New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-27
CHAT WITH ".S1EPNIAK"
HE Is MILD-MANNERED AND DOES NOT
WRITE WITH BLOOD

From The London Chronicle
was first inclined 10 think that "stepniak "
and other kindred works had pennei with the
appointing me lime for a chat with him on the
present outlook In MS native country as opened
closer inspection OF his Handwriting proved that
h. had only written his letter with red ink. which
o %H' seSns yseF Seside hm IN his snug and
tranquil little villa At Bedford Park. found him
\ reformor more than a revolutionary IL this
singular Russian refugee. and his hopes OF MS
country's future seemel to be- rather sanguine
The car appears to be very seriously ILL.,"
Yes. but even Incurable maladies sometimes
last long time and We have no reason TO NM.
that the Cars end IL 50 near az some kilograms
would make out"
Ills death. Of course. would make great
Doubtless. but the character OF his successor
him py and ID some snother. That is always the case
with heirs-apparent. and even the present Car
also don't you. how wrongly the character OF
the present German Emperor read by most
ppfte~% Why. was il not Sir Charles Dixie who
said OF him about a year after his accession that
marck? And where is bismarck now
But DO you think h 1r the present Czarewitc h,
reac sp "poSedonostsefr and the otherss
The odds, perhaps. are against that, "a new
sovcreigns always have their own friends and
counsellors. and Nicholas IL s not likely to be an
You have seen from the papers that there Is
talk OF Regency pending the cars absence
Regency Well no. not exactly that for Rus
piled MS true that on succeeding to his father.
the present Car decreed that In the event OF his
demise before his eldest son came or age. his
brother Vladimir should act az Regent until the
Czarcwitch was out of his MONACO. but that was a
totally different case from the one now under
consideration. What is now talked OF is a mere
executive council OF regency"
Vladimir one Of the proposed members OF this
"'' "VeTy acknowledgement more so even than
his brother, the czarmand very unpopular, with
character o. his nephew. the Czarewitch. is still
an enigma ,,,,, D.. haitian o.,,, H. 80.
grams-is going to hurry on his marriage
Yes and to me that is the most serious fea turc
OF his fathers Illness For IL the car we're to
die his successor could not very well marry for
n year at least after the event"
But surely. y there comes new regime. some
concessions will at last be made in a Liberal
1T may be doubted whether there is intelligence
smp1sh ar b the that be so ST. Peters
for the present at least. with the brain OF true
are Sss+ n'i han
their husbands. the latter being out OF touch with
whereas their wives most OF them Of German
birth have been brought up at The minor Courts
to yield to those Of their husbands?'
something like the beginning OF a parliamentary
system OF a purely consultative kind when he
done to death?'
"Oh, there wasn't very much in that. which
only talked OF az an experiment; and even
the emancipation OF the serfs. which was the
great act Of Alexander III, has now been virtually
reversed by his son. who. by his policy OF exalt-
Ing and asgrandizing the nobles-a very upstart
and Fictitious class In comparison with your arts
practically restored things In this respect to the
status quo ante. Believe me, nothing can ever
pressure. and have hopes that this may be
What sort OF pressureT'
We'll. public opinion first OF all-public opinion
led by people OF position and influence, whom 1t
would be impossible to punish for their PARTISAN
ship. And where the Government dared not pun
ish II would simply have to yield"
by the by. talking OF pressure brought to bear
upon the Government. the Nihilsts appear to
have been rather passive OF late?"
Really Well. perhaps that may be the opinion