The revolution in Russia is spreading. The oppressed people begin to realize the horrors of the Russo-Japanese war. They begin to forsee that this war has been caused by the foolish tsar. Yet, some people thought that the tsar was merciful and in order to get whatever was necessary to improve their living conditions or to obtain freedom the only thing the people had to do was to beg the tsar and explain to him the hardship, and the earthly father, the tsar, would give everything we ask. All the workers of St. Petersburg under the direction of the Pope Gapon, decided to go en masse on to the tsar's palace and to present him a petition with their demands. When thousands of people marched in the streets toward the tsar's palace, the tsar sent an army with orders to shoot down the marching people. The massacre was horrible. Thousands were killed or wounded. New the people began to realize that they could get nothing from the tsar by begging and that only solution will overthrow the tyranny of the tsar, and the tsar himself.

The revolution is spreading all over Russia. The people begin to understand that the only way to force the tsar to fulfill the people's demands is by force.

What must we Lithuanians do for Lithuania in this time of revolution in Russia? Did the leaders in Lithuania prepare the people for revolution? Did they get ammunition? Did they equip the revolutionary forces to fight against the despotism of Russia and to free Lithuania? If the revolution has broken out in Russia, we Lithuanians cannot sit with folded hands and wait for the mercy of others. If we will not help our brothers in Lithuania nobody will help them. Instead of leaving Lithuania, the young men must stay in the fatherland and fight for its freedom. It is much easier for the people of Lithuania to get ammunition than for the people of St. Petersburg.

True, in Lithuania we are allowed to print literature in the Lithuanian language, but this was allowed not because the tsar wants 3 it, but because the tsar is beaten in the war with Japan and wants the help of Lithuanians. He desires that the Lithuanian youth should go and fight to satisfy the tsar's greed. The Lithuanian press in Lithuania is under the censor. We are not satisfied with such a. press. We must have freedom in press and speech and the independence of Lithuania. This we will get through struggle.