The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-24
RUSSIAN REFORMER
TELLS OF SITUATION
In REALM OF CAR

Paul Milyoukov, Russian reformer,
and leader in the ''intellectualists"
liberal party, who was eXiled few
years ago for his lectures at the Uni
versities of Moscow and Sofia against
the autocracy, has written his views
on the present situation in Russia in
a book, Russia and Its Crisis" the
advance sheets of which were issued
from the University of Chicago press.
The book. for the most part, is an
exposition of the causes of the pres
ent crisis, but the author sums up the
situation by declaring the forces OF OPP
position still are not strong enough
to replace the government by VIC
lent overthrow"
Prof. MilyoulSov writes;
political reform--this now Is the
general cry of all shades of political
opinion in Russia. But is this only
an opinion? Are there no interests,
no organizations, ready to fight for po-
litical freedom? Are there no impell-
ing forces to extort it from reluctant
government?
1--WE have found the answer in the
present situation. Yes, the impelling
forces are there, and they are two
fold; the material crisis and the po-
litical disaffection. Russia is passing
through a crisis; she is i'll; and her
illness is so grave as to demand imme-
date and radical cure. Palliatiyes
can be of no use; rather, they only
increase the gravity of the situation.
To pretend all is right In Russia, ex-
cept for few ill mentioned persons
who are making all the fuss, is no
longer ridiculous, 1t is criminal.
Increased and united as they are,
the forces of opposition still are not
strong enough to replace the govern
ment by violent overthrow. But
they are strong enough to make the
use of violence continuous, and by in.
creasing this to preclude any further
peaceful work of civilization.
Russia wants a political represent
alton and guarantees of what are
called the fundamental rights of in
viduality-freedom of belief and OF
speech, the right of association and
public meetings, liberty of the press
a strict regime of the law, and the
free course of justice, which implies
the repeal of arbitrary edicts and reg
ulations, the abolition of extraordinary
tribunals, and last, but not least, a
habeas corpus act-security from arbi.
trary arrest and domiciliary search. .
Comparing Japan with Russia the
professor says:
Things that with us took centuries
to pass away in Japan appear to have
been crowded into a short space of
time. Now. one of the consequences
of this rapidity Of progress is that
the ancient tradition of Japan, as 1t
were. had not time to die out, and has
kept enough of its vitality to be able
to enter into some degree of cobbina-
ton with the elements of new life and
culture.
zone explanation of the difference
may be that society in Japan is not so
much democratized as in Russia. 1t
may be that 1t is not so much demand
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Japan's Beautiful Empress.
Empress Haruko of Japan is So
years old and Is two years senior OF
her husband. She is one of the most
beautiful women in Japan. AS she Is
older than the mikado, she has been
able to give her motherly care to
the mikado during all these years OF
Meiji. The couple love each other dear
". although they do not usually go
together when they go out. 1t is pub
licly denied that she is jealous OF her
rival, although it is fact that the
Crown Prince Harunomiya is not her
maiesty's son. but his majesty's.