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to mention The smaller states, such as
Greece, Belgium, Holland, which repre-
sent strongly united entities, incapable OF
division, since they have no parts. And
VINO does not know of the ideal national
energy of Switzerland which will always
remain one, though composed of three
dlnerent nationalities.
other Side Of Picture
But now for the other side of the pic
ture. In Great Britain we already see
signs of an insufficient centripetal force,
due TO an insufficient feeling of national
unity. In the eighteenth century 1t lost
lts American colonies, and the present re-
lation of the mother country to its for
eign possessions is weakening to such an
extent that the very name of British
Will say nothing OF Ireland. that eternal
open wound in the body polite OF the "em-
pre- In the same manner the relations
stantly growing weaker; these two coun-
tries could not unite into one whole in
1914 and now they will never do so. But
the most striking example OF centrifugal.
enforcement force is offered by the
Austro-H ungarian monarchy. During the
unlimited autocracy of the Hapsburgs
whole, firmly united under that system;
but when in the year 1913 the era Of dem
ocTatic constitutionalism began, Hungary
separated from Austria, retaining only an
outward tie which, If not today, will to-
morrow be broken. The Hapsburgs have
forever lost the Italian provinces, have
been driven from Germany, and the Aus
tria OF today represents a rabble OF an
tagonistic nationalities, rendering an ideal
political life impossible. AS Prof. Gum
plovich of Gratz. an expert in state law
and sociology, writes:
I'm Austria the parliamentary system
mas existed now these forty years and
more. and what Is the lesson 1t has
taught US? That q parliamentary system
It was transplanted hither from the
west. but took no root. The more the
strength of the Germanic elements de-
creased and that of the other nationali-
ties grew, the clearer could It be seen
that national struggles make parliament
tarfsm impossible. Political and social
national. For struggle between ma
uonalities Is in every way different from
q. struggle between parties within a ma
ton"
Conflicting Provinces
:, AS with Austro-Hungary on a compare
lively small scale. so with Russia on
colossal one, and the peril with which
pariiamentarism menaces Russia is there
fore infinitely greater than that which the
Hapsburgian state faces The Russian
empire Is vast, but its yastness is still
or very recent origin. Its western and
eastern frontier ssessions-Finland, the
Baltic provinces, Poland, the Caucasus
and the central Asian regions-have not
only not yet assimiiated themselves with
Russia proper, but they do not even de-
sire to do SO; they entertain hopes Of an
independent national and even political
existence. In view OF this their centrif-
ugai force is much more powerful and
Intense than that of the smaller nationali-
ties OF Austria, which cannot even think
or complete political independence out
side OF the Hapsburg sway. those frag-
ments of the italian and Servian peoples
VINO are endeavoring to join themselves
TO the Italian and Servian Kingdoms alone
excepted.
Let US now suppose that the autocracy
which has created and preserved in it's
entirety the great united Russian EN-
pre-. be swept away. and in its place be
substituted constitutional parliamentar-
ism. What takes place In this pariia-
It's Austrian prototype. the fragments ar
raging themselves not into political but
into national parties, which enter into an
lmplacable conflict among themselves
Ihis conflict will put a stop to the whole
march OF political life and VIII end only
when all Russia has been reduced to snat-
tered fragments: in other words when
Russia, has ceased to exist.
Enemies Look for II
summation devoutiy to be wished for
py all the enemies Of Russia, but we
RUSSIAN conservatives look with horror
upon the prospect of sucn a fate and are
endeavoring with all our strength to avert
IL But the present enemies OF Russia In
that they would also soon begin to feel the
consequence OF the disappearance of great
powerful Russia, then no longer able to
resist the menacing yellow invasion,
Wnicn would sweep over Its remnants to
fan upon Europe with all its destructive
force.
This in few words is one OF the chief
reasons why Russia needs autocracy, un-
ger which, as has been shown by the