Arizona republican., 1906-07-11

Paris, July 1O-Anatole Leroy Beaulieu. director of the Institute of France. and the foremost French au- thority on Russian affairs, whose his tory of Russia is recognized as being one of the most accurate presenta- tions of the affairs of that empire. re- ceived the correspondent of the Asso- ciated Press this morning at his coun- try seat near Versailles, where he de- voted an hour to a discussion of the gravity of Russia's peasant condition and the outlook for the future. M. Leroy -Beaulieu makes frequent visits to Russia, the last only a few weeks ago, for the purpose of personally ob- serving the results of the first Russian election.
 When asked to sum up his recent observations, M. Leroy -Beaulieu said: Tt should be understood that the Rus sian situation is one Of actual revOlu- ton. It is no crisis which can be measured by days, weeks or months, but is a vast and complete transition, resembling that of the French revo- lution. When I say revolution l do not mean that the monarchy is certain to be overthrown, although it is pos sible that this may follow. The great CT part of the leaders Of the cOnstitu- IlOildl QclilOCldCy utSilc NO save llAS throne from wreck, but they recognize that they are not the masters of the future If the government does not satisfy the nations demand catastro- phies of the graVest nature are ahead for Russia.
 Personally, l think that the over throw of the throne would be a great disaster for that would mean anarchy and probably civil war. He was asked if the preservation of the throne would mean the continuance of autocracy.
 By no means" he replied. "On the contrary, arbitrary autocracy is doomed. All that the present mon- archy can save at the best is power within constitutional or well defined limits. The emperor has good inten- tions, but he knows very little of his own country outside of the limits oi the palace. He is always hesitating is himself terrified by the example O. the French revolution and does no wish to have the same end as Louis XVI. although he forgets that Charles of England arrived at similar en' by another route. Perhaps it is al ready too late to save the dynast. from going down with the autocracy but the emperor might stay the storn by permitting the formation of min istry representing parliament whic represents the people. He has alread lost much time and the feeling of dis content is continually increasing"
 M. Leroy-Beauieu then discusse the agrarian and other leading ques tions The land, he said, was the mos difficult question. The government re coils before the enormous cost of par tial or total appropriation of the an cient estates, yet unless the empero satisfies the expectations of the peas ants he will transform them into a opposition element and perhaps int revolutionists.
 When questioned concerning tn Jewish question NJ Leroy-Beaulie spoke of his observations during hi recent travels in Russia, where h was struck with the tenacity wit which the Jews demanded the sam civil and. political rights as Christian
 "There are five million Jews in Rus sia," said he, "and if so many of thei are found among the revoiutionists, tn reason is to be found in the exceptions laws to which they are compelled submit. The Jews thus become irreC oncilable adversaries of the govern ment which obstinately refuses thel