American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-08-27
CAR DECIDES
ON PEACE OR l
WAR FOR RUSSIA
+. Absolute In Such Mann
Though He Advised VIII
His Ministers.
AuTocRAcY NOT cuRruM
~ Has Been HIs Own prsm,s,
the Task Has Been Beyond =.
Powsrs--Innusnce Of or...-
Rssputln, tho Lay srotbe,.

"ssP"s'n, mo Lay erothos.
Inc ear ordered mobilisatioo -
advising with his minister n -
have been impossible to copvs.s p
representative bodies, the duma
the imperial council, in ordsr>to ~
from them and expression Of o.s-.--'
within the short term allowed q,
decision. writes Samuel N. Harn~ a
the Chicago Herald. n
but such = step was probably -
even thought Of or considered. r1,1r
the fundamental laws, the R,s.1-
constitution. war 10 declared ana
signed BY the sovereign; the e., z
the commander in chief Of 49,
armed forces. The autocntie u
thority was not curtailed on tbe,. -
tors by the political reforms Of m
which gave Russia the duma.
The duma votes THE yearly con.eyt.
ton and the appropriations for ~
army and navy. Through the copt,d
over the budget 1T has insisted on -
obtained reform and reorganizatim I
these departments. The work Of 4.
third duma will be more highly ~
mated when the result OF its efforts /
this field become clear. The DIR
gave particular attention to the mi,
lem OF re-establishing the shAtts,6
army. Here 1t effected real prorsn
although this was necessarily DON
without much blowing OF trumpet
Gar Directs Foreign Foley.
The czar directs Russia's foriur
policy. Each year his minister Of ~
eign affairs reports to the dums 3
the state OF Russia's relation M.
other powers. The minister slwnu
prefaces the speech with the remnsk
that he has received the authority I
the c~overeign to make his statemeat.
The prerogative OF the car In ~
tiers of foreign relations Is thus sutaks
lished and carefully observed. N
duma debates on this report are, hew
ever, always frank and critical. 81
a debate took place only a few moatB
ago. The present crisis was not =
ticipated. of course.
But opinions OF the various parts
On the questions now at issue wsn
then voiced. The czar Ia reported y
have read the Duma Record wa
great care; he has said himself ~
he follows the work OF the dums m
great interest. He knew what attitude
the party leaders had taken q II
question Of Russian policy In the ~
East; but II was by his own authoFfu
that the car took the decision ~
has led to war.
In foreign affairs the car hs =
ways exercised his prerogatiye frsH1
The present foreign minister
Mr.. Sazonov, is a mar Of considersSs
ability. a conscientious and able dire
mat. But he has been In poor heana'
frequently he has had to take -
releases from duty. This has m&~
that the sovereign has exercised
even greater and more persona %
troll over questions OF foreign po'ic'.
10 His Own Prime Minister.
The car has been his own Pm
minister for yer three years. ~
been taking the reins OF govefum
more and more into his " nan-.
allowing his ministers to ADVISE !"
suggest, but reserving to himseH
tual decision and giving them on'y pr
visional directions, with ins'Fucu~
to report and then receive 'u'''
orders.
Apart from all question OF parus
lar personally, the task assumed
the car has been beyond his pow
More important, however, than -
the absence of an actual head %
cabinet has opened a wide neia -
soual recriminations among tne
ous ministers. These counterena's-
have been made to the ear o'
ereign.
This was a source OF danger ="
ment of decentralization In the ~
mont Rnt II led to a most import
result. though It took some u-
tha rssuIt 10 come. The car 'sa'.
thst cond,rions in the countrJ g
not what he had been inou'ss -
rieve them to be; he oecam
OF the extent OF the unrest ana
OF the causes back OF inc
The ear became worrle''
RasputIn, the Monk
Ths gar tried to get o'ne'
v,.w He realized that ne
considerably isolated Muea .,s1Ie1
written about a certain ~
the monk Gregory Raspuun IN =
heer at the court for sorns yste
/. kind of spiritual adviser, ,s..sk
doubtedly a fraud in MAJ!
h,,t one must recognize In MN
and keen mind. He "
gin. :. VS. b
responsible io' IA
decree Of last March. II ,.sCo
car condemned the i'er r,'el
long in force in Russ'. oou61
it, Nv the people.