New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
'ENVOYS OF ALLIES
CHEERED BY DONNA
Russian Legislators APP
plaud References to
Wars Progress.
SEPARATE PEACE
NOT CONSIDERED
Premier Attacks German Meth
ods-Effort to Alternate Amer"
lean Sympathy Failed.


Pctrograd, Feb. 9.-The short session
Of the Douma opened this afternoon ID
the presence of throng that hlied me
balconies Of the chamber the minister's
the members of the Council OF Empire
and the diplomatic representative
The opcning was preceded by an I'm
rressivc half hour religious service III
the immense foyer Of the pouma cham1
her. in which the Cabinet ministers ana
the Douma officials participated. tHe
session proper opened with the slhE'hE
by the entire assemb!aGe OF the NUS
sian national anthem.
President RodNanko in MS tormai
opening address made combIlmeh'"i
reference TO the work of the Allies III
the war, whcreUpOn the entire body o.
members rose and faced the box ]"
which sat the ambassadors OF rance
Great Britain and japan, and gave tAem
AN ovation with h&ndclappinE ana
cheering. III.
Foreign Minister Sazonotf repeatedly
was interrupted by applause curing MS
discourse.
Premier Predicts Victory.
Premier Goremykin, addressing the
House said: "Now that the successful
issue of the war is becoming more
than ever apparent, the profound COZ"
fdence of the Russian people IN our
final triumph is becoming an aDsoiu'c
conviction. The army, nOtwlthstandlhS
ell It's losses, is stronger than ever. us
cynIojts and the valuable services rem
dered by the Allies bring ever nearer
the desired goal. -
This great epoch gave rise to prop,
Iems which seemed 10 be lnsoluOIe Du'
which have proved that the resources
-of pussia are ineXhaustible. You VINO
have come from your native piracy
;,row how little the war has InhueHceu
Tho domestic economic life OF Russia
our country has not yet eXerIed us
full strength. 80, Lo1o-
There are indications of the whole
sone effect of the prohibition OF the
sale of spirits upon the natlohal ne
This war also has raised the question
If the emancipation OF our industry
from the yoke Of Germany. r,
Foreion Minister Sazonotf, who 1ol-
Iowed the Premier, recalled how III inc
nlace ne stood, six months ago, ne haG
evnlained why Russia lin the lace OF
tbn brutal attempt of Germany ana
Austria" upon the independence OF
Soryia and Belgium, had been able 10
take no other step than 20 pear arms
in the defence of the rights oil hatiohS'
In n review of the progress OF inc
war. NJ. Sazonotf said the Allles goa
was assured. 1t was useless LOT ger
many and Austria to say tney WIZ
forced into the war. or TO repeal III
old story that King Edward had sough'
TO surround Germany with enemies,
for, he declared, the whole W0riu AheM
that the agreements entered INTO OF
projected by that monarch were iu''
damentally defensive.
Attacks Germany's Methods.
opite different, continued NJ. Sazo-
noff. had been the attitude OF yer
many. who, despite Russla's EFFORTS 70
continue her relations OF good heien-
borliness, had sought to emoroil hus-
STA with neighbOrng countries eSpe-
cially with Scandinavia, where ueL
MANY showed distrust OF RUSSIA WIN
GaIicia. where German gold caused
the Ukraine movement; WIN huinH
MIA. where the Germans trled 10 jun
the consciousness OF the coihihuhl'y
interests between the RumanIans ana
Russians and with Turkey, whefe Der-
man intrigue had fourished., H..
q vi
sufficient for us to Judge of the value
&c Tho German statements regarding
tho alleged development OF Germany
bv the Triple Entente. Equally worth
los are the assertions that 1t was not
Germany who began the war, for r.
REPUTABLE documents exist to prove inc
contrary. Among the malevolent m
yentions figure reports OF Jewlsh
noproms which Russian troops nave Or
panized. seize this opportunity Oh
Speaking to the parliamentary tribune
70 day TO deny this calumny categorl-
callv' for if the Jewish population In
tbe theatre Of war is suffering that IS
an inevitable evil. since the inhabitants
of the regions where the hostilitles are
proceeding always have been severely
tried. Eyewitnesses are unanimous III
stating that the greatest devastation
in Poland is the work OF the Germans
and Austrians. W..
1.-THE German Ambassador IN WASH
incton zealously spread these reports
in an attempt to create IN the Ohlteu
States feeling hostile to US; Dut the
good sense OF the American people mas
prevented them from falling INTO the
rlnmrily laid snare. | hope the good
reIations between Russia and the
limited States will not suffer from these
( intrigues."
". Sazonofr then described what he
declared were the efforts OF Germany
TO sow discord among the Allies by
spreading reports that one or the other
of them was DESTROYS of concluding
separate peace. The Foreign Minister
said these efforts fortunately had re-
} suited in a pitiful failure.
The Douma's session was its hrst
since August Q. when it approved the
I action of the Russian government IN
engaging in war with Germany.
Il is not unlikely that this session
Will be marked by events OF Importance
in {! history Of the development Il
Russian political institutions, owing to
IN, changed relations between the pee
pic and the government. in consequence
Of the war. The session provides tn .
first real opportunity for the mani
festation OF the effect OF these changes,
the extent of which has been Indicated
b recen' appointments to public Of