Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
PROGRESS OF RUSSIA'S REVOLUTION

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tho Rossia--afiirmed that Germany and
austria were decided To interfere militia
rfiy In Russia In case the agrarian troubles
continued Finally. the correspondent AT
St Petersburg OF the Gazette de Cologne
stated that the Russian government had
made definite arrangements in View of a
Dictatorship. with the support of several
occidental powers. These declarations were
denied at st. Petersburg. Vienna and Ber-
lin The Courier des Etats Unis comment
ing thereon. says:
When a people fights for its liberties 1t
g to act AGAINST the country to appeal to
the stranger. Louis XVI paid with his
head for his relations with the allied
princes. As to Charles X, his return In the
foreigners army wagon" caused his fall
In 1890 The Russians are In the same
state Of mind as the French of that time
The Russian government has committed
too many faults already that It should I'M
dertske dictatorial repression exercised
by government. with the aid OF foreigners,
which would be monstrous. Every one In
Official circles hopes that there 10 no truth
in the news OF this triple accord II Is to
the interest Of all to deny it,
Nevertheless. the Courier des Etats UnIs
Is disposed to believe the rtimor and bases
its opinions upon presidents OF alliances
between Romanoff, Hapsburg and Hohen-
xofiern- In iS4S. when the Magyar revolt
menaoed Francis Joseph. It was the Rus
sian Paskevitch who pulled the latter out
OF danger: in 1858, when Poland sought TO
break the Turkish yoke. 1t was Bismarck
who opened passageway through Prus-
sian territory to Poland. All OF which
shows. by precedent. the possibility Of In
A volume entitled Russia and the En-
giish Alliance has recently appeared and
excited great interest in
Suggested Russia and England. A let
Alliance. ter addressed their Majes-
ties Nicholas II and Ed
ward VII forms the preface by the author,
M Nicholas Notovitch. who says:
"sires: You have the ambition each one
to obtain the glorious title of Prince OF
Peace Your contemporaries. anticipating
the Judgment of posterity. have already ac-
corded II In counting only the generosity
and purity of your Intentions and throwing
upon the cruelty Of chance and the injus-
tiee of men the mistakes which you have
had TO encounter In that truly triumphal
way
''You. my noble and gracious sovereign.
you inaugurate your reign in inviting peo-
pies to the grand pacific assizes of The
Hague and II it had depended upon YOU
laws to settle equitabiy the controversies
between nations would have been prornuI-
gated throughout the universe Forced to
maintain intact Russia's honor and to re-
pei a sudden and traitorous aggression,
you have had the rare courage to stop the
march of your soldiers at the hour when
probable and avenging victory would have
consoled as for the mourning and sadness
caused by the surprises OF the first mo-
ment To the certain but bloody trophies.
to the dazzling but ephemeral laurels you
have preferred the benediction of your sub
Jeets and the peace of the world
You. King OF England and Emperor of
the midas. worthy heir OF the illustrfous
queen under whom the kingdom reached the
apogee OF glory and power. II remained for
you te place the throne higher.
You have checked the stubborn resist
or nn NJ 1foxxx
have accomplished the miracle of causing
to be acclaimed by Parisian population
an English king. but q little while ago
badly disposed toward his powerful neigh
Dor. But your grandeur of soul has sud-
denly seffaced the secular distrust, and due
to you the initiative. the channel has be-
come now the middle stream which no
longer separates the two Celtic brothers.
but unftes them, on the contrary, for works
OF civilization.
Sire. accomplish the grand work The
Franco English union assures only mari
time commerce What benefits will not re-
suit for all humanity from accord which
may reupite the three grand powers of the
universe?
**
This book has been written. illustrious
princes, with the object of preparing
public opinion for the
France, Russia news that tomorrow
and England. Russia, England and
France will form one
body and one soul and that hereafter peo-
pies may follow in safety the course of
their destinies, because an era of tranquil
lily has risen on the world"
I'VE live. says the author in the introdur-
ton, in an epoch where all peoples partic-
fpating more or less in the RESPONSIBILITIES
OF their government, desire to learn the
acts OF those who hold the power" And
the author presents resume of the diplo-
matte history OF England and Russia since
the reign of Ivan " down to the twentieth
century.
In conclusion the author declares that
since twelve centuries the question of the
future OF the Christian peoples revolyes
around the question of the orient, and there
is no nation or sovereign who does not in
terest himself with that subject He de-
clares that England, Russia, and England
principally, have their eyes fixed upon the
Emperor of Germany. new Picrochole, who
has not yet crossed the frontiers of his
country" They permitted him To obtain
the concession Of the railway from Bagdad:
but that was ten years ago, and there are
scarcely 200 kilometres of rails yet laid
down. But If the road is pushed to its pro-
posed terminal on the Persian gulf he Will
find there the military and commercial ma
rine of Great Britain to intercept it.
THE question of the orient is dead. Eng
land only may keep up the amity of the
situation. England by singular favor of
fortune has buried the question In chang
ing the axis, which during long time was
at Constantinople, and taking it to Alex
andria, where she is sovereign.
The Mussulman religion counts more
than 200o00.0O0 adherents. The combined
forces of the whole occident would not be
too great to overcome such force. Should
such a day come, Is II not evident that the
of Russia, France, England and
the United States will become necessity
which nothing may prevent?
TO this group of powers OF the first
class 1t is well to add fifth which seems
weak today, but in which it is possible TO
infuse new blood. l speak of Persia which
has never pardoned the usurDation by the
sunnites of the heritage of Mehamet, and
for that reason hates the Turk even more
than the Christian.
by her geographic position Persia cuts
in two the numerous orthodox Mussulman
populations and may prevent the junction
of their armies"