Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-24
HOPE FOR RUSSIA.
Baron de Rosen Speaks of
 His Country's Peril.
RELIES ON WITTE AND THE EMPEROR
Ambassador of the Cxar Before scien- lists at Philadelphia Said That Hia- tory Would Give Nicholas II.
 an Immortal Name.

| an Immortal Name. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-Before a distinguished audience of educators, other prominent men and women of Philadelphia and specially invited guests Baron de Rosen, the Russian ambassador to the United States, ap- peared on public platform last night for the first time since the czar gave freedom to the Russians and express ed his great faith in the new era on which his country has entered.
 The baron was the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Ameri- can Academy of Political and Social Science, the general topic under dis cussion being Americas Industrial Opportunities In Russia" Scattered through the audience were men promi- nent in Jewish circles of the city, clergymen, many professors of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania and several Japanese.
 The Russian ambassador said in part;
 "A great event has taken place in Russian history, one of most momen- tous importance not only to Russia, butt might be permitted to say-to all mankind
 Our gracious sovereign's manifesto opening to the Russian people the gates of, freedom, never to be closed again, is an event deeply affecting the future of country equal in size to one-sixth part of the inhabitable globe and the destinies of one-tenth part of the hu- man race. By the side of the liberation of the serfs this is the greatest, the noblest, the most magnanimous act ever accomplished by Russian sov- ereign. It has assured to Emperor Nicholas IT. an immortal name in the annals of history and will have earned him when the passions of the hour shall have calmed down the undying gratitude of the Russian people.
 Tt is to be deplored-and by no one is it more deeply deplored than by the magnanimous sovereign who has had the noble courage to take this mo- mentous step and by the great states man in whose experienced hands his majesty. has placed the helm of the ship of state-that the dawn of liberty in Russia should have been marked by an outbreak of the widest passions and of wholesale rioting and blood shed. Impartial history will pronounce judgment on these events. placing re- responsibilities where they belong.
 "The sound sense of the American people realizes that the government of Russia. whatever it's enemies may say, is straining every nerve to. put stop to the disorders at which it Is no whit less mortified than the rest of mankind and to assure the security of life and property of every one of whatsoever nationality or race or creed. The out come of the present crisis cannot be doubtful for moment. The cause of anarchy has never yet and never will triumph in any community of civilized men. The cause of true liberty based Oil W uhu OAuCl ID SulC tO the end. and from that day will date new era of prosperity for Russia based on peaceful labor for the development of the country's unbounded resources, and in such development the co-opera- ton: of American capital and enter prise will, I am sure, be most gladly welcome"
 Charles Emory Smith. former minis ter to Russia. paid great compliment to Emperor Nicholas, Count Witte and to Baron Rosen and expressed his firm belief that the commercial relations be- tween the United States and Russia will he far more intimate than they have been in the past. He said there will be great opportunities for AmerI- can merchants in Russia after that country settled down to the new order of things.