New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
WORK OF DOUMA ENJOYS.
Aladmn and Tchaykorsky Describe
Russian Conditions.

.rovfs AIadvfn who was member OF the Iasl
Tour,a and the leader OF the Group OF 1Vi'' g.
Nicholas W. Tchaykovsky. MEMBER OF 'lle =,
val committee Of the Social Revolution party Oh
r,,ssia did much toward enlightenins the peOp.7
Of New York on the situation in Russia rom 'e.'
point OF view in the course Of their short Visit,
Unlike many Of their CountryInen VINO p'7O0'
them. they speak English fuently
1,chaykovsky IS tall. white'bearded man "iio
~sarnbIes more a teacher or Russian priest tIln
ro,.ol,tionIsr His manner IS mild, and he couid
aosfv win the confidence OF his nelGhbors ouI i
closer study Of his rugged face Would leaVe Ho
doubt IN their minds that he could hght nara
AIadvin is tall and robust, under forty' anu
ho,rs M external signs Of having served In Rus
sian prisons He says that the present Douma Is
pIedRed 10 the same measures as It's preueceSso'
and that all talk rs to It's being more moderate
body IS unfounded
Il am a politician" he said and will not dis
c,lss the question VIII the Douma last" BUT
his senior companion. whose prime object IS 10
show 20 Americans the great hazard IN Ina>'iG III
,sstulents in Russian securities-wEich ne saws
are not secure-did not hesitate 10 express MS
opinion.
when the last Douna was disnanded' he
said RUSSIA had a big head II is not quite so
big now The fact is that the Russian has no IDEA
OF evolution. He thinks that an institution must
be correct and right because Il Is Russian. IL
there IS opposition and the leaders OF the Oppose
ton are killed he faucies that the opposition dies
T4a cannot understand that the seed once planted
will bear fruit. no matter now many druinhead
courts martial stand In the way. But light Is De-
ginning TO dawn on him In that direction ana
hence the government will be at least more eau
tinus The army was only a short time ago united
for the car. To-day il Is fun of social revolution
lists. and their number is growing daily. We have
had enlisted men In ranks for a Ions time hut
now the officers are coming 20 us in great num-
bers. As to the peasants ---
Here the younger man interrupted. saying; Al
sT-bo q a
country "A per OF the population belongs to the
peasant class They never knew anything aIoU'
organization until tho DOuma elections were or
dered That was our opportunity. and we made the
most Of IT, Now they organized. and form WIN
the dissatisfied army a powerful menace 10 Rus
STA"
so much So" said the elder man. that men
and women look differently upon the army than
they did once upon n time a mother said 20 her
con when he entered the service, Go. fight for Your
,o,,rtry and YOUR Gar Now she says. Go, II YOU
must but remember that it is a crime to shoot
upon YOUR own people, The soldiers have become
sick and tired Of acting as policemen ana az
butchers Shooting upon an enemy in battle they
look upon as a soldiers duty. but cutting down
,betr fellows IS now considered by them as murder
for which they will have To answer. Consequently
tba,- hate and dstrust their superfors- These two
elements peasantry and army, VIII redeem RUSSIA
for they will he united
In sraakinr of the massacres OF Jews in Russia
7cbavkovsxy said; zone OF the popular errors as
~ our condition is the belief that the revolutonists
are all Jews. We are rot Jews. and, while there
r,. Tevrs in ranks. they are small minority
~ ,rrvarnnent is anxious TO have the world be-
l;ay mat the Jews the disturbing clement De
s n does not wish to confess that the Russians
t''e,rseI,-es are the ones VINO demand a cnan8e-
no Illustrate how far the government goes toward
iaitis hatred and in instiSatng riot ana dlSOE0eF
~ lid. In the first antiJewtsh riots the hooil-
~ - ,,ere the leaders These are the l<tWieSS, tle
Sollfc element or our country. They We're al
100 70 murder ana rob while the soldiers
iOokad on But the later riots We're carried on
,itbout even that restriction. the SoidlerS theii-
selves taking the leading parts. Al one place the
tronns were drawn up in line, and an oflcer READ
To- tGem what purpOrted to be a revolutionary
rocie m tion in which the name of jewish banker
- us suggested tor high place which was at that
time occupied by nObeman- The whole perform
80 vas n trick excite the soldiers, and II sue
"rs,ted The sham proclamation was printed at q
Government office. and the Jews knew nothIng OF
{, ,IntiI their homes stOrmed and their places
of business looted -, 49,, 60
1,rStoD philadelphia and Washington, ana tIleS
are now ready to go to the Far West TO carry 10
oil who wish to hear the truth about Russia