The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-17
TOLSTOpS NEW NOVEL.
Plot Of His IAtest Work or Flction-Com.
ments On tho CQunt,a Reform View.

WARSAW, Poland, Aug. THE Syn Oie-
chestpa t!Son OF the Fatherland) ID the first
publication to give sketch Of the new novel
which Count L. Toistol has just completed
and which Will soon be published. The chief
characters are q peasant and his two sons.
The elder of the boys decides to re main in the
country village with his father and till their
allotment Of land. The younger. allured
by the attractions Of city life. decides to leave
his rural home and goes to work In a city
factory. The story follows the career Of these
two young men. It is full Of incident and Is
a powerful and artistic piece Of composition.
while at the same time the story is the me-
dunn for presenting the latest development
OF the moral and philosophical views Of the
author.
The conclusion reached IL that life In the
country conduces to the preservation OF
purity OF soul and conscience. while the In.
fuences Of the city have tendency to dwarf
and deteriorate the best qualities OF lis in-
habitants.
A writer on the star of the daily Rvs has
been spending few days with Count Tolstoi
and has just printed long interview with
him on the political reforms which the Gov
eminent proposes to carry out. The nature
Of this interview has probably been pub
lished In the United States, but 1t may be
q 70 NEWS 1 stS 81 sHe
the edueated Glasses f IN tbs eountry . ."'As
ment is pattns the cart before M The Soase
that i is not touching the essential need Of
soil by the peasant. The vast majority Of
the nation needs nothing 50 much as owner
must be ri given to them just as iresdom from
pee wAa ado
IT, Until this Is done all the reforms now
authorized viii be about as helpful - comb
Inf The b 7 nsy Of ayBs her. in Poland
and in all other parts Of Russia. that among
the landed land. gentry and the educated classes
prestige which bis earlIe. vIit!nes secured
erty, owners by the Counts latest utterances
IN tse n si'sss 20
Of the leading Journals. Many Of the writer's
say e the most
Are mentioned Y shox That COUNT Toi.toi :
ton for Russia Is not founded upon correct
Ideas Of the present situation;
s. ssd s0f IS lamp thu: \. the ps
ss f ssF The s ssStaSn ,.S :a
sdiy too small; it Is a fsct' however r that
there Is a continual Increase In the quantity
Of land owned by the peasantry, and the
dassed VIII s 9 sS. to H.
| correspondent Of THE Sun has personal
knowledge Of peasants who went to America
| for no other purpose than TO earn money 70
increase their land holdings at home. They
know Just what land they wish to buy, and In
| two instances the writer knows that the
| necessary money has been sent from America,
! and the land has been purchased BY the wives
| OF the imm grants, who Intend to return and
holdings,
An article printed yesterday under the
title Subdivision oS the. Land and Peasant
| Banks quotes many statistlos for 1905 show.
ing conclusyely that peasant proprietors
slowly but surely into the hands Of the COM
! mon farming people.
vs@ ses ~Sos So S1sn
needs 10 not the violent distribution Of tn
landed estates among the peasantry, that u
| actually advocated BY the Count but the
| education Of the .peasantry. Many Of the
| writer's say that the whole country, except
ing Count Tolstoi. realizes that this 10 the
most crying. need Of Russia. The fact il
fully recognized that most OF the peasantry
are wretchedly. poor. but 30, for that matter
most enliehtened public opinion Of Russia
| is Tint this condition can beat be relieved 81
| the education Of the peasantry and the carry.
Ing into effect q the Ieforss that have 70