The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-17
FAvoRs LAID
Announcement of Great Moment
Made BY Tolstoi, the Younocr.

MADE by lolstoI, the Younger.
81. i'ct"rsbirg, Feb. Ill ann not up
posed 10 a z~emskNzahor. on tie CON-
traiy, J lnl;cee il ncSsssarN.'
Ia those words Emperor Nicholas. whose
word is LAW. personally declared himself
in favor OF = land congress and expressed
the conviction that the time had came 20
give 20 the people a voice in the govern
mnnt.
The ernpcror's words were snok en- in the
course Of a conversation with Count DeoH-
:.tch Tolstoi. son of the famous author,
md fully confirm the Associated Press iN-
tsrNlew with Grand Duke Vladimir ON
January RI. in which The grand duke en-
prrssly declared that his august nephew
was in favor of a zcmsh yZabOr. 'rhc sen1i-
ofhc al denial sub %eluontly sent out IL now
iisprovcd by IN" sovcr.ign's statement 10
Count 1'oisloi.
The AsSocia ted Press correSooni1ept .aw
Count 'rolstoi.
A General Statement.
- Suppos" YOU bnVc come TO hear about
my aud enc" at thc Tzarsk0i Selo?'' said
The count. ~ cannot enter into details
o""ahSts | consider ii nnseemiy to DO so,
hnt ann 2l,i 20 s5ate tho broad lines OF
NY conversations With my sovereign.
Ills majesty snmmonpd me after hay
ins received a menoria, which ] addressed
To the tlt',ns exposing the present situa-
tion in The country and humbly expressing
the np.non lhtl The interest of the ,non-'
arch and the i,ation called for The We
inoNai of he wall raised up by the nm
r"sucrac3 between fhem, and tho urecnt
need of cNcvlsing means for enabling tbe
SoNerciSn 20 hear Nh. voice of the pcop.c
and recommending The ronvocation Of a
constipation, His ma irstv assured M.
that personally he Was pot opposed to its
| corVocatiou. bat On thc cor irary. believed
I III pPcsSIutN NI,L IA bpta. nt.StiCr -. nov,
greatly simplihe,i and resolves itself TO a
discussion rs TO what is The most oppor-
Julte moment.
Does Not Fear the People.
II am not at liberty 10 relate the en-
pcrof's views on the subject, hut you may
announce To the American people that The
delay viii only lie such as is necessary
such magnitude. The great thing is that
the emp"ror is in favor OF the zemskyza-
boz. This ii4pols the legends that have
obtained CURRENCY abroad and AT homo
shat tho sovereign mistrtists the peoulo
aud is absolutely opposed to The idea or
n representative national These.
legends hay caused immense harm and
have Sowu suspicion and discomfort
among the pcoIlc, leading to unrest and
agitation and asSfavatiDs labor move
lnrits. whereas Russians only understood
the situation they would refrain from
- W '' - ~ SAO'h'c NNiA
night imle9siele;
believe we Will succeed. after all in
bringing the war 10 a satisfactory con
clusion. Then everything will resume its
natural course, and reforms. including
rational representation, will be intro
.iucod ON a sount basis"
All Should See the Emperor.
Count Toistoi does not believe the pres
cnt labor movement Will assume poliiieai
proportions. He thinks n solution of the
difficulty Would be materially assisted IL
The representatives oil masters and men
could see thu emperor.
The cinpcrai's words are likely to do
more good than any number of procla-
nations. Coun, Tolstoi is trying to per
suade the men 10 he patient by means of
articles fn which he points out the poor
results of sociaiistic propaganda abroad.
and thinks ii is a pity that means have
not been devised for approaching the
workmen and discussing matters direct
iy with them instead of leaving the field
open TO drnlagogues. The count is con-
Quoting a philanthropic enterprise In The
form of a cheap hook store under the sign
of ''Bobroc Deli" or Good Wcrk.' IN
whicn he sells educational books and lit
eratnre to zemstroi school libraries.