The Washington times., 1905-06-10
GapOn Predicts Success
Of Revolutionary Cause
Is Active in AmaIgamating the Different Ele-
naents at Discord With the Russian Au-
tocracy-Uprisings Everywhere.

ties, three IN number the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation, the Georgia
Revolutionary party, the Finnish Party
of Active Resistance, Lettish, Ukarinian.
and White Russian organizations, and
some others.
Agreement Concluded.
1.-The main strength of the revolution
ary forces, both in Great Russia sld in
the borderlands. have. in conference.
concluded an agreement for the co-ordi-
nation Of their activity in effecting a
general popular rising.
II am not so optimistic as to think
that the good end will be reached with
out great sacrifices and enormous ef-
forts, Or that the present government
may not succeed in dragging on for
some time to come, This viii depend
largely on whether it can divide the
different opposition groups. bribing
some Of them to break away from the
rest.
II do not think we can yet conclude
that the army has got out of the control
of the government.
Nevertheless, that evil days work
has cleared the air-has. as it We're
shoveled into separate heaps elements
Of Russian society hitherto uncertain
end undifferentiated as TO their inter
oStS. AS the QlVlSlLn DeCoinSS
the contest must become f1ercer.
"But suppose the government were to
make some pretenSe OF establishing
republican assembly. Wouldn't that de-
stroy the movement?
s.The incident of the S.,fdlovsky com
mission and some other similar ep1sodes
show that the government could haroiS ,
hope to succeed In such trick as that
Sheer for Witte.
IN. Witte? He's not the man to pro-
dnce anything valuable. He Is a time
server. thinking only of his own in
terests.
But supposing the government found
a man from among the liberal opposi-
ton sufficfa-.try tame to help them in
such a plan; such a man, II he we're
strong and clever, and the government
gave him a free hand. might prolone
the agony OF the autocracy, particularly
If he made such concessions TO the peas
antry and workmen as might be preach-
ed and helped by the clergy: Ihls Wooio
mean delay, but that is all.
Would not the Stoppage OF the wal
seriously arrest the moyefnent?
Il won't prophesy. No doubt. the I'M
mediate result of the conclusion OF peact
would be q certain feeling of Tei1e1. vi
tho other hand, you have to reckon WITT
hundreds of thousands of soldiers being
brought back from horrible campaign
in which they have been daily facing
death, and during the whole OF which
they have not participated in a single
vicfory-brought back with the humlii-
atipg consciousness that under sucf
leadership, do WHIT they might, no vic
tory was possible;
Malcontenrs in Army.
Most probably the return Of the army
will mean the return of just so many
hundreds Of thousands of malcontents.
You are confident. then, of the future
of the revolutionary movement"
Notwithstanding rivalry and quarrel
ing among certain portions OF the revo
lutionary forces there is a powerful ten
dency 10 draw together, as has beer
manifested in the agreement to which
have referred. Hitherto the centrifuga
tendencies have been strong enough Il
prevent the formation OF one united
militant committee, VII oh, in the name
OF all parties. would direct the pan-Rus
sian uprising.
''But we are now getting to this point
My aim is to induce the different revoiu
tionary groups to form such a commit
tee, which would be. III fact. the fore
mert.
-.k this plan Is not fulfilled chaos
might be feared. For as / believe, Ii /!
not The revolution that one must dread
but the day after. Had the revolu
tfoDary parties been united for a com
mon blow on January 2z many month.
Of desperate struggle might have bee,
shocked Ut the idea OF blood being split
we must hope for some swift even
which will rapidly attain the inevItab bi,
eria. +"