Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-30
SEES CARS FINISH
Prince Kropotkin. Russian An
archist. Talks About Affairs
in His Native Land.
Student Riots the Entering Wedge
That Marks Overthrow Of
the Car.
Public Sentiment al Boiling Point
in Russia--M Mistakes Of
the Gar.

New 4Ork, Mdfcut Su.-frlnce Heler
A. Kropotkin, the famous Russian an
archist, who is in this city, In discussing
the affairs of his country said: The
first effective blow has been dealt to
autocracy in Russia. 1t has been struck
within the past fortnight. The minis
te.s of state have notified the car that
the law he promulgated could not be
enforced. This is the first time it ever
mas been done. 1t marks the first step
lsof progress which will eventually make
Russia federal government. such as
that of the United States. This law of
| the enperor's was the cause of the re-
cent student uprisings in st. Peters
4 burg. The trouble all arose out Of an
incident at the University of Kieff. A
1 student had become unpleasantly in
| volved in some scandal there ana the
4 other students held meeting to decide
what should be done to protect their
fellow student from notoriety. The dean
of the university arrested a number of
students and the matter was reported
Ito the minister of public instruction,
i who told it all to the czar. The car is
an irresponsible and not Tery clever
Young man and he promptly issued an
order according to which all students
who participated in meetings of any
kind should be at once sent 20 the army
for service for two or three years, as
n the case may be. At the present time
Il. 900 university students of the empire
are exempted from duty.
..Under this new law 1873 students
from the University of Kieff have been.
: sent to the army. The new law is un-
! constitutional, for while the czar may
cause a law to be madee in one of two
ways, one must be repealed before a
new law is made. The old law exempted
students from army service. 1t has not
been repealed and the ministers of state
were not consulted in the formation Of
= the present obnoxious decree.
q Il have a, letter from a woman of
e high rank in Russia in which she says
: the public prosecutor at Kien, the gem
4 eral gendarmes, and military general
. who belongs to the commission appoint
r ed to draft students. have Joined in a
5 memorial to the czar in which they say
: it is Impossible to condemn young men
+ in this ruthless fashion. The ministers
Q of state have also taken UP the subject
They have informed the car his law
can not be enforced His decree will not
q be repealed, but execution of 1t will not
be attempted, and the kief students
c Twill be quietly released. 1t is the first
time in history that the Russian czat
;. has ever been overridden.
4 Kropoptkin said he does not think the
3. czar should be killed.
f Il believe the greatest foe to auto
II cracy in Russia today is Nicholas H.
n he said. He is go stupid he will make
o many mistakes. Every one of those
a mistakes will weaken l1ie power and the
is power of the throne. II thought ht
it should be killed I would do my best t.
IL kill him. do not believe In asking
y some one else to do what you wouldn'
do YOURSELF
Kropotkin said he did not believe th,
= czar responsible for calling The Hagu,
V peace conference He said he though
he was at the back of the whole move
ment. The prince says letters that hav,
come to him from Russia are to the eff
d feet that general sentiment there Il
~ against the acquisition of Manchuria
He says Russian public sentiment i
boiling The czar will be requested from
|time TO time to make certain conces
=, sions in the direction of liberty. He vii
not have the good sense to make all tn
ie concessions that are demanded an
at trouble will result.