The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-18
RUSSIA IN REVOLUTION.
Complete Transition Resembling the
French Upheaval and May Over
whelm Dynasty.

Paris, July 10.-Anatole Leroy
Beaulieu, Director of the Institute Of
France, and the foremost French au-
thority on Russian affairs, whose
History OF Russia" is recognized as
being one Of the most accurate pre-
sentations of the affairs OF that En-
pire, which ne visited recently for the
purpose Of observing the results Of
the first election, said in an interview
today:
cit should be understood that the
Russian situation is one of actual rev.
olution. 1t is no crisis which can be
measured by days, weeks, or months,
but is vast and complete transition,
resembling that of the French Revo-
luton.
.sWhen I say revolution do not
| mean that the monarchy is certain to
| be overthrown, although it is posi-
| BILE that this NAV follow. The great
er part of the leaders of the consti-
! tional Democracy desire to save the
Throne from wreck, but they recog-
| nize that they are not masters Of the
future. If the government does not
satisfy the nations demands catas-
trophies Of the. gravest nature are
| ahead for Russia"
NJ. Leroy-Beaulieu was asked if the
! preservation Of the Throne meant a
continuation of the autocracy.
"By no means" he replied, "on the
contrary, arbitrary autocracy is DOOM
ed. All that the present monarchy can
save atthe best is power within consti-
tutional, or well-defned limits. The
Emperor has good intentions, but he
knows very little Of his own country
outside of the limits Of the palaces. He
| is always hesitating, is himself terri
| fed by the example CT the French rev.
olution, and does not wish to have the
same end as Louis XVI althugh he
| sorgets that Charles Ct England AZ
rived at q similar cad by another
route
perhaps it is already too late to
save the dynasty from going down
with the autocracy, but the Emperor
might stay the storm by permitting the
formation of a ministry representing
parliament, which represents the pes
r;e. He has already lost much time,
and the feeling Of disconsent is con-
tinually increasing
Nj. Leroy-Beaulieu then discussed
the agrarian and otRer leading ques-
tio,ss. The land, he said, WIS the most
difficult question, owing 70 the intense
feeling ancng the peasants. The gov
ernment recoils before the enormous
cost of partial or total appropriation
OF the ancient estates, yet unless the.
emperor satisfies the expectations OF
the peasants he will transform thems
into an opposition element and per-
haps into revolutionists. i.--..s''Fs
"The question of nationality is al
most equally difficult" continued M.
Leroy-Beaulieu, "for since Finland
secured autonomy Poland and the 9TH
er branches Of the population demand
the same autonomy. They are all,
doubtless, entitled to the same iber-
ty, but I believe in leaving to future
determination which of these peoples
have enough national cohesion and
enough maturity to be intrusted with
autonomy. If outside of Finland
there is such a people ripe for the
largest exercise of liberty it is Poland
Concerning the Jewish question M.
Leroy-Beaulieu said he was struck
with the tenacity with which the Jews
demanded the same civil and politi-
cal rights as the Christians.
There are 100000 Jews in Rus
sia,'' he said, "and if so many of them
are among the revolutionists the rea-
son is to be found in the EXCEPTIONAL
laws to, which they are compelled to
submit. The Jews thus become ire
conciliable adversaries Of the govern
ment. The sole means to end the up
lrisings and bring about the withdrawal
of the Jewish masses from the rev.
olutionary propaganda is to accord
them equality before the law. The.
Russian parliament demands this, but
the government hesitates. persisting
in considering the Jews to be the prin-
cipal organizers Of the revolution
| 81 am inclined to bellevue that this
| revolution will continue in various
| stages of intensity for ten and perhaps
twenty years owing to the magnitude
of the questions involved and the dan
| gers along the way."-New York