IS NOT A DREAM1 
IT IS A DREADFUL REALITY6 

,ONE C\LD YET UND]/& H[ A POOR1 UN$UCAT$1 
DEFRAUD$ ,JAPANESE1 TORN FROM HIS FIELD & TAU<T ?AT 
,BUDDHISM CONSI/S NOT 9 COMPASSION TO ALL ?AT LIVES1 
BUT 9 SACRIFICES TO IDOLS1 & H[ A SIMIL> POOR ILLIT]ATE 
FELL[ FROM ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,T\LA OR ,NIJNI ,NOVGOROD1 
:O HAS BE5 TAU<T ?AT ,*RI/IANITY CONSI/S 
9 WOR%IP+ ,*RI/1 ! ,MADONNA1 ,SA9TS1 & !IR 
ICONS--ONE C\LD UND]/& H[ !SE UN=TUNATE M51 BR\<T BY ! VIOL5CE & DECEIT ( C5TURIES TO 
RECOGNIZE ! GREATE/ CRIME 9 ! WORLD--! MURD] 
( ONE'S BRE?R5--AS A VIRTU\S ACT1 CAN COMMIT !SE 
DREADFUL DE$S1 )\T REG>D+ !MSELVES AS BE+ 
GUILTY 9 SO DO+4 

,BUT H[ CAN SO-CALL$ 5LI<T5$ M5 PREA* W>1 
SUPPORT IT1 P>TICIPATE 9 IT1 &1 WOR/ ( ALL1 )\T 
SUFF]+ ! DANG]S ( W> !MSELVES1 9CITE O!RS 
TO IT1 S5D+ !IR UN=TUNATE DEFRAUD$ BRO!RS TO 
FI<T8 ,!SE SO-CALL$ 5LI<T5$ M5 CANNOT POSSIBLY 
IGNORE1 ,I DO NOT SAY ! ,*RI/IAN LAW1 IF !Y RECOGNIZE 
!MSELVES TO BE ,*RI/IANS1 BUT ALL ?AT HAS BE5 
WRITT51 IS BE+ WRITT51 HAS & IS BE+ SAID1 AB\T ! 
CRUELTY1 FUTILITY1 & S5SELESSNESS ( W>4 ,!Y >E REG>D$ 
AS 5LI<T5$ M5 PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y KN[ 
ALL ?IS4 ,! MAJORITY ( !M HAVE !MSELVES WRITT5 
& SPOK5 AB\T ?IS4 ,NOT TO M5TION ,! ,HAGUE ,CONF]5CE1 
:I* CALL$ =? UNIV]SAL PRAISE1 OR ALL ! 
BOOKS1 PAMPHLETS1 NEWSPAP] >TICLES1 & SPEE*ES 
DEMON/RAT+ ! POSSIBILITY ( ! SOLUTION ( 9T]NATIONAL 
MISUND]/&+S BY 9T]NATIONAL >BITRATION--NO 
5LI<T5$ MAN CAN HELP KN[+ ?AT ! 
UNIV]SAL COMPETITION 9 ! >MAM5TS ( ,/ATES 
MU/ 9EVITABLY LEAD !M TO 5DLESS W>S1 OR TO A 
G5]AL BANKRUPTCY1 OR TO BO? ! ONE & ! O!R4 
,!Y CANNOT BUT KN[ ?AT BESIDES ! S5SELESS1 PURPOSELESS 
EXP5DITURE ( MILLI>DS ( RUBLES1 I4E4 ( 
HUMAN LABOR1 ON ! PREP>ATIONS = W>1 DUR+ ! 
W>S !MSELVES MILLIONS ( ! MO/ 5]GETIC & 
VIGOR\S M5 P]I% 9 ?AT P]IOD ( !IR LIFE :I* 
IS BE/ = PRODUCTIVE LABOR 7DUR+ ! PA/ C5TURY 
W>S HAVE DE/ROY$ F\RTE5 MILLION M574 ,5LI<T5$ M5 CANNOT BUT KN[ ?AT OCCASIONS = W> >E 
ALWAYS SU* AS >E NOT WOR? NOT ONLY ONE HUMAN LIFE1 
BUT NOT ONE HUNDR$? P>T ( ALL ?AT :I* IS SP5T 
UPON W>S 79 FI<T+ = ! EMANCIPATION ( ! 
NEGROES MU* MORE WAS SP5T ?AN IT W\LD HAVE CO/ 
TO R$EEM !M FROM SLAV]Y74 

,EV]Y ONE KN[S & CANNOT HELP KN[+ ?AT1 
ABOVE ALL1 W>S1 CALL+ =? ! L[E/ ANIMAL PASSIONS1 
DEPRAVE & BRUTALIZE M54 ,EV]Y ONE KN[S 
! WEAKNESS ( ! >GUM5TS 9 FAVOR ( W>1 SU* 
AS W]E BR\<T =W>D BY ,DE ,MAI/RE1 ,MOLTKE1 & 
O!RS1 = !Y >E ALL F\ND$ ON ! SOPHISM ?AT 9 
EV]Y HUMAN CALAMITY IT IS POSSIBLE TO F9D AN ADVANTAGE\S 
ELEM5T1 OR ELSE UPON ! UTT]LY >BITR>Y 
ASS]TION ?AT W>S HAVE ALWAYS EXI/$ & !RE=E 
ALWAYS MU/ EXI/1 AS IF ! BAD ACTIONS ( M5 C\LD 
BE JU/IFI$ BY ! ADVANTAGES OR ! USEFULNESS :I* 
!Y REALIZE1 OR BY ! CONSID]ATION ?AT !Y HAVE 
BE5 COMMITT$ DUR+ A LONG P]IOD ( TIME4 ,ALL 
SO-CALL$ 5LI<T5$ M5 KN[ ALL ?IS4 ,!N SUDD5LY 
W> BEG9S1 & ALL ?IS IS 9/ANTLY =GOTT51 
& ! SAME M5 :O BUT YE/]DAY W]E PROV+ 
! CRUELTY1 FUTILITY1 ! S5SELESSNESS ( W>S N[ 
?9K1 SPEAK1 & WRITE ONLY AB\T KILL+ AS MANY 
M5 AS POSSIBLE1 AB\T RU9+ & DE/ROY+ ! 
GREATE/ POSSIBLE AM\NT ( ! PRODUCTIONS ( HUMAN 
LABOR1 & AB\T EXCIT+ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE ! 
PASSION ( HATR$ 9 ?OSE PEACEFUL1 H>MLESS1 9DU/RI\S 
M5 :O BY !IR LABOR FE$1 CLO!1 MA9TA9 
!SE SAME PSEUDO-5LI<T5$ M51 :O COMPEL !M 
TO COMMIT ?OSE DREADFUL DE$S CONTR>Y TO !IR CONSCI5CE1 
WELF>E1 OR FAI?4 

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,SOME?+ IS TAK+ PLACE 9COMPREH5SIBLE & 
IMPOSSIBLE 9 ITS CRUELTY1 FALSEHOOD1 & /UPIDITY4 
,! ,RUSSIAN ,CZ>1 ! SAME MAN :O EXHORT$ ALL ! 
NATIONS 9 ! CAUSE ( PEACE1 PUBLICLY ANN\NCES 
?AT1 NOT)/&+ ALL HIS EF=TS TO MA9TA9 ! 
PEACE SO DE> TO HIS HE>T 7EF=TS :I* EXPRESS !MSELVES 
9 ! SEIZ+ ( O!R PEOPLES' L&S & 9 ! 
/R5G!N+ ( >MIES = ! DEF5SE ( !SE /OL5 
L&S71 HE1 [+ TO ! ATTACK ( ! ,JAPANESE1 COMM&S 
?AT ! SAME %ALL BE DONE TO ! ,JAPANESE 
AS !Y HAD COMM5C$ DO+ TO ! ,RUSSIANS--I4E4 
?AT !Y %\LD BE SLAU<T]$2 & 9 ANN\NC+ 
?IS CALL TO MURD] HE M5TIONS ,GOD1 ASK+ ! ,DIV9E 
BLESS+ ON ! MO/ DREADFUL CRIME 9 ! WORLD4 ,! 
,JAPANESE ,EMP]OR HAS PROCLAIM$ ! SAME ?+ 9 
RELATION TO ! ,RUSSIANS4 

,M5 ( SCI5CE & ( LAW 7,MESSIEURS ,MURAVIEFF & 
,M>T5S7 /R5U\SLY TRY TO PROVE ?AT 9 ! REC5T 
CALL ( ALL NATIONS TO UNIV]SAL PEACE & ! PRES5T 
9CITEM5T TO W>1 BECAUSE ( ! SEIZURE ( O!R 
PEOPLES' L&S1 !RE IS NO CONTRADICTION4 ,DIPLOMATI/S1 
9 !IR REF9$ ,FR5* LANGUAGE1 PUBLI% & S5D 
\T CIRCUL>S 9 :I* !Y CIRCUM/ANTIALLY & DILIG5TLY 
PROVE 7?\< !Y KN[ NO ONE BELIEVES !M7 
?AT1 AFT] ALL ITS EF=TS TO E/ABLI% PEACEFUL RELATIONS 
79 REALITY1 AFT] ALL ITS EF=TS TO DECEIVE O!R C\NTRIES71 
! ,RUSSIAN ,GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 COMPELL$ TO 
HAVE REC\RSE TO ! ONLY MEANS = A RATIONAL SOLUTION 
( ! QUE/ION--I4E4 TO ! MURD] ( M54 ,! 
SAME ?+ IS WRITT5 BY ,JAPANESE DIPLOMATI/S4 ,SCI5TI/S1 HI/ORIANS1 & PHILOSOPH]S1 ON !IR SIDE1 COMP>+ 
! PRES5T ) ! PA/1 D$UCE FROM !SE 
COMP>ISONS PR(\ND CONCLUSIONS1 & >GUE 9T]M9ABLY 
AB\T ! LAWS ( ! MOVEM5T ( NATIONS1 
AB\T ! RELATION BETWE5 ! YELL[ & :ITE RACES1 
OR AB\T ,BUDDHISM & ,*RI/IANITY1 & ON ! BASIS ( 
!SE D$UCTIONS & >GUM5TS JU/IFY ! SLAU<T] 
( ?OSE BELONG+ TO ! YELL[ RACE BY ,*RI/IANS2 
:ILE 9 ! SAME WAY ! ,JAPANESE SCI5TI/S & 
PHILOSOPH]S JU/IFY ! SLAU<T] ( ?OSE ( ! :ITE 
RACE4 ,J\RNALI/S1 )\T CONCEAL+ !IR JOY1 TRY 
TO \TDO EA* O!R1 &1 NOT HESITAT+ AT ANY FALSEHOOD1 
H[EV] IMPUD5T & TRANSP>5T1 PROVE 9 ALL 
POSSIBLE WAYS ?AT ! ,RUSSIANS ONLY >E RI<T & 
/RONG & GOOD 9 EV]Y RESPECT1 & ?AT ALL ! 
,JAPANESE >E WRONG & WEAK & BAD 9 EV]Y RESPECT1 
& ?AT ALL ?OSE >E ALSO BAD :O >E 9IMICAL OR MAY 
BECOME 9IMICAL T[>D ! ,RUSSIANS--! ,5GLI%1 
! ,AM]ICANS2 & ! SAME IS PROV$ LIKEWISE BY 
! ,JAPANESE & !IR SUPPORT]S 9 RELATION TO ! 
,RUSSIANS4 

,NOT TO M5TION ! MILIT>Y1 :O 9 ! WAY ( !IR 
PR(ESSION PREP>E = MURD]1 CR[DS ( SO-CALL$ 5LI<T5$ 
PEOPLE1 SU* AS PR(ESSORS1 SOCIAL RE=M]S1 
/UD5TS1 NOBLES1 M]*ANTS1 )\T BE+ =C$ !RETO 
BY ANY?+ OR ANYBODY1 EXPRESS ! MO/ BITT] & 
CONTEMPTU\S FEEL+S T[>D ! ,JAPANESE1 ! ,5GLI%1 
OR ! ,AM]ICANS1 T[>D :OM BUT YE/]DAY 
!Y W]E EI!R WELL-DISPOS$ OR 9DIFF]5T2 :ILE1 
)\T ! LEA/ COMPULSION1 !Y EXPRESS ! MO/ 
ABJECT1 S]VILE FEEL+S T[>D ! ,CZ> 7TO :OM1 TO 
SAY ! LEA/1 !Y W]E COMPLETELY 9DIFF]5T71 ASSUR+ HIM ( !IR UNLIMIT$ LOVE & READ9ESS TO SACRIFICE 
!IR LIVES 9 HIS 9T]E/S4 

,?IS UN=TUNATE1 5TANGL$ Y\NG MAN1 RECOGNIZ$ AS 
! LEAD] ( ONE HUNDR$ & ?IRTY MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 
CONT9UALLY DECEIV$ & COMPELL$ TO CONTRADICT HIMSELF1 
CONFID5TLY ?ANKS & BLESSES ! TROOPS :OM HE 
CALLS HIS [N = MURD] 9 DEF5SE ( L&S :I* ) 
YET LESS RI<T HE ALSO CALLS HIS [N4 ,ALL PRES5T TO EA* 
O!R HIDE\S ICONS 9 :I* NOT ONLY NO ONE AMONG 
! $UCAT$ BELIEVES1 BUT :I* UNLE>N$ PEASANTS >E 
BEG9N+ TO AB&ON2 ALL B[ D[N TO ! GR\ND 
BE=E !SE ICONS1 KISS !M1 & PRON\NCE POMP\S 
& DECEITFUL SPEE*ES 9 :I* NO ONE REALLY BELIEVES4 

,WEAL?Y PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE 9SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS ( 
!IR IMMORALLY ACQUIR$ RI*ES = ?IS CAUSE ( MURD] 
OR ! ORGANIZATION ( HELP 9 CONNECTION ) ! WORK 
( MURD]2 :ILE ! POOR1 FROM :OM ! ,GOV]NM5T 
ANNUALLY COLLECTS TWO MILLI>DS1 DEEM IT NECESS>Y TO DO 
LIKEWISE1 GIV+ !IR MITES ALSO4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T 
9CITES & 5C\RAGES CR[DS ( IDL]S1 :O WALK AB\T 
! /REETS ) ! ,CZ>'S PORTRAIT1 S++1 %\T+ 
HURRAH6 & :O1 UND] PRETEXT ( PATRIOTISM1 >E 
LIC5S$ 9 ALL K9DS ( EXCESS4 ,ALL OV] ,RUSSIA1 FROM 
! ,PALACE TO ! REMOTE/ VILLAGE1 ! PA/ORS ( 
*UR*ES1 CALL+ !MSELVES ,*RI/IANS1 APPEAL TO ?AT 
,GOD :O HAS 5JO9$ LOVE TO ONE'S 5EMIES--TO ! 
,GOD ( ,LOVE ,HIMSELF--TO HELP ! WORK ( ! DEVIL 
TO FUR!R ! SLAU<T] ( M54 

,/UPEFI$ BY PRAY]S1 S]MONS1 EXHORTATIONS1 BY PROCESSIONS1 
PICTURES1 & NEWSPAP]S1 ! CANNON'S FLE%1 
HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( M51 UNI=MLY DRESS$1 C>RY+ 
DIV]SE DEADLY WEAPONS1 LEAV+ !IR P>5TS1 WIVES1 *ILDR51 ) HE>TS ( AGONY1 BUT ) >TIFICIAL SPRI<TL9ESS1 
GO :]E !Y1 RISK+ !IR [N LIVES1 WILL 
COMMIT ! MO/ DREADFUL ACT ( KILL+ M5 :OM 
!Y DO NOT KN[ & :O HAVE DONE !M NO H>M4 
,& !Y >E FOLL[$ BY DOCTORS & NURSES1 :O 
SOMEH[ IMAG9E ?AT AT HOME !Y CANNOT S]VE SIMPLE1 
PEACEFUL1 SUFF]+ PEOPLE1 BUT CAN ONLY S]VE ?OSE :O 
>E 5GAG$ 9 SLAU<T]+ EA* O!R4 ,?OSE :O 
REMA9 AT HOME >E GLADD5$ BY NEWS ( ! MURD] 
( M51 & :5 !Y LE>N ?AT MANY ,JAPANESE HAVE 
BE5 KILL$ !Y ?ANK SOME ONE :OM !Y CALL ,GOD4 

,ALL ?IS IS NOT ONLY REG>D$ AS ! MANIFE/ATION ( 
ELEVAT$ FEEL+1 BUT ?OSE :O REFRA9 FROM SU* MANIFE/ATIONS1 
IF !Y 5DEAVOR TO DISABUSE M51 >E DEEM$ 
TRAITORS & BETRAY]S1 & >E 9 DANG] ( BE+ ABUS$ 
& BEAT5 BY A BRUTALIZ$ CR[D :I*1 9 DEF5SE ( 
ITS 9SANITY & CRUELTY1 CAN POSSESS NO O!R WEAPON 
?AN BRUTE =CE4 

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,IT IS AS IF !RE HAD NEV] EXI/$ EI!R ,VOLTAIRE1 OR 
,MONTAIGNE1 OR ,PASCAL1 OR ,SWIFT1 OR ,KANT1 OR ,SP9OZA1 OR 
HUNDR$S ( O!R WRIT]S :O HAVE EXPOS$1 ) GREAT 
=CE1 ! MADNESS & FUTILITY ( W>1 & HAVE DESCRIB$ 
ITS CRUELTY1 IMMORALITY1 & SAVAG]Y2 &1 
ABOVE ALL1 IT IS AS IF !RE HAD NEV] EXI/$ ,JESUS & 
HIS TEA*+ ( HUMAN BRO!RHOOD & LOVE ( ,GOD 
& ( M54 

,ONE RECALLS ALL ?IS TO M9D & LOOKS >\ND ON :AT 
IS N[ TAK+ PLACE1 & ONE EXP]I5CES HORROR LESS AT 
! ABOM9ATIONS ( W> ?AN AT ?AT :I* IS ! 
MO/ HORRIBLE ( ALL HORRORS--! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! IMPOT5CY ( HUMAN REASON4 ,?AT :I* ALONE DI/+UI%ES 
MAN FROM ! ANIMAL1 ?AT :I* CON/ITUTES 
HIS M]IT--HIS REASON--IS F\ND TO BE AN UNNECESS>Y1 
& NOT ONLY A USELESS1 BUT A P]NICI\S ADDITION1 :I* 
SIMPLY IMP$ES ACTION1 LIKE A BRIDLE FALL5 FROM A 
HORSE'S HEAD1 & 5TANGL$ 9 HIS LEGS & ONLY IRRITAT+ 
HIM4 

,IT IS COMPREH5SIBLE ?AT A HEA!N1 A ,GREEK1 A ,ROMAN1 
EV5 A M$IAEVAL ,*RI/IAN1 IGNORANT ( ! ,GOSPEL 
& BL9DLY BELIEV+ ALL ! PRESCRIPTIONS ( ! 
,*UR*1 MI<T FI<T &1 FI<T+1 PRIDE HIMSELF ON HIS 
MILIT>Y A*IEVEM5TS2 BUT H[ CAN A BELIEV+ ,*RI/IAN1 
OR EV5 A SKEPTIC1 9VOLUNT>ILY P]MEAT$ BY ! 
,*RI/IAN IDEALS ( HUMAN BRO!RHOOD & LOVE :I* 
HAVE 9SPIR$ ! WORKS ( ! PHILOSOPH]S1 MORALI/S1 
& >TI/S ( \R TIME1--H[ CAN SU* TAKE A GUN1 OR 
/& BY A CANNON1 & AIM AT A CR[D ( HIS FELL[-M51 
DESIR+ TO KILL AS MANY ( !M AS POSSIBLE8 

,! ,ASSYRIANS1 ,ROMANS1 OR ,GREEKS MI<T BE P]SUAD$ 
?AT 9 FI<T+ !Y W]E ACT+ NOT ONLY 
ACCORD+ TO !IR CONSCI5CE1 BUT EV5 FULFILL+ A 
RI<TE\S DE$4 ,BUT1 :E!R WE WI% IT OR NOT1 WE 
>E ,*RI/IANS1 & H[EV] ,*RI/IANITY MAY HAVE BE5 
DI/ORT$1 ITS G5]AL SPIRIT CANNOT BUT LIFT US TO ?AT 
HI<] PLANE ( REASON :5CE WE CAN NO LONG] REFRA9 
FROM FEEL+ ) \R :OLE BE+ NOT ONLY ! S5SELESSNESS 
& ! CRUELTY ( W>1 BUT ITS COMPLETE OPPOSITION 
TO ALL ?AT WE REG>D AS GOOD & RI<T4 ,!RE=E1 
WE CANNOT DO AS !Y DID1 ) ASSURANCE1 FIRMNESS1 & 
PEACE1 & )\T A CONSCI\SNESS ( \R CRIM9ALITY1 
)\T ! DESP]ATE FEEL+ ( A MURD]]1 :O1 HAV+ 
BEGUN TO KILL HIS VICTIM1 & FEEL+ 9 ! DEP?S ( HIS S\L ! GUILT ( HIS ACT1 PROCE$S TO TRY TO 
/UPEFY OR 9FURIATE HIMSELF1 TO BE ABLE ! BETT] TO 
COMPLETE HIS DREADFUL DE$4 ,ALL ! UNNATURAL1 FEV]I%1 
HOT-HEAD$1 9SANE EXCITEM5T :I* HAS N[ 
SEIZ$ ! IDLE UPP] RANKS ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY IS M]ELY 
! SYMPTOM ( !IR RECOGNITION ( ! CRIM9ALITY ( 
! WORK :I* IS BE+ DONE4 ,ALL !SE 9SOL5T1 
M5DACI\S SPEE*ES AB\T DEVOTION TO1 & WOR%IP 
(1 ! ,MON>*1 AB\T READ9ESS TO SACRIFICE LIFE 7OR 
ONE %\LD SAY O!R PEOPLE'S LIVES1 & NOT ONE'S 
[N72 ALL !SE PROMISES TO DEF5D ) ONE'S BREA/ 
L& :I* DOES NOT BELONG TO ONE2 ALL !SE S5SELESS 
B5$ICTIONS ( EA* O!R ) V>I\S BANN]S & 
MON/R\S ICONS2 ALL !SE ,TE ,DEUMS2 ALL !SE PREP>ATIONS 
( BLANKETS & B&AGES2 ALL !SE DETA*M5TS 
( NURSES2 ALL !SE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! FLEET & TO 
! ,R$ ,CROSS PRES5T$ TO ! ,GOV]NM5T1 :OSE 
DIRECT DUTY IS 7:IL/ IT HAS ! POSSIBILITY ( COLLECT+ 
FROM ! PEOPLE AS MU* MONEY AS IT REQUIRES71 HAV+ 
DECL>$ W>1 TO ORGANIZE ! NECESS>Y FLEET & NECESS>Y 
MEANS = ATT5D+ ! W\ND$2 ALL !SE ,SLAVONIC1 
POMP\S1 S5SELESS1 & BLASPHEM\S PRAY]S1 
! UTT]ANCE ( :I* 9 V>I\S T[NS IS COMMUNICAT$ 
9 ! PAP]S AS IMPORTANT NEWS2 ALL !SE PROCESSIONS1 
CALLS = ! NATIONAL HYMN1 *E]S2 ALL ?IS 
DREADFUL1 DESP]ATE NEWSPAP] M5DACITY1 :I*1 BE+ 
UNIV]SAL1 DOES NOT FE> EXPOSURE2 ALL ?IS /UPEFACTION 
& BRUTALIZATION :I* HAS N[ TAK5 HOLD ( ,RUSSIAN 
SOCIETY1 & :I* IS BE+ TRANSMITT$ BY DEGREES ALSO 
TO ! MASSES2 ALL ?IS IS ONLY A SYMPTOM ( ! GUILTY 
CONSCI\SNESS ( ?AT DREADFUL ACT :I* IS BE+ 
ACCOMPLI%$4 

,SPONTANE\S FEEL+ TELLS M5 ?AT :AT !Y >E DO+ 
%\LD NOT BE2 BUT1 AS ! MURD]] :O HAS BEGUN 
TO ASSASS9ATE HIS VICTIM CANNOT /OP1 SO ALSO ,RUSSIAN 
PEOPLE N[ IMAG9E ?AT ! FACT ( ! DEADLY WORK 
HAV+ BE5 COMM5C$ IS AN UNANSW]ABLE >GUM5T 
9 FAVOR ( W>4 ,W> HAS BE5 BEGUN1 & !RE=E 
IT %\LD GO ON4 ,?US IT SEEMS TO SIMPLE1 B5I<T$1 
UNLE>N$ M51 ACT+ UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! PETTY 
PASSIONS & /UPEFACTION TO :I* !Y HAVE BE5 SUBJECT$4 
,9 EXACTLY ! SAME WAY ! MO/ $UCAT$ 
M5 ( \R TIME >GUE TO PROVE ?AT MAN DOES NOT 
POSSESS FREE WILL1 & ?AT1 !RE=E1 EV5 W]E HE TO 
UND]/& ?AT ! WORK HE HAS COMM5C$ IS EVIL1 HE 
CAN NO LONG] CEASE TO DO IT4 ,& DAZ$1 BRUTALIZ$ 
M5 CONT9UE !IR DREADFUL WORK4 

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,ASK A SOLDI]1 A PRIVATE1 A CORPORAL1 A NONCOMMISSION$ 
(FIC]1 :O HAS AB&ON$ HIS OLD P>5TS1 HIS 
WIFE1 HIS *ILDR51 :Y HE IS PREP>+ TO KILL M5 :OM 
HE DOES NOT KN[2 HE WILL AT FIR/ BE A/ONI%$ AT Y\R 
QUE/ION4 ,HE IS A SOLDI]1 HE HAS TAK5 ! OA?1 & 
IT IS HIS DUTY TO FULFILL ! ORD]S ( HIS COMM&]S4 ,IF 
Y\ TELL HIM ?AT W>--I4E4 ! SLAU<T] ( M5--DOES 
NOT CON=M TO ! COMM&1 0,?\ %ALT NOT 
KILL10 HE WILL SAY3 0,& H[ IF \RS >E ATTACK$--,= 
! ,K+--,= ! ,OR?ODOX FAI?80 7,ONE ( !M 
SAID 9 ANSW] TO MY QUE/ION3 0,& H[ IF HE 
ATTACKS ?AT :I* IS SACR$80 0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN80 
,I ASK$4 0,:Y10 SAID HE1 0! BANN]407 ,& IF Y\ 
5DEAVOR TO EXPLA9 TO SU* A SOLDI] ?AT ,GOD'S ,COMM&M5T IS MORE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY ?AN ! BANN] 
BUT ?AN ANY?+ ELSE 9 ! WORLD1 HE WILL BECOME 
SIL5T1 OR HE WILL GET ANGRY & REPORT Y\ TO ! 
AU?ORITIES4 

,ASK AN (FIC]1 A G5]AL1 :Y HE GOES TO ! W>4 
,HE WILL TELL Y\ ?AT HE IS A MILIT>Y MAN1 & ?AT 
! MILIT>Y >E 9DISP5SABLE = ! DEF5SE ( ! 
FA!RL&4 ,AS TO MURD] NOT CON=M+ TO ! SPIRIT 
( ! ,*RI/IAN LAW1 ?IS DOES NOT TR\BLE HIM1 AS EI!R 
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 ?IS LAW1 OR1 IF HE DOES1 IT IS NOT 
9 ! LAW ITSELF1 BUT 9 ?AT EXPLANATION :I* HAS BE5 
GIV5 TO ?IS LAW4 ,BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 HE1 LIKE ! SOLDI]1 
9 PLACE ( ! P]SONAL QUE/ION1 :AT %\LD HE DO 
HIMSELF1 ALWAYS PUT ! G5]AL QUE/ION AB\T ! ,/ATE1 
OR ! FA!RL&4 0,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 :5 ! 
FA!RL& IS 9 DANG]1 ONE %\LD ACT1 & NOT >GUE10 
HE WILL SAY4 

,ASK ! DIPLOMATI/S1 :O1 BY !IR DECEITS1 PREP>E 
W>S1 :Y !Y DO IT4 ,!Y WILL TELL Y\ ?AT ! OBJECT 
( !IR ACTIVITY IS ! E/ABLI%M5T ( PEACE BETWE5 
NATIONS1 & ?AT ?IS OBJECT IS ATTA9$1 NOT BY IDEAL1 
UNREALIZABLE !ORIES1 BUT BY DIPLOMATIC ACTION & 
READ9ESS = W>4 ,&1 JU/ AS ! MILIT>Y1 9/EAD 
( ! QUE/ION CONC]N+ ONE'S [N ACTION1 PLACE ! 
G5]AL QUE/ION1 SO ALSO DIPLOMATI/S WILL SPEAK AB\T 
! 9T]E/S ( ,RUSSIA1 AB\T ! UNSCRUPUL\SNESS ( 
O!R ,P[]S1 AB\T ! BALANCE ( P[] 9 ,EUROPE1 
BUT NOT AB\T !IR [N POSITION & ITS ACTIVITIES4 

,ASK ! J\RNALI/S :Y1 BY !IR WRIT+S1 !Y 
9CITE M5 TO W>2 !Y WILL SAY ?AT W>S 9 G5]AL >E 
NECESS>Y & USEFUL1 ESPECIALLY ! PRES5T W>1 & 
!Y WILL CONFIRM ?IS OP9ION ( !IRS BY MI/Y PATRIOTIC PHRASES1 &1 JU/ LIKE ! MILIT>Y & DIPLOMATI/1 
TO ! QUE/ION :Y HE1 A J\RNALI/1 A P>TICUL> 
9DIVIDUAL1 A LIV+ MAN1 ACTS 9 A C]TA9 WAY1 HE WILL 
SPEAK AB\T ! G5]AL 9T]E/S ( ! NATION1 AB\T 
! ,/ATE1 CIVILIZATION1 ! :ITE RACE4 ,9 ! SAME 
WAY1 ALL ?OSE :O PREP>E W> WILL EXPLA9 !IR 
P>TICIPATION 9 ?AT WORK4 ,!Y WILL P]HAPS AGREE 
?AT IT W\LD BE DESIRABLE TO ABOLI% W>1 BUT AT PRES5T 
?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,AT PRES5T !Y AS ,RUSSIANS & AS 
M5 :O OCCUPY C]TA9 POSITIONS1 SU* AS HEADS ( ! 
NOBILITY1 REPRES5TATIVES ( LOCAL SELF-GOV]NM5T1 DOCTORS1 
WORK]S ( ! ,R$ ,CROSS1 >E CALL$ UPON TO ACT 
& NOT TO >GUE4 0,!RE IS NO TIME TO >GUE & TO 
?9K ( ONESELF10 !Y WILL SAY1 0:5 !RE IS A GREAT 
COMMON WORK TO BE DONE40 ,! SAME WILL BE SAID BY 
! ,CZ>1 SEEM+LY RESPONSIBLE = ! :OLE ?+4 
,HE1 LIKE ! SOLDI]1 WILL BE A/ONI%$ AT ! QUE/ION1 
:E!R W> IS N[ NECESS>Y4 ,HE DOES NOT EV5 
ADMIT ! IDEA ?AT ! W> MI<T YET BE >RE/$4 ,HE 
WILL SAY ?AT HE CANNOT REFRA9 FROM FULFILL+ ?AT 
:I* IS DEM&$ ( HIM BY ! :OLE NATION1 ?AT1 
AL?\< HE DOES RECOGNIZE ?AT W> IS A GREAT EVIL1 
& HAS US$1 & IS READY TO USE1 ALL POSSIBLE MEANS 
= ITS ABOLITION--9 ! PRES5T CASE HE C\LD NOT HELP 
DECL>+ W>1 & CANNOT HELP CONT9U+ IT4 ,IT IS 
NECESS>Y = ! WELF>E & GLORY ( ,RUSSIA4 

,EV]Y ONE ( !SE M51 TO ! QUE/ION :Y HE1 SO 
& SO1 ,IVAN1 ,PET]1 ,NI*OLAS1 :IL/ RECOGNIZ+ AS 
B9D+ UPON HIM ! ,*RI/IAN LAW :I* NOT ONLY 
=BIDS ! KILL+ ( ONE'S NEI<BOR BUT DEM&S ?AT 
ONE %\LD LOVE HIM1 S]VE HIM1 :Y HE P]MITS HIMSELF 
TO P>TICIPATE 9 W>2 I4E4 9 VIOL5CE1 LOOT1 MURD]1 WILL 9FALLIBLY ANSW] ! SAME ?+1 ?AT 
HE IS ?US ACT+ 9 ! NAME ( HIS FA!RL&1 OR FAI?1 
OR OA?1 OR HONOR1 OR CIVILIZATION1 OR ! FUTURE WELF>E 
( ! :OLE ( MANK9D--9 G5]AL1 ( SOME?+ 
AB/RACT & 9DEF9ITE4 ,MOREOV]1 !SE M5 >E 
ALWAYS SO URG5TLY OCCUPI$ EI!R BY PREP>ATION = 
W>1 OR BY ITS ORGANIZATION1 OR DISCUSSIONS AB\T IT1 ?AT 
9 !IR LEISURE TIME !Y CAN ONLY RE/ FROM !IR 
LABORS1 & HAVE NOT TIME TO OCCUPY !MSELVES ) 
DISCUSSIONS AB\T !IR LIFE1 REG>D+ SU* DISCUSSIONS 
AS IDLE4 

,V 

,M5 ( \R ,*RI/IAN WORLD & ( \R TIME >E LIKE 
A MAN :O1 HAV+ MISS$ ! RI<T TURN+1 ! FUR!R 
HE GOES ! MORE HE BECOMES CONV9C$ ?AT HE IS 
GO+ ! WRONG WAY4 ,YET ! GREAT] HIS D\BTS1 ! 
QUICK] & ! MORE DESP]ATELY DOES HE HURRY ON1 
CONSOL+ HIMSELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT HE WILL >RIVE 
SOME:]E4 ,BUT ! TIME COMES :5 IT BECOMES QUITE 
CLE> ?AT ! WAY ALONG :I* HE IS GO+ WILL LEAD TO 
NO?+ BUT A PRECIPICE1 :I* HE IS ALREADY BEG9N+ 
TO DISC]N BE=E HIM4 

,9 SU* A POSITION /&S ! ,*RI/IAN HUMANITY ( 
\R TIME4 ,IT IS P]FECTLY EVID5T ?AT1 IF WE CONT9UE 
TO LIVE AS WE >E N[ LIV+1 GUID$ 9 \R PRIVATE LIVES1 
AS WELL AS 9 ! LIFE ( SEP>ATE ,/ATES1 BY ! SOLE 
DESIRE ( WELF>E = \RSELVES & = \R ,/ATE1 & 
WILL1 AS WE DO N[1 ?9K TO 5SURE ?IS WELF>E BY 
VIOL5CE1 !N1 9EVITABLY 9CREAS+ ! MEANS ( VIOL5CE 
( ONE AGA9/ ! O!R & ( ,/ATE AGA9/ 
,/ATE1 WE %ALL1 FIR/1 KEEP SUBJECT+ \RSELVES MORE 
#ad 
& MORE1 TRANSF]R+ ! MAJOR PORTION ( \R PRODUCTIV5ESS 
TO >MAM5TS2 &1 SECONDLY1 BY KILL+ 9 
MUTUAL W>S ! BE/ PHYSICALLY DEVELOP$ M51 WE 
MU/ BECOME MORE & MORE DEG5]ATE & MORALLY 
DEPRAV$4 

,?AT ?IS WILL BE ! CASE IF WE DO NOT ALT] \R LIFE 
IS AS C]TA9 AS IT IS MA!MATICALLY C]TA9 ?AT TWO 
NON-P>ALLEL /RAI<T L9ES MU/ MEET4 ,BUT NOT ONLY 
IS ?IS !ORETICALLY C]TA9 9 \R TIME2 IT IS BECOM+ 
C]TA9 NOT ONLY TO ?\<T1 BUT ALSO TO ! CONSCI\SNESS4 
,! PRECIPICE :I* WE APPROA* IS ALREADY 
BECOM+ APP>5T TO US1 & ! MO/ SIMPLE1 NON-PHILOSOPHIZ+1 
& UN$UCAT$ M5 CANNOT BUT SEE 
?AT1 BY >M+ \RSELVES MORE & MORE AGA9/ EA* 
O!R & SLAU<T]+ EA* O!R 9 W>1 WE1 LIKE 
SPID]S 9 A J>1 CAN COME TO NO?+ ELSE BUT ! 
DE/RUCTION ( EA* O!R4 

,A S9C]E1 S]I\S1 RATIONAL MAN CAN NO LONG] CONSOLE 
HIMSELF BY ! ?\<T ?AT MATT]S CAN BE M5D$1 AS 
WAS =M]LY SUPPOS$1 BY A UNIV]SAL EMPIRE SU* AS 
?AT ( ,ROME OR ( ,*>LES ! ,GREAT1 OR ,NAPOLEON1 OR 
BY ! M$IAEVAL SPIRITUAL P[] ( ! ,POPE1 OR BY 
,HOLY ,ALLIANCES1 BY ! POLITICAL BALANCE ( ! ,EUROPEAN 
,CONC]T1 & BY PEACEFUL 9T]NATIONAL TRIBUNALS1 
OR1 AS SOME HAVE ?\<T1 BY ! 9CREASE ( MILIT>Y 
/R5G? & ! NEWLY DISCOV]$ P[]FUL WEAPONS 
( DE/RUCTION4 

,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ORGANIZE A UNIV]SAL EMPIRE OR 
REPUBLIC1 CONSI/+ ( ,EUROPEAN ,/ATES1 AS DIFF]5T 
NATIONALITIES WILL NEV] DESIRE TO UNITE 9TO ONE ,/ATE4 
,TO ORGANIZE 9T]NATIONAL TRIBUNALS = ! SOLUTION 
( 9T]NATIONAL DISPUTES8 ,BUT :O WILL IMPOSE OB$I5CE TO ! DECISION ( ! TRIBUNAL UPON A CONT5D+ 
P>TY :O HAS AN ORGANIZ$ >MY ( MILLIONS 
( M58 ,TO DIS>M8 ,NO ONE DESIRES IT OR WILL BEG9 
IT4 ,TO 9V5T YET MORE DREADFUL MEANS ( DE/RUCTION--BALLOONS 
) BOMBS FILL$ ) SUFFOCAT+ GASES1 
%ELLS1 :I* M5 WILL %[] UPON EA* O!R FROM 
ABOVE8 ,:ATEV] MAY BE 9V5T$1 ALL ,/ATES WILL 
FURNI% !MSELVES ) SIMIL> WEAPONS ( DE/RUCTION4 
,& CANNON'S FLE%1 AS AFT] COLD WEAPONS IT SUBMITT$ 
TO BULLETS1 & MEEKLY EXPOS$ ITSELF TO %ELLS1 BOMBS1 
F>-REA*+ GUNS1 MITRAILLEUSES1 M9ES1 SO IT WILL ALSO 
SUBMIT TO BOMBS *>G$ ) SUFFOCAT+ GASES SCATT]$ 
D[N UPON IT FROM BALLOONS4 

,NO?+ %[S MORE EVID5TLY ?AN ! SPEE*ES ( 
,M4 ,MURAVIEFF & ,PR(ESSOR ,M>T5S AB\T ! ,JAPANESE 
W> NOT CONTRADICT+ ,! ,HAGUE ,PEACE ,CONF]5CE--NO?+ 
%[S MORE OBVI\SLY ?AN !SE 
SPEE*ES TO :AT AN EXT5T1 AMONG ! M5 ( \R 
TIME1 ! MEANS = ! TRANSMISSION ( ?\<T--SPEE*--IS 
DI/ORT$1 & H[ ! CAPACITY = CLE>1 
RATIONAL ?9K+ IS COMPLETELY LO/4 ,?\<T & 
SPEE* >E US$ = ! PURPOSE1 NOT ( S]V+ AS A 
GUIDE = HUMAN ACTIVITY1 BUT ( JU/IFY+ ANY ACTIVITY1 
H[EV] CRIM9AL IT MAY BE4 ,! LATE ,BO] W> 
& ! PRES5T ,JAPANESE W>1 :I* CAN AT ANY MOM5T 
PASS 9TO A UNIV]SAL SLAU<T]1 HAVE PROV$ ?IS 
BEYOND ALL D\BT4 ,ALL ANTI-MILIT>Y DISCUSSIONS CAN AS 
LITTLE CONTRIBUTE TO ! CESSATION ( W> AS ! MO/ 
ELOQU5T & P]SUASIVE CONSID]ATIONS ADDRESS$ TO 
FI<T+ DOGS AS TO ITS BE+ MORE ADVANTAGE\S TO 
DIVIDE ! PIECE ( MEAT OV] :I* !Y >E /RUGGL+ 
?AN TO MUTILATE EA* O!R & LOSE ! PIECE ( MEAT1 :I* WILL BE C>RI$ AWAY BY SOME PASS+ DOG NOT 
JO9+ 9 ! FI<T4 ,WE >E DA%+ ON T[>D ! 
PRECIPICE1 CANNOT /OP1 & WE >E APPROA*+ ITS 
$GE4 

,= EV]Y RATIONAL MAN :O REFLECTS UPON ! POSITION 
9 :I* HUMANITY IS N[ PLAC$ & UPON ?AT :I* 
IT IS 9EVITABLY APPROA*+1 IT CANNOT BUT BE OBVI\S 
?AT !RE IS NO PRACTICAL ISSUE \T ( ?IS POSITION1 ?AT 
ONE CANNOT DEVISE ANY COMB9ATION OR ORGANIZATION 
:I* W\LD SAVE US FROM ! DE/RUCTION T[>D 
:I* WE >E 9EVITABLY RU%+4 ,NOT TO M5TION ! 
ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS :I* BECOME MORE & MORE 
COMPLEX1 ?OSE MUTUAL RELATIONS BETWE5 ! ,/ATES 
>M+ !MSELVES AGA9/ EA* O!R & AT ANY 
MOM5T READY TO BREAK \T 9TO W>S CLE>LY PO9T TO 
! C]TA9 DE/RUCTION T[>D :I* ALL SO-CALL$ CIVILIZ$ 
HUMANITY IS BE+ C>RI$4 ,!N :AT IS TO BE 
DONE8 

,V,I 

,TWO ?\S& YE>S AGO ,JOHN ! ,BAPTI/ & !N 
,JESUS SAID TO M53 ,! TIME IS FULFILL$ & ! ,K+DOM 
( ,GOD IS AT H&2 7U8888888887 BE?9K Y\RSELVES 
& BELIEVE 9 ! ,GOSPEL 7,M>K I4 #a#e72 & IF Y\ 
DO NOT BE?9K Y\RSELVES Y\ WILL ALL P]I% 7,LUKE 
XIII4 #e74 

,BUT M5 DID NOT LI/5 TO !M1 & ! DE/RUCTION 
!Y =ETOLD IS ALREADY NE> AT H&4 ,& WE M5 ( 
\R TIME CANNOT BUT SEE IT4 ,WE >E ALREADY P]I%+1 
&1 !RE=E1 WE CANNOT LEAVE UNHE$$ ?AT--OLD 9 
TIME1 BUT = US NEW--MEANS ( SALVATION4 ,WE CANNOT 
BUT SEE ?AT1 BESIDES ALL ! O!R CALAMITIES :I* FL[ FROM \R BAD & IRRATIONAL LIFE1 MILIT>Y PREP>ATIONS 
ALONE & ! W>S 9EVITABLY GR[+ FROM !M MU/ 
9FALLIBLY DE/ROY US4 ,WE CANNOT BUT SEE ?AT ALL ! 
MEANS ( ESCAPE 9V5T$ BY M5 FROM !SE EVILS >E 
F\ND & MU/ BE F\ND TO BE 9EFFECTUAL1 & ?AT ! 
DISA/R\S POSITION ( ! NATIONS >M+ !MSELVES 
AGA9/ EA* O!R CANNOT BUT GO ON ADVANC+ CONT9UALLY4 
,& !RE=E ! WORDS ( ,JESUS REF] TO US 
& \R TIME MORE ?AN TO ANY TIME OR TO ANY ONE4 

,JESUS SAID1 0,BE?9K Y\RSELVES0--I4E4 0,LET EV]Y 
MAN 9T]RUPT ! WORK HE HAS BEGUN & ASK HIMSELF3 
,:O AM ,I8 ,FROM :5CE HAVE ,I APPE>$1 & 9 :AT 
CONSI/S MY DE/9Y8 ,& HAV+ ANSW]$ !SE 
QUE/IONS1 ACCORD+ TO ! ANSW] DECIDE :E!R ?AT 
:I* ?\ DOE/ IS 9 CON=MITY ) ?Y DE/9Y40 
,& EV]Y MAN ( \R WORLD & TIME1 ?AT IS1 BE+ 
ACQUA9T$ ) ! ESS5CE ( ! ,*RI/IAN TEA*+1 
NE$S ONLY = A M9UTE TO 9T]RUPT HIS ACTIVITY1 TO =GET 
! CAPACITY 9 :I* HE IS REG>D$ BY M51 BE IT 
( ,EMP]OR1 SOLDI]1 M9I/]1 OR J\RNALI/1 & S]I\SLY 
ASK HIMSELF :O HE IS & :AT IS HIS DE/9Y--9 
ORD] TO BEG9 TO D\BT ! UTILITY1 LAWFULNESS1 
& REASONABL5ESS ( HIS ACTIONS4 0,BE=E ,I AM ,EMP]OR1 
SOLDI]1 M9I/]1 OR J\RNALI/10 MU/ SAY TO HIMSELF 
EV]Y MAN ( \R TIME & ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD1 
0BE=E ANY ( !SE1 ,I AM A MAN--I4E4 AN ORGANIC 
BE+ S5T BY ! ,HI<] ,WILL 9TO A UNIV]SE 9F9ITE 
9 TIME & SPACE1 9 ORD]1 AFT] /AY+ 9 IT = AN 9/ANT1 
TO DIE--I4E4 TO DISAPPE> FROM IT4 ,&1 !RE=E1 
ALL ?OSE P]SONAL1 SOCIAL1 & EV5 UNIV]SAL HUMAN 
AIMS :I* ,I MAY PLACE BE=E MYSELF & :I* >E 
PLAC$ BE=E ME BY M5 >E ALL 9SIGNIFICANT1 [+ TO ! %ORTNESS ( MY LIFE AS WELL AS TO ! 9F9IT5ESS ( 
! LIFE ( ! UNIV]SE1 & %\LD BE SUBORD9AT$ TO 
?AT HI<] AIM = ! ATTA9M5T ( :I* ,I AM S5T 
9TO ! WORLD4 ,?IS ULTIMATE AIM1 [+ TO MY LIMITATIONS1 
IS 9ACCESSIBLE TO ME1 BUT IT DOES EXI/ 7AS !RE 
MU/ BE A PURPOSE 9 ALL ?AT EXI/S71 & MY BUS9ESS IS 
?AT ( BE+ ITS 9/RUM5T--I4E4 MY DE/9Y1 MY 
VOCATION1 IS ?AT ( BE+ A WORKMAN ( ,GOD1 ( 
FULFILL+ ,HIS WORK40 ,& HAV+ UND]/OOD ?IS 
DE/9Y1 EV]Y MAN ( \R WORLD & TIME1 FROM 
,EMP]OR TO SOLDI]1 CANNOT BUT REG>D DIFF]5TLY ?OSE 
DUTIES :I* HE HAS TAK5 UPON HIMSELF OR O!R M5 
HAVE IMPOS$ UPON HIM4 

0,BE=E ,I WAS CR[N$1 RECOGNIZ$ AS ,EMP]OR10 
MU/ ! ,EMP]OR SAY TO HIMSELF3 0BE=E ,I UND]TOOK 
TO FULFILL ! DUTIES ( ! HEAD ( ! ,/ATE1 ,I1 BY ! 
V]Y FACT ?AT ,I LIVE1 HAVE PROMIS$ TO FULFILL ?AT :I* 
IS DEM&$ ( ME BY ! ,HI<] ,WILL ?AT S5T ME 
9TO LIFE4 ,!SE DEM&S ,I NOT ONLY KN[1 BUT FEEL 9 
MY HE>T4 ,!Y CONSI/1 AS IT IS EXPRESS$ 9 ! 
,*RI/IAN LAW1 :I* ,I PR(ESS1 9 ?AT ,I %\LD SUBMIT 
TO ! WILL ( ,GOD1 & FULFILL ?AT :I* IT REQUIRES ( 
ME1 ?AT ,I %\LD LOVE MY NEI<BOR1 S]VE HIM1 & ACT 
T[>DS HIM AS ,I W\LD WI% O!RS TO ACT T[>DS ME4 
,AM ,I DO+ ?IS8--RUL+ M51 PRESCRIB+ VIOL5CE1 
EXECUTIONS1 &1 ! MO/ DREADFUL ( ALL1--W>S4 ,M5 
TELL ME ?AT ,I \<T TO DO ?IS4 ,BUT ,GOD SAYS ?AT 
,I \<T TO DO SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,&1 !RE=E1 
H[EV] MU* ,I MAY BE TOLD ?AT1 AS ! HEAD 
( ! ,/ATE1 ,I MU/ DIRECT ACTS ( VIOL5CE1 ! LEVY+ 
( TAXES1 EXECUTIONS &1 ABOVE ALL1 W>1 ?AT IS1 
! SLAU<T] ( ONE'S NEI<BOR1 ,I DO NOT WI% TO & 
CANNOT DO !SE ?+S40 

,SO MU/ SAY TO HIMSELF ! SOLDI]1 :O IS TAU<T 
?AT HE MU/ KILL M51 & ! M9I/]1 :O DEEM$ IT 
HIS DUTY TO PREP>E = W>1 & ! J\RNALI/ :O 
9CIT$ TO W>1 & EV]Y MAN1 :O PUTS TO HIMSELF ! 
QUE/ION1 ,:O IS HE1 :AT IS HIS DE/9ATION 9 LIFE8 
,& ! MOM5T ! HEAD ( ! ,/ATE WILL CEASE TO 
DIRECT W>1 ! SOLDI] TO FI<T1 ! M9I/] TO PREP>E 
MEANS = W>1 ! J\RNALI/ TO 9CITE !RETO--!N1 
)\T ANY NEW 9/ITUTIONS1 ADAPTATIONS1 BALANCE ( 
P[]1 TRIBUNALS1 !RE WILL ( ITSELF BE DE/ROY$ ?AT 
HOPELESS POSITION 9 :I* M5 HAVE PLAC$ !MSELVES1 
NOT ONLY 9 RELATION TO W>1 BUT ALSO TO ALL O!R CALAMITIES 
:I* !Y !MSELVES 9FLICT UPON !MSELVES4 

,SO ?AT1 H[EV] /RANGE ?IS MAY APPE>1 ! MO/ 
EFFECTIVE & C]TA9 DELIV]ANCE ( M5 FROM ALL ! 
CALAMITIES :I* !Y 9FLICT UPON !MSELVES & FROM 
! MO/ DREADFUL ( ALL--W>--IS ATTA9ABLE1 NOT BY 
ANY EXT]NAL G5]AL MEASURES1 BUT M]ELY BY ?AT 
SIMPLE APPEAL TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( EA* SEP>ATE 
MAN :I*1 N9ETE5 HUNDR$ YE>S AGO1 WAS PROPOS$ 
BY ,JESUS--?AT EV]Y MAN BE?9K HIMSELF1 & 
ASK HIMSELF1 :O IS HE1 :Y HE LIVES1 & :AT HE %\LD 
& %\LD NOT DO4 

,V,I,I 

,! EVIL FROM :I* M5 ( \R TIME >E SUFF]+ 
IS PRODUC$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! MAJORITY LIVE )\T 
?AT :I* ALONE AF=DS A RATIONAL GUIDANCE = HUMAN 
ACTIVITY--)\T RELIGION2 NOT ?AT RELIGION :I* 
CONSI/S 9 BELIEF 9 DOGMAS1 9 ! FULFILLM5T ( RITES 
:I* AF=D A PLEASANT DIV]SION1 CONSOLATION1 /IMULANT1 
BUT ?AT RELIGION :I* E/ABLI%ES ! RELATION ( MAN TO ! ,ALL1 TO ,GOD1 &1 !RE=E1 GIVES A G5]AL HI<] 
DIRECTION TO ALL HUMAN ACTIVITY1 & )\T :I* 
PEOPLE /& ON ! PLANE ( ANIMALS & EV5 L[] 
?AN !Y4 ,?IS EVIL :I* IS LEAD+ M5 TO 9EVITABLE 
DE/RUCTION HAS MANIFE/$ ITSELF ) SPECIAL P[] 
9 \R TIME1 BECAUSE1 HAV+ LO/ ALL RATIONAL GUIDANCE 
9 LIFE1 & HAV+ DIRECT$ ALL EF=TS TO DISCOV]IES & 
IMPROVEM5TS PR9CIPALLY 9 ! SPH]E ( TE*NICAL 
KN[L$GE1 M5 ( \R TIME HAVE DEVELOP$ 9 !MSELVES 
5ORM\S P[] OV] ! =CES ( NATURE2 BUT1 
NOT HAV+ ANY GUIDANCE = ! RATIONAL ADAPTATION ( 
?IS P[]1 !Y NATURALLY HAVE US$ IT = ! SATISFACTION 
( !IR L[E/ & MO/ ANIMAL PROP5SITIES4 

,B]EFT ( RELIGION1 M5 POSSESS+ 5ORM\S P[] 
OV] ! =CES ( NATURE >E LIKE *ILDR5 TO :OM 
P[D] OR EXPLOSIVE GAS HAS BE5 GIV5 AS A PLAY?+4 
,CONSID]+ ?IS P[] :I* M5 ( \R TIME POSSESS1 
& ! WAY !Y USE IT1 ONE FEELS ?AT CONSID]+ ! 
DEGREE ( !IR MORAL DEVELOPM5T M5 HAVE NO RI<T1 
NOT ONLY TO ! USE ( RAILWAYS1 /EAM1 ELECTRICITY1 TELEPHONES1 
PHOTOGRAPHY1 WIRELESS TELEGRAPHS1 BUT EV5 TO 
! SIMPLE >T ( MANUFACTUR+ IRON & /EEL1 AS ALL 
!SE IMPROVEM5TS & >TS !Y USE ONLY = ! 
SATISFACTION ( !IR LU/S1 = AMUSEM5T1 DISSIPATION1 
& ! DE/RUCTION ( EA* O!R4 

,!N1 :AT IS TO BE DONE8 ,TO REJECT ALL !SE IMPROVEM5TS 
( LIFE1 ALL ?IS P[] ACQUIR$ BY HUMANITY--TO 
=GET ?AT :I* IT HAS LE>N$8 ,?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE1 
H[EV] P]NICI\SLY !SE M5TAL ACQUISITIONS >E 
US$2 !Y /ILL >E ACQUISITIONS1 & M5 CANNOT =GET 
!M4 ,TO ALT] ?OSE COMB9ATIONS ( NATIONS :I* 
HAVE BE5 =M$ DUR+ C5TURIES & TO E/ABLI% NEW ONES8 ,TO 9V5T SU* NEW 9/ITUTIONS AS W\LD H9D] 
! M9ORITY FROM DECEIV+ & EXPLOIT+ ! MAJORITY8 
,TO DISSEM9ATE KN[L$GE8 ,ALL ?IS HAS BE5 TRI$1 & 
IS BE+ DONE ) GREAT F]VOR4 ,ALL !SE IMAG9>Y 
ME?ODS ( IMPROVEM5T REPRES5T ! *IEF ME?ODS 
( SELF-OBLIVION & ( DIV]T+ ONE'S ATT5TION FROM 
! CONSCI\SNESS ( 9EVITABLE P]DITION4 ,! B\ND>IES 
( ,/ATES >E *ANG$1 9/ITUTIONS >E ALT]$1 
KN[L$GE IS DISSEM9AT$2 BUT )9 O!R B\ND>IES1 
) O!R ORGANIZATIONS1 ) 9CREAS$ KN[L$GE1 
M5 REMA9 ! SAME BEA/S1 READY ANY M9UTE 
TO TE> EA* O!R TO PIECES1 OR ! SAME SLAVES !Y 
HAVE ALWAYS BE51 & ALWAYS WILL BE1 :ILE !Y CONT9UE 
TO BE GUID$1 NOT BY RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS1 BUT 
BY PASSIONS1 !ORIES1 & EXT]NAL 9FLU5CES4 

,MAN HAS NO *OICE2 HE MU/ BE ! SLAVE ( ! MO/ 
UNSCRUPUL\S & 9SOL5T AMONG SLAVES1 OR ELSE ! 
S]VANT ( ,GOD1 BECAUSE = MAN !RE IS ONLY ONE WAY 
( BE+ FREE--BY UNIT+ HIS WILL ) ! WILL ( ,GOD4 
,PEOPLE B]EFT ( RELIGION1 SOME REPUDIAT+ RELIGION ITSELF1 
O!RS RECOGNIZ+ AS RELIGION ?OSE EXT]NAL1 MON/R\S 
=MS :I* HAVE SUP]S$$ IT1 & GUID$ ONLY 
BY !IR P]SONAL LU/S1 FE>1 HUMAN LAWS1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 
BY MUTUAL HYPNOTISM1 CANNOT CEASE TO BE ANIMALS OR 
SLAVES1 & NO EXT]NAL EF=TS CAN EXTRICATE !M FROM 
?IS /ATE2 = ONLY RELIGION MAKES A MAN FREE4 ,& 
MO/ ( ! PEOPLE ( \R TIME >E DEPRIV$ ( IT4 

,V,I,I,I 

0,BUT1 9 ORD] TO ABOLI% ! EVIL FROM :I* WE >E 
SUFF]+10 ?OSE WILL SAY :O >E PREOCCUPI$ BY V>I\S PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES1 0IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y ?AT NOT 
A FEW M5 ONLY1 BUT ALL M51 %\LD BE?9K !MSELVES1 
& ?AT1 HAV+ DONE SO1 !Y %\LD UNI=MLY UND]/& 
! DE/9ATION ( !IR LIVES1 9 ! FULFILLM5T ( 
! WILL ( ,GOD & 9 ! S]VICE ( ONE'S NEI<BOR4 

0,IS ?IS POSSIBLE80 ,NOT ONLY POSSIBLE1 DO ,I ANSW]1 
BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT ?IS %\LD NOT TAKE PLACE4 
,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = M5 NOT TO BE?9K !MSELVES--I4E4 
IMPOSSIBLE ?AT EA* MAN %\LD NOT PUT TO HIMSELF 
! QUE/ION AS TO :O HE IS & :]E=E HE 
LIVES2 = MAN1 AS A RATIONAL BE+1 CANNOT LIVE )\T 
SEEK+ TO KN[ :Y HE LIVES1 & HE HAS ALWAYS 
PUT TO HIMSELF ?IS QUE/ION1 & ALWAYS1 ACCORD+ 
TO ! DEGREE ( HIS DEVELOPM5T1 HAS ANSW]$ IT 9 
HIS RELIGI\S TEA*+4 ,9 \R TIME1 ! 9N] CONTRADICTION 
9 :I* M5 FEEL !MSELVES ELICITS ?IS QUE/ION 
) SPECIAL 9SI/5CE1 & DEM&S AN ANSW]4 
,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = M5 ( \R TIME TO ANSW] ?IS 
QUE/ION O!RWISE ?AN BY RECOGNIZ+ ! LAW ( LIFE 
9 LOVE TO M5 & 9 ! S]VICE ( !M1 ?IS BE+ 
= \R TIME ! ONLY RATIONAL ANSW] AS TO ! MEAN+ 
( HUMAN LIFE2 & ?IS ANSW] N9ETE5 HUNDR$ 
YE>S AGO HAS BE5 EXPRESS$ 9 ! ,*RI/IAN 
RELIGION & IS LIKEWISE KN[N TO ! VA/ MAJORITY ( 
ALL MANK9D4 

,?IS ANSW] 9 A LAT5T /ATE LIVES 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS 
( ALL M5 ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD ( \R TIME2 
BUT IT DOES NOT OP5LY EXPRESS ITSELF & S]VE AS 
GUIDANCE = \R LIFE1 ONLY BECAUSE1 ON ! ONE H&1 
?OSE :O 5JOY ! GREATE/ AU?ORITY1 SO-CALL$ SCI5TI/S1 
BE+ UND] ! CO>SE ]ROR ?AT RELIGION IS A 
TEMPOR>Y & \TGR[N /EP 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( MANK9D & ?AT M5 CAN LIVE )\T RELIGION1 9CULCATE 
?IS ]ROR TO ?OSE ( ! MASSES :O >E BEG9N+ 
TO BE $UCAT$2 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 BECAUSE ?OSE 
9 P[]1 SOMETIMES CONSCI\SLY1 BUT (T5 UNCONSCI\SLY 
7BE+ UND] ! ]ROR ?AT ! ,*UR* FAI? 
IS ,*RI/IAN RELIGION71 5DEAVOR TO SUPPORT & EXCITE 
9 ! PEOPLE CRUDE SUP]/ITIONS GIV5 \T AS ! 
,*RI/IAN RELIGION4 ,IF ONLY !SE TWO DECEPTIONS W]E 
TO BE DE/ROY$1 !N TRUE RELIGION1 ALREADY LAT5T 9 
M5 ( \R TIME1 W\LD BECOME EVID5T & OBLIGATORY4 

,TO BR+ ?IS AB\T IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT1 ON ! ONE 
H&1 M5 ( SCI5CE %\LD UND]/& ?AT ! PR9CIPLE 
( ! BRO!RHOOD ( ALL M5 & ! RULE ( NOT 
DO+ UNTO O!RS :AT ONE DOES NOT WI% = ONESELF 
IS NOT ONE CASUAL IDEA \T ( A MULTITUDE ( HUMAN 
!ORIES :I* CAN BE SUBORD9AT$ TO ANY O!R CONSID]ATIONS1 
BUT IS AN 9CONTE/ABLE PR9CIPLE1 /&+ 
HI<] ?AN ! RE/1 & FL[+ FROM ! *ANGELESS 
RELATION ( MAN TO ?AT :I* IS ET]NAL1 TO ,GOD1 & IS 
RELIGION1 ALL RELIGION1 &1 !RE=E1 ALWAYS OBLIGATORY4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT ?OSE :O 
CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY PREA* CRUDE SUP]/ITIONS 
UND] ! GUISE ( ,*RI/IANITY %\LD UND]/& ?AT 
ALL !SE DOGMAS1 SACRAM5TS1 & RITES :I* !Y SUPPORT 
& PREA* >E NOT ONLY1 AS !Y ?9K1 H>MLESS1 
BUT >E 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE P]NICI\S1 CONCEAL+ 
FROM M5 ?AT C5TRAL RELIGI\S TRU? :I* IS EXPRESS$ 
9 ! FULFILLM5T ( ,GOD'S WILL1 9 ! S]VICE ( M51 
& ?AT ! RULE ( ACT+ T[>D O!RS AS ONE W\LD 
WI% O!RS TO ACT T[>D ONESELF IS NOT M]ELY ONE ( 
! PRESCRIPTIONS ( ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION1 BUT IS ! :OLE ( PRACTICAL RELIGION1 AS 9DE$ IS /AT$ 9 ! 
,GOSPELS4 

,TO BR+ AB\T ?AT M5 ( \R TIME %\LD UNI=MLY 
PLACE BE=E !MSELVES ! QUE/ION ( ! 
MEAN+ ( LIFE1 & UNI=MLY ANSW] IT1 IT IS ONLY 
NECESS>Y ?AT ?OSE :O REG>D !MSELVES AS 5LI<T5$ 
%\LD CEASE TO ?9K & TO 9CULCATE TO O!R 
G5]ATIONS ?AT RELIGION IS ATAVISM1 ! SURVIVAL ( A 
PA/ WILD /ATE1 & ?AT = ! GOOD LIFE ( M5 ! 
SPREAD+ ( $UCATION IS SUFFICI5T--I4E4 ! SPREAD ( 
! MO/ V>I$ KN[L$GE :I* IS 9 SOME WAY TO 
BR+ M5 TO JU/ICE & TO A MORAL LIFE4 ,!SE M5 
%\LD UND]/& 9/EAD ?AT = ! GOOD LIFE ( HUMANITY 
RELIGION IS VITAL1 & ?AT ?IS RELIGION ALREADY 
EXI/S & LIVES 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! M5 ( \R 
TIME4 ,M5 :O >E 9T5TIONALLY & UN9T5TIONALLY 
/UPEFY+ ! PEOPLE BY *UR* SUP]/ITIONS %\LD 
CEASE TO DO SO1 & RECOGNIZE ?AT :AT IS IMPORTANT & 
B9D+ 9 ,*RI/IANITY IS NOT BAPTISM1 NOR ,COMMUNION1 
NOR PR(ESSION ( DOGMAS1 ETC41 BUT ONLY LOVE TO ,GOD 
& TO ONE'S NEI<BOR1 & ! FULFILL+ ( ! COMM&M5T 
( ACT+ T[>D O!RS AS ONE WI%ES 
O!RS TO ACT T[>D ONESELF--& ?AT 9 ?IS LIES 
ALL ! LAW & ! PROPHETS4 

,IF ONLY BO? PSEUDO-,*RI/IANS & M5 ( SCI5CE 
UND]/OOD & PREA*$ TO *ILDR5 & TO ! UN$UCAT$ 
!SE SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & NECESS>Y TRU?S AS !Y 
N[ PREA* !IR COMPLICAT$1 CONFUS$1 & UNNECESS>Y 
!ORIES1 ALL M5 W\LD UNI=MLY UND]/& ! 
MEAN+ ( !IR LIVES & RECOGNIZE ONE & ! SAME 
DUTIES AS FL[+ FROM ?IS MEAN+4 

,I,X 

,BUT 0,H[ >E WE TO ACT N[1 IMM$IATELY AMONG 
\RSELVES1 9 ,RUSSIA1 AT ?IS MOM5T1 :5 \R FOES 
HAVE ALREADY ATTACK$ US1 >E KILL+ \R PEOPLE1 & 
?REAT5+ US2 :AT %\LD BE ! ACTION10 ,I %ALL BE 
ASK$1 0( A ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]1 (FIC]1 G5]AL1 ,CZ>1 PRIVATE 9DIVIDUAL8 ,>E WE1 =SOO?1 TO ALL[ \R 5EMIES 
TO RU9 \R POSSESSIONS1 TO SEIZE ! PRODUCTIONS 
( \R LABORS1 TO C>RY AWAY PRISON]S1 OR KILL \R 
M58 ,:AT >E WE TO DO N[ ?AT ?IS ?+ HAS 
BEGUN80 

,BUT BE=E ! WORK ( W> WAS COMM5C$1 BY 
:OMSOEV] IT WAS COMM5C$--EV]Y AWAK5$ MAN 
MU/ ANSW]--BE=E ALL ELSE ! WORK ( MY LIFE WAS 
COMM5C$4 ,& ! WORK ( MY LIFE HAS NO?+ 9 
COMMON ) RECOGNITION ( ! RI<TS ( ! ,*9ESE1 
,JAPANESE1 OR ,RUSSIANS TO ,PORT ,>?UR4 ,! WORK ( 
MY LIFE CONSI/S 9 FULFILL+ ! WILL ( ,HIM :O S5T 
ME 9TO ?IS LIFE4 ,?IS WILL IS KN[N TO ME4 ,?IS WILL 
IS ?AT ,I %\LD LOVE MY NEI<BOR & S]VE HIM4 
,!N :Y %\LD ,I1 FOLL[+ TEMPOR>Y1 CASUAL1 IRRATIONAL1 
& CRUEL DEM&S1 DEVIATE FROM ! KN[N 
ET]NAL & *ANGELESS LAW ( ALL MY LIFE8 ,IF !RE BE 
A ,GOD1 ,HE WILL NOT ASK ME :5 ,I DIE 7:I* MAY 
HAPP5 AT ANY MOM5T7 :E!R ,I RETA9$ ,*I-NAM-PO 
) ITS TIMB] /ORES1 OR ,PORT ,>?UR1 OR EV5 ?AT CONGLOM]ATION 
:I* IS CALL$ ! ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRE1 :I* 
,HE DID NOT CONFIDE TO MY C>E2 BUT ,HE WILL ASK ME 
:AT ,I HAVE DONE ) ?AT LIFE :I* ,HE PUT AT MY 
DISPOSAL2--DID ,I USE IT = ! PURPOSE = :I* IT 
WAS PR$E/9$1 & UND] ! CONDITIONS = FULFILL+ :I* IT WAS 5TRU/$ TO ME8 ,HAVE ,I FULFILL$ ,HIS 
LAW8 

,SO ?AT TO ?IS QUE/ION AS TO :AT IS TO BE DONE N[1 
:5 W> IS COMM5C$1 = ME1 A MAN :O UND]/&S 
HIS DE/9Y1 :ATEV] POSITION ,I MAY OCCUPY1 !RE 
CAN BE NO O!R ANSW] ?AN ?IS1 :ATEV] BE MY CIRCUM/ANCES1 
:E!R ! W> BE COMM5C$ OR NOT1 
:E!R ?\S&S ( ,RUSSIANS OR ,JAPANESE BE KILL$1 
:E!R NOT ONLY ,PORT ,>?UR BE TAK51 BUT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG 
& ,MOSC[--,I CANNOT ACT O!RWISE ?AN AS ,GOD 
DEM&S ( ME1 & ?AT !RE=E ,I AS A MAN CAN NEI!R 
DIRECTLY NOR 9DIRECTLY1 NEI!R BY DIRECT+1 NOR BY HELP+1 
NOR BY 9CIT+ TO IT1 P>TICIPATE 9 W>2 ,I CANNOT1 
,I DO NOT WI% TO1 & ,I WILL NOT4 ,:AT WILL HAPP5 
IMM$IATELY OR SOON1 FROM MY CEAS+ TO DO ?AT :I* 
IS CONTR>Y TO ! WILL ( ,GOD1 ,I DO NOT & CANNOT 
KN[2 BUT ,I BELIEVE ?AT FROM ! FULFILLM5T ( ! 
WILL ( ,GOD !RE CAN FOLL[ NO?+ BUT ?AT :I* 
IS GOOD = ME & = ALL M54 

,Y\ SPEAK ) HORROR AB\T :AT MI<T HAPP5 
IF WE ,RUSSIANS AT ?IS MOM5T CEAS$ TO FI<T1 & 
SURR5D]$ TO ! ,JAPANESE :AT !Y DESIRE FROM US4 
,BUT IF IT BE TRUE ?AT ! SALVATION ( MANK9D FROM 
BRUTALIZATION & SELF-DE/RUCTION LIES ONLY 9 ! E/ABLI%M5T 
AMONG M5 ( ?AT TRUE RELIGION :I* 
DEM&S ?AT WE %\LD LOVE \R NEI<BOR & S]VE 
HIM 7) :I* IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISAGREE71 !N 
EV]Y W>1 EV]Y H\R ( W>1 & MY P>TICIPATION 9 
IT1 ONLY R5D]S MORE DIFFICULT & DI/ANT ! REALIZATION 
( ?IS ONLY POSSIBLE SALVATION4 

,SO ?AT1 EV5 IF ONE PLACES ONESELF ON ! UN/ABLE 
PO9T ( VIEW ( DEF9+ ACTIONS ACCORD+ TO !IR PRESUM$ CONSEQU5CES--EV5 !N ! SURR5D] TO 
! ,JAPANESE BY ! ,RUSSIANS ( ALL :I* ! =M] 
DESIRE ( US1 BESIDES ! UNQUE/IONABLE ADVANTAGE 
( ! CESSATION ( RU9 & SLAU<T]1 W\LD BE AN 
APPROA* TO ! ONLY MEANS ( ! SALVATION ( MANK9D 
FROM DE/RUCTION2 :]EAS ! CONT9UANCE ( ! 
W>1 H[EV] IT MAY 5D1 WILL BE A PO/PONEM5T ( 
?AT ONLY MEANS ( SALVATION4 

0,YET EV5 IF ?IS BE SO10 IT IS REPLI$1 0W>S CAN 
CEASE ONLY :5 ALL M51 OR ! MAJORITY1 WILL REFUSE 
TO P>TICIPATE 9 !M4 ,BUT ! REFUSAL ( ONE MAN1 
:E!R HE BE ,CZ> OR SOLDI]1 W\LD ONLY1 UNNECESS>ILY1 
& )\T ! SLI<TE/ PR(IT TO ANY ONE1 RU9 HIS LIFE4 
,IF ! ,RUSSIAN ,CZ> W]E N[ TO ?R[ UP ! W>1 HE 
W\LD BE DE?RON$1 P]HAPS KILL$1 9 ORD] TO GET RID 
( HIM2 IF AN ORD9>Y MAN W]E TO REFUSE MILIT>Y S]VICE1 
HE W\LD BE S5T TO A P5AL BATTALION & P]HAPS 
%OT4 ,:Y1 !N1 )\T ! SLI<TE/ USE %\LD 
ONE ?R[ AWAY ONE'S LIFE1 :I* MAY BE PR(ITABLE TO 
SOCIETY80 IS ! COMMON QUE/ION ( ?OSE :O DO NOT 
?9K ( ! DE/9ATION ( !IR LIFE & !RE=E DO 
NOT UND]/& IT4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT :AT IS SAID & FELT BY ANY MAN :O 
UND]/&S ! DE/9ATION ( HIS LIFE--I4E4 BY ANY 
RELIGI\S MAN4 ,SU* A MAN IS GUID$ 9 HIS ACTIVITY 
NOT BY ! PRESUM$ CONSEQU5CES ( HIS ACTION1 BUT BY 
! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! DE/9ATION ( HIS LIFE4 ,A FACTORY 
WORKMAN GOES TO HIS FACTORY & 9 IT ACCOMPLI%ES 
! WORK :I* IS ALLOTT$ HIM )\T CONSID]+ 
:AT WILL BE ! CONSEQU5CES ( HIS LABOR4 ,9 ! 
SAME WAY A SOLDI] ACTS1 C>RY+ \T ! WILL ( HIS 
COMM&]S4 ,SO ACTS A RELIGI\S MAN 9 FULFILL+ ! WORK PRESCRIB$ TO HIM BY ,GOD1 )\T >GU+ AS TO 
:AT PRECISELY WILL COME ( ?AT WORK4 ,!RE=E = 
A RELIGI\S MAN !RE IS NO QUE/ION AS TO :E!R MANY 
OR FEW M5 ACT AS HE DOES1 OR ( :AT MAY HAPP5 TO 
HIM IF HE DOES ?AT :I* HE %\LD DO4 ,HE KN[S 
?AT BESIDES LIFE & DEA? NO?+ CAN HAPP51 & ?AT 
LIFE & DEA? >E 9 ! H&S ( ,GOD :OM HE OBEYS4 

,A RELIGI\S MAN ACTS ?US & NOT O!RWISE1 NOT BECAUSE 
HE DESIRES TO ACT ?US1 NOR BECAUSE IT IS ADVANTAGE\S 
TO HIMSELF OR TO O!R M51 BUT BECAUSE1 BELIEV+ 
?AT HIS LIFE IS 9 ! H&S ( ,GOD1 HE CANNOT ACT O!RWISE4 

,9 ?IS LIES ! DI/9CTION ( ! ACTIVITY ( RELIGI\S 
M52 & !RE=E IT IS ?AT ! SALVATION ( M5 FROM 
! CALAMITIES :I* !Y 9FLICT UPON !MSELVES CAN 
BE REALIZ$ ONLY 9 ?AT DEGREE 9 :I* !Y >E GUID$ 
9 !IR LIVES1 NOT BY ADVANTAGE NOR >GUM5TS1 BUT BY 
RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS4 

,X 

0,BUT H[ AB\T ! 5EMIES ?AT ATTACK US80 

0,LOVE Y\R 5EMIES1 & YE WILL HAVE NONE10 IS SAID 
9 ! TEA*+ ( ! ,TWELVE ,APO/LES4 ,?IS ANSW] 
IS NOT M]ELY WORDS1 AS ?OSE MAY IMAG9E :O >E 
ACCU/OM$ TO ?9K ?AT ! RECOMM5DATION ( LOVE 
TO ONE'S 5EMIES IS SOME?+ HYP]BOLICAL1 & SIGNIFIES 
NOT ?AT :I* EXPRESS$1 BUT SOME?+ ELSE4 ,?IS 
ANSW] IS ! 9DICATION ( A V]Y CLE> & DEF9ITE 
ACTIVITY1 & ( ITS CONSEQU5CES4 

,TO LOVE ONE'S 5EMIES--! ,JAPANESE1 ! ,*9ESE1 
?OSE YELL[ PEOPLE T[>D :OM B5I<T$ M5 >E 
N[ 5DEAVOR+ TO EXCITE \R HATR$--TO LOVE !M MEANS NOT TO KILL !M = ! PURPOSE ( HAV+ ! 
RI<T ( POISON+ !M ) OPIUM1 AS DID ! ,5GLI%2 
NOT TO KILL !M 9 ORD] TO SEIZE !IR L&1 AS WAS 
DONE BY ! ,FR5*1 ! ,RUSSIANS1 & ! ,G]MANS2 
NOT TO BURY !M ALIVE 9 PUNI%M5T = 9JUR+ ROADS1 
NOT TO TIE !M TOGE!R BY !IR HAIR1 NOT TO DR[N 
!M 9 !IR RIV] ,AMUR1 AS DID ! ,RUSSIANS4 

0,A DISCIPLE IS NOT ABOVE HIS MA/]4444 ,IT IS 
5\< = A DISCIPLE ?AT HE BE AS HIS MA/]40 

,TO LOVE ! YELL[ PEOPLE1 :OM WE CALL \R FOES1 
MEANS1 NOT TO TEA* !M UND] ! NAME ( ,*RI/IANITY 
ABSURD SUP]/ITIONS AB\T ! FALL ( MAN1 R$EMPTION1 
RESURRECTION1 ETC41 NOT TO TEA* !M ! >T ( DECEIV+ 
& KILL+ O!RS1 BUT TO TEA* !M JU/ICE1 UNSELFI%NESS1 
COMPASSION1 LOVE--& ?AT NOT BY WORDS1 BUT BY 
! EXAMPLE ( \R [N GOOD LIFE4 ,& :AT HAVE WE 
BE5 DO+ TO !M1 & >E /ILL DO+8 

,IF WE DID 9DE$ LOVE \R 5EMIES1 IF EV5 N[ WE 
BEGAN TO LOVE \R 5EMIES1 ! ,JAPANESE1 WE W\LD HAVE 
NO 5EMY4 

,!RE=E1 H[EV] /RANGE IT MAY APPE> TO ?OSE 
OCCUPI$ ) MILIT>Y PLANS1 PREP>ATIONS1 DIPLOMATIC 
CONSID]ATIONS1 ADM9I/RATIVE1 F9ANCIAL1 ECONOMICAL 
MEASURES1 REVOLUTION>Y1 SOCIALI/IC PROPAG&A1 & 
V>I\S UNNECESS>Y SCI5CES1 BY :I* !Y ?9K TO 
SAVE MANK9D FROM ITS CALAMITIES1 ! DELIV]ANCE ( 
MAN1 NOT ONLY FROM ! CALAMITIES ( W>1 BUT ALSO FROM 
ALL ! CALAMITIES :I* M5 9FLICT UPON !MSELVES1 
WILL TAKE PLACE NOT ?R\< EMP]ORS OR K+S 9/ITUT+ 
PEACE ALLIANCES1 NOT ?R\< ?OSE :O W\LD 
DE?RONE EMP]ORS1 K+S1 OR RE/RA9 !M BY CON/ITUTIONS1 
OR SUB/ITUTE REPUBLICS = MON>*IES1 NOT BY PEACE CONF]5CES1 NOT BY ! REALIZATION ( SOCIALI/IC 
PROGRAMS1 NOT BY VICTORIES OR DEFEATS ON L& OR SEA1 
NOT BY LIBR>IES OR UNIV]SITIES1 NOR BY ?OSE FUTILE 
M5TAL EX]CISES :I* >E N[ CALL$ SCI5CE2 BUT 
ONLY BY !RE BE+ MORE & MORE ( ?OSE SIMPLE 
M5 :O1 LIKE ! ,DUKHOBORS1 ,DROJJ91 ,OLKHOVIK1 9 
,RUSSIA1 ! ,NAZ>5ES 9 ,AU/RIA1 ,CONDATI] 9 ,FRANCE1 
,T]VEY 9 ,HOLL&1 & O!RS1 HAV+ PLAC$ AS !IR 
OBJECT NOT EXT]NAL ALT]ATIONS ( LIFE1 BUT ! CLOSE/ 
FULFILLM5T 9 !MSELVES ( ! WILL ( ,HIM :O HAS 
S5T !M 9TO LIFE1 WILL DIRECT ALL !IR P[]S TO ?IS 
REALIZATION4 ,ONLY SU* PEOPLE REALIZ+ ! ,K+DOM 
( ,GOD 9 !MSELVES1 9 !IR S\LS1 WILL E/ABLI%1 
)\T DIRECTLY AIM+ AT ?IS PURPOSE1 ?AT EXT]NAL 
,K+DOM ( ,GOD :I* EV]Y HUMAN S\L IS LONG+ 
=4 

,SALVATION WILL COME TO PASS ONLY 9 ?IS ONE WAY & 
NOT 9 ANY O!R4 ,!RE=E :AT IS N[ BE+ DONE 
BY ?OSE :O1 RUL+ M51 9SPIRE !M ) RELIGI\S 
& PATRIOTIC SUP]/ITIONS1 EXCIT+ 9 !M EXCLUSIV5ESS1 
HATR$1 & MURD]1 AS WELL AS BY ?OSE :O1 = 
! PURPOSE ( FREE+ M5 FROM SLAV]Y & OPPRESSION1 
9VOKE !M TO VIOL5T EXT]NAL REVOLUTION1 OR ?9K 
?AT ! ACQUISITION BY M5 ( V]Y MU* 9CID5TAL 
& = ! MO/ P>T UNNECESS>Y 9=MATION WILL ( 
ITSELF BR+ !M TO A GOOD LIFE--ALL ?IS1 BY DI/RACT+ 
M5 FROM :AT ALONE !Y NE$1 ONLY REMOVES !M 
FUR!R FROM ! POSSIBILITY ( SALVATION4 

,! EVIL FROM :I* ! M5 ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD 
SUFF] IS ?AT !Y HAVE TEMPOR>ILY LO/ RELIGION4 

,SOME PEOPLE1 HAV+ COME TO SEE ! DISCORD BETWE5 
! EXI/+ RELIGION & ! DEGREE ( M5TAL & SCI5TIFIC DEVELOPM5T ATTA9$ BY HUMANITY AT ! 
PRES5T TIME1 HAVE DECID$ ?AT 9 G5]AL NO RELIGION 
:ATEV] IS NECESS>Y4 ,!Y LIVE )\T RELIGION & 
PREA* ! USELESSNESS ( ANY RELIGION ( :ATEV] K9D4 
,O!RS1 HOLD+ TO ?AT DI/ORT$ =M ( ! ,*RI/IAN 
RELIGION :I* IS N[ PREA*$1 LIKEWISE LIVE )\T 
RELIGION1 PR(ESS+ EMPTY EXT]NAL =MS1 :I* CANNOT 
S]VE AS GUIDANCE = M54 

,YET A RELIGION :I* ANSW]S TO ! DEM&S ( \R 
TIME DOES EXI/ & IS KN[N TO ALL M51 & 9 A LAT5T 
/ATE LIVES 9 ! HE>TS ( M5 ( ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD4 
,!RE=E ?AT ?IS RELIGION %\LD BECOME EVID5T TO 
& B9D+ UPON ALL M51 IT IS ONLY NECESS>Y ?AT $UCAT$ 
M5--! LEAD]S ( ! MASSES--%\LD UND]/& 
?AT RELIGION IS NECESS>Y TO MAN1 ?AT )\T 
RELIGION M5 CANNOT LIVE A GOOD LIFE1 & ?AT :AT 
!Y CALL SCI5CE CANNOT REPLACE RELIGION2 & ?AT 
?OSE 9 P[] & :O SUPPORT ! OLD EMPTY =MS 
( RELIGION %\LD UND]/& ?AT :AT !Y SUPPORT 
& PREA* UND] ! =M ( RELIGION IS NOT ONLY NOT 
RELIGION1 BUT IS ! *IEF OB/ACLE TO M5'S APPROPRIAT+ 
! TRUE RELIGION :I* !Y ALREADY KN[1 & :I* 
CAN ALONE DELIV] !M FROM !IR CALAMITIES4 ,SO ?AT 
! ONLY C]TA9 MEANS ( MAN'S SALVATION CONSI/S 
M]ELY 9 CEAS+ TO DO ?AT :I* H9D]S M5 FROM 
ASSIMILAT+ ! TRUE RELIGION :I* ALREADY LIVES 9 
!IR CONSCI\SNESS4 

,X,I 

,I HAD F9I%$ ?IS WRIT+ :5 NEWS CAME ( ! 
DE/RUCTION ( SIX HUNDR$ 9NOC5T LIVES OPPOSITE ,PORT 
,>?UR4 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT ! USELESS SUFF]+ & DEA? ( !SE UN=TUNATE DELUD$ M5 :O HAVE NE$LESSLY 
& SO DREADFULLY P]I%$ \<T TO DISABUSE 
?OSE :O W]E ! CAUSE ( ?IS DE/RUCTION4 ,I AM NOT 
ALLUD+ TO ,MAK>(F & O!R (FIC]S--ALL !SE M5 
KNEW :AT !Y W]E DO+1 & :]E=E1 & !Y 
VOLUNT>ILY1 = P]SONAL ADVANTAGE1 = AMBITION1 DID AS 
!Y DID1 DISGUIS+ !MSELVES 9 PRET5D$ PATRIOTISM1 
A PRET5SE NOT CONDEMN$ M]ELY BECAUSE IT IS UNIV]SAL4 
,I ALLUDE RA!R TO ?OSE UN=TUNATE M5 DRAWN 
FROM ALL P>TS ( ,RUSSIA1 :O1 BY ! HELP ( RELIGI\S 
FRAUD1 & UND] FE> ( PUNI%M5T1 HAVE BE5 TORN 
FROM AN HONE/1 REASONABLE1 USEFUL1 LABORI\S FAMILY LIFE1 
DRIV5 TO ! O!R 5D ( ! WORLD1 PLAC$ ON A CRUEL1 
S5SELESS MA*9E = SLAU<T]1 & TORN TO BITS1 DR[N$ 
ALONG ) ?IS /UPID MA*9E 9 A DI/ANT SEA1 )\T 
ANY NE$ OR ANY POSSIBILITY ( ADVANTAGE FROM ALL !IR 
PRIVATIONS1 EF=TS1 & SUFF]+S1 OR FROM ! DEA? 
:I* OV]TOOK !M4 

,9 #a#h#c1 DUR+ ! ,POLI% W>1 ! ADJUTANT ,VILIJ9SKY 
S5T TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG BY ,KLOPITSKY1 9 A CONV]SATION 
HELD 9 ,FR5* ) ,DIBIT*1 9 ANSW] TO ! 
LATT]'S DEM& ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN TROOPS %\LD 5T] 
,POL&1 SAID TO HIM3-- 

0,MONSIEUR LE ,M>E*AL1 ,I ?9K ?AT 9 ?AT CASE IT 
WILL BE QUITE IMPOSSIBLE = ! ,POLI% NATION TO ACCEPT 
?IS MANIFE/O44440 

0,BELIEVE ME1 ! ,EMP]OR WILL MAKE NO FUR!R 
CONCESSIONS40 

0,!N ,I =ESEE ?AT1 UNHAPPILY1 !RE WILL BE W>1 
?AT MU* BLOOD WILL BE %$1 !RE WILL BE MANY UN=TUNATE 
VICTIMS40 

0,DO NOT ?9K SO2 AT MO/ !RE WILL BE T5 ?\S& :O WILL P]I% ON BO? SIDES1 & ?AT IS ALL10.<#a.> SAID 
,DIBIT* 9 HIS ,G]MAN ACC5T1 QUITE CONFID5T ?AT HE1 
TOGE!R ) ANO!R MAN AS CRUEL & =EIGN TO ,RUSSIAN 
& ,POLI% LIFE AS HE WAS HIMSELF1--,NI*OLAS ,I1--HAD ! 
RI<T TO CONDEMN OR NOT TO CONDEMN TO DEA? T5 OR A 
HUNDR$ ?\S& ,RUSSIANS & ,POLES4 

,ONE H>DLY BELIEVES ?AT ?IS C\LD HAVE BE51 SO 
S5SELESS & DREADFUL IS IT1--& YET IT WAS2 SIXTY 
?\S& MA9TA9]S ( !IR FAMILIES LO/ !IR LIVES 
[+ TO ! WILL ( ?OSE M54 ,& N[ ! SAME 
?+ IS TAK+ PLACE4 

,9 ORD] NOT TO LET ! ,JAPANESE 9TO ,MAN*URIA1 & 
TO EXPEL !M FROM ,KOREA1 NOT T5 ?\S&1 BUT FIFTY 
& MORE ?\S&S WILL1 ACCORD+ TO ALL PROBABILITY1 
BE NECESS>Y4 ,I DO NOT KN[ :E!R ,NI*OLAS ,I,I & 
,KUROPATK9 SAY LIKE ,DIBIT* 9 SO MANY WORDS ?AT 
NOT MORE ?AN FIFTY ?\S& LIVES WILL BE NECESS>Y = 
?IS ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE ALONE1 ONLY & ONLY ?AT2 BUT 
!Y ?9K IT--!Y CANNOT BUT ?9K IT1 BECAUSE ! 
WORK !Y >E DO+ SPEAKS = ITSELF2 ?AT CEASELESS 
/REAM ( UN=TUNATE1 DELUD$ ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS N[ 
BE+ TRANSPORT$ BY ?\S&S TO ! ,F> ,EA/--!SE 
>E ?OSE SAME NOT MORE ?AN FIFTY ?\S& 
LIVE ,RUSSIAN M5 :OM ,NI*OLAS ,ROMAN(F & ,ALEXIS 
,KUROPATK9 HAVE DECID$ !Y MAY GET KILL$1 & :O 
WILL BE KILL$1 9 SUPPORT ( ?OSE /UPIDITIES1 ROBB]IES1 
& EV]Y K9D ( ABOM9ATION :I* W]E ACCOMPLI%$ 
9 ,*9A & ,KOREA BY IMMORAL AMBITI\S M5 N[ SITT+ PEACEFULLY 9 !IR PALACES & EXPECT+ 
NEW GLORY & NEW ADVANTAGE & PR(IT FROM ! 
SLAU<T] ( !SE FIFTY ?\S& UN=TUNATE1 DEFRAUD$ 
,RUSSIAN WORK+M5 GUILTY ( NO?+ & GA9+ 
NO?+ BY !IR SUFF]+S & DEA?4 ,= O!R 
PEOPLE'S L&1 TO :I* ! ,RUSSIANS HAVE NO RI<T1 
:I* HAS BE5 CRIM9ALLY SEIZ$ FROM ITS LEGITIMATE 
[N]S1 & :I*1 9 REALITY1 IS NOT EV5 NECESS>Y 
TO ! ,RUSSIANS--& ALSO = C]TA9 D>K DEAL+S 
BY SPECULATORS1 :O 9 ,KOREA WI%$ TO GA9 MONEY 
\T ( O!R PEOPLE'S =E/S--MANY MILLIONS ( MONEY 
>E SP5T1 I4E4 A GREAT P>T ( ! LABOR ( ! :OLE 
( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 :ILE ! FUTURE G5]ATIONS ( 
?IS PEOPLE >E B\ND BY DEBTS1 ITS BE/ WORKM5 >E 
)DRAWN FROM LABOR1 & SCORES ( ?\S&S ( ITS 
SONS >E M]CILESSLY DOOM$ TO DEA?2 & ! DE/RUCTION 
( !SE UN=TUNATE M5 IS ALREADY BEGUN4 
,MORE ?AN ?IS3 ! W> IS BE+ MANAG$ BY ?OSE 
:O HAVE HAT*$ IT SO BADLY1 SO NEGLIG5TLY1 ALL IS SO 
UNEXPECT$1 SO UNPREP>$1 ?AT1 AS ONE PAP] ADMITS1 
,RUSSIA'S *IEF *ANCE ( SUCCESS LIES 9 ! FACT ?AT 
IT POSSESSES 9EXHAU/IBLE HUMAN MAT]IAL4 ,IT IS UPON 
?IS ?AT ?OSE RELY :O S5D TO DEA? SCORES ( ?\S&S 
( ,RUSSIAN M56 

,IT IS FRANKLY SAID ?AT ! REGRETTABLE REV]SES ( 
\R FLEET MU/ BE COMP5SAT$ ON ! L&4 ,9 PLA9 
LANGUAGE ?IS MEANS ?AT IF ! AU?ORITIES HAVE BADLY 
DIRECT$ ?+S ON SEA1 & BY !IR NEGLIG5CE HAVE 
DE/ROY$ NOT ONLY ! NATION'S MILLIONS1 BUT ?\S&S 
( LIVES1 WE CAN MAKE IT UP BY CONDEMN+ TO DEA? 
ON L& SEV]AL MORE SCORES ( ?\S&S6 

,:5 CRAWL+ LOCU/S CROSS RIV]S1 IT HAPP5S ?AT ! L[] LAY]S >E DR[N$ UNTIL FROM ! BODIES ( 
! DR[N$ IS =M$ A BRIDGE OV] :I* ! UPP] 
RANKS CAN PASS4 ,9 ! SAME WAY >E ! ,RUSSIAN 
PEOPLE BE+ DISPOS$ (4 ,?US ! FIR/ L[] LAY] 
IS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO DR[N1 9DICAT+ ! WAY TO 
O!R ?\S&S1 :O WILL ALL LIKEWISE P]I%4 

,& >E ! ORIG9ATORS1 DIRECTORS1 & SUPPORT]S 
( ?IS DREADFUL WORK BEG9N+ TO UND]/& !IR 
S91 !IR CRIME8 ,NOT 9 ! LEA/4 ,!Y >E QUITE 
P]SUAD$ ?AT !Y HAVE FULFILL$1 & >E FULFILL+1 
!IR DUTY1 & !Y >E PR\D ( !IR ACTIVITY4 ,PEOPLE 
SPEAK ( ! LOSS ( ! BRAVE ,MAK>(F1 :O1 AS 
ALL AGREE1 WAS ABLE TO KILL M5 V]Y CLEV]LY2 !Y 
DEPLORE ! LOSS ( A DR[N$ EXCELL5T MA*9E ( 
SLAU<T] :I* HAD CO/ SO MANY MILLIONS ( RUBLES2 
!Y DISCUSS ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO F9D ANO!R MURD]] 
AS CAPABLE AS ! POOR B5I<T$ ,MAK>(F2 !Y 
9V5T NEW1 /ILL MORE EFFICACI\S1 TOOLS ( SLAU<T]2 & 
ALL ! GUILTY M5 5GAG$ 9 ?IS DREADFUL WORK1 
FROM ! ,CZ> TO ! HUMBLE/ J\RNALI/1 ALL ) ONE 
VOICE CALL = NEW 9SANITIES1 NEW CRUELTIES1 = ! 
9CREASE ( BRUTALITY & HATR$ ( ONE'S FELL[-M54 

0,MAK>(F IS NOT ! ONLY MAN 9 ,RUSSIA1 & EV]Y 
ADMIRAL PLAC$ 9 HIS POSITION WILL FOLL[ 9 HIS /EPS 
& WILL CONT9UE ! PLAN & ! IDEA ( ,MAK>(F1 
:O HAS NOBLY P]I%$ 9 ! /RIFE10 WRITES ! ,NOVOE 
,VREMYA4 

0,LET US E>NE/LY PRAY ,GOD = ?OSE :O HAVE LAID 
D[N !IR LIVES = ! SACR$ ,FA!RL&1 )\T 
D\BT+ = ONE MOM5T ?AT ! ,FA!RL& WILL 
GIVE US NEW SONS1 EQUALLY VIRTU\S1 = ! FUR!R 
/RUGGLE1 & WILL F9D 9 !M AN 9EXHAU/IBLE /ORE ( /R5G? = A WOR?Y COMPLETION ( ! WORK10 WRITES 
! ,/4 ,PET]SBURG ,VI$OMO/I4 

0,A RIPE NATION WILL DRAW NO O!R CONCLUSION FROM 
! DEFEAT1 H[EV] UNPREC$5T$1 ?AN ?AT WE 
%\LD CONT9UE1 DEVELOP1 & CONCLUDE ! /RIFE2 
!RE=E LET US F9D 9 \RSELVES NEW /R5G?2 NEW 
H]OES ( ! SPIRIT WILL >ISE10 WRITES ! ,RUSS1--& 
SO =?4 

,SO MURD] & EV]Y K9D ( CRIME GO ON ) 
GREAT] FURY4 ,PEOPLE 5?USIA/ICALLY ADMIRE ! 
M>TIAL SPIRIT ( ! VOLUNTE]S :O1 HAV+ COME 
UNEXPECT$LY UPON FIFTY ( !IR FELL[-M51 SLAY ALL ( 
!M1 OR TAKE POSSESSION ( A VILLAGE & SLAU<T] ALL 
ITS POPULATION1 OR HANG OR %OOT ?OSE ACCUS$ ( BE+ 
SPIES--I4E4 ( DO+ ! V]Y SAME ?+ :I* IS 
REG>D$ AS 9DISP5SABLE & IS CON/ANTLY DONE ON 
\R SIDE4 ,NEWS AB\T !SE CRIMES IS REPORT$ 9 POMP\S 
TELEGRAMS TO !IR *IEF DIRECTOR1 ! ,CZ>1 :O1 9 
RETURN1 S5DS TO HIS VIRTU\S TROOPS HIS BLESS+ ON ! 
CONT9UATION ( SU* DE$S4 

,IS IT NOT EVID5T ?AT1 IF !RE BE A SALVATION FROM ?IS 
POSITION1 IT IS ONLY ONE3 ?AT ONE :I* ,JESUS TEA*ES8--0,SEEK 
YE FIR/ ! ,K+DOM ( ,GOD & ,HIS RI<TE\SNESS 
7?AT :I* IS )9 Y\71 & ALL ! RE/--I4E4 
ALL ?AT PRACTICAL WELF>E T[>D :I* MAN IS 
/RIV+--WILL ( ITSELF BE REALIZ$40 

,SU* IS ! LAW ( LIFE3 PRACTICAL WELF>E IS ATTA9$ 
NOT :5 MAN /RIVES T[>D ?IS PRACTICAL WELF>E--SU* 
/RIV+1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 = ! MO/ P>T 
REMOVES MAN FROM ! ATTA9M5T ( :AT HE SEEKS2 
BUT ONLY :5 MAN1 )\T ?9K+ ( ! ATTA9M5T 
( PRACTICAL WELF>E1 /RIVES T[>D ! MO/ P]FECT FULFILLM5T ( ?AT :I* BE=E ,GOD1 BE=E ! ,S\RCE 
& ,LAW ( HIS LIFE1 HE REG>DS AS RI<T4 ,!N ONLY1 
9CID5TALLY1 IS PRACTICAL WELF>E ALSO ATTA9$4 

,SO ?AT ! TRUE SALVATION ( M5 IS ONLY ONE ?+3 
! FULFILLM5T ( ! WILL ( ,GOD BY EA* 9DIVIDUAL 
MAN )9 HIMSELF--I4E4 9 ?AT PORTION ( ! UNIV]SE 
:I* ALONE IS SUBJECT TO HIS P[]4 ,9 ?IS IS 
! *IEF1 ! ONLY1 DE/9Y & DUTY ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL 
MAN1 & AT ! SAME TIME ?IS IS ! ONLY 
MEANS BY :I* EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL MAN CAN 9FLU5CE 
O!RS2 &1 !RE=E1 TO ?IS1 & TO ?IS ONLY1 %\LD 
ALL ! EF=TS ( EV]Y MAN BE DIRECT$4 

,MAY #b1 #a#i#d4 

,X,I,I 

,I HAD ONLY JU/ DISPAT*$ ! LA/ ( ! PREC$+ 
PAGES ( ?IS PAP] :5 ! DREADFUL NEWS CAME ( A 
NEW 9IQUITY COMMITT$ 9 REG>D TO ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE 
BY ?OSE LI<T-M9D$ M5 :O1 CRAZ$ ) P[]1 
HAVE APPROPRIAT$ ! RI<T ( MANAG+ !M4 ,AGA9 
CO>SE & S]VILE SLAVES ( SLAVES1 DRESS$ UP 9 V>I\S 
DAZZL+ ATTIRES--V>IETIES ( ,G5]ALS WI%+ TO DI/+UI% 
!MSELVES1 OR TO E>N ! RI<T TO ADD ONE 
MORE LITTLE />1 F+LE FANGLE1 OR SCRAP ( RIBBON TO 
!IR IDIOTIC GL>+ GET-UP1 OR ELSE FROM /UPIDITY OR 
C>ELESSNESS--AGA9 !SE MIS]ABLE M5 HAVE DE/ROY$ 
AMID DREADFUL SUFF]+S ?\S&S ( ?OSE 
HONORABLE1 K9D1 H>D-WORK+ LABOR]S :O FE$ !M4 
,& AGA9 ?IS 9IQUITY NOT ONLY DOES NOT CAUSE ?OSE 
RESPONSIBLE = IT TO REFLECT & REP5T1 BUT ONE HE>S 
& READS ONLY AB\T ITS BE+ NECESS>Y AS SPE$ILY 
AS POSSIBLE TO MUTILATE & SLAU<T] A GREAT] NUMB] ( M51 & TO RU9 /ILL MORE FAMILIES1 BO? ,RUSSIAN 
& ,JAPANESE4 

,MORE ?AN ?IS1 TO PREP>E M5 = FRE% 9IQUITIES 
( ?IS K9D1 ! P]PETRATORS ( !SE CRIMES1 F> FROM 
RECOGNIZ+ :AT IS EVID5T TO ALL--VIZ4 ?AT = ! ,RUSSIANS 
?IS EV5T1 EV5 FROM !IR PATRIOTIC1 MILIT>Y PO9T 
( VIEW1 WAS A SC&AL\S DEFEAT--5DEAVOR TO ASSURE 
CR$UL\S PEOPLE ?AT !SE UN=TUNATE ,RUSSIAN LABOR+ 
M5--LUR$ 9TO A TRAP LIKE CATTLE 9TO A SLAU<T]H\SE1 
( :OM SEV]AL ?\S&S HAVE BE5 KILL$ & 
MAIM$ M]ELY BECAUSE ONE ,G5]AL DID NOT UND]/& 
:AT ANO!R ,G5]AL HAD SAID--HAVE P]=M$ AN 
ACT ( H]OISM BECAUSE ?OSE :O C\LD NOT RUN AWAY 
W]E KILL$ & ?OSE :O DID RUN AWAY REMA9$ 
ALIVE4 ,AS TO ! FACT ?AT ONE ( !SE IMMORAL & 
CRUEL M51 DI/+UI%$ BY ! TITLES ( ,G5]ALS1 
,ADMIRALS1 DR[N$ A QUANTITY ( PEACEFUL ,JAPANESE1 
?IS IS ALSO DESCRIB$ AS A GREAT & GLORI\S ACT ( 
H]OISM1 :I* MU/ GLADD5 ! HE>TS ( ,RUSSIANS4 
,& 9 ALL ! PAP]S >E REPR9T$ ?IS AWFUL APPEAL 
TO MURD]3-- 

0,LET ! TWO ?\S& ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S KILL$ ON ! 
,YALU1 TOGE!R ) ! MAIM$ ,RETVISAN & H] 
SI/] %IPS1 ) \R LO/ TORP$O-BOATS1 TEA* \R 
CRUIS]S ) :AT DEVA/ATION !Y MU/ BREAK 9 UPON 
! %ORES ( BASE ,JAPAN4 ,%E HAS S5T H] SOLDI]S TO 
%$ ,RUSSIAN BLOOD1 & NO QU>T] %\LD BE AF=D$ 
H]4 ,N[ ONE CANNOT--IT IS S9FUL--BE S5TIM5TAL2 
WE MU/ FI<T2 WE MU/ DIRECT SU* HEAVY BL[S ?AT 
! MEMORY ( !M %ALL FREEZE ! TREA*]\S HE>TS 
( ! ,JAPANESE4 ,N[ IS ! TIME = ! CRUIS]S TO 
GO \T TO SEA TO R$UCE TO A%ES ! T[NS ( ,JAPAN1 FLY+ AS A DREADFUL CALAMITY ALONG ITS %ORES4 ,NO 
MORE S5TIM5TALITY40 

,! FRI<TFUL WORK COMM5C$ IS CONT9U$4 ,LOOT1 
VIOL5CE1 MURD]1 HYPOCRISY1 !FT1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ! 
MO/ FE>FUL FRAUD--! DI/ORTION ( RELIGI\S TEA*+S1 
BO? ,*RI/IAN & ,BUDDHI/IC--CONT9UE4 ,! 
,CZ>1 ! *IEF RESPONSIBLE P]SON1 CONT9UES TO REVIEW 
! TROOPS1 TO ?ANK1 REW>D1 & 5C\RAGE !M2 HE 
ISSUES AN $ICT = ! CALL+ \T ( ! RES]VES2 
HIS FAI?FUL SUBJECTS AGA9 & AGA9 LAY D[N !IR 
PROP]TY & LIVES AT ! FEET ( HIM !Y CALL1 ONLY 
) !IR LIPS1 !IR ADOR$ ,MON>*4 ,ON ! O!R 
H&1 DESIR+ TO DI/+UI% !MSELVES BE=E EA* 
O!R 9 DE$S & NOT 9 WORDS ONLY1 !Y TE> AWAY 
! FA!RS & ! BREAD-W9N]S FROM !IR ORPHAN$ 
FAMILIES1 PREP>+ !M = SLAU<T]4 ,! WORSE ! 
POSITION ( ,RUSSIA1 ! MORE RECKLESSLY DO ! J\RNALI/S 
LIE1 TRANS=M+ %AMEFUL DEFEATS 9TO VICTORIES1 KN[+ 
?AT NO ONE WILL CONTRADICT !M2 & !Y QUIETLY 
COLLECT MONEY FROM SUBSCRIPTIONS & SALES4 ,! MORE 
MONEY & LABOR ( ! PEOPLE IS DEVOT$ TO ! W>1 
! MORE IS GRABB$ BY V>I\S AU?ORITIES & SPECULATORS1 
:O KN[ ?AT NO ONE WILL CONVICT !M BECAUSE 
EV]Y ONE IS DO+ ! SAME4 ,! MILIT>Y1 TRA9$ = 
MURD]1 HAV+ PASS$ YE>S 9 A S*OOL ( 9HUMANITY1 
CO>S5ESS1 & IDL5ESS1 REJOICE--POOR M5--BECAUSE1 
BESIDES AN 9CREASE ( !IR SAL>Y1 ! SLAU<T] ( 
SUP]IORS OP5S VACANCIES = !IR PROMOTION4 ,*RI/IAN 
PA/ORS CONT9UE TO 9VITE M5 TO ! GREATE/ ( 
CRIMES1 CONT9UE TO COMMIT SACRILEGE1 PRAY+ ,GOD TO 
HELP ! WORK ( W>2 &1 9/EAD ( CONDEMN+1 !Y 
JU/IFY & PRAISE ?AT PA/OR :O1 ) ! CROSS 9 HIS H&S ON ! V]Y SC5E ( MURD]1 5C\RAG$ M5 
TO ! CRIME4 ,! SAME ?+ IS GO+ ON 9 ,JAPAN4 
,! B5I<T$ ,JAPANESE GO 9 = MURD] ) YET 
GREAT] F]VOR1 [+ TO !IR VICTORIES2 ! ,MIKADO 
ALSO REVIEWS & REW>DS HIS TROOPS2 V>I\S ,G5]ALS 
BOA/ ( !IR BRAV]Y1 IMAG9+ ?AT1 HAV+ LE>N$ TO 
KILL1 !Y HAVE ACQUIR$ 5LI<T5M5T4 ,SO1 TOO1 GROAN 
! UN=TUNATE WORK+ PEOPLE TORN FROM USEFUL LABOR 
& FROM !IR FAMILIES4 ,SO !IR J\RNALI/S ALSO LIE & 
REJOICE OV] !IR GA9S4 ,ALSO PROBABLY--= :]E 
MURD] IS ELEVAT$ 9TO VIRTUE EV]Y K9D ( VISE IS 
B\ND TO FL\RI%--ALSO PROBABLY ALL K9DS ( COMM&]S 
& SPECULATORS E>N MONEY2 & ,JAPANESE !OLOGIANS 
& RELIGI\S TEA*]S NO LESS ?AN ! MA/]S 9 
! TE*NIQUES ( >MAM5T DO NOT REMA9 BEH9D ! 
,EUROPEANS 9 ! TE*NIQUES ( RELIGI\S DECEIT & 
SACRILEGE1 BUT DI/ORT ! GREAT ,BUDDHI/IC TEA*+ BY 
NOT ONLY P]MITT+ BUT JU/IFY+ ?AT MURD] :I* 
,BUDDHA =BADE4 ,! ,BUDDHI/IC SCI5TI/1 ,SOY5-,%AKU1 
RUL+ OV] EI<T HUNDR$ MONA/]IES1 EXPLA9S 
?AT AL?\< ,BUDDHA =BADE MANSLAU<T] HE ALSO 
SAID HE C\LD NEV] BE AT PEACE UNTIL ALL BE+S >E 
UNIT$ 9 ! 9F9ITELY LOV+ HE>T ( ALL ?+S1 & 
?AT1 !RE=E1 9 ORD] TO BR+ 9TO H>MONY ?AT 
:I* IS DISCORDANT IT IS NECESS>Y TO FI<T & TO KILL 
M54.<#b.> 

,IT IS AS IF !RE NEV] HAD EXI/$ ! ,*RI/IAN & 
,BUDDHI/IC TEA*+ AB\T ! UNITY ( ! HUMAN SPIRIT1 
! BRO!RHOOD ( M51 LOVE1 COMPASSION1 ! SACR$NESS 
( HUMAN LIFE4 ,M51 BO? ,JAPANESE & ,RUSSIANS1 
ALREADY 5LI<T5$ BY ! TRU?1 YET LIKE WILD ANIMALS1 
NAY1 WORSE ?AN WILD ANIMALS1 ?R[ !MSELVES UPON 
EA* O!R ) ! SOLE DESIRE TO DE/ROY AS MANY LIVES 
AS POSSIBLE4 ,?\S&S ( UN=TUNATES GROAN & 
WRI! 9 CRUEL SUFF]+S & DIE 9 AGONY 9 ,JAPANESE 
& ,RUSSIAN FIELD HOSPITALS1 ASK+ !MSELVES 9 BEWILD]M5T 
:Y ?IS FE>FUL ?+ WAS DONE ) !M1 
:ILE O!R ?\S&S >E ALREADY ROTT+ 9 ! E>? 
OR ON ! E>?1 OR FLOAT+ 9 ! SEA1 9 SWOLL5 DECOMPOSITION4 
,& SCORES ( ?\S&S ( WIVES1 FA!RS1 
MO!RS1 *ILDR51 >E BEMOAN+ !IR BREAD-W9N]S2 
USELESSLY DE/ROY$4 ,YET ALL ?IS IS /ILL TOO LITTLE2 NEW 
& NEW] VICTIMS >E BE+ PREP>$4 ,! *IEF 
CONC]N ( ! ,RUSSIAN ORGANIZ]S ( SLAU<T] IS ?AT ON ! ,RUSSIAN SIDE ! /REAM ( FOOD = CANNON--?REE 
?\S& M5 P] DAY DOOM$ TO DE/RUCTION--%\LD 
NOT BE 9T]RUPT$ = ONE M9UTE4 ,! ,JAPANESE 
>E PREOCCUPI$ ) ! SAME ?+4 ,! LOCU/S >E 
9CESSANTLY BE+ DRIV5 D[N 9TO ! RIV] 9 ORD] 
?AT ! R[S BEH9D MAY PASS OV] ! BODIES4 

,:5 WILL ?IS CEASE1 & ! DECEIV$ PEOPLE AT LA/ 
RECOV] !MSELVES & SAY3 0,WELL1 GO Y\ Y\RSELVES1 
Y\ HE>TLESS ,CZ>S1 ,MIKADOS1 ,M9I/]S1 ,BI%OPS1 PRIE/S1 
G5]ALS1 $ITORS1 SPECULATORS1 OR H[EV] Y\ MAY BE 
CALL$1 GO Y\ Y\RSELVES UND] !SE %ELLS & BULLETS1 
BUT WE DO NOT WI% TO GO & WE WILL NOT GO4 ,LEAVE 
US 9 PEACE1 TO PL[1 & S[1 & BUILD1--& ALSO 
TO FE$ Y\40 ,IT W\LD BE SO NATURAL TO SAY ?IS N[1 
:5 AMONG US 9 ,RUSSIA RES\NDS ! WEEP+ & 
WAIL+ ( HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( MO!RS1 WIVES1 
& *ILDR51 FROM :OM >E BE+ SNAT*$ AWAY !IR 
BREAD-E>N]S1 ! SO-CALL$ 0RES]VE40 ,!SE SAME 
M51 ! MAJORITY ( ! RES]VE1 >E ABLE TO READ2 !Y 
KN[ :AT ! ,F> ,EA/ IS2 !Y KN[ ?AT W> IS GO+ 
ON1 NOT = ANY?+ :I* IS 9 ! LEA/ NECESS>Y TO 
,RUSSIA1 BUT = SOME DEAL+S 9 /RANGE L&1 LEAS$ 
L&S1 AS !Y !MSELVES CALL !M1 ON :I* IT SEEM$ 
ADVANTAGE\S TO SOME CORRUPT SPECULATORS TO BUILD RAILWAYS 
& SO GA9 PR(IT2 ALSO !Y KN[1 OR MI<T 
KN[1 ?AT !Y WILL BE KILL$ LIKE %EEP 9 A SLAU<T]H\SE1 
S9CE ! ,JAPANESE POSSESS ! LATE/ IMPROVEM5TS 
9 TOOLS ( MURD]1 :I* WE DO NOT1 AS ! 
,RUSSIAN AU?ORITIES :O >E S5D+ !SE PEOPLE TO 
DEA? HAD NOT ?\<T 9 TIME ( FURNI%+ !MSELVES 
) ! SAME WEAPONS AS ! ,JAPANESE4 ,KN[+ ALL 
?IS1 IT W\LD 9DE$ BE SO NATURAL TO SAY1 0,GO Y\1 ?OSE :O HAVE BR\<T ON ?IS WORK1 ALL Y\ TO :OM 
W> IS NECESS>Y1 & :O JU/IFY IT2 GO Y\1 & FACE 
! ,JAPANESE BULLETS & M9ES1 BUT WE WILL NOT GO1 
BECAUSE WE NOT ONLY DO NOT NE$ TO DO ?IS1 BUT WE 
CANNOT UND]/& H[ IT CAN BE NECESS>Y TO ANY ONE40 

,BUT NO1 !Y DO NOT SAY ?IS2 !Y GO1 & !Y WILL 
CONT9UE TO GO2 !Y CANNOT BUT GO AS LONG AS !Y FE> 
?AT :I* RU9S ! BODY & NOT ?AT :I* RU9S BO? 
! BODY & ! S\L4 0,:E!R WE %ALL BE KILL$10 
!Y >GUE1 0OR MAIM$ 9 !SE *9NAMPOS1 OR :ATEV] 
!Y >E CALL$1 :I!R WE >E DRIV51 WE DO NOT 
KN[2 IT YET MAY HAPP5 ?AT WE %ALL GET ?R\< 
SAFELY1 &1 MOREOV]1 ) REW>DS & GLORY1 LIKE 
?OSE SAILORS :O >E N[ BE+ FEA/$ ALL OV] ,RUSSIA 
BECAUSE ! ,JAPANESE BOMBS & BULLETS DID NOT HIT 
!M1 BUT SOMEBODY ELSE2 :]EAS %\LD WE REFUSE1 
WE %\LD BE C]TA9LY S5T TO PRISON1 />V$1 BEAT51 
EXIL$ TO ! PROV9CE ( ,YAK\TSK1 P]HAPS EV5 KILL$ 
IMM$IATELY40 ,SO ) DESPAIR 9 !IR HE>TS1 LEAV+ 
BEH9D A GOOD RATIONAL LIFE1 LEAV+ !IR WIVES & 
!IR *ILDR51--!Y GO4 

,YE/]DAY ,I MET A ,RES]VI/ SOLDI] ACCOMPANI$ BY 
HIS MO!R & WIFE4 ,ALL ?REE W]E RID+ 9 A C>T2 
HE HAD HAD A DROP TOO MU*2 HIS WIFE'S FACE WAS SWOLL5 
) TE>S4 ,HE TURN$ TO ME3-- 

0,GOOD-BY TO !E6 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 (F TO ! 
,F> ,EA/40 

0,WELL1 >T ?\ GO+ TO FI<T80 

0,WELL1 SOME ONE HAS TO FI<T60 

0,NO ONE NE$ FI<T60 

,HE REFLECT$ = A MOM5T4 0,BUT :AT IS ONE TO DO2 
:]E CAN ONE ESCAPE80 

,I SAW ?AT HE HAD UND]/OOD ME1 HAD UND]/OOD 
?AT ! WORK TO :I* HE WAS BE+ S5T WAS AN EVIL 
WORK4 

0,:]E CAN ONE ESCAPE80 ,?AT IS ! PRECISE EXPRESSION 
( ?AT M5TAL CONDITION :I* 9 ! (FICIAL & 
J\RNALI/IC WORLD IS TRANSLAT$ 9TO ! WORDS--0,= 
! ,FAI?1 ! ,CZ>1 & ! ,FA!RL&40 ,?OSE :O1 
AB&ON+ !IR HUNGRY FAMILIES1 GO TO SUFF]+1 TO 
DEA?1 SAY AS !Y FEEL1 0,:]E CAN ONE ESCAPE80 
,:]EAS ?OSE :O SIT 9 SAFETY 9 !IR LUXURI\S 
PALACES SAY ?AT ALL ,RUSSIAN M5 >E READY TO SACRIFICE 
!IR LIVES = !IR ADOR$ ,MON>*1 & = ! GLORY 
& GREATNESS ( ,RUSSIA4 

,YE/]DAY1 FROM A PEASANT ,I KN[1 ,I RECEIV$ TWO 
LETT]S1 ONE AFT] ! O!R4 ,?IS IS ! FIR/3-- 

0,DE> ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1--,WELL1 TO-DAY ,I HAVE 
RECEIV$ ! (FICIAL ANN\NCEM5T ( MY CALL TO ! 
,S]VICE2 TO-MORR[ ,I MU/ PRES5T MYSELF AT ! HEADQU>T]S4 
,?AT IS ALL4 ,& AFT] ?AT--TO ! ,F> 
,EA/ TO MEET ! ,JAPANESE BULLETS4 ,AB\T MY [N 
& MY H\SEHOLD'S GRIEF ,I WILL NOT TELL Y\2 IT IS NOT 
Y\ :O WILL FAIL TO UND]/& ALL ! HORROR ( MY 
POSITION & ! HORRORS ( W>2 ALL ?IS Y\ HAVE LONG 
AGO PA9FULLY REALIZ$1 & Y\ UND]/& IT ALL4 ,H[ 
,I HAVE LONG$ TO VISIT Y\1 TO HAVE A TALK ) Y\6 
,I HAD WRITT5 TO Y\ A LONG LETT] 9 :I* ,I DESCRIB$ 
! TORM5TS ( MY S\L2 BUT ,I HAD NOT HAD TIME TO 
COPY IT1 :5 ,I RECEIV$ MY SUMMONS4 ,:AT IS MY 
WIFE TO DO N[ ) H] F\R *ILDR58 ,AS AN OLD 
MAN1 ( C\RSE1 Y\ CANNOT DO ANY?+ Y\RSELF = 
MY FOLKS1 BUT Y\ MI<T ASK SOME ( Y\R FRI5DS 9 
!IR LEISURE TO VISIT MY ORPHAN$ FAMILY4 ,I BEG Y\ E>NE/LY ?AT IF MY WIFE PROVES UNABLE TO BE> ! 
AGONY ( H] HELPLESSNESS ) H] BURD5 ( *ILDR5 
& MAKES UP H] M9D TO GO TO Y\ = HELP & 
C\NSEL1 Y\ WILL RECEIVE & CONSOLE H]4 ,AL?\< 
%E DOES NOT KN[ Y\ P]SONALLY1 %E BELIEVES 9 Y\R 
WORD1 & ?AT MEANS MU*4 ,I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESI/ 
! SUMMONS1 BUT ,I SAY BE=EH& ?AT ?R\< ME 
NOT ONE ,JAPANESE FAMILY %ALL BE ORPHAN$4 ,MY ,GOD6 
H[ DREADFUL IS ALL ?IS--H[ DI/RESS+ & PA9FUL 
TO AB&ON ALL BY :I* ONE LIVES & 9 :I* ONE IS 
CONC]N$40 

,! SECOND LETT] IS AS FOLL[S3 0,K9DE/ ,LY( 
,NIKOLAEVIT*1 ,ONLY ONE DAY ( ACTUAL S]VICE HAS PASS$1 
& ,I HAVE ALREADY LIV$ ?R\< AN ET]NITY ( MO/ 
DESP]ATE TORM5TS4 ,FROM #h O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ 
TILL #i 9 ! EV5+ WE HAVE BE5 CR[D$ & KNOCK$ 
AB\T TO & FRO 9 ! B>RACK Y>D1 LIKE A H]D ( 
CATTLE4 ,! COM$Y ( M$ICAL EXAM9ATION WAS ?REE 
TIMES REPEAT$1 & ?OSE :O HAD REPORT$ !MSELVES 
ILL DID NOT RECEIVE EV5 T5 M9UTES' ATT5TION BE=E 
!Y W]E M>K$ ',SATISFACTORY4' ,:5 WE1 !SE TWO 
?\S& SATISFACTORY 9DIVIDUALS1 W]E DRIV5 FROM 
! MILIT>Y COMM&] TO ! B>RACKS1 ALONG ! ROAD 
SPREAD \T = ALMO/ A V]/ /OOD A CR[D ( RELATIVES1 
MO!RS1 & WIVES ) 9FANTS 9 >MS2 & IF Y\ 
HAD ONLY HE>D & SE5 H[ !Y CLASP$ !IR FA!RS1 
HUSB&S1 SONS1 & HANG+ R\ND !IR NECKS WAIL$ 
HOPELESSLY6 ,G5]ALLY ,I BEHAVE 9 A RES]V$ WAY & 
CAN RE/RA9 MY FEEL+S1 BUT ,I C\LD NOT HOLD \T1 & 
,I ALSO WEPT4 .<,9 J\RNALI/IC LANGUAGE ?IS SAME IS 
EXPRESS$ ?US3 0,! UPHEAVAL ( PATRIOTIC FEEL+ IS 
IMM5SE40.> ,:]E IS ! /&>D ?AT CAN MEASURE ALL ?IS IMM5SITY ( WOE N[ SPREAD+ ITSELF OV] 
ALMO/ ONE-?IRD ( ! WORLD8 ,& WE1 WE >E N[ 
?AT FOOD = CANNON1 :I* 9 ! NE> FUTURE WILL 
BE (F]$ AS SACRIFICE TO ! ,GOD ( V5GEANCE & 
HORROR4 ,I CANNOT MANAGE TO E/ABLI% MY 9N] BALANCE4 
,OH6 H[ ,I EXECRATE MYSELF = ?IS D\BLE-M9D$NESS 
:I* PREV5TS MY S]V+ ONE ,MA/] & ,GOD40 

,?IS MAN DOES NOT YET SUFFICI5TLY BELIEVE ?AT :AT 
DE/ROYS ! BODY IS NOT DREADFUL1 BUT ?AT :I* 
DE/ROYS BO? ! BODY & ! S\L1 !RE=E HE CANNOT 
REFUSE TO GO2 YET :ILE LEAV+ HIS [N FAMILY HE 
PROMISES BE=EH& ?AT ?R\< HIM NOT ONE ,JAPANESE 
FAMILY %ALL BE ORPHAN$2 HE BELIEVES 9 ! *IEF LAW 
( ,GOD1 ! LAW ( ALL RELIGIONS--TO ACT T[>D O!RS 
AS ONE WI%ES O!RS TO ACT T[>D ONESELF4 ,( SU* 
M5 MORE OR LESS CONSCI\SLY RECOGNIZ+ ?IS LAW1 !RE 
>E 9 \R TIME1 NOT 9 ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD ALONE1 BUT 
9 ! ,BUDDHI/IC1 ,MAHOM$AN1 ,CONFUCIAN1 & ,BRAHM9IC 
WORLD1 NOT ONLY ?\S&S BUT MILLIONS4 

,!RE EXI/ TRUE H]OES1 NOT ?OSE :O >E N[ BE+ 
FET$ BECAUSE1 HAV+ WI%$ TO KILL O!RS1 !Y 
W]E NOT KILL$ !MSELVES1 BUT TRUE H]OES1 :O >E 
N[ CONF9$ 9 PRISONS & 9 ! PROV9CE ( ,YAK\TSK 
= HAV+ CATEGORICALLY REFUS$ TO 5T] ! RANKS ( 
MURD]]S1 & :O HAVE PREF]R$ M>TYRDOM TO ?IS 
DEP>TURE FROM ! LAW ( ,JESUS4 ,!RE >E ALSO SU* 
AS HE :O WRITES TO ME1 :O GO1 BUT :O WILL NOT KILL4 
,BUT ALSO ?AT MAJORITY :I* GOES )\T ?9K+1 
& 5DEAVORS NOT TO ?9K ( :AT IT IS DO+1 /ILL 
9 ! DEP? ( ITS S\L DOES N[ ALREADY FEEL ?AT IT IS 
DO+ AN EVIL DE$ BY OBEY+ AU?ORITIES :O TE> M5 
FROM LABOR & FROM !IR FAMILIES & S5D !M TO NE$LESS SLAU<T] ( M51 REPUGNANT TO !IR S\L & 
!IR FAI?2 & !Y GO ONLY BECAUSE !Y >E SO 5TANGL$ 
ON ALL SIDES ?AT--0,:]E CAN ONE ESCAPE80 

,MEAN:ILE ?OSE :O REMA9 AT HOME NOT ONLY FEEL 
?IS1 BUT KN[ & EXPRESS IT4 ,YE/]DAY 9 ! HI< 
ROAD ,I MET SOME PEASANTS RETURN+ FROM ,T\LA4 ,ONE 
( !M WAS READ+ A LEAFLET AS HE WALK$ BY ! SIDE 
( HIS C>T4 

,I ASK$1 0,:AT IS ?AT--A TELEGRAM80 

0,?IS IS YE/]DAY'S1--BUT H]E IS ONE ( TO-DAY40 
,HE TOOK ANO!R \T ( HIS POCKET4 ,WE /OPP$4 ,I 
READ IT4 

0,Y\ %\LD HAVE SE5 :AT TOOK PLACE YE/]DAY 
AT ! /ATION10 HE SAID2 0IT WAS DREADFUL4 ,WIVES1 
*ILDR51 MORE ?AN A ?\S& ( !M1 WEEP+4 
,!Y SURR\ND$ ! TRA91 BUT W]E ALL[$ NO FUR!R4 
,/RANG]S WEPT1 LOOK+ ON4 ,ONE WOMAN FROM 
,T\LA GASP$ & FELL D[N DEAD4 ,FIVE *ILDR54 
,!Y HAVE S9CE BE5 PLAC$ 9 V>I\S 9/ITUTIONS2 BUT 
! FA!R WAS DRIV5 AWAY ALL ! SAME4444 ,:AT 
DO WE WANT ) ?IS ,MAN*URIA1 OR :ATEV] IT IS 
CALL$8 ,!RE IS SUFFICI5T L& H]E4 ,& :AT A 
LOT ( PEOPLE & ( PROP]TY HAS BE5 DE/ROY$40 

,YES1 ! RELATION ( M5 TO W> IS N[ QUITE DIFF]5T 
FROM ?AT :I* =M]LY EXI/$1 EV5 SO LATELY AS ! 
YE> '#g#g4 ,?AT :I* IS N[ TAK+ PLACE NEV] TOOK 
PLACE BE=E4 

,! PAP]S SET =? ?AT1 DUR+ ! RECEPTIONS ( 
! ,CZ>1 :O IS TRAVEL+ AB\T ,RUSSIA = ! PURPOSE 
( HYPNOTIZ+ ! M5 :O >E BE+ S5T TO MURD]1 
9DESCRIBABLE 5?USIASM IS MANIFE/$ AMONG ! 
PEOPLE4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T IS BE+ MANIFE/$4 ,FROM ALL SIDES ONE HE>S REPORTS 
?AT 9 ONE PLACE ?REE ,RES]VI/S HAVE HANG$ !MSELVES2 
9 ANO!R SPOT1 TWO MORE2 9 YET ANO!R1 AB\T 
A WOMAN :OSE HUSB& HAD BE5 TAK5 AWAY BR++ 
H] *ILDR5 TO ! CONSCRIPTION COMMITTEE-ROOM & 
LEAV+ !M !RE2 :ILE ANO!R HANG$ H]SELF 9 
! Y>D ( ! MILIT>Y COMM&]4 ,ALL >E DISSATISFI$1 
GLOOMY1 EXASP]AT$4 ,! WORDS1 0,= ! ,FAI?1 
! ,K+1 & ! ,FA!RL&10 ! ,NATIONAL ,AN!M1 
& %\TS ( 0,HURRAH0 NO LONG] ACT UPON PEOPLE AS 
!Y ONCE DID4 ,ANO!R W>F>E ( A DIFF]5T K9D--! 
/RUGGL+ CONSCI\SNESS ( ! DECEIT & S9FULNESS 
( ! WORK TO :I* PEOPLE >E BE+ CALL$--IS MORE 
& MORE TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! PEOPLE4 

,YES1 ! GREAT /RIFE ( \R TIME IS NOT ?AT N[ TAK+ 
PLACE BETWE5 ! ,JAPANESE & ! ,RUSSIANS1 NOR 
?AT :I* MAY BLAZE UP BETWE5 ! :ITE & YELL[ 
RACES1 NOT ?AT /RIFE :I* IS C>RI$ ON BY M9ES1 
BOMBS1 BULLETS1 BUT ?AT SPIRITUAL /RIFE :I* )\T 
CEAS+ HAS GONE ON & IS N[ GO+ ON BETWE5 ! 
5LI<T5$ CONSCI\SNESS ( MANK9D N[ WAIT+ = 
MANIFE/ATION & ?AT D>KNESS & ?AT BURD5 :I* 
SURR\NDS & OPPRESSES MANK9D4 

,9 ,HIS [N TIME ,JESUS YE>N$ 9 EXPECTATION1 & 
SAID1 0,I CAME TO CA/ FIRE UPON ! E>?1 & H[ 
,I WI% ?AT IT W]E ALREADY K9DL$40 ,LUKE XII4 #d#i4 

,?AT :I* ,JESUS LONG$ = IS BE+ ACCOMPLI%$1 
! FIRE IS BE+ K9DL$4 ,!N DO NOT LET US *ECK IT1 
BUT LET US SPREAD & S]VE IT4 

#ac ,MAY1 #a#i#d4 

,I %\LD NEV] F9I% ?IS PAP] IF ,I W]E TO CONT9UE 
TO ADD TO IT ALL ?AT CORROBORATES ITS ESS5TIAL IDEA4  ,YE/]DAY ! NEWS CAME 9 ( ! S9K+ ( ! 
,JAPANESE IRONCLADS2 & 9 ! SO-CALL$ HI<] CIRCLES 
( ,RUSSIAN FA%IONABLE1 RI*1 9TELLECTUAL SOCIETY !Y 
>E1 )\T ! SLI<TE/ CONSCI5TI\S SCRUPLES1 REJOIC+ 
AT ! DE/RUCTION ( A ?\S& HUMAN LIVES4 ,YET 
TO-DAY ,I HAVE RECEIV$ FROM A SIMPLE SEAMAN1 A MAN 
/&+ ON ! L[E/ PLANE ( SOCIETY1 ! FOLL[+ 
LETT]3.<#c.> 

0,MU* RESPECT$ ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 ,I GREET Y\ ) 
A L[ B[1 ) LOVE1 MU* RESPECT$ ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*4 
,I HAVE READ Y\R BOOK4 ,IT WAS V]Y PLEASANT 
READ+ = ME4 ,I HAVE BE5 A GREAT LOV] ( READ+ 
Y\R WORKS4 ,WELL1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 WE >E N[ 9 A 
/ATE ( W>1 PLEASE WRITE TO ME :E!R IT IS AGREEABLE 
TO ,GOD OR NOT ?AT \R COMM&]S COMPEL US TO KILL4 
,I BEG Y\1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 WRITE TO ME PLEASE 
:E!R OR NOT ! TRU? N[ EXI/S ON E>?4 ,TELL 
ME1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*4 ,9 *UR* H]E A PRAY] IS 
BE+ READ1 ! PRIE/ M5TIONS ! ,*RI/-LOV+ 
>MY4 ,IS IT TRUE OR NOT ?AT ,GOD LOVES W>8 ,I PRAY 
Y\1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 HAVE Y\ GOT ANY BOOKS FROM 
:I* ,I C\LD SEE :E!R TRU? EXI/S ON E>? OR NOT8 
,S5D ME SU* BOOKS4 ,:AT !Y CO/1 ,I WILL PAY4 ,I 
BEG Y\1 ,LY( ,NIKOLAEVIT*1 DO NOT NEGLECT MY REQUE/4 
,IF !RE >E NO BOOKS !N S5D ME A LETT]4 ,I WILL 
BE V]Y GLAD :5 ,I RECEIVE A LETT] FROM Y\4 ,I WILL 
AWAIT Y\R LETT] ) IMPATI5CE4 ,GOOD-BY = ! 
PRES5T4 ,I REMA9 ALIVE & WELL & WI% ! SAME TO 
Y\ FROM ! ,LORD ,GOD4 ,GOOD HEAL? & GOOD SUCCESS 
9 Y\R WORK40 

.<#a.> 
,VILIJ9SKY ADDS ON HIS [N BEHALF1 0,! ,FIELD-,M>%AL DID NOT 
!N ?9K ?AT MORE ?AN SIXTY ?\S& ,RUSSIANS ALONE W\LD P]I% 
9 ?IS W>1 NOT SO MU* FROM ! 5EMY'S FIRE AS FROM DISEASE--NOR 
?AT HE W\LD HIMSELF BE AMONG !IR NUMB]40 

.<#b.> 
,9 ! >TICLE IT IS SAID3 0,?IS TRIPLE WORLD IS MY [N POSSESSION4 
,ALL ! ?+S !RE9 >E MY [N *ILDR5 444 ! T5 ?\S& 
?+S 9 ?IS WORLD >E NO MORE ?AN ! REFLECTIONS ( MY [N SELF4 
,!Y COME FROM ! ONE S\RCE4 ,!Y P>TAKE ( ! ONE BODY4 
,!RE=E ,I CANNOT RE/1 UNTIL EV]Y BE+1 EV5 ! SMALLE/ POSSIBLE 
FRAGM5T ( EXI/5CE1 IS SETTL$ D[N TO ITS PROP] APPO9TM5T4444 
,?IS IS ! POSITION TAK5 BY ! ,BUDDHA1 & WE1 HIS HUMBLE FOLL[]S1 
>E BUT TO WALK 9 HIS WAKE4 ,:Y1 !N1 DO WE FI<T AT ALL8 
,BECAUSE WE DO NOT F9D ?IS WORLD AS IT \<T TO BE4 ,BECAUSE !RE 
>E H]E SO MANY P]V]T$ CREATURES1 SO MANY WAYW>D ?\<TS1 SO 
MANY ILL-DIRECT$ HE>TS1 DUE TO IGNORANT SUBJECTIVITY4 ,= ?IS REASON 
,BUDDHI/S >E NEV] TIR$ ( COMBAT+ ALL PRODUCTIONS ( IGNORANCE1 
& !IR FI<T MU/ BE TO ! BITT] 5D4 ,!Y WILL %[ NO QU>T]4 
,!Y WILL M]CILESSLY DE/ROY ! V]Y ROOT FROM :I* >ISES ! MIS]Y 
( ?IS LIFE4 ,TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS 5D1 !Y WILL NEV] BE AFRAID ( 
SACRIFIC+ !IR LIVES44440 ,!RE FOLL[1 JU/ AS IS USUAL ) US1 
5TANGL$ >GUM5TS AB\T SELF-SACRIFICE & K9DNESS1 AB\T ! TRANSMIGRATION 
( S\LS & AB\T MU* ELSE--ALL ?IS = ! SOLE PURPOSE 
( CONCEAL+ ! SIMPLE & CLE> COMM&M5T ( ,BUDDHA3 NOT TO 
KILL4 ,FUR!R IT IS SAID3 0,! H& ?AT IS RAIS$ TO /RIKE & ! 
EYE ?AT IS FIX$ TO TAKE AIM DO NOT BELONG TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT >E 
! 9/RUM5TS UTILIZ$ BY A PR9CIPLE HI<] ?AN TRANSI5T EXI/5CE40 
70,! ,OP5 ,C\RT10 ,MAY1 #a#i#d4 0,BUDDHI/ ,VIEWS ( ,W>10 BY ! 
,RI<T ,REV4 ,SOY5-,%AKU47 

.<#c.> 
,! LETT] IS WRITT5 9 A MO/ ILLIT]ATE WAY1 FILL$ ) MI/AKES 
9 OR?OGRAPHY & PUNCTUATION4 

7,TRANS47 

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