Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-26
Liberal Russia
seen BY exile
M. Narodny Says Sturmer'S
Fall Means Greater Free
dom for People
SAYS EX-PREMIER
WAS PLOT LEADER


uro of tho significance attached 70 the
appointment Of The new Russian
Premier was supplied 10y Ivan Ma
yoLuy secretary o. the Russian
American Asiatic Corporation. Mir
Narodny a radical. who spent four
years OF solitary confinement in the
fortress of 81. Peter and St. Paul, for
his political beliefs. and who later. on
the resumption Of his propaganda
efforts curing the Russo-Japanese
War, was forced TO flee his country.
sees the dawn of parliamentary era
for Russia in the downfall OF Won
Sturmer and the promotion of Cen
eral Alexander TrepOff
The next step the Car will be
asked 10 take said he will be the
appointment Of Professor Ozerof a
member of the Council of the Empire.
which is our Senate. as Minister of
Commerce and Labor. and Of Profess
sor Milukov, leader of the Liberals in
the Duma. as Minister of Foreign Ar
fairs. Following the appointment OF
these two gentlemen the naming Of
Cabinet ministers will undoubtedly
become the joint prerogatve OF the
numa and the Council Of the En-
rire
Army Chiefs Change.
The next year will see the greatest
changes In Russian internal politics.
The Russian generals who used to be
reactionaries before the war are now
strong supporters Of a constitut onal
form OF government, like Englands
General de Russky has said openly
that Russia will not WIN the war UNI
al she is made absolutely free For
this remark he was forced to retire
until recently he was again asked to
lead the army in the North.
THE appointment OF Trepoff. who
has belonged to the rad cal wing of
the army, means that the Russian
Government is going more and more
into the hands Of the people. TrepoD
has been a strong critic of the old
forms OF government though Occa-
sionaliy conservative"
But Mr.. Narodny is very much
concerned for the fate OF Alexandra
D. Protopopof, the present Minister
of the Interior and his warm friend.
aga INST whom, he says, a clove- con-
spiracy of SANDER has been organized
not only in Russia. but in England
and the United States Protopopom is
accused OF pro-Germanism even 10
The point Of favoring a separate peace
with Germany. largely because ON his
return year ago from n trip through
he Allied countries. he met in stock
holm German diplomat
Influenced by Ford Party.
The meeting, Mr. Narodny explain
ed. took place a. the house of a Swed-
ISL journalist, and was brought about
by the agents Of Henry Ford, with the
'ies - promoting peace. This was
rfi2ad upon by the Premier. Won Stur-
~sar, q Daltic German and bureaucrat
anG his react 'onary followers TO dis
c-cdit Protopopoff with the people
since ProtopOpom has been q
Cabinet Minister said Mr.. Narodnv
"a secret agitation has been carried
on against him by bis enemies o.
the one hand Milukov, jealous Of hi.
popularity with the Liberals, and OF
the other Rssputin have been trying
10 discredit him with the people anC
the Car Two influential Russian
society ladies and a former Cabine'
Minister have been sent TO London 4
influence English public opinion
AGAINST him. and an agency has beer
opened in Berlin 10 paint Protopopof
as German agent.
But the fact Is that Protopopoff
efforts brought about the downfall o
Won Sturmer and his German sup
porters. It appears that Sturmer il
responsible for Russias failure {,
send adequate assistance in men an'
ammunition TO Rumania. Sturme
managed also TO prevent the Russian
army from getting sufficient ammuni
ton to continue the drive against TIT
Austrians in the spring.
Sturmer Cut United States Profits.
"Protopopoff has revealed TO a few
Of his friends the fact that Sturmer
backed BY certain influential partie
at the Russian Court, instructed tn
Minister of War not TO place an.
further ammunition orders in th
United States.
~PTotopopoff is the first Russial
Cabinet Minister to be appointed iron
the Duma, the FIRST who by profession
is business man and journalist, an
The first, also. to be appointed be
cause his appointment would saw
Russia from serious internal trouble
MY. Protopopoff was an editoria
writer on the 'Bourse Gazette an
also a man of large means, ownin
big textile mills IN Moscow. In tn
Duma he belonged to the Lbera
party. He has sent several youn
Russians here TO observe condition
in the United States. among Their
Professor NJ Kouznetzoff. J. Dalind
and DR.. N. J. Imchanitzky.
''It is his particular desire 70 brin
Russia and the United States togethe
poliiically. socially and economically
and he still hopes that this can 500
be realized. One Of his dreams is tn
connection Of Russia and the Unite
States by tube between Alaska an
Siberia