The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

or taking further thought ne redeemed
Lis promise, and the wrong bin be-
came law
All Glasses Estranged.
So far one Of the most salient results
Of his majesty's return toward the
epoch of serfdom has beer. the estrauge-
ment of almost every class from the
dynasty and its chsef For a nation
like Russia. which cannot yet dispense
with the monarchical form Of govern
ment. this is a calamity The mobiles
are generally on the side OF the people,
which. unfortunately is not that Of
their ruler. An example of this atti-
tude was given by an eE-minister,
Prince NyaZemsky. who publicly con-
demued the conduct of the police in
Jogging the students In the Nevsby
FrCspelSL- The mobiles OF Tver have not
only spoken, but suffered. for the popu-
lar cause, which the Gar spurns as
impiOus. and Furnishes as reasonable
In order 10 eXtinguish this resistance,
the Emperor has lately sisnihed his
wish 10 confer such powers upon every
governor of a province as viii enable
him 10 depOrJ any person, without trial
OF accusation, not only for a political
oncuse, but for disagreelnE with the
views of his exceIIeucy the governor on
any local question Arbitrary Tegula-
lions have lately been issued by the
chief or the police iu St. Petersburg, by
/ the governor general OF Moscow. and
by the governors of other provinces,
which supersede the laws of the en-
pire. and any infringement of them is
visited with fines of 5000 roubles-and
larger sums in Poland and three
months imprisonment besides. Gov
errors upon whom special powers have
been conferred can now oDllge landed
proprietor 20 ug an sllil-5 "-llH tAgS
hold TO be requisite Tor what they can
public order il such IA governor wishes
to fine and ImprIsOu the owner OF an
estate whom he uisllkes. he has but to
send a policeman 10 seek and md
rubbish heap, OF pool or water i'm the
courtyard, and the end is attained.
Fake Reform.
The American reader. for whose admit
ration many fancy portraits Of the auto
crat of all the RussIas have been
drawn. may ask how these things can
I be rec0uciied with the manifesto promUl-
gated by his majesty on March IL. l9J3
which promised certain reforms to his
people The answer is that The mani
festo was @ mere display of fireworks
Since me issued the manifesto, NichO-
las III has done nothing for religious
tolerance, and very much against it. The
Jews have been prosecuted even more
hfs welcome words were uttered. The
emperor's uncle. the Grand Duke Ser
gius who is governor general of Mos
COW, has made 10 a sort of sport 10 hunt
out the Jews and drive them from the
city. Auti-semites who go further are
safe from punishment, and would ind
many iuitators If the pastime were less
obnoxious TO the people of the United
States Jewish surgeons and doctors
have been gathered I'm large numbers
and sent TO meet danger OF death i'm the
Far East Roman Catholics are cease
lessiy worried i'm their work insuited in
their religious sentiments, and almost
forcibly driven into orthodoxy by spite
fui orders unworthy OF a Christian gov
eminent To belong TO the Armenian
OF Cain and 10 Is sometimes worse 20 be
a Russian noucCuIOFmist than TO wOr-
ship idols or 20 poison ones neighbor.
Biography of the Gar.
There can be no mistake about the
Emperor's personal action i'm hiudering
his subjects from serving God In their
own way, for it was vigorous, personal,
and direct Whenever the existing insti-
tutiOns or the responsible ministers were
inclined TO loosen the grip of the law
on the conscience Of the Individual the
Cars veto formed an iusupeTabIe i'm
pedimeut. Examples are numerous. The
following is instructive. The laws deal
ing with religious misdemeanors being
under discussion, a minority of the
council of the empire steadily advocated
t0lerati0u. but, at every turn. his mai
esty sided with the majority. once. and
only once, the bulk OF the members fay