Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
THINKS WE'LL OF GEAR
NOTED RUSSIAN TALKS OF
RULER AND REFORMS.

CHICAGO, March 31.-That the recent
manifestoes of the ear granting what is
assumed TO be a measure of freedom to the
oppressed Slavs were the direct result OF
the work of a Russian subject. who fed
from his mother country to America, and
who is now residing in Chicago. and that
basic principles of the new Russian consti-
tuition were outlined by this man, who has
studied conditions here for the last twelve
years, are the claims set forth by friends
of Vasili Andrevitch Bouroff. Bouroff who
is a member of the Russian nobility, and
who occupied at one time prominent part
in the machine of the Slavic government,
is confident that he has been responsible
for the recent reforms in Russia.
BouToff. who has just received an ABB.
degree from the University of Chicago, de-
cares that he is not socialist nor an an
archist, nor believer in radical reforms.
He has superior education, having studied
IN Russia. France, England and the United
States. He declares he has the confidence
of Prime Minister Witte and Count Po-
biedonestseff, formerly procurator general
of the Holy Synod, and through them has
Influenced the car.
Twice Fled From Russia.
Bouroff has twice fed from Russia, and
the car has invited him twice TO return
and live among his people. Twelve years
ago he left Russia again and set out to
study the governments of Europe and
America. He now has crystallized his
views and has presented them to his gov
eminent for consideration.
Three pamphlets have been issued by
Bouroff's friends in Russia putting forth his
arguments for reform. and after the APP
pearance of each one has come respectively
the 'rescript," the first manifesto and the
second manifesto
Nobody had presented these arguments
to these people before, said Bouron yes
terday. 1T was the first article on this
subject. The car saw his nation standing
below other nations, and believed 1t
opened his eyes l aim to abolish classes
before the law and to elevate the peas
antry to the same level. This was en-
bodied In the main rescript' issued later.
Prince Merschersky, editor of one of
the prominent papers of Russia, replied TO
my statements, writing against consttu-
tional government. After reading his views
l wrote my second letter. ] disproVed his
views on historic ground He argued that
the people We're not ready. In TINS l
showed he was wrong.
Gar Misrepresented Here.
1.-The car has been misrepresented in
America He is a sincere, intelligent man,
VIC did not waste his youth, but spent his
time studying and reading. He Is not
genius, perhaps, but he is open minded, and
has believed all along that what he was
doing was the right course. Now he has
seen a new light, as you say"
Bouroff was born near st. Petersburg in
December, 1864 After a common school
education he went to the Academy of
St Petersburg. Since then he has studied
in Paris and London He entered the Uni
versity of Chicago in 1894, and after spend
ing four years there commenced a sociolog-
ical and political study of the country.
Later he returned to the university and
was given a degree at the conVocauon last
week