The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-11
RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION
French Authority on slav Conditions
Says Dynasty Is Threatened.

Paris, July; 41l.-Anatole Leroy
Beaulieu, director Of the Institute Of
France and the foremost French au-
thority on Russian affairs, says Of con-
ditions in Russia:
cit should be understood that the
luton. It is no crisis which can be
measured by days, weeks or months,
but is vast and complete transition
resembling that Of the French revo-
luton. When I say revolution I do
not mean that the monarchy is certain
to be overthrow, altho it is possible
that this may follow. The greater part
Of the leaders of the constitutional
democracy desire to save the. throne
from wreck, but they recognize that
they are not masters of the future. If
nation s demands, catastrophies of the
gravest nature are certain for Russia.
"Personally I think that the over
throw Of the throne would be a great
disaster for it would mean anarchy
and probably civil war.
"Arbitrary autocracy is doomed. -
he continued. Indeed, the disappear
ance of the autocraey is inevitable as
civilization advances and! the theory
tive idea that power descends from the
ruler to the people to the more en-
liehtened view of THE power ascends
from the people, to tho ruler. All that
the present monarchy can save at the
best is power within constitutional Tor
well-defned limits. 1.-The emperor has
good intentions, but he knows very
the limits Of the palaces. He is always
.hesitatino. IS. hirnself terrified by the
lesson of the French revolution and
does not want to. have. the same end
as Louis XIV, altho he forgets that
Charles + of. England arrived at a
similar end by another route. Perhaps
it is already too late to save the
dynasty, but the emperor might stay
the storm by consenting to ministry
representing parliament. He has al
Of discomfort is increasing
M. Leroy Beaulieu then discussed
the agrarian questions, which, he said,
is the most difficult problem owing to
the. intense feeling among the peas
ants. The government had counted on
/ the peasants, who were considered. to
be devoted to the emperor, but having
received portion of the lands as a
result of the emancipation Of the serfs,
the peasants now expect more. The
nous cost Of partial or total expro-
priation of the ancient estates, yet,
unless the emperor satisfies the expec-
tations Of the peasants, he will trans
form them into an opposition element
and perhaps into ~irevolutionists.
The Jewish Problem. 49,
M. Leroy eaulieu said that he was
struck with the tenacity with which
the Jews demand the same civil and
political rights as Christians. :
"There are 100000 Jews in Rus.
sia,' he said, "and If so many of
them are found among the revolu-
tionists the reason is" to be found in
the exceptional ltlws to which :. they
are compelled" TO submit. The Jews
thus become irreconciliable. adversaries
of the government which obstinately
refuses them the rights granted to
Others Thus the reactionists count on
| the Jews and this is why the, police
incite brutalities against the Jews, like
those at Bialystok. Even if the minis.
ters are not. directly responsible the
| local police organize these butcheries
| which proceed under the benevolent
4 silence of the administration. When
visited Russia plans for uprisings
against the Jews were everywhere an
nounced and the subsequent actor
merely realized what fully expected
The sole means to end the uprisings
and bring about the withdrawal Of thu
Jewish masses from the revolutionary
propaganda is to accord them equality
:. before the law The. Russian parlia
ment demands this, but the government
4 hesitates, persisting in considering tn,
4 Jews to be. the principal organizers 0:
I the revolution. r.. @:'r ;. ~. II Il