The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-24
NO REVOLUTION-CAssINI.
Russian Ambassador Defends the Action
OF His Government.

or His GoNernm ent.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The greatest CON
Germ il shown in official circles here over
the situation in Russia The State Depart
ment has not yet received any news from
the embassy In ST. Petersburg. In dplo-
matte circles parallels or tie French Revo-
luton and the Russian outbreak of yester-
day are being drawn, and great fear Ia ex-
pressed that Russia is to see a repetition Of
the revolt that overthrow the French
monarchy.
The Cars greatest mistake. in the opin-
ion OF authorities here, was his failure to
receive the petition Of the workingmen. 1t
would have cost him nothing, and the mas
sacre Yesterday might have been averted.
Az one Government officer says
The Car made a mistake In not receiving
the petition. The people distrusted and
hated the Ministers who surround him but
their faith in their Emperor never failed
until he failed them. They trusted him i'm
plctly The first sounding note Of the
whole affair was the cry Of Down with the
Emperor" Prior TO the time the mob took
up that cry the Government was not in
danger but now. with the last hopes Of
help gone. there is no telling how far the
people will GO
On the other hand, there are those who
think that the attack on the mob was the
only thing that could stop the impetus Of
the revolt effectively. An apparent show
Of wea kness on the part of the Gar, it is
to the Government
Count Cassini. the Russian Ambassa-
dor expressed the opinion to-day that the
present strife was not the beginning Of a
revolution and that It has not come about
on account Of the war. The drastic meas
ures Of yesterday. Count Cassl nj said
wars but natural AMI practically thu
only course the Government could have
taken
People should bear in mind he said
that there were rioters in the streets. and
any Government would have done what
was done yesterday in stopping these
rioters
Count Cassini said also that the only
thing his Government could do was 10 put
down the uprising, and OF necessity it had
to be quelled quickly and effectively. That
there is a political phase to the uprising
IL discredlted by the Ambassador. who
admits that, while there are those who
would constnie 1t as the result OF political
policy, such an idea is totally wrong
The most important opinion expressed in
Washington is that II the troubles in Russia
become widespread and the troops which
in the outer districts are composed Of sol
diers secondary in ability and organization,
become una bic 10 cope with general upris-
ing that may come, the end OF the war may
be in sight
revolutionary movement throughout
the empire will require the aid Of many Of /
the troops now at the front. Kuropatkin I
rests at Mukden, but II his forces were weak .
ened by a withdrawal Of troops his situation /
would become very serious It Ia known
here that the war policy OF Russia ia TO
throw an overwhelmingly large number
Of soldiers into the held with the object Of
simply crushing the japanese by mere
force Of numbers. An uprising would make
it impossible to send more troops to the
front and might necessitate the recalling
Of some OF those already there.
The point has been raised here tina, IL the
troubles extend over the outer provinces
the reyolutionists may not be embarrassed
by lack Of arms. Throughout the empire
the various regiments Of reserves have
their armones and barracks. In these
are stored arms and munitions OF war
that tho revolutionists may he able to pro-
cure. In many cases.
insist upon having Burnstts vAallA.-Adt.