Show RUSSIANS DEMAND DEMAN I LIBERTY FOR FISH I V An American who w was s in Jt Russia j sla during the first days day's of the rev revolution lution and who recently returned to the United States Stales tells of the zeal re responsible responsible re- re for some manifestations re-I re of the new found liberty erty He lIe relates the following incident In the south of Russia there is a certain lake I which by means of a channel is connected connected connected con con- with a smaller lake This channel w was vas s barred by nets so that the carp which were In the smaller lake could not pass through A body of soldiers soldier was stationed in the vicinity vicinity vicinity vicin vicin- ity and as food was slow in reaching that region the officers were glad to vary their diet with the fish One day the officers observed a large gathering of soldiers and considered Lt it another of those many meetings s which were held b by the men to discuss dis cuss the advisability of carrying out the orders they had received Suddenly the gathering of soldiers several hundred in number made a rush for the nearby lake Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib erty Liberty When they reached the lake the men destroyed the nets which prevented the escape of the fish Several officers sought to hinder hinder hinder hin hin- der them but the latter were pushed aside Later a soldier explained the matter as follows Fish are Gods God's creatures as men are Like them they have the right ri ht to o liberty But men can talk and so have made the revolution while fish are dumb and can never make theirs It is therefore therefore therefore there there- fore our duty to aid them because it itIs itis itis is contrary to nature that they should be imprisoned in a lake |