The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
no HOPE PREVAILS IN RUSSIA.

no HOPE PREVAILS IN RUSSIA.
LEADERS AT HONE CONSIDER
FATE OF CONFERENCE SEALED. Il
Their Interest Turned - The internal
sitsstion-Swe 70 Get sssns ssrs q
Nst,snAi Assembiy--Ins Crarevstch,s
ntshday-New' q Japan's res~s.
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ST.. PETERSBURG. Aug. i3.-Althoush
Russians are bit pushed BY aliuAoos b
kilograms from the Vnited Skates 70 TIE
possibility Of peace despite ths m0wlsdse
Of the japanese terms the whole question
IL rapidly disappearing from pablo ccn-
sideration a. an episode which hae already
been considered and closed and peaoe -
regarded a. outside the practical features
Of the situation for considerable Hms 70
come.
Attention IL turned more immediately
to the interesting situation OF internal
affairs. It may now be said that pubic
opinion has come into being - . definite
political force In Russia. Its birth datss
back only few months, and while its out
ward manifestations are few II u already
regeneraing the Russian people.
The world must not expect rapid mani.
festations Of It's power. but foroe haN
been created which hereafter will dominate
the desunies Of this empire. Already Il
has 80 impressed itself upon tho consti-
tuted authorities from the Throne DOWN
ward that they must yield to II, however.
unwillingly and with whatever subter-
fuges.
MUST HAVE A NATIONAL AssINBLY.
The leaders Of this new political force
arc patient. They will attempt NO miracles
and viii use force only as . last resort.
They insist now ON the creation Of . M.
tional assembly: and 1t will be granted
In name at least. They are fully aware
that its powers will DO practically nil: but
they will gain the essential rights OF frees
dom; an assembly and the rights Of d.
bate. They will make 1t scarcely more
or less than Jacobin club and an ofean
OF a national propaganda. When til be.
gained q Anal success then real demands
for constitution and Q parliament with
full authority are as certain as the suns
rise.
1t Is for these reasons that the leaders
OF the autocracy like Podedonostsen
vehemently opposed any CONCESSIONS what
ever. They are quite right from their own
point of view. The autocraoy Is doomed
from the moment representative assembly
with any real political functionsD or even
with none at all, is permitted to meet.
That duma of some sort win be created
Is settled by the Care brisf; ambiguous
manifesto; which was issued to-day.
The scheme In its present shape = to b
still further whitfield down by . star chamber
council over which, it 10 said, Pohisdnost-
seK is to preside. He would mako It . moro
Church congress; but this would NOT b
accepted A genuine representative ias-
sembly must and will be granted. Ths
Car knows that 1t is true; as Count Isnss3s6
told him last week. that this must be Ocn-
coded or the Romsnoif dynasty must pay
the penalty.
GEAR AGAIN 4 WAR RNTHUsIAsT
The new war sentiment, which regards
the war as a necessary evil which the ma
tional honor requires to be continued. WIN
not be allowed to divert the popular VII
from it's purposes In regard to intssnai
affairs. The Car himself. according 70
the best information, has become . war
enthusiast. This is ascribed largely TO the
influence Of the Kaiser. There "a reason
to believe that Emperor William entirely
changed the Cars attitude between the
date Of President Roosevelt's invitation to-
peace conference and his meeting With
Nicholas. This move on the part Of the
Kaiser was due to the strong foreign IN.
fiuenoe which has been brought upon the
Gear to induce him to make peaoe and seek
oompensations in tho near East. This was
the plan as cabled to THE Sun on the high
est authority, which meant even British
approval
There are those even among high Russian
authorities with whom TIE Sum oorEo-
spondent has oonversed within the last
two days who take the gloomieet views
Of tho immediate future In internal Russia.
They say truly enough that In Poland,
Finland and certain Baltic provinces the
insurrectionary spirit is directed not alone
against the Russian Government but
against the Russian people, that It Il In
eradicable and that an explosion Il insv.-
table. They affirm that patriotism b abso-
lutely extinct, except in orthodox Russia.
II this means q determination to obtain
administrative reforms, It must be Ad-
mitted that the country and the Emperor
himself have much to reflect upon on this
birthday anniversary Of the infant Care
witch, which was celebrated by q holiday
throughout Russia. The Car with his
infant son in his lap. according to national
custom. received congratulations ct Peter
hof, and special services were held IN The
churches. The Emperor still shows 70
markably buoyant spirits since he decided
to prosecute the war, but the situation
to-day compared with that OF q year
ago must cause him bitter reflections, - II
does his subjects.
The year now entered upon will be preg-
nant with still greater events. events which
will reshape the destiny Of the Russian
Empire.
It was learned for the first time this
afternoon that the publication hero Of the
Japanese terms was unauthorized and I'm.
ofqctal The Eoreion Onion exnresaaa -.