The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-13
ONLY ONE DISORDER
DURING THE NIGHT
st. Petersburg Was Quiet Todsy-Rus-
sia's Failure to Learn the Les
son Is Becoming APP
parent.

1850
st. Petersburg, Nov. 1s.-The city con-
tinues quiet today. Only one attempt
at disorder occurred last night. About
two O'Clock crowd of roughs attempted
a disturbance in the Nevsky Prospect
by starting an attack on the intelIec-
tuals. The police easily dispersed the
would-be rioters. A despatch from Mos
COW states that Hooligans there are plan
ming an attack on the students. Many
people have fed from their homes on ac-
count of fear of disorder
Russia's Incompetence.
With each days developments it be-
comes more apparent that Russian re-
formers have learned little of the les
sons of history and that Russia is des-
tined like other countries before to trav-
el thorny path to freedom. She seems
determined TO pay the heaviest price for
her political education. This perhaps
is not strange, considering that all the
intelligent classes are engaged in re-
volt against the old order of things.
The moderatists for the moment clasp
hands with the ultra reyolutionists to
accomplish the downfall of the auto
cracy. The result is that all the reform
elements are distrustful Of the govern
ment and take pride in holding aloof
as if everybody connected with the gov
eminent was contaminated and there is
no solid conservative element to act as
a brake upon those who shrink from no
political experiments, no matter how
reckless
The various groups into which the lib
erals are splitting and even those who
advocate the very constitutionalism, in
to which Count White il seeking to con
duct the government, seemingly would
rather let the country drift into anar-
ehy than to lift finger to aid him. The
leaders display anything but disinter-
ested patriotism, having political ambi-
tions and being convinced that the pres
ent is only d stop gap government until
the doima meets. They prefer not to
ieopardize their own future by taking
Office IN a government market for sac
rifiee, yet they appreciate as does Count
White, that the old faction which ruled
so long at court would like to renew the
struggle for reaction, nnhorse the new
premier and iettison the whole reform
programme They admit that Count
Witte is the only man III the present
stage Of transition capable OF coping
with the court camarilla: nevertheless
they refuse to assist him to get firm
seat in the saddle.
The danger of reaction is hardly worth
serious consideration, however. Even
the discounted advocates III the old
regime realize that the emperors step
Is irrevocable, that he could not with
draw il il he would, and that any at
tempt simply to place him in the at
titude Of a usurper of the peoples lib.
critics would precipitate an immediate
crash, In which he would be sure to
lose the throne Nevertheless the fail.
ue Of the reform elements 10 break
with the social democrats and cooperate
with Count Witte may prove disastrous
and encourage the extreme agitators,
which would be apt to provoke conf
tinliance OF clashes and excesses ana
in the end force the government to
resort 70 extreme measures, which being
as return to the policy
Of repression, might precipitate npris
ings.
The new policy Of national education.
which i one Of the principal planks Of
Count Whites platform, will be inau-
gurated by the transfer to the minis
try Of education Of all the imperial edu-
cational Institutions, which are now
mostly under the protection Of the En-.
press Dowager. The sum Of $4,000 900 |
will be endowed 70 the national ednea.
tional fund.
Father 6apon has taken advantage Of /
The amnesty and Is now Oh his way to
s. Petersburg.