The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-23

fSAftsr. Sir Donald Wallace and Or. oil.
[ Ion, no critics Of Russia trifnafid more
respectful hearing than do MN. Paul and
gAhAtoic Leroy Beauiiel. M. Paul Leroy.
Beauleu Ia q professor at the College \, ae
France and Ii editor Of t. Economiste
Francais.a I'LL recently made al INTEREST,"
Ing prot,ouncen,ent concerning the ngrn.
rain situation, which Is the question OF
questions In Russia. a minority Of the
Russian peasants are small propricto
Ia mnjotlty arc enseholders for varied
terms OF the lands belonging to the mir,
I or village community, which distributes
them to Its members A One set 81 econo-
instance calls tho COMMUNAL system q
relic OF primitive ages which does not
4 lend Itself to modern culture the other,
isoclalisticadly stnclined ncclalme 1t as
1ustifyng return to communism.
kg Mary writer's on this subject have called
attention to d supposed parallel between en-
the sale Of lands IN the French Revolt
ton and that threatened N Hussi !. wheret
a compulsory exproprint Ion OF al CROW
ichtirch n and private lands Is dem g,
the lands to be dis tributed among all the
peasants. The comparison ts incxacet, says
k M Paul II leroy T}eaulieu, for the conf1scn-
ton and sale OF lands in France during
the revolution was applied only to q
limited part of tho population which nag Tag
5erntgrated. and these properties were :, az a,
q,iired by,arich peasants or small SHOP
keepers we'll provided with capita and
intelligence and imbued With a desire for
progress He might have added that the
contrast between s Russia to-day anu
France a cen tury ago Is heightened ~
tho l,eterogemeousness Of the Russian ma
comprising Great Russians. Little
Russians Films, Poles, Let's, Geo ,
ana other races speaking ri @variety " q
I a. 1,,,E tuh mr.
rate or Russia, and also BY the fact that
the Russians both agriculturists ana a : !,
manufacturers. ara really less ndvanceu,
as q. whole. than were the French agri'-
3culturIsts and 11lanufacturersea century
ago. u !, m 81. !. /. \, 4.
In the hands OF the pensnntry, declare
NJ. Paul Leroy Beaulieu, would mean 't !. the
GOVERNMENTS financial ruin. In order to
get the most out OF Russian soil It Is
necessary to libernte lands. Three bills'
ara before Parliament: the first, tho gov
ernnent's. wo,tld distribute lands to the
peasants on surprisingly liberal terms.
but not by compulsory expropria ton !.
the second, tho bill OF the parliamentary,
majority, would distribute by compulsory.
appropriation, but for O fair price: the
third, the bill of the Socialists and Revo-l
5lutonaries, would distribute all lands and
settle; the price 8aIterWaTds,Hl1t ~ I'll I5Hc
peasant deputies In the 8Duma3 are divided
%intotwo parties. Tho 1rst the minority,
representing those who are proprietors,
and tho moro Intelligent are disturbed.
to learn that, according to the Reyo-;
lutionaries bill the ownership Of all;
lands is to be vested In the state. The
others, communists, the majority as to
mere numbers. having received a part OF
the lands distributed by the Intern ediaryj
{of the mir to all 1nuzhks. or peasants, as
4 a result Of the emancipation Of the serfs.
now expect more. The government
5reooilsS before the enormous cost even
5of partial appropriation OF the crown,
church and private estates ~ g this
seems the only solution OF the problem.
Unless the Emperor recognizes 1t he will
transform his peasants. on whom he has
hitherto relied as specially devoted to
his person, into a permanent opposition
element and ultimatel " Int +. revolution avg
ists y 555 3 81 {S4 s{F III u 81 t3
But the Russian situation Is even now
one OF actual revolution said NJ. Anatole
Leroy Beaulleu last week. The author
OF "The Empire Of the Tsars." who Is
as we'll the director OF the Institut de-
France, gave out statement reflect!Ags
the result OF his frequent visits TO Rus
sia, the last OF which was made but Q