The Washington times., 1905-02-06
PEACE IN RUSSIA
IS ONLY APPARENT
London Sympathizers Be-
lieye Fire Only SAUNDERS.
REAL LEADERS HIDDEN MEN
Revolution Expected to Burst Forth
With Irresistible Force When
Events Are Ripe.
REAL LEADERS HIDDEN MEN

LONDON, Feb. 6-Despite the appar-
ent discontinuance of the revolutionary
agitation in St Petersburg the threat
cabled here from the Russian capitai
during the first da, of the outbreak
that the establishment of provisional
government was contemplated, still finds
serious consideration among well-in-
formed Englishmen.
They seem convinced that, what was
not done following the bloody Sunday
will be accomplished with vengeance
in the future not far remote
Accordingly, the men who may under
take the task of rescuing Russia from
her tyrants are named and discussed
Nearly all of them are under arrest
Editor of the Pravo.
Foremost among them is to be noted
/ the editor of the weekly newspaper, Pfa-
70, M Hessen a man who has learned
| in exile in Siberia what the rule OF the
| Car means to the man of liberal opln-
| ions in Russia.
From his university at Odessa ne was
banished to the frozen wilds. Thus II
was expected to crush man who dared
| TO hope for the dawn of liberty under
| the Gar.
| But NJ Hessen was not man to be
struck down by sentence OF exile
The days passed in siberia served only
to strengthen his determination lie re-
turned to life only to erter into a cam
paign of liberal journi ism under the
nose of the Car and his government.
| When the day Of revolution seemed at
hand It was in the editorial Office of the
Fravo that the leaders of liberal opip-
ion In St Petersburg met to formulate
their policy As the bloody SUNDAY"
approached the office of the Pravo be.
came the headquarters of the moderate
Erevolutionists - the constitutionalists-
and NJ. FIessen during the next few
DAYS. became the virtual head of the re-
evolutionary party-the EIirabeau Of the
constitutioRalists.
Scene II the Office.
Strange must have been the scene in
the editorial office, where the self-eiect-
ed committee of safety assembled 10
the world at large only one figure among
the hundred or more there crowded TO-
eether is known 1t is that OF Ma1zin'
Gorkv. the daredevil novelist, who mas
sprung out of the gutter to an emf
inence in modern Russian literature and
Russian politics, only oyershadoWed oy
+ Tolstoy.
Presiding over this strange council OF
f-1Cl1fildIlSLS. sittSa teis, anu fsD+~f@tti
frta leaders of constitutional revolution
BY chance, was another victim OF tins
D tCzardoIl-an elderly, gTey-beardeq man
= by name OF Annenskys whom Defieh l
! Mirs!y who unwittingly famed the rev
clution into fame, allowed TO return,
5 Some Of the Others.
:. OF the rest only NJ. Prugarvin, defend
e er of the victim of the Holy synod-tall
I jspectacled, philanthrebic - so tender
e hearted that he wept on hearing o
e the Deaths of some of the victims o
e SUNDAYS massacre; N. Arsenieff an'
{ NJ Peshekhonoff, strenuous critics o
the policy of finance inaugurated by NJ
9 Tyitte were distinguished amoni
T the crowd of committeeman. where con
I stitutionaI revolution was being hatched
d From the men who took q notaote Par
N IN warming the Car of the peril o
revolutiOn--Such men as Prince Ifou
betsk0i-the world Will look Iof SOM
:, lead in the near future But, 5lccof9ii
Il 10 DR. Sosizice the editor Of FREE Rus
,e STA. the world will look in vain
i None Will Be Leaders.
: None of these men viii be the lead
ers of the revolution said Dr. Soskic'
The leaders ct the. revolution will b
men whose names are never spoke
apenlv in Russia, and whom il woul
be folly for any man to name. even /
England The immediate result woui
4 be that the Russian agents In Londo
II would telegraph them to St PetersbuT
and the secret police would seize them
No man vic has held office in Russi
viii be trusted by the people, or wi
"A be willing 10 countenance the reVol'
~ ton in DR.. SosMce's opinion; y
Witte although he seems conclhatts
enough. is too far compromised by h
past to be trusted. even if he were II
clned to side against the bureaucrac
OF which he is Il pillar
Even Prince Htirsky, the one man wh
d. in recent years, has evinced d tendene
:. to let liberalism play part IN RUSSIA
ut ey1y-ernnent has forfeited confidence /
os his failure 10 avert bIoodshed.
a ELECTION OF DIRECTORS