Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-15
Prof. MiIyoukov Comes 5000 Miles to
Ask for Our Sympathy.

New York. Jan. 14.--Having travelled
more than 5000 miles to present in a
single address the cause Of popular
government in Russia, Prof. Paul Mil
youkov concluded his remarks at Car
negie hall tonight with the declaration
that all ne sought on this side of the
ocean was human sympathy. Judging
by the applause which greeted these
words the mission of the distinguished
legislator was fulfilled. SO far at least,
as the Civic Forum was concerned.
Prof. Milyoukov is 4 member of the
third Duna for ST. Petersburg and
leader Of the Constitutional Democrats
Of Russia and at the solicitation of the
Civic Forum came from his home to
address it tonight upon the topic of
constitutional Government for Rus
STA
Prof Milyoukov arrived on the
Roumnia yesterday and intended to sail
on his return to st. Petersburg tomor-
row He has delayed his departure one
day in order that he may accept the
invitation OF Hon. Herbert Parsons.
congressman from New York, to a din
ner given III his honor in Washington
u" i1siiN- L H ''i'i Nv Ava
lowed by a reception.
At the meeting tonight there was Il
representative audience, packing the
great hall to its limit and numbering
probably 1900 persons. Right Rev. Hen
r. c. Potter, bishop of New York, pre-
sided and introduced Prof. Milyoukov.
.Sketching the progress OF representa-
tive government as embodied in the
successive Dumas, Prof. Milyoukov
reached the conclusion that a sort Of
political equilibrium had been attain
ed. For the future he saw new troubles
with little hope Of early social peace.
He said:
IF the revolution in Russia has lost
something of it's external dramatic
character, it is not because the move
ment has been oblitcrated, but because
it now strikes much deeper root in the
lower social strata. The real and the
terrible dramatic sense of the events
which may still unro!l before your
eyes, ladies and gentlemen, does not
certain heroes. or great personages
whose fate you may follow with in
terest. And it is not exhausted by
SOI!lc dppdIlHlS SldllSliCS u peOPic
shot or hanged, houses burned, SER
wants of the Car blown up or as
sassinated, conspiracies discovered and
the like. The interest of the struggle
lies much deeper. The social compost
ton of the future Russia is now at
stake And this explains why the mass
es, silent and mute as they appear,
put all their heart, all their hope INFO
the issue of the present movement, and
why the movement cannot and until,
in one way or another, it's main prob
lens are settled.
And what are the forces that try
to hold it in check? The alliance of the
two decaying political powers for their
own self defence cannot ObStruct the
royal, historical road the nation is fol-
lowing. The childish explanation of
the movement, as initiated and foster
ed by a foreign or anti-Russan in
trigue cannot do away with it's deeper
causes. And the foolish idea that the
peasants of our comnunes can be
changed at once into private pro-
prietors can only cause new ferment
in our villages. honey-combed with
poverty and famine as they are. In
short, wherever we turn or look, we
only meet with new trouble to come,
nowhere with any hope of Cancellation
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