New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-14

The following letter affords some confirmation
Of the views expressed with regard t. Russia IN
our article of Saturday
DEAR SIR: have read with interest your article on
Russia in The Tribune OF this morning, and have no
doubt that your estimate OF the ability OF that Govern
nent 10 20 through war with the Southern nations OF
Europe is correct While in Naples few months
since met with an Italian gentleman of great ntell-
gence who had been above fifteen years IN tue hu-si
service, occupying responsible posluoh "nlon
brought hmin contact with all classes OF the people anu
gave him the best possible opportunity To become nc
quained with the resources and state OF the country
lie assured that the idea commonly entertainer "i
the vast power which the Gar could bring INTO lhe
6ed for a foreign war was greatly exaggerated
The internal condition OF the nation he tod me was
such as constantly require the presence OF laf-e
armed force IN order to keep things quiet the nohuty
we're he said universally Discontinued and desirOus 10
revolt the discharged soldiers were always leady 10
cause disturbance and the sers were constantly rising
upon their masters and Oversecrs 10 use ms own eN
pression For every hundred soldiers sent OUT ol
Russia there must be thousand In ut home behind
them Russia is not power that other nations should
live in fear Of II she is colossus she Is not a solid
one Yours, truly, a d.
Mar. York, June 9, 1919.
The disposition of the Russian nobility to re-
volt is beyond doubt. The whole policy OF the I'M
peria Government has been to render the mobiles
merely sort of titled menials OF its own to de
stroy all class feeling, in short TO make them but
slaves Of an order in some respects superior
though equally dependent with the others he
reditsry sristocracy 10 of necessity dangerous
thing in a bsrbarous military State. The Russian
aristocracy comprehend this and are restH under
the hand which destroys their order for the pur
pose Of rendering them harmless
Though this process of degrading the mobiles has
not been without results still has not been entire
" successful. They have travelled and come IN con
tact with the ideas which prevaiin other countries
The result is that among them are many Liberals
many Republicans and many Socialists Indeed II
is a fact that to no country are so many SOCIALIST
books sent from Paris as to Russia. Thlswe know
on the testimony OF the principal Partisan publish
err of such books They are prohibited In Russia,
but get over the frontier Notwithstanding. Now
we have no idea that the enlightenment OF COM
psratively few minds can do anything toward a
radical change in the form of Russian Society, ex-
cept by gradual and very slow influence, but yet
as the nobility contains many men who have en-
brsced Republican principles without regardto their
prsctcability, there is constant danger ofattempu
at Revolution The famous revolt OF 1925, which
and which he has punished with such inhuman
cruelty. was headed by mobiles many OF them OF
high rank and the best and bravest OF them radica
Republicans. The same thing may happen again
At any time, and Nicholas is shrewd enough to
know il.
The serfs are constantly in the habit OF rebellion
against their masters, and these outbreaks are
naturally attended by the most ierocious scenes
Though they do not extend beyond the boundaries
Of single estates, theyhtill make it necessary TO
have considerable bodies OF troops on hand at
every locality.
With regard &c the treasures stored In the for
tress at ST. Petersburgh II is to be observed that
they have never been lett there useless. In add
ton to the national debt spoken of IN our former
article there were in circulation IN Russia IN
August lsis treasury notes to the amount OF
2ss,Ss56al silver. roubes, equivalent IN round
numbers TO 5000 OoO. 900, for which these alleged
deposits in the fortress are the security. Bat as
in the nature of the case the public have no
guaranty that the security is really there, except
the rather doubtful word of the Government
some skepticsl persons quite naturally suppose II
to have disappeared In order to meet the exigen-
cies OF the imperial treasury. If 1t IS not there
the treasury is badly off, having to do business on
an immense humbug and if It's, it is not IN con
di'ion to be expended, being already pledged Tor
the redemption Of these treasury notes
II Russia is in state to send large bodies OF
troops into Europe how does it happen that she
has been 90 slow in furnishing the promised aid to
Austriaf
we repeat that in these statements we
simply desire to let our readers know the facts as
they appear to the best authorities and to com
mon sense. 10 seeking to remove an ordinary
exsggeration II Is not BY any means our purpose
10 run INTO the opposite extreme. Russia IS at any
rate ornld.els power, bat We do not think her
'ss sss0ss i0r Europe, SAB