The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-28
BARON RosEN OF RUSSIA "SEE.
ING THINGS" AT CAPITAL.
BY VISIT or COUNTUyMEN
Two Russians Here on Behalf Of the
czar-Ri idden People OF Their coun-.
try-Edueated and Refined-Ro-
sen Denies Them Recognition.

Ardmoreite Special.
Washington, d. c., March 2S.-Ba-
ron Rosen, the Russian ambassador
at this capital is disturbed. In the
parlance of the street, he us seeing
things rs having visions and is
dreaming of terrorists and anarchists.
All this is due to visit to America
and to Washington of two apparently
ipoffensive Russians, who came to
this country TO give the American peo.
pie their side of the struggle going on
in the Russian empire for cUnstitu-
tional government. They are M1colay
W. Tchaykovsky, a member OF the
first Douma and a recognized leader
of the plain people" of Russia. and
Alexis Aladdin, who was a member of
the first Douma and is also mem.
Der of the present Douma.
When Baron Rosen learned that
they had landed in New York he at
once sent to the state department a
protest against their being received
or recognized by the. department in an
official way and he expressed unmis.
takably his desire that they should
not be presented to President Roose-
welt. OF course, he was diplomatic
enough not to mention their names,
but he made known his desire that no
Russians should be received by the
president unless they were present.
ed through him. That, naturally, would
bar Aladdin and Tchaykovsky, as, in
the circumstances, they would expert
ence considerable difficulty in seeing
Ambassador Rosen, and even If they
should get to him, he would decline to
introduce them to the president
1t was inevitable, in the circum.
stances, that the visitors could not
be received officially by either the
state department or the president. In.
stead of being an embarrassment to
them, the action ~ Baron Rosen was
really a bit o. good luck. While teh
visitors have not seen the president,
they have seen greater number of i'm.
portant factors in American public
life than they would probably have
come into contact with through Rosen.
They were introduced to several mem.
bers of the cabinet and to several of
the most intimate personal and Off
cial friends of President Roosevelt
Through them they met members of
both the senate and the house. They
can talk and talk we'll, too, the re.
suit being the spreading of a better
understanding of the political situa
tion in Russia than public men gen
orally in this country ever have had.
Baron Rosen has been very industri.
Gus in his attempts to discredit the
visitors. Through the channel of the
Russian embassy they have been de-
nounced as anarchists and terrorists
and men to be Stunned by all good
Americans This denunciation has
served merely to arouse the curios-
ity of those whom the Russians have
come in contact with, the result be
ing that the Russians have been re-
ceived with open arms everywhere.
1t has been announced from St.
Petersburg that the Russian govern
ment has eliminated Aladin's name
from the roll OF the present Douma. 1t
is suggested that this action was taxi
en- because of his visit to America.
Efforts are being made to have his
name restored to the roll, but II they
should prove unsuccessful, he will
prolong his visit to this country and
extend his efforts to arouse sympa-
thy for the Russian people He Is a
finely educated man, speaking sew.
eral languages, including English, flu.
emily, He makes it perfectly clear that
the people whom he represents are
opposed to violence IN any form. They
want, also, a ministry that will be,
in a measure at least, responsible to
the Douma and they are seeking anne.
Iteration Of the conditions of labor.
NJ, Aladdin is of the opinion that the
present Douma will be dissolved and
that other Doumas, which in the fu.
ture may be brought together, also
will be dissolved, without achieving
results. He apprehends that the Rus
sian governments opposition TO con
stltutional government eventually will
bring about a serious revolution. Sucn
a crisis may not be reached for sew
eral years, but that 1t will come he
has little doubt.