Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-17
new ADVISERS FOR
GEAR OF RUSSIA
ARE NAMED
Important Changes Brought
About in Political Make Up
Of Government Means OPP
position to Douma.

morning appeared the list Of the
czar's nominations 90 tho council OF
empire. Nine men were promoted to
the upper house. According 10 the
orgna ~ the ardent rofOrmers seven
OF them are colorless and two belong
90 tho black, reactlonary Right.
Less outspoken partlsans would say
that they demonstrate the viailant
Instinct for preservation which
the court shares with the bureau
oracy.
There are o. members OF the coun-
.cil nominated by the car. the same
as the members elected rs the coll
logcs Of nobility, landowners. clergy,
universities and business. In the
aasy.golng Russian way member
ONE nominated usually stays there
as long az ne wishes for IN fact the
entire nominated body holds officially
FOR year end has 60 be renewed each
first OF January. Deaths and the vol
untary retirements OF old nge fur
nish the quota OF vacancies. The
nine places that had to be filled up
this week amount as nearly as pos
sible to an election by the personal
influences that count with the czar.
-ome OF them, such as Messrs. Ger
bel and Ivanitzky are legacles from
the stolypln regime; for these two did
a great part OF the heavy work In
putting In operation The land law
which H. now Transforming the seri-
Gus character OF internal Russia and
Is unquestiOnahly OF enormous bene-
/ III to the country.
Opponents OF the Duma.
Another. Mr.. Nemeshayeff. was tn
the end OF the year president OF the
prosperous Southwestern railroad,
which Is half independent of the gov
eminent system and is counted a
very capable type Of the buslsess man
ana administrator.
| some Of the others are military and
naval men. But the two whose per-
sonalitles have stirred the oonjeet-
ures OF the political prophets arc out
right champions of government by
imperial ukase through "A nominated
| bureaucracy, to whose mind any In
reference by elected chambers Is a
/ foreign abOmination. one OF them
1 MIR KhvOstoff. governor OF Mimi
NOygorod, was the candidate OF the
extreme right for the ministry Of the
interior after Stolypin9 murder; he
| Is a patron. or az much pupil. of tbs
fanatic Monk 4Rodor 900, -rt"s
The other, Count Alexander Bob.
rinsky, Is a specialist In proving that
every new attempt OF the duma C
assert It's authority Is ultralegal. He
considers HIS mission in politics "a
keep tho authority OF the crown In.
violate. Both khyostoff and Bebrin-
sky are followers Of Durnoyo, who u
Inventor az most OF the Oppressive po'
lice machinery In Russian life.
The omergonce OF these two men
one OF them holding strong strategic
position as governor OF an important
region In central Russia, the other Q
wirepuller and aristocrat with power
ful hacking. Is taken 20 mean that 4
the nationalist democracy undei
Goutchhoff ana Balashoff. becomes
600 defiant OF the semi bureaucrac,
Ia this election year the court MAJ
seek TO face them with q less pala
table combination chan the presen
set OF ministers
The PREMIER Not Pleased.
II Ia characteristic Of the make-ul
OF Russian politics that Premier EO
1
cars selection of two Durnovo mel
, as any democratic reformer could bc
p But the spheres" which Is TIA
name for those higher regions wher
e the art OF preservation is in
= tensoly grasped, mean that they ar
= not 30 be hustled; as far as they ca
Z sec into the future they believe
4 still possible 10 play off one 50
. against another.
Reading through a copious list o
prom otions IN the administrative hier
larchy and ~ scattering OF infinite OF
. dcrs and medals and ribbons, an *
!, pericnccd practitioner in the minisir
OF the interior exclaimed the othe
lday. @What "a blessing q h 90 look
fool and 10 be the other thing" II
J developed his dlctum by eXplainin
4 that the great aim for anyone seek
4 ing career ga the administrator
i was 20 arouse no mans envy.
4 Tchinovniks gravitafed automatic
d laiiv upward n nobody took the trou
3 BILE TO watch them or 90 interior
with them. he said. The man OF poi
lluye gifts. markedly idnividual chat
acter. or the habit OF asserting idea
, OF his uWn would make the atmoi
4 phere mcongenial. he would shak
\ the farm of his colleagues In the cor
tlnuance Of the traditions. And "a
the "f0. 900 chiefs Of sections" whoi
! the present ozar's grandfather sal
. were the real rulers OF Russia, an
the large army OF their subordinate
the daily upplication still ls MA
4 the job lastr To prolong Il the
would make terms with their adveI
\ saries without and within.
Would Make Terms.
, There rs no doubt but they are "a
element who would first-in case q
want 81 money. danger OF domesti
upheayal or the capture of tho gov
ornamental machine hy the electo
, chamber--seo 90 make terms wit
any combination abroad with cnoug
money 10 give their caste and thei
system "a new lease 81 life al the ca
pense OF yielding on the passpOI
question or any other that ala nO
\ cut az their own existence. They ar
4 much opportunist than the class O
4 legislators which Tho present elect
oral law makes possible. Their dou
bic equipment al pllability and tenac
. | itv prevails an through their ranks.