The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-29
Americana and the Car.

Have Americans any desire to witness the
overthrow OF the house Of RoNASOFf?
That We have Is assumed by Mr. STEPN1AK.
literary representative OF the Russian
revolutionists. who In the November mum.
Der OF the North American Rcrie,r invites US
. to subscribe for a paper called Free Russia
and for fund to be applied apparently to
tho promotion OF Nihilist consplracles.
Now. admitting that great sums OF money
could DO raised in the United States for
such purpose. and that the. outcome OF
their application might be the substitution
III Slav republic for Carbon. what should
we as Americans have gained? We should
have been duped into playing into the hands
Of our implacable rivals and enemies. the
English. and we should have lost the one
friend In Europe who has firmly upheld us
In the past and upon whose sympathy and
suocor We might have relied hereafter.
The country most Interested In the extinc-
ton OF tho RoMANoFFs is England. Owing
to the contiguity Of their Asiatic possessions.
the British and Russian Governments are ir-
reconcilable foes. and there Is no doubt that
the stability Of British rule In India would
bs materially augmented by the disruption
u the Russian empire. which would almost
q SCEL0AAS lOhOW buS VI SLdEOOHl
The attainment Of republican regime at
Moscow or 1t. Petersburg would naturally
be followed by struggles for national indie
pendence ON the part Of tho Poles. the Little
Russians. the Circasslans. the Georglans.
and the Inhabitants Of the annexed Mus
SULLIVAN khanates in central Asia. Only
the strong hand Of ALEXANDER III. holds
together the widely separated and unos-
siAhllated conquests made by his predeces-
. sors during the last bundled years. They
could not remain united uEdcr representa-
two institutions. and therefore tho pr0cla-
nation OF II Russian republic would b.
hailed with n sense of relief and Of rejoicing
In Calcutta and in l.ondGn. The dream OF
planting the Russian Hug over the mosque
1 of st. SOPHIA. imputed By legend to PETER
the Great would disappear with the SOW
!. eroiyns who have inherited his programme.
and Englaud's fear Of Russian Interference
with the Surz waterway wou,d he di.lmled
Eoreyor
Such Is AMI WILDE tho attitude OF England
toward tho @use Of RoMASoFI So long as
nations arc governed By an ego TO their own
interests instead OF by Iitoplan visions Of
the brotherhood OF man, Tho American
people. ON tho other hand. have been taught
by long aud negotiable experience to feel
4 for tho dynasty which ALEXANDER III.
represents. both deep gratitude for
services rendered and lively sense OF
tho possible vaiue OF similar services in tho
nDar future. NOarc not guided by tho tardy
prOfcsslons Of klnship GU tho lips Of Eng
llsh statesmen, who. IN our hour of trial.
looked with undisSuisel complncency on
tho prospect Of dissolution OF the Union.
We have not forgotten that. next TO Eng
hnd. the most mischicvous and rancorous
Jnomy OF our infant commonwealth was
the first French republic aud tho Napoleonic
empire which was Its outgrOwth. 1t Is the
house Of RoMANoFP alone which in the
great crises OF our national existence has
I stretched forth tho hand OF u friend, and
which Is now In position to place us under
still deeper obligations. should England's
secret antipathy to us and her avowed SYM
patty with Chill, growing out Of her CONNER
clal relations with that republic. cause her
\ TO drift into hostile attitude toward the
4 United States.
The present Is a good time for recalling
what has been done for us In the past by
the predecessors OF ALEXANDRA III. 1t was
the adhesion OF CATHERINE II. to the So
called league OF neutrpls which broke the
spirit and forced the hand OF GEORGE III.
+ and his Parliament. and compelled assent to
the treaty Of 1888 by which tho Independence
fof the thirtoon colonies was recognized.
: II WINS, MS Mr.. HENRY ADAMS has lately
/ pointed out. aal act Of frlcpdsiip to tho
United States, xiz.. the refusal 10 bar Amer
lcnii vessels out OF Russihu seapolts. which
; compelled LEyANDRRI. to brave the anger
< " NARVLIoS AID ~ subject his country 10