Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-26
CRISIS COMING IN RUSSIA



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thirty years as a republic strong royalist
faction still exists In the French army.
Nevertheless, at the present moment the
reactionary party is weak and powerless. 1t
lacks the public following without, which it
dare not move. 1t is easily conceivable,
however, that the situation might suddenly
change should an opportunity to strike
come.
where Danger Lies.
Should the parliament attempt TO take
the bull by the horns for the deposition or
the emperor and the destruction Of the
whole fabric of government, the new
regime might be overwhelmed with dis
aster. A large eleraent of the population,
especially the masses who had no share In
the revolution and who reverence the en-
,peror as a God-given ruler might be
aroused to action by the reactionaries and
the emperor seeing the revolutionaries on
one side attempting TO go to war in the
face of what seemed to be popular de-
mand for the restoration of the old regime,
might will not say he would-yield to
what he conceived the wish of his sub
jects."
what would especially be deemed an
act on the part of the Parliament threat
ening such a catastrophe-a demand for
the convocation of a constituent assem-
bly?" was asked.
Certainly that would be equivalent to
an attempt to refer the form Of govern
ment to the decision of the people. 1t
would not be tolerated; it probably would
result instantly i'm a summons to the
Preobrajenskl or other guard regiments TO
dispense the Parliament with bayonets.
However. II is not necessary to take
| a pesslmistic view OF the Parliament No
| one can predict what its attitude will be.
1.-THE charges that the government is in
| terfering with the elections are untrue.
| The present indications that the Par
| lament will be conservative and it might,
! instead OF raising clamor for the over
throw OF the government, set seriously to
work to solve the great and pressing ques-
tions on which the future depends.
Extremists Not Voting.
| "The abstentiOn of the extreme elements
! from voting I'm the elections may effect
somewhat the national character of the
/ Parliament and its authority to speak in
the name Of the whole people. But 1t Is
now clear that the element that IL alb
staining from voting Is purely revolution
airy. II is unwilling to advance gradually
promises and Is determined to overthrow
everything, society as well as government
and establish a reign OF socialism. 1t was
against this element that the government
unfortunately was forced to proceed en-
ergeticaly. The alternative was either that
| or abdication. Harsh measures were used
and perhaps there was much injustice, but
the movement had to be stopped. Nc
government while It continued to stand
could fold it's arms complaeently in The
presence Of a conspiracy against Its life
Unhappily the central government could
not always choose its instruments and wat
compelled practically to give free hand
to the provincial military authorities. whS
often were reactionary. Doubtless IL is trui
they frequently abused the power conferred
on Them but the government had M
choice. When military is called upon Il
cope with a situation in any country, civi
laws and rights are temporarily super
seeded The training OF an officer Is agains
leniency. He 10 given a task. and force Il
the only method he knows. Perhaps I
must be admitted that the killing OF I
score I'm time often saves the lives OF thou