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

NO HOPE PREVAILS IN RUSSIA.
LEADERS AT HOME CONSIDER
FATE or CONFERENCE SEALED.
Their Interest Turned to the Internal
situatSon-suyo 10 Got ssne Sort Of .
National Assembly--The Czarevitsh's
B,rthdsy-v iewy q Japsn's TermI
spscss cae. Despatch 10 TIE sun.
81. PETERSBURG, Aug. l2.-Although
Russians are bit puzzled by illusions IN
kilograms from the United States to the
possibility OF peace despite the knowledge
of the Japanese terms, the whole question
Is rapidly disappearing from public oon-
sideration as an episode which has already
been considered and closed. and peace Il
regarded a. outside the practical features
of the situation Tor considerable time 70
come.
Attention Is turned more Immediately
to the interesting situation Of internal
affairs. II may now be said that public
opinion has come into being az definite
political force In Russia Its birth dates.
back, only few months, and while It's out
ward manifestations are few 1t Is already
regenerating the Russian people,
The world must not expect rapid mani
festations OF Ia power, but force has
been crested which hereafter will dominate
the destinies of this empire Already IL
has 80 impressed itself upon the consti-
tuted authorities from the Throne down
ward that they must yield to 1t, however
unwill Ugly and with atever subter-
fuges.
MUST HAVE A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The leaders Of this new political force
are patient, They will attempt no miracles
and will use force only as last resort.
They insist now on the creation Of q ma
tional assembly, and 1t will be granted
In name at least. They are fully aware
that It's powers will be practically nil, but
they will gain the essential rights Of free
dom, an assembly and the rights OF de-
bate. They will make It scarcely moro
or less than a Jacobin club and an organ
OF a national propaganda. When this has
gained q final success then real demands
for q constitution and a parliament with
full authority are as certain az the buns
rise.
1t Is for these reasons that the leaders
OF the automacy like Pobiedonostse0
vehemently opposed any concessions what
ever. They are quite right from their own
point OF view. The autooraoy Is doomed
from the moment representative assembly
with any real political functions, or even
- 4. t.l -.
That duma OF some sort will be created
Is settled By the Cars br!os, ambiguous
manifesto, which was issued to-day.
The scheme In It's present shape is to b
still further whitfield down by star chamber
council over which, it IL said, Pobiedonost-
soft is to preside. He would make 1t mere
Church congress, but this would not b
accepted. A genuine representative as-
sembly must and will be granted. The
Car knows that 1t is true, a. Count Ienatie6
told him last week. that this must be con-
coded or the RomanoT dynasty must pay
the penalty.
GEAR AGAIN A WAR ENTHUSIAST.
The new war sentiment, which regards
the war as n necessary evil which the na.
tional hoNor requires to be continued. will
not be allowed to divert the popular will
from It's purposes 10 regard to internal
affairs. The Gar himself, according to
the bsst information, has become q war
enthusiast This h ascribed largely to the
influence OF the Kaiser. There is reason
to believe that Emperor William entirely
changed the Care attitude betweeu> the
date OF President Roosevelt's invitation to Q
peace conference and his meeting with
Nicholas. This move on the part Of the
Kaiser was due to the strong foreign In
huenoe which has been brought upon the
Gar to In duce him TO make peace and seek
compensations In the 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 THE Sun oorro-
spondent has conversed within tho last
two days who take the gloomiest views
Of the 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 is In
eradicable and that an explosion is inevi-
table They affirm that patriotism b abso-
lutely extinct, except In orthodox Russia,
II this means a determination to obtain
administrative reforms, It must DO ad-
mitted that the country and the Emperor
himself have much 10 reflect upon on this
birthday anniversary OF tho infant Cxaro-
witch, which was celebrated by Z holiday
throughout Russia. The Gar With bio
infant son In his lap, according b national
custom. received congratulations a. Peter.
hof, and special services were held in the
churches. The Emperor still shows ~
markably buoyant spirits since he decided
to prosecute the war, but the situstioh
to-day compared with >that Of . year
ago must cause him bitter reflections. - u
does hts subjects.
The year now entered upon viii be prog
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 tho
japanese terms was unauthorized and un-
oficial. The Foreign OHioe expresses 10
greet for their publication, but does not dis
pute their correctness. All diplomatic
circles accept them as authentic, although