Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1910 — Life Is Cheap in Russia. [ARTICLE]

Life Is Cheap in Russia.

A letter from Chereon, Russia, in describing as execution, says that

military trials and -the speedy execw tlons which follow them have been of such common occurrence that the public mind has become blunted. "Sentenced to death and executed” has be-, come a stock phrase, and the oft-re- 1 peated gallows stories have Influenced! the minds of children to such an extent that they have a game called "trial,” In which the brutalities of which they have heard are enacted. The writer says that the playing of this game by a number of boys in that town, nearly resulted in the death of one little fellow, who had been selected to play the part of the prisoner. He was tried, found guilty and centenced to be executed. Only the timely interference of elders prevented the tragedy. What hope is there for a country whefa the rising generation shows this spirit? asks the correspondent, _ „