The Washington herald., 1908-01-15
TELLS RUSSIA'S Woe
MilyOnkOY Has Little Hope
for COuntry'S Salvation.
RESTORATION OF ARISTOGRACY
Recent Developments All Tend 10
RetFOEressiOn-Firs DOuma Was
-Four Political Phases Described.
speech Is Pessimistic ia Tone.

e New York Jan. I4-About four thousau,
+ persons assembled tonight in CarnegA
Hail to hear Prof Paul Milyoukoy relate
the history Of Russia's struggle for free
dom, anslyze tie present situation IN III,
/ country Of the Car. and outline the plan.
Of his party the Constitutional Demo
Gratis. for obtaining future concession.
from the government
The Right Rev. Henry c. Potter. p. D.
presided. a prolonged and enthusiastic
burst of applause greeted the leader o.
the Russian Fabians as he came forward
and deferred his opening remarks for al
/ least minute and half.
He was obviously much affected by the
cordiality Of his reception. When he be-
gan to speak, It was somewhat difficult
for even those in the front seats to hear
what he said.
He quickly recovered himself, however.
and although his speech was of the type
popularly described as academic. the au-
dience listened to him with a cIoseness
that was almost tense for two hours.
NiIyaukoo's Uttersnees Hopeful.
The tenor of Prof. Milyoukov's speech
was pessimistic. 1t was summed up we'll
with this remark toward the end.
I would be much happier myself IL 7
could answer your wish for information
with words Of ,good hope and with the
glad tidings that quiet and security have
returned to Russia. But 1 am here 10
tell you the truth
The address first outlined the condi-
tion of political parties in Russia at the
time of the first Douma, following the
manifesto OF October 90 1905. The party
of which Prof. Milyoukov is leader. the
Constitutional Democrats. he described
as a sort Of buffer contingent.
1t endeavored to keep the peace ON the
one side with the government. and on the
other TO keep the Radicals from destroy
ing hope Of real progress by violent ac-
uon- This situation prevented, he said.
any really effective work in exchange.
Four Political Phases.
F4e summed up the political situation as
divided into four phases. The first was
the national phase. in which the general
demand for representation was followed
by the establishment Of the first Douma
in the second phase the autocrats lost
their power. The third phase. revolution
airy, ended with the defeat and bloodsbed
of the December insurrection In Moscow
What has happened since in Russia he
as cOunter-revolutionarv
and declared that q coalition Of the no
bility and landed gentry now acting so as
to defeat the best hopes for free Russia
He stated it as his opinion that what so
many predicted would he the beginning of
a successful movement for popular gov
in Russia. the establishment of
the DOuma was the real high-water mark
of the movement and that what has hap
pened since has been retrogression.
Restoration Of Aristocracy.
THE court, and the nobility in particu-
lar, have now become the leading forces
in an openly avowed movement which is
now setting in for the restoration of
he declared.
Prof. Milyoukov declared that the Radi-
Gals. once they had obtained the forma
tion of the Douma became intoxicated
with success. In spite of the best advice.
they insisted upon rushing matters.
Strikes were declared among the laBorers
bat the owners and the government su-
pervisors banded together and overthrew
the labor delegates. AS a last resort q
strike of 100000 men was declared ind
the leaders in this were thrown promptly
into prison.