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material welfare as their tenants they are
morally responsible.

material welfare a. their tenants tney arc
morally responsible.
Had the reign If Nicholas II been signallzed
by no other fact than the beginning OF this new
| and liberal policy toward the Poles. 1t wouid III
| itself have been sufficient to render II notapie
| and conspicuous in the history OF RUSSIA Inc
| present Car and his advisers have at leheth re-
| allied what has long been apparent to every uh-
T., prejudiced student Of statecraft, nancy tna''
| whereas an antagonistlc and malcontent Poiahu
! must necessarily be a source OF weakness ana OF
| acute danger to Russia, loyal ana coh'eh'eu
| Poland on the other hand would constitute
| bulwark Of defence to the huge Empire against
its most execrated and hereditary as well as
dreaded foe. namely. Germany. Poland can never
b. Russanized. The national sentiment. the
national religion and the love for the national
traditions are too deeply rooted in the hearts OK
the people for that. and all attempts in that d.
rection have Iamentably failed. the only result
having been still further to accentuate the differ
ence between the two races by reducing the Poles
TO the condition of political pariahs that Is TO
ssy a caste apart deprived Of the civic rights
| and privileges OF the Russan-born subjects or
! the Car. But while Poland cannot be Russian
| lied II can be transformed into an invaluable
| ally. and IL any doubt prevailed In the mind OF
| the present Car Il must have been set at rest
| by the phenome nal success which has attended
| the policy in this direction pursued In Austrian
Poland by Emperor Francis Joseph.
THE AUSTRIAN TACTICS.
Austrin.s tactics toward her Polish provinces
have been entirely different from those Of Russia
and OF Prussia. While the two latter have en-
deavored to crush the national sentiment the
yicnnese authorities have fostere6 H. and Francis
Joseph has made q point Of concedng as much
autonomy az ne possibly could toward his Pol
ish lieges The result Is that to-day there are
no more devoted iherents. no more chivalrousy
loyal supporters Of the Hapsburg dynasty than
tho Polish arstocracy and the peashntry or
Gaiicia They hill Francis Joseph, not as their
Emperor" but as their King" and are now en-
gagged in raising by popular subscription ma
ticnal fund 20 be used In the restoration OF the
former glories OF the old Polish Kings palace on
the Mount Wavel. at Cracow, which Is to be
presented to Francis Joseph on the forthcoming
hftleth anniversary Of his accession to the throne
The Galician peasantry make magnificent cav
airy soldiers. and the Polish mobility the most
dashng and brilliant Of cavalry officers More
over the Polish aristocracy possess so much In
tuitive shrewdness and innate diplomacy that
from their ranks have been recruited many OF
the most responsible and valuable wants Of the
Austro- Hungarian Crown. Thus, the Prime
Minister Of Austria Mt the present moment is a
Polish noble. Count Badenl, while Emperor
Francis Joseph on the occasion of his reccn: State
visit to the Court Of ST Petersburg ac-
ccmpanied ty another great dignitary Of Polish
nationality. Count Golouchowski. popularity
known as "Golou," who fills the offic, Of Minister
Of Foreign Affairs for the dual Empire and Ike
wise the duties OF Minister and Chancellor Of
what Is known the imperial house Of Austria.
Without recommending the Car to intrust the
destines OF Russia to Polish MOBILES has been
done in the OF Austria by the Emperor
Francis Joseph who has never made the mistake
Of attempting to Austranze his Polish subjects
there is no reason whatsoever why Nicholas if
10 continues In his present enlightened course
of policy should not convert the Poles In his do
minions into just as loyal and as devoted vassals
ard supporters of his throre the Galicians
in connection with the Crown OF Austria-Hun-
gary. And 1t may be added that no happier time
could have been chosen for the beginning OF
rev policy OF this kind in Russian Poland. For