Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-02-23
GEAR IN FAVOR OF
LAND CONGRESS
The Lord of All the Russias
Believes 1t Nee
eSSary.
EXPRESSES HIMSELF PLAINLY
In Interview With Son Of Count Tol
stol, tina Author - Will Do More
Toward Restoring Peace to Russia
Than Would Many Proclan,ations.

ut. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE ad-
miralty confirms the statement that
Admiral Nebogatoff's division of the
Russian third Pacific squadron will
sail from Libau at the end of the pres
ent week.
Kharkoff, Feb. 12-Four thousand
employees of the railway engine works
here have struck. The authorities are
negotiating with the men. who will
make known their demands on Mon
day next.
st. Petersburg. Feb. 12.-Dispatches
received here from Warsaw are to
the effect that a serious situation
there is apprehended. In fact the sit
uation throughout Poland is causing
grave fears.
Warsaw, Feb. 12.-Hooligans today
terrorized the proprietors OF gun
shop and took possession of fifty re-
yolvers.
Work has again been suspended in
all the factories here.
Batoum, Caucasia, Feb. 1.-THE
question of provisioning Batoum is be-
CSulC, ONlhS0 W Ilo SohIIhd
ance of the strike. No supplies are
arriving, as traffic on the railroads is
completely suspended. The govern
ment kerosene supply is exhausted
and the high school is closed. The
strikers murdered an engine driver,
who attempted to continue work.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 12.-I am not
opposed to zemsky TABOR. On the
contrary / believe it necessary"
In these words Emperor Nicholas,
| whose word is law, personally declar.
| ed himself in favor Of land congress
| and expressed the conviction that the
time had come to prepare to give the
| people a voice in government.
The emperor's words were spoken
! in the course of a conversation with
Count Leo Deonvitch Tolstoi, son of
| the famous author and fully confirm
| the Associated Press interview with
Grand Duke Vladimir on January 81
in which the grand duke expressly de-
clared that his august nephew was in
favor of zemsky tabor. The semi
officGl denial subsequently sent out is
now dsproved by the sovereign's
statement to Count Tolstoi
The Associated Press last evening
interviewed Count Tolstei. Il cannot
! enter into details because I consider
it unseemly to do So" he said. But
I am glad to state the broad lines OF
my conversation with the sovereign
His majesty summoned me after hav'
| ing received memorial which l ad
dressed to the throne exposing the
| cit,,ntinn In tho country and
humbly expressing the opinion that
the interest of the monarch and the
nation called for the removal Of the
wall raised by the bureaucracy be
tween them, the urgent need of de-
vising means for enabling the sover'
eign to hear the voice of the people
and recommending the convocation OF
I a zemsky tabor. His majesty assured
me that personally he was not oppos'
ed to it's convocation but on the con-
| trary believed 1t necessary. The whole
question Is now greatly simplified and
| resolves itself to a discussion as to
when is the most opportune moment
| The emperor's words are likely to
| do more good than any number OF
| proclamations. Count Tolstoi Is try
ihS ~ pSAou'uo tho hSh W w po'ASh'
| by means of articles in which he
points out the poor results Of social
istic propaganda abroad and thinks il
pity that means have not been de-
vised for approaching the workmen
and discussing matters directly with
them, instead of leaving the field open
to demagogues. The count is con
Quoting a philanthopic enterprise in
the form of a cheap book store under
the sign of "Dobroe Deli" or Good
Works." in which he sells education
al books and literature to zemstvos
schools and libraries.