The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30
al POLES PREDICTION.
Prince Alexander to Succeed q Kidnsped
Czar-Nihilists Become Diplomates.

Prince Alexander to Succeed Kidnsped
Czar-Nihilists Become Diplomates.
Boston Record.
"Prince Alexander of Bulgaria has been kid
naped and deposed through the influence of the
Gar. The situation now Is certainly critical,
and what will happen in the immediate future
remains to be seen. But some day the Gear of
Russia will himself be kidnapped, and | predict
that Prince Alexander of Bulgaria will occupy
his throne The speaker who uttered these
words, yesterday afternoon. put into them an
earnestness and warmth which hardly needed
the foreign accent with which they were Geliv-
cred to make clear his deep interest in the histo-
ry now making daily at and about Sofa.
This is a surmse on your part however. You
would hardly persuade many Americans of its
probability"
81 feel as sure of it, said the speaker nas
do that Oliver Ames will be the next Governor
of Massachusetts. I feel sare because have
| the best reasons for doing Personal expert
ence has shown me what can and does 90 on in
Russia. The history of the past two centuries
only strengthens this"
The speaker is a Pole of marked literary abil-
ity. He has lived in this country twenty-five
years, and now resides in this city, being known
throughout the Eastern part OF the country In
literary circles clever writer Russian
politics. Some of the actual incidents of his
life may be found In recent books on the condi-
ton of things In the Cars territory When he
speaks with vigor he always becomes interest
ing. His talk has the fervor of wroneed man
dilating on his grievances. Begged by the list
ener to continue, he unraveled his theory of the
future.
81 reason from precedent and expediency No
Romanoff can succeed to the present Gar. No
ear, no emperor, no Russian ruler since Peter
the Great has died in his bed. Nicholas l., you
say2 1t was suicide, murder or apoplexy with
him, one as we'll as the other The Nihilists
them are plotting, as they have always been, to
place on the throne a man who will give Russia
constitutional government. They have not
| assassinated Alexander. They will not allow
the Anarchists to do So But this Is not because
they cannot. When the Gar has reported to
him in writing by the Nihilists he knows not
how, all his doings his talk, even that with his
wife; when he is warned not TO touch certain
book in his library, and later, an empty dyna-
mite shell is found there; when he dare not eat
eggs--you can see that he knows he is in the
power of some of his subjects 1t is because the
Nihilsts have seen that nothing can be accom-
plished by assassination, that they have again
and again prevented It."
But what is the difference between the Mill
lists and Anarchsts2'
Briefly, Anarchist means in Russia what
'Nihilist does, to a great extent, here. The
Nihilists of Russia are, almost to man, wise,
patriotic and judcious They have the elements
which make up good American citizens. The
Nihillst of Russia is any man who dares to raise
a finger In criticism of or difference from the
government The Rhode Islander who once
prosecuted Russian minister in this country
lot ueUb, tn6 washington people VINO OSbraCISeu
the same man and his wife for certain social
reasons, would were they transplanted to Rus
STA, be Nihilists Of the worst Sort To be unable
to pay ones taxes, to refuse TO hand over ones
wife or daughter to a policeman at moments
notce-this is to enter the ranks of the Nihilists
and court Siberian exile.
But enough of this ] was saying that there
are Anarchists there, as well, VINO wish to tear
everything to pieces. At the time of the coro-
nation in Moscow these men were all ready to
mr. nd fhQ nnyU ION vnPo-
pared all along the route; from certain windows
bombs were to have been thrown simultaneously.
But the Nihlists prevented this, capturing the
extremists. They saw that with the European
crowned heads in attendance, any murder would
draw down upon the plotters, friends and all,
the crushing power of the whole continent But
even among the revolutIonists who prevented
disaster, kidnapping was talked of This was
abandoned for much the same reason. The
lutionists have learned that the power of their
absolute monarch and the great distances OF
their country render a general uprising impossi-
ble
Besides, they cannot get at the arms. They
leave force for diplomacy. They want war.
There is not the slightest doubt that in the high
est councils of the present revolutionists the Nj
hilsts We're largely represented. The Gar has
sent many to Siberia but the simplest can see
there are others that remain
"TheiT course now is shrewd enough, but plain
enough. They are outwardly heart and soul
with the government and agltate the matter. Ii
the government is for pan-Slavism, they are pan
Slavists They back the government in entering
Bulgaria In the latter case they find them
selves in real sympathy. For the Gear this
movement was necessary Something must be
done to draw attention from the
growing restlessness at home. But
IL 1t was necessary for the Gear
it welcome to the Nibilists, the seekers for
constitutional government A large majority of
these are Poles. They cannot act in Poland for
should they try to make use of Russias disad-
vantage by an uprising, Prussia, under the treaty
with the masters Of the Poles, would enter the
smaller kingdom without delay or mldness.
"The revolutionists, Russians and Poles to-
gether, then, want anything that looks to war,
and this does surely enough. England will
never let Russia into Constantinople. With
Alexander of Battenberg. vassal of Turkey,
treated thus roughly, the horizon is black with
bayonets defeat for Russia is the opportu-
nifty of the Nihilsts. Prince Alexander, of Bat
tenberg, already known as a man VINO has won
the support of his subjects, ruling through the
constitutional government that Russian aeita-
tors demand, may yet be the pivot on whom
great events may turn"