Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-02
Russian Assembly Hears OF
War Operations and Meas
ures to Combat Enemy.
SURRENDER OF WARSAW
LIKE MOSCOW IN 1912
War Minister Forecasts Evacuation
of Polish Capital-German
Methods Denounced.

LONDON. August "A dispatch tc
Reuters Telegram Company from Pc
trograd. of yesterdays date. says:
THE duma was opened today by inn
perial ukase in the presence of bril-
liant assemblage. including the cabi-
net ministers and the members of the
diplomatic corps Michael Vladimiro-
witch Rodzianko, president of the
chamber. in converting the session said
the more terrible the war became the
more Russia was imbued by the nrm
and unsuitable determination to bring
1t TO successful issue.
This" said NJ. Rodzianko, 'necessi-
tates complete unity of all classes and
the development of the productive re-
sources of the empire"
NJ Rodzianko asked the members OF
the chamber to make suggestions 70
the government as to how this could
be effected. During his address he
greeted the diplomatic representatives
of the triple entente powers, who were
cheered by the members of the chant per
and by the public in the galleries. The
demonstration reached its climax when,
in the name or the entire Russian peo-
pie, NJ. RoGzianko thanked our new
ally. the brave Italian nation He
then spoke of "our brave Polish breth-
rem VINO were nrSt 10 receive tHc uio"
of the abominabie enemy"
: Will Fight to End.
.srhe army" said NJ Rodzianko in
concluding, sets up a brilliant example
onshow to fulfill our duty to the coun-
try. 1t is now our duty to work day
and night to supply this army with
everything. which it needs. but to do
that it is necessary to make changes
wa will fight until the complete ruin
of Nhe enemy is accomplished"
Sergius Sazonoff. the foreign minis
reiterating that all the evidence
showed that neither Russia nor her al
lies were responsible for the war. gave
q resume Of the political situation. But
difficult to touch upon problems (which
ar$ still under negotiation"
There had been few changes. M. Sa-
xonoff said, in international relations
since his last address to the duma.
Then combined action by the separate
states had not been we'll organized. but
now the forces of each state were be-
inG employed to the best advantage in
stkiving for a common end.
n Sazonoff referred. amid cheering.
tothe participation in the war of Italy.
these people," he said, long have
wished to free their fellow countrymen
from the foreign yoke. If the
example Of Italy had been followed by
thu other states it would have contrib
uted to the speedy conclusion of the
war. Nevertheless the time for SUI
preme decisions has not passed, and it
istto be hoped that advantage will be
taken Of the time which still remains
bySthose neutrals who cannot otherwise
md a solution for their national prob
lens
Recently there has been much talk
of sthe state of mind of Sweden. Our
sii1ere desire to maintain with her the
be1t Of neighborly relations Is too well
knpwn to need any confirmation from
me- At the same time we are aware of
thu. inevitable embarrassments caused
to Swedish commerce through that
COUNTRY being situated in the midst of
the belligerents. I content myself with
placing on record the correctness with
which the Swedish government main
tatns its neutrality while safeguarding
its national interests.
The Anglo-Swedish-- negotiations
Which are proceeding at Stockholm,
while they are confined to business
matters. have given proof of the I'M
doubted desire on both sides to find a