Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

PETERSBURG. ueo 20. 30 has
,..a long time been thought nor
only m Russia. but also gn ,..,''
~ .bat the life of Cznr Nichol'7
.nias that of u prisoner nnd
.n tnowlcdee of what s Foins
rn.sla at large IS carefully hept
.srs Au che responsibility
M. horror. thnt hive made RUSSIA
.,nl,. has b,cn placed upoa those
,rr,und him-thc mobiles and tire
,er,c,-the czar himself being
es "a good. harmless man, Who
Ia dIderent environment ana oei-
.ounsalors would rule his empire TO
.,i,ersal satisfaction
1853 howevcr has lately been OBJ
d, the caars library which has
~ tbe discovery Of the kind Of IT.
,,.e which Nicholas IL IS IN the
~, ,e reading. and 10 the discovery
..f the "Czar's Journal, which. all
,.,,t ~ he'd been heard of for years.
,,s hitherto never been seen by any
cxcept his immediate advisers
A., tbo express wish OF the czar only
manuscript copy Of this journal
nr,yately issued by the members Of
~. committee Of oensors OF foreign
m,,,ture under the immediate direc-
''',r IN The minister Of the Interior ana
,g.sr he imagined how difficult II must
ns,e been for anyone else to obtain
sight Of il.
COMPLETE STATISTICS.
.r., IN II folio volumes Of this work
,.,o appeared yearly. Of 800 to 800
- apiece. and to these volumes
~, heen added a number of reviews.
,+trs nrintod material. brochures,
..,oisostos. lottery tickets Of the revo-
i',tionarv Red Cross, etc. On every
.et,n,a are notes by the minister OF
interior or his assistant. stating
- Mace and time at which the car
- fine journal and his remarks con-
s.rrirg II Marginal notes have also
l,sn added by Lieut.. Gen. Won hesse,
tbe GAYS court favorite. The add
lions OF the minister OF the Interior
corenylxn. and his assistant IN the
reproduction OF the Journal, Baron Ju-
mn were compiled from these notes.
M Judge by the table OF contents Of
,bis publication Nicholas II would seem
=, h. one OF the best informed persons
m Russia concerning the revolution and
rs history. for through the perusal OF
fhis Journal he must have been aware
Nh almost every detail OF tho revolu-
tionarv struggle since 1891 Not even
me leaders OF tho revolutionary move
mont themselves were able 10 obtain
.s1ch complete statistics and so fun an
account on the episodes OF the move
n,ent as that possessed by the car
ACCOUNTS OF the arrests Of notable
revolutionarles; the rlsinsg Of the peas
ants: the strikes; the relation Of the
home revolutionaries with those who
had emigrated to England and Switz-
srland: the newly published revolution
arv books. brochures and proclama-
tons even KlaIa Zetkln's pamphlet on
the economic position Of women Is
mentioned); the persecution OF the
Jews. the quarrels between the nihilists
are an to be found In the journal. on
au documents Of interest, letters. etc,
Is written in the cars hand Read
with enjoyment
Zach volume contains an exact sum
mary Of all revolutionary events oc-
curing during a certain period, as
obtained by the political police.
ToLSTOI IN EVIDENCE.
In many OF these journals the name
of Count Leo Tolstoi appears. and 70
Judge by the regularity of Information
about him, and the speed with which
the contents OF his intercepted letters
we're impaired 20 the car. the latter
has taken a special interest in the au-
thor
10 must be pointed out that the phil
os0pher Of Jassnaja POliana, in spite
Of his knowledge OF human nature, for
q long time shared the general opinion
concerning the character OF the czar,
whom he. therefore, frequently under
took 10 enlighten and convert. as, for
instance. In an open letter in 1899. and
IN many Of his works respecting stu
dents demonstrations, religious perse-
cutions, etc
Tsar Nicholas. had. however, interest
cd himself In everything that Tolstoi
undertook and through the medium OF
bis spies, observed his every step. The
consequence of this curious relation
vas that while the poet himself was
unmolested, his friends and followers
We're prosecuted, and his writings con-
hscated and destroyed.
rms had been going on for more than
ln years, and the aged philosopher
'sun protested against Il in an article
which, together with his manifesto Il
.annot be Silent" was published by j.
ladyschnikow Of Berlin. Even as ear
as 1891 the tsar was possessed OF
Information about the poet, as will APP
pear from the following important eN-
Tracts from the journal from April 20
10 June i5, 1898
During the last days Of March, Count
lfo Iolstoi approached Wladimir
lscnertkow and Paul Boulanger. fol
l2Weis Of his. living In England. with
Vne request that they would communi-
'a'e with person living IN Nizza, be-
gaEe this person is willing TO spend
up % 100000 roublcs in bringing out "a
los'oyan journal, attacking the gov
eminent
HEADQUARTERS IN ENGLAND.
u has been ascertained that Pur-
,sni near Maldon, Ia the county OF
sseA' TWO hours Journey from Lon
VIZ, was chosen az the quarters OF Toll
,pols adherents-to whom Paul Birju-
NV or Russia, has been recently add
an English colony Of Tolstoyians
''A neen lately founded there, having