Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-23
RUSSIA'S FUTURE.
An Interesting Talk with ex-Unlteo
Statos Minister Boxer.

mlrer OF tne idle Eli nPCioi ohu .'
ways spoken in terms of pr: ise OF his
courtesy and his kind, simple and un-
affected disposition toward all with
whom he came in contact. He thinks
the accession Of the new Car to the
throne will bring about a great change
in the foreign policy of the government
Il don't think, said Mr.. Boxer, that
Aleyander's successor has the ability
or the amiabilty of his father. When
7 was in Russia the son was looked
upon as very strongly anti-German'
and that endeared him to large body
of the Russians. The Germans are
particularly unpopular with the Rus
sian masses, especially in ST. Peters
burg, where they do most all the busi-
ness. There are great many Germans
there Russian shop-keepers say they
take the bread out of their chlldren's
mouths. Germany in general way
does great deal of trade in Russia
sells locomotives, manufactured goods
and all kinds of machinery there. rms
makes the Russian capitalists jealous
and the complaint is universal that
German competition hurts them. 1t IS
with this business class that the anti
German sentiments of the new Empe-
ror are so popu.ar. You must remem-
ber why the present Emperor has this
feeling against Germany. He married
a Danish princess and the Schleswig-
Holstein affair made the Germans very
unpopular in Denmark-the Germans
robbed the Danes of pretty nearly all
their possessions. The hatred OF the
Danes against the Germans is undylng-
The Princess Dagmar, the wife of the
new Emperor. who is sister OF the
Princess of Wales, is woman OF great
beauty, great ability and most charm
ing manners, and she said to exercise
great influence over her husband. That
influence naturally is not exercised IN
favor of the Germans.
Being asked what he expected to be
the result of the accession OF the new
Emperor to the throne Mr.. Boxer re-
Piled: oh, there will be a great change
of policy toward the Germans. L be-
lieve this firmly. OF course man on
coming to the throne always becomes
more conservative, and the indications
may not appear at present. The change
will not be in domestic matters, but In
Russia's foreign policy. 1t is very
probable that she will ecome an ally
of France. This would strengthen the
hands of Germany's enemy immensely,
ard would change the aggressive po-
sition of that country toward France to
defensive position. There is surely
prospect of this; 1.-THE present Emperor
should persevere in the p)licy that has
always been announced as his there Is
no question about it.
AS to the immediate effect OF the
Cars death in his own country. the ex-
citement will not be such as would
arise in other countries-France for in
staEce-under similar circumstances.
The government has not much at stake
in the matter. This attack on the
Emperor was not meant as personal
attack it is an attack upon the whole
system of depotism and | suppose the
thing will continue until some day this
system will be overthrown
THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIETY.
Il don't know he continued. why
they call these men Nihilists. 1t Is
misapplcation ofterms. The Nibilists
were a set of philosophers who had
nothing to do with politics. The men
who did the assassinating were mem-
bers of the Russian Revolutionary So
ciets. | saw los ofthese revolutionists
when I was in ST Petersburg. They
used to come to me and talk in man
ner that led me to suspect them. They
thought as matter of course that was
communist because | came from
America. When | would tell them |
had no sympathy with their movement
they wouldn't believe it; they thought
| was talking automatically. Ofcourse
never knew anything about thier
plans, but I could see by their coming
there that they were up to some devil
try
As to the composition of the Revo-
lutionary Society, Mr. Boxer says it is
chiefly made up Of the nobility. They
have Away headed popular move
ments: the nobility have been concern
ed in every revolutionary scheme that
ever was inaugurated there 1t is no
wonder. for they have nothing to lose.
The position Of IA Russian nohleman
amounts to nothing So far as voice in
the government is concerned. He has
no control, no voice in the country's
politics. The Empero: is supreme in
everything.
1t is sickening thing, this assassin
alton. 1 suppose they will keep it up
on his successor, waiting of course, to
see what his policy is before they try
it. There never can be any liberality
until they change the present form OF
government One must look at what
Russia is. Here is an old Oriental
despotism, with all the knowledge and
advancement of the nineteenth century
beating at its walls from outside.
Sooner or later it has got to go down.
Just when that will happen no one can
tell. Men Of this age are not contented
to live under despotic system. When
the change comes it will necessltate
the whole reorganization of The govern
ment. We used to think Alexander
was liberal Well. so he was, compar-
ed with his father, Nicholas. 1t may
be it was that that killed him. 1t does
not do for a man holding one-man
power to be liberal. 1t might have
been better for Alexander himself if he
had been more severe. He can't act
one thing and be another. A liberal
tendency is opposed to his form of gov
erment Ii Russian Emperor desires
to be liberal he should shake off the old
form of despalism, of which he is the
mead. | don't see how the present
Emperor can do any thing more than
his father did The doing away of the
old system of government viii involve