The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

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They be1ieved aim. ana Oosh me esfa'
Gan ana the NShihse a0ltations were
most remarlm0ly quieted during Ms
reign. From 1881 to. 1884 Russia en-
| joyed. a. she had not enjoyed since the
reign Of Nicholas L.. and was by nc
risans destined to enjoy under Nicholaa
H.. the benediction pronounced BY Mon
tesquieu upon the people whose an
nails are tiresome. Alexander III. BY
no means fulfilled the. Carlylean Idea
OF the benevolent despot. But he was
benevolent despot all the same. He
also had "hberaiised" In his youth. and
IN . memorandum upon the petition
a an advanced Liberal who began to
80 10 fear OF the CONSEQUENCES OF his
freedom OF speech ana OF the press
IN Petersburg newspaper, setting
forth that he had enjoyed the favor
ana protection OF the Car when the
Car was q Czarevitch. no Endorsed
Onaortunately TINS II true. But there
wes NO question ABOUT MS peihs tne
Csar Tho Grand Dueai ring which
neo assumed large proportions In inc
eovermneht. OF HueA uhoer AieAsh-
pfoporuons unoer Nchoias II; = rms
c0'npoeeo unc'es enc orotnors
VI A'oAanaer IL. un"er.oon " io~Sse'.
nsom - . poMai power W. WaS
."ey ou' nsly put W Ns w" ra
AZ cniet M'ns.eI. ana ese"1' Nvuu'
AO's.oy eno roDseoonost.cii, ."e IT,
curator On the n0y SYNOD were .nA
reac.'onaries. BUT u was eiso recos
non,,,..,,v ~ ",ns INSTRUMENTATION I"
EYr.rc. h.,u. ,n. c,o., ,.o,,,,l>.o.ns
no,r, On. 80, .S.> hro,,.n, Sor~n,1
n Witfs rhorn the author con.,dcrs
ths .h,a., .,.,..m.n nov .nra,sa In
Ru..,an no,f,,c. ana untu.tiv dsscred.
ited hv On. Treaty ~ portsmonth which
ma. rs.iiv a ,,,uv,ch eor hin, hut ,.,hich
Russian Cbauvinists nersist In re.
nrd,r. n. . A.,.a, tn. r,.,n .ch,evs.
mani ~ the r.i-n "a. IN rorcA~n af-
S.Irs IN. con.,,u,rn.tior ~ the Russo
FRENCH ai,,.rc. NJ. counsernoi.e IN
tho Dre,hund and In domestic sfFairs
tbe cou,niAtIop ~ ths Trans-HyberIan
Railroad an achievement IN thu CON-
oue,t nv man ~ na,urs only .urna..ed
hv m. p,n.ws CanaI mi. 4. Tho
.reat monument NJ the reign. Hut II
h, the d,s,inrtion ~ Alexander III that
under and is,.eIv nv him these ,hin~.
mar. aforementioned ina, under hir,
",he I,mnir. va. o.aca" ana Ru..,a
,.s, n, Nhor,y - d.v.,on hsr.a,P and
Tho, nnei,v ,h. C,ar disd In NJ. Ma
mi. ,s,, "a. An ali m. ci,cuw.tance.
. cor.,1srohIa ach,.y.m.nt
~
Inc chrohicier oy no means DISCUSSES
h.s CONVECTION tnat tne administration
OF NICHOLAS Ill., Hon 1884 10 oate' mas
Deeh more compete iaiiure' not only
IMAM that OF MS immaculate predecessor
Out than that OK any OK his predeces-
sois LOT 'he perioo mere CHOSEN There
VIII % no dissent from the opinion that
curing TINS pefioo RUSSIA mas touched
the hao'r OF her national humiliation.
~ Is inc misfortune OF an autocrat that
the misiortunes OF MS country must he
charged ana are really SO largely
chargeaoie 10 MS personal defects. See
III. that ayhas'c poiitics. when the
modern world mas SO largely outgrown.
are 80 arseiS court polit!cs. MS con
sort IL also oiamab!e for his failures.
AZ any rae 'he present author mas not
sooo "ord 10 say Tor the present EN-
peror or the present Empress. 1t Is
reany q dismal picture thar he draws.
The instances here cited OF the SELFISH
ness the impaseNity and the insensi-
Alexandra FeoJorovna" would quite
.uhy accouh' 'or oepth OF unpopular
u! WhNh amounts 10 general hostility