Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-21
Russia RegenePate-A New Pol.
ley for the Gar.
New York Herald.

Our st. Petersburg correspondence
interview with NJ. de Giers, which We
published on Monday, has excited the
interest which naturally belongs to the
first authoritative utterance made by
a Russian Minister to the world
since the Gar was crowned at Mos
COW.
The times, indeed, are pregnant
with living issues in Russia. No man
knows what the morrow will bring
forth. The Gar has given gromise OF
great reforms, and his power is so
manifold that it is impossible to guess
what form the ful6llment of the
promise will take. He has chance
to introduce a series of measures as
sweeping as his fathers decree Of
emancipation. How will he use itf
NJ. de Giers points to the first of the
reforms. The Empire needs peace
1t is tired Of acquiring new territory:
its earth hunger is appeased. The
Turcomans of the Steppes, the Tar,
tars of the Khanates, have seen the
greatness of tho Gar; they have car
ried home from Moscow the story of
his might, and the turbulence of Rus
sian Asia will for a long time be awed
into obedience. There will be no
more need OF brilliant marches along
the road to Merry; no more sauabbling
with China in the Iii territory; no
more quarreling with England
across the mountains Of Hindoo Kush
From its Asiatic dominions Russia
looks for unbroken tranquility.
Nor is there any prospect of war
in Europe. While
and France are at odds about
their colonies, their coleras and their
canals, Russia is tightening the bonds
Of the old Triple Alliance She is
no effort to win the allegiance
Of the Balkan States which are paying
their tribute to Austria. She is giv1
ing no Ofense to Germany by an ex-
travagant encouragement of the
national party. Having stood before
the gates of Constantinople, she has
now withdrawn so far from the Golden
Horn that it is only In
! dreamy forecast of political posi-
Dillties that one can see her future |
capital established on the Bosphorus |
There is absolutely nothing to shake |
ler friendly relations with Germany |
md Austria, and when Hapsburg,
Hohenzollern and Romanof make |
common cause for peace, who shall be
lble to disturb them2
So that never in recent times has
he moment been more propitious for
great change of policy in Russia.
Autocratie beyond the conception of
most modern nations, surrounded by
,ounsellors as wise as M. de Giers
md the statesmen of his school. |
he Gar is able with ward /
o introduce such reforms I'D the slow
machinery of q Parliament could
lardly evolve With the labor of years
lie has been frank with his subjects;
lie has told the peasants to Law ssids
lope OF communistie legislation: he
las hidden them remember that he
lill sanction no laWless attacks upon
property. At the same time he knows
hat abuses exist; that tho moor aYe
by heartless officials; that
nnooent men are dying in Siberian
tastes. He knows il, and no viii
hange it.
Kings bide their time. They are
ot to be fastened by popular petit ton
T by foreign criticism. But Inc
lgns are visible that the newly
rowned Gar is about to effect a sreat
trOke Of reform, Gods hour has
truck, ss the Count of Ohambord
,ould say; and as nihilism DESTROYED
alexander ii. with explosives, 30
alexander III. will exterminste AZ
ilism with measuye which will Stir
h AeaFt eg the world long after the
pH9es Of the eopspiTatoEs bomb have
led away in the silence of history,