Publication date
12/1/01
Volume
22
Number
23
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower The Czar of Russia and the World's Peace
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A 
USURPATION 
OF 
AUTHORITY 
(Signed.) 
To 
the 
President 
of 
the 
United 
Statrs, 
'\>Tashington, 
D. 
C. 
To 
the 
President 
of 
the 
United 
States, 
Washing-ton, 
D. 
C. 
Your 
Excellency 
is 
respectfully 
petitioned 
to 
overrule 
recent 
Postoffice 
legislation 
against 
second-class 
mail 
matter. 
(Signature.) 
To 
the 
President 
of 
the 
United 
States, 
Washington, 
D. 
C. 
Hon. 
Sir:- 
We, 
the 
common 
people, 
hold 
you 
responsible 
for 
the 
viob­ 
tion 
of 
our 
Postal 
Laws 
at 
the 
hands 
of 
your 
P08tmastrr 
General 
and 
his 
Third 
Assistant. 
Congress 
enacted 
the 
law 
for 
second 
class 
mail 
in 
the 
interest 
of 
educatIOn 
and 
intelli­ 
gence 
amongst 
the 
poor 
and 
the 
middle 
classes. 
It 
is 
robbery 
and 
fraud 
for 
these 
men 
now 
to 
frustrate 
that 
law 
whIch 
th(' 
people, 
by 
their 
representatives 
in 
Congress, 
have 
now 
three 
times 
refused 
to 
alter. 
We 
urge 
you 
to 
dismiRs 
thpse 
law­ 
breakers 
and 
to 
put 
in 
their 
stead 
men 
who 
will 
olwy 
the 
laws 
as 
the 
people, 
through 
their 
represpntatives, 
enact 
thpm. 
Thus 
you 
will 
win 
the 
esteem 
of 
lovers 
of 
law 
and 
equity. 
(Signature. 
) 
Your 
ExcE'lleney: 
'VI' 
call 
upon 
you 
to 
redress 
the 
grievance 
of 
the 
poor, 
and 
at 
the 
same 
time 
uphold 
the 
Postal 
Laws 
of 
Congress. 
by 
causmg 
the 
unlau'ful 
act 
of 
the 
Third 
Assistant 
Postma~trr 
General 
to 
be 
set 
aSide 
and 
its 
perpetrators 
ouc;trcl. 
\Ve 
rcrer 
to 
the 
recent 
illegal 
"ruling'S" 
resprr-tmg 
pnmphlets, 
rpfn~lI1g 
thr-m 
second 
dass 
mail 
privileges 
sur-h 
as 
Congrpss 
rle~ignl'd 
and 
exprpssed; 
and 
such 
as 
they 
have 
enjoyPll 
for 
the 
past 
30 
years. 
The 
acts 
of 
your 
snbordmates 
must 
be 
reganleu 
as 
the 
acts 
of 
your 
administration. 
'VI' 
hope 
to 
have 
this 
wron 
er 
speedily 
righted. 
,., 
a~cou~t 
as 
the 
l?ublic's 
servants 
j-otherwise 
they 
will 
be 
jus­ 
tIfied 
m 
concluding 
that 
the 
people 
are 
serfs 
and 
desire 
to 
be 
ruled 
by 
Czars. 
SOME 
SUGGESTIONS 
Many 
need 
no 
suggestions 
from 
us, 
but 
are 
quite 
compe­ 
tent 
to 
express 
themselves 
forcefully 
and 
cogently. 
Others, 
however, 
may 
be 
helped 
by 
the 
following 
general 
suggestions 
as 
to 
brief 
forms, 
which 
each 
may 
change 
and 
JW:ldify 
to 
suit 
his 
own 
tastes. 
Hon. 
Theo. 
Roosevelt, 
Washington, 
D. 
C.: 
Respected 
Sir:- 
Doubtless 
you 
are 
unaware 
of 
the 
gross 
injustice 
being 
done 
the 
poor 
by 
your 
subordinates-the 
Postmaster 
General 
and 
his 
Third 
Assistant. 
They 
have 
undertaken 
to 
make 
"rulings" 
respecting 
pamphlets 
(2nd 
class 
mail), 
which 
are 
gross 
violations 
of 
the 
laws 
of 
Congress 
of 
nearly 
30 
years 
standing. 
We 
call 
upon 
you 
to 
cleanse 
your 
Cabinet 
of 
such 
law-breakers. 
Give 
us 
examples 
of 
obeyers 
of 
the 
laws 
in 
their 
stead, 
and 
we 
will 
esteem 
yOll, 
for 
your 
justice. 
accordingly. 
(Signature. 
) 
Congress 
is 
the 
law-making 
branch 
of 
the 
United 
States 
Government: 
the 
President 
and 
his 
Secretaries 
are 
the 
execu­ 
ttre 
branch-whose 
duty 
it 
is 
to 
enforce 
the 
laws 
as 
Congress 
makes 
them. 
Congress 
passed 
the 
present 
postal 
laws 
nearly 
thirty 
years 
ago, 
and 
all 
Postmaster 
Generals 
since, 
until 
now, 
have 
enforced 
them 
faithfully, 
even 
though 
several 
of 
them 
have 
appealed 
to 
Congress 
to 
change 
the 
laVIs, 
so 
as 
to 
prevent 
so 
general 
a 
circulation 
of 
cheap 
periodicals. 
Con­ 
gress 
in 
every 
case 
has 
refused 
to 
change 
the 
laws 
which 
have 
done 
so 
much 
to 
make 
the 
American 
public 
"Wide 
awake." 
Xow. 
howc\-er, 
we 
have 
a 
Postmaster 
General 
who 
attempts 
to 
lI~urp 
the 
law-making 
functions 
of 
Congress 
and 
to 
nde 
rough-~hod 
over 
the 
will 
of 
the 
people 
as 
repeatedly 
expressed 
through 
their 
representatives 
in 
Congress. 
The 
duty 
of 
the 
people 
is 
to 
resent 
such 
unlawful 
disregard 
of 
their 
rights; 
aml 
the 
protests 
shouhl 
properly 
go 
to 
the 
President 
of 
these 
l'llltpri 
States, 
who 
undoubtedly 
is 
quite 
unaware 
of 
this 
piece 
uf 
IIlJlIsticc 
anu 
lawlessnrss 
helllg 
prar'hceu 
under 
his 
admin­ 
I"tration. 
Postmaster 
Grneral 
C. 
E. 
Smith, 
and 
his 
third 
Assistant, 
E. 
C. 
l'I'Iadden. 
who 
have 
rnginecred 
this 
nefarious 
violation 
of 
the 
law, 
and 
who 
arc 
glorying 
in 
their 
shame, 
show 
clearly 
that 
they 
are 
not 
men 
to 
he 
trusted, 
when 
they 
plan 
for 
rultng 
the' 
people 
and 
del'ide 
\\ 
ha 
t 
liberties 
the 
people 
ought 
to 
be 
allo\\ 
cd 
and 
what 
disallowed. 
'\'hai 
IS 
the 
rrmcdy? 
It 
is 
to 
make 
such 
conrluct 
odious 
to 
all 
lon-rs 
of 
liherty-to 
all 
who 
love 
justice. 
And 
the 
best 
wa:v 
to 
do 
this 
is 
to 
promptly 
inform 
President 
Roo~evclt 
(addn'~~ing 
lllm 
at 
Washington, 
D. 
C.). 
telling 
him 
that 
the 
('relht 
of 
his 
administration 
is 
lIIvolved 
by 
the 
conuuct 
of 
these 
hiS 
rrprpsrntnhvps, 
and 
calling 
for 
their 
dismissal 
and 
for 
the 
appointment 
of 
men 
who 
arc 
not 
of 
their 
lawless 
(an­ 
al 
chou~) 
ca~t 
of 
mmd. 
Send 
postal 
cards 
or 
letters, 
or 
if 
('onvellll'nt 
!!'pt 
up 
general 
petitions 
and 
obtain 
as 
many 
signa­ 
turp~ 
(of 
old 
anu 
young) 
as 
you 
can. 
All 
are 
interested, 
and 
all 
have 
a 
right 
to 
protest 
against 
the 
infraction 
of 
the 
laws 
favorable 
to 
"the 
poor 
of 
this 
world," 
who 
are 
the 
chief 
users 
(If 
the 
paper-bound 
pamphlets 
whose 
circulation 
is 
being 
inter­ 
fl'red 
WIth. 
The 
rich 
buy 
cloth-bound 
books, 
which 
are 
not 
atTectf'd 
by 
these 
acts 
of 
these 
pseudo-Iaw-makel·s. 
\\' 
l' 
do 
not 
claim 
that 
the 
Postmaster 
General 
is 
destitute 
of 
goo,! 
impulse,> 
III 
this 
matter: 
IllS 
daim 
is 
that 
he 
wishes 
to 
save 
the 
people's 
money. 
But 
our 
reply 
is 
that 
the 
people 
do 
not 
WIsh 
hun 
to 
economise 
at 
the 
expense 
of 
violation 
of 
the 
people's 
laws. 
They 
do 
not 
need 
a 
pate~nal 
governm~nt. 
Thry 
llle 
ahle 
to 
dIangp 
the 
laws, 
through 
theIr 
representatIVes 
whl'll 
and 
how 
they 
please. 
If 
the 
laws 
of 
the 
land 
were 
bein~ 
enforced 
we 
~hould 
not 
have 
one 
word 
of 
remonstrance 
to 
make, 
however 
much 
their 
ellforecmE'nt 
might 
injure 
us. 
Bnt 
wh~n, 
unuer 
divine 
provi­ 
dpnee. 
the 
laws 
are 
on 
our 
sille 
it 
would 
be 
wrong 
for 
us 
to 
submit 
Without 
protest 
and 
thu'> 
to 
encourage 
still 
further 
'101atlOns 
of 
In.w 
III 
disregard 
of 
the 
rights 
and 
wishes 
of 
the 
law-makers-the 
people. 
Office 
holders 
should 
be 
held 
to 
YOLo 
XXII 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
DECEMBER 
1, 
1901 
No. 
:23 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
THE 
CZAR 
OF 
RUSSIA 
AND 
THE 
WORLD'S 
PEACE 
'1'I1l' 
1"1 
:lIlkfllrtl'j' 
Zl'ltUJlg, 
OJll' 
of 
the 
mORt 
rehab 
Ie 
new,;­ 
1'.lJ)(·r 
... 
of 
Europe. 
IS 
thp 
authollty 
for 
the 
following 
report 
ot 
aJl 
IJlt"1 
VIP\\, 
bl'twl'en 
the 
Czar 
anrl 
a 
Gf'rman 
Arlnllral, 
whIle 
tIll' 
(';',11' 
lh 
the' 
gue"t 
of 
Emperor 
,Yilliam 
witne~sed 
the 
man­ 
('11 
Ve'l 
,., 
of 
the 
G('rman 
Heet 
in 
the 
Baltic 
Sea.-the 
Admiral 
}Il'llIg 
ill 
l'Umm,lIll! 
of 
the' 
flert. 
It 
is 
important 
as 
showing 
t 
Ill' 
(Il'PO~lllg 
lligunll'nt'"\ 
on 
the 
preserv.1tion 
of 
the 
world's 
),,'a('l', 
\I 
hll'h 
all 
mpn 
.Ign·p 
i~ 
de~lrabll'-e~8l'ntial. 
\\'e 
llgll'e 
wiih 
the 
Czar's 
line 
of 
argument, 
but 
hold 
that 
in 
thr 
noltlIJr 
of 
thing<; 
it 
is 
impossible 
of 
realization. 
The 
armlllg 
and 
urilling 
and 
building 
of 
ships 
will 
continue 
until 
t 
hl' 
people' 
of 
Europe 
arc 
thoroughly 
awakened, 
wl,en 
they 
\lill 
rrfll~e 
to 
be 
fought 
and 
taxed, 
and 
a 
revolution 
in 
fuvor 
of 
I-'oe-Jah~m 
will 
cnsue-re8ulting, 
howevcr, 
in 
Anarchy, 
as 
the' 
f-:l'rJ 
ptllfl'S 
indie-aip, 
preparing 
the 
way 
for 
Christ'" 
:!\olil­ 
1l'Il111al 
kingllom. 
Thp 
l'onH'r<;ation. 
as 
reported 
by 
the 
Zeitwng 
follows: 
Allmind-Your 
Ma]esty 
is 
pleased 
to 
confer 
too 
great 
an 
honor 
upon 
an 
old 
sea 
dog 
like 
me. 
I 
am 
delighted 
to 
think 
that 
your 
l\la]esty 
Iel'PIVed 
a 
favorable 
impre'lsion 
of 
our 
army 
nJlll 
navy, 
flll, 
your 
l\Iaje'"\ty 
IIlny 
rest 
assured, 
we 
strain 
every 
nervl' 
to 
kl'r'p 
thf' 
nrmy 
and 
navy 
abreast 
of 
the 
times, 
which 
is 
the 
idpal 
thing 
for 
every 
good 
government 
to 
do. 
The 
Czar-There 
I 
differ 
with 
you, 
Admiral. 
According 
to 
my 
own 
views 
the 
ideal 
thing 
to 
do 
would 
be 
to 
reduce 
standing 
armies 
and 
navies 
instead 
of 
keeping 
on 
increa",ing 
their 
strength. 
This 
so-called 
preparedness 
for 
war-arming 
on 
a 
great, 
and 
ever 
greater, 
scale 
is 
overburdening 
the 
peo­ 
ples 
of 
Europe. 
All 
governments 
should 
strive 
to 
lessen 
tlll'ir 
expenses 
for 
the 
army 
and 
navy. 
As 
long 
as 
they 
do 
the 
op­ 
posite, 
they 
are 
simply 
upholding 
and 
perpetuating 
an 
intol­ 
erable 
situation. 
The 
Admiral-A 
humane 
and 
extremely 
generous 
thought, 
your 
Majesty, 
but- 
The 
Czar-(interrupting)-not 
a 
thought 
only, 
Admiral, 
I 
am 
devoting 
my 
life 
to 
the 
realization 
of 
the 
peace 
idea. 
The 
AdmJral-Indeed, 
your 
Majesty's 
big-hearted 
endeav­ 
ors 
permIt 
of 
no 
misinterpretation, 
but 
the 
other 
powers, 
your 
Majesty, 
the 
other 
powers. 
Your 
11ajesty 
won't 
believe 
for 
a 
moment 
that 
the 
other 
powers 
will 
find 
it 
to 
their 
in­ 
terest 
to 
reduce 
their 
armies 
and 
navies! 
The 
Czar-I 
am 
convinced 
that 
a 
condition 
such 
as 
I 
have 
outlined 
will 
serve 
the 
true 
interest 
and 
conform 
to 
the 
just 
aspirations 
of 
all 
the 
powers. 
The 
Admiral-May 
it 
please 
your 
Majesty, 
don't 
you 
think 
that 
a 
perfect 
army 
and 
navy, 
an 
army 
and 
navy 
ready 
to 
move 
against 
the 
enemy 
at 
a 
moment's 
notice, 
so 
to 
speak­ 
doesn't 
your 
Majesty 
think 
that 
such 
weapons 
as 
those 
con­ 
stitute 
the 
best 
guarantee 
of 
peace? 
WAR 
PREPAREDNESS 
MUST 
STOP 
Th\1 
Czar-In 
order 
to 
establish 
true 
and 
permanent 
peace 
(3(,7 
-371) 
[2914] 
A USURPATION Congress is the law-making branch of the United States Government: the President and his Secretaries are the executive branch—whose duty it is to enforce the laws as Congress makes them. Congress passed the present postal laws nearly thirty years ago, and all Postmaster Generals since, until now, have enforced them faithfully, even though several of them have appealed to Congress to change the laws, so as to prevent so general a circulation of cheap periodicals. Congress in every case has refused to change the laws which have done so much to make the American public “wide awake.” Now, however, we have a Postmaster General who attempts to usurp the law-making functions of Congress and to ride rough-shod over the will of the people as repeatedly expressed through their representatives in Congress. The duty of the people is to resent such unlawful disregard of their rights; and the protests should properly go to the President of these United States, who undoubtedly is quite unaware of this piece of injustice and lawlessness bemg practiced under his administration. Postmaster General C. E. Smith, and his third Assistant, E. C. Madden. who have engineered this nefarious violation of the law, and who are glorying in their shame, show clearly that they are not men to be trusted, when they plan for ruling the people and decide what liberties the people ought to be allowed and what disallowed. What is the remedy? It is to make such conduct cdious to all lovers of liberty—to all who love justice. And the best way to do this is to promptly inform President Roosevelt (addressing him at Washington, D. C.), telling him that the credit of hig administration is involved by the conduct of these his representatives, and calling for their dismissal and for the appointment of men who are not of their lawless (anarchous) cast of mind. Send postal ecards or letters, or if convenient get up general petitions and obtain as many signatures (of old and young) as you can. All are interested, and all have a right to protest against the infraction of the laws favorable to “the poor of this world,” who are the chief users of the paper-bound pamphlets whose circulation is being interfered with. The rich buy cloth-bound books, which are not affected by these acts of these pseudo-law-makers. We do not claim that the Postmaster General is destitute of good impulses in this matter: his claim is that he wishes to save the people’s moncy. But our reply is that the people dv not wish him to cconomise at the expense of violation of the people’s laws. They do not need a paternal government. They are able to change the laws, through their representatives when and how they please. If the daws of the land were being enforced we should not have one word of remonstrance to make, however much their enforcement, might injure us. But when, under divine providence, the laws are on our side it would be wrong for us to submit without protest and thus to encourage still further violations of law in disregard of the rights and wishes of the law-makers—the people. Office holders should be held to OF AUTHORITY account as the publie’s servants ;—otherwise they will be justified in concluding that the people are serfs and desire to be ruled by Czars. SOME SUGGESTIONS Many need no suggestions from us, but are quite competent to express themselves forcefully and cogently. Others, however, may be helped by the following general suggestions as to brief forms, which each may change and modify to suit his own tastes. Hon. Theo. Roosevelt, Washington, D. C.: Respected Sir:— Doubtless you are unaware of the gross injustice being done the poor by your subordinates—the Postmaster General and his Third Assistant. They have undertaken to make “rulings” respecting pamphlets (2nd class mail), which are gross violations of the laws of Congress of nearly 30 years standing. We call upon you to cleanse your Cabinet of such law-breakers. Give us examples of obeyers of the laws in their stead, and we will esteem you, for your justice, accordingly. (Signature. ) To the President of the United States, Washington, D. C. Your Excellency is respectfully petitioned to overrule recent Postoffice legislation against second-class mai] matter. (Signature. ) To the President of the United States, Washington, D. C. Your Excellency: We call upon you to redress the grievance of the poor, and at the same time uphold the Postal Laws of Congress, by causing the unlawful act of the Third Assistant Postmaster General to be set aside and its perpetrators ousted. We reser to the recent illegal “rulings” respecting pamphlets, refusing them second class mail privileges such as Congress designed and expressed; and such as they have enjoyed for the past 30 years. The acts of your subordinates must be regarded as the acts of your administration. We hope to have this wrong speedily righted. (Signed. ) To the President of the United States, Washington, D. C. Hon. Sir:— We, the common people, hold you responsible for the violation of our Postal Laws at the hands of your Postmaster General and his Third Assistant. Congress enacted the law for second class mail in the interest of education and intelligence amongst the poor and the middle classes. It is robbery and fraud for these men now io frustrate that law which the people, by their representatives in Congress, have now three times refused to alter. We urge you to dismiss these lawbreakers and to put in their stead men who will obey the laws as the people, through their representatives, enact them. Thus you will win the esteem of lovers of law and equity. (Signature. ) Vou. XXIT ALLEGHENY, PA., DECEMBER 1, 1901 No. 23 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE CZAR OF RUSSIA AND THE WORLD’S PEACE The Frankfurter Zeitung, one of the most relable newspapers of Kurope, 1s the autho.ity for the following report of an interview between the Czar and a German Admiral, while the Czar as the guest of Emperor William witnessed the mancuvers of the German fleet in the Baltic Sca.—the Admiral heme in command of the fleet. It is important as showing the opposing arguments on the preservation of the world’s peace, Which all men agree is desirable—essential. We agree with the Czar’s line of argument, but hold that in the nature of things it is impossible of realization. The arming and drilling and building of ships will continue until the people of Europe are thoroughly awakened, when they will refuse to be fotight and taxed, and a rcvolution in favor of Somalism will ensue—resulting, however, in Anarchy, as the Scriptures indicate, preparing the way for Christ’s Millennial kingdom. The conversation, as reported by the Zeitung follows: Admiral—Your Majesty is pleased to confer too great an honor upon an old sea dog like me. I am delighted to think that your Majesty received a favorable impression of our army and navy, for, your Majesty may rest assured, we strain every nerve to keep the army and navy abreast of the times, which is the ideal thing for every good government to do. The Czar—There I differ with you, Admiral. Accordiag to my own views the ideal thing to do would be to reduce (367 -371) standing armies and navies instead of keeping on increasing their strength. This so-called preparedness for war—arming on a great, and ever greater, scale is overburdening the pcoples of Europe. All governments should strive to lessen their expenses for the army and navy. As long as they do the opposite, they are simply upholding and perpetuating an intolerable situation, The Admiral—A humane and extremely generous thought, your Majesty, but— The Czar—(interrupting)—not a thought only, Admiral, TI am devoting my life to the realization of the peace idea. The Admiral—Indeed, your Majesty’s big-hearted endeavors permit of no misinterpretation, but the other powers, vour Majesty, the other powers. Your Majesty won’t believe for a moment that the other powers will find it to their interest to reduce their armies and navies! The Czar—I am convinced that a condition such as I have outlined will serve the true interest and conform to the just aspirations of all the powers. The Admiral—May it please your Majesty, don’t you think that a perfect army and navy, an army and navy ready to move against the enemy at a moment’s notice, so to speak— doesn’t your Majesty think that such weapons as those constitute the best guarantee of peace? WAR PREPAREDNESS MUST STOP The Czar—In order to establish true and permanent peace [2914]

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