The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-26
REVOLUTION
 NOT FEARED Car May Abandon Re form Government. ARISTOCRAcY IS ACTIVE Army and Peasantry Are With
 the Emperor. Relieved That Trouble Bound to occur when Parliament Convenes Will Drive Nicholas From Path of
 Reformation.

ciated Press IS able to give the re- suits of an important conversation with a high parsonage regarding the situa- tion in Russia. Neither the name nor the position of this parsonage can be indicated, but his competency to speak upon the situation can be vouched for.
 The conversation, which covered wide range. left the distinct impression that the assembling of the national parliament would bring & crisis, but not the one anticipated abroad. The government, evidently. is absolutely convinced that an armed revolution or that general uprising which would menace its life is no longer possible and that the danger now is not that the government will be overthrown, but that it will be driven to abandon It's path of reform.
 'yrhe guerilla warfare which the revolutionists at present are conduct ing" said the parsonage, refused to. .scannot succeed. Acts of terroism doubtless will continue, vengeance may be wrecked upon governor generals and police masters; Count Witte. the Premier and Minister of Interior Dur novo may be assassinated; banks and buildings may be blown up and there may even be riots here and there-but all attempts to produce widespread risings in the cities or repetition Of the railroad strike are doomed to fall ure. The government has firm grip and every measure to prevent excesses will be taken.
 -ssBesides, the situation has been com pletely altered since last fall, when practically the whole of Turoan popu- lation joined the protest which led the Emperor to grant the manifesto or october 30. The government then was unable to cope with extreme reVolu- tionaries The army in European Rus mf. at a Iavv strauRth and nlled with reservists bordering on mutiny owing to their anxiety to return to their homes and rejoin their families and new recruits everywhere were prevented from joining the colors.
 since then all is changed. The re- aeryists have been discharged and the recruits have been drilled and joined the ranks Regiments which then con sisted of 400 men now have 1000 men. Three army corps have returned! rom Manchuria and more regulars are ar irving daily.
 '.No matter what Is said to the con trary. it is certain that the army IS S.ItbfuI 10 the Emperor. There may be individual cases of disloyalty, but the reliability of the army as whole IS unuuestionabIe. The weight of troops alone renders a revolution impossible
 .'ShouId there be agrarian disorders in the summer they will not be reVolu- tiOnarY n. Cn4IdCLSE AOl tiAO PSf-SAA.ssSS of Russia are true to the Emperor. The danger lies in another direction,
 Attitude of ArIstOcracy.
 .Tt ia not now a question of the fall of the Government. but of whether reform or reaction will prevatl--whether the present struggle to supplant the oId regime and secure larger liberties TOT the people will enter parliamentary rhase or a counter revolution will NEa" which the Government has entered. The Fmperor is sincerely and honestly de- sirous of meeting the wishes or hls people and has given them his word 10 this effect. But a reactionary party exists. It is composed of the arlstoc- racy with a powerful backing m nlSh nla,es and above all, 1t enjoys the sup n@rt of the military faction which. in a country like Russia, is an immense factor. The military is naturally re- actionary An officer prefers to serve . Napoleon rather than parliament.
 nevertheless, at the present mos nent the reactionary party IS weak lowing without which 1t dare not move. It ig easily conceivable, however, that inc situation might suddenly change should an opportunity to strike come.
 "should the parliament attempt to take the bull by tho horns for the de- position of the Emperor and the des- fruction Of the whole fabric of gov ernnent, the new regimen might be overwhelmed with diaster. large element of the population, especially the masses who had no share in the revolution and who revere the Emper- or as a God given ruler, might be aroused to action by the reactionaries and the Emperor. seeing the revolu- tionaries on one hand attempting to go too far and in face of what seemed to ba A peculiar demand tor the restora- tion of the old regime might-I will not say he would-yield to what he considered the wish of his subjects"
 ''What would especially be deemed an act on the part of parliament, threating such a catastrophe, da- mand for the convocation of con. atituent assembly," was asked.
 "CertainIy that would be equivalent to an attempt to refer the form of government to the decision or the peo- pIe. It would not be tolerated; it nrobably would recall instantly in sunlmons to the preoljanski, or other guard regiments to dlsperse the parlia- ment with bayonets.
 ,"The charges that the government is Interfering with the elections are un- true The present indications are that tbs parliament will be conservative ana it might, instead of raising cla- voor for the overthrow Of the govern ment set seriously to work to solve the great pressing questions on which the future depends
 "The abstention of the extreme ele- nents from voting in the elections nav effect somewhat the national cbaraeter of the parliament and it's authority to speak in the name of the whole people. But it Is now clear that inc element that is abstaining from voting is purely revolutionary. It is unwilling to advance gradually in the males of reforms. refuses all com nronises and is determined to over throw everything; socieIY as well as the government. and establish rsjrn of socialism It was against this element that the government un- Fortunately was forced to proceed theoretically. The alternative was either that or abdication. Unhappily, inc central government could not al- ways choose its instruments and was compelled practically to give a free hand to the provincial military