Evening star., 1917-03-16
REVOLT IN RUSSIA
AS SWEWED HERE
No Official Advices, But Over
throw of Autocracy Consid-
cred Anti-German Victory.
EMBASSY is UNIFORMED

No Official advices ON the situation in
Russia had reached either the Russian
embassy or the British embassy here
today. Disorganization at Petrograd
was believed to be the cause of the
Russian foreign Offices failure to in
form the embassy here. It is believed
no change will be made in the Russian
diplomatic representation here or at
other foreign capitals.
The overthrow of the Russian autoc-
racy was accepted here as a victory
for the anti-German sentiment in the
empire, removing virtually all chance
Of Russia being drawn away from her
allies into q separate peace.
The sensation created by the news
of the successful revolution, the turn
ing out of the ministry and the arrest
of pro-GerInans was followed by an
other more profound when press dis
patches announced the abdication Of
Emperor Nicholas
It had been assumed that in spite OF
the belief that the emperor, Influenced
by his German wife and pro-Teutonic
support of his allies. he would be per-
InitteI to continue nominally as the
head OF the new government. Neither
officials nor diplomats could under
expected to accomplish by shifting the
crown.
Grand Duke Opposes Emperor.
According to one usually we'll in
formed diplomat. the Grand Duke Mi
chael Alexandrovitch. proclaimed re-
gent, has been a bitter personal an
tagonist of the emperor since the lat
ter refused to recognize his marriage
to a divorcee some years ago. More
over. the grand duke is said to have
opposed the emperor on every public
question that has arisen.
The overthrow of the government by
the duma is Interpreted here as the
elimination Of efforts made through
out the war to rid the country of Ger
man influence. From the earliest Rus
sian military reyerses the German
press has been filled with rumors and
predictions Of a separate peace in Rus
sia worked out by those in the autoc-
racy who believed that Russia's des-
tiny lay with Germany and not against
her These rumors have ebbed and
some months ago. Just before Gen.
Brusilon began his unexpected march
into the Carpathians reached the point
where, as to the reconstruction of Po-
land, were said to have been agreed
upon.
When the now overthrown ministry
came into power, with such pro-Ger-
man sympathizers as Sturmer and Pro-
topopon, the German press openly ex-
ulted with the prediction that at least
an understanding was to be reached
with Russia. The allied countries on
the other hand. seemed more appre-
repeated assurances by Russian states
men failed to dispel doubts as to what
was going on behind the veil of secrecy.
Bureaucracy German In Spirit.
Russia has been known to be divided
in a way that is true of almost no
other nation. Her court and bureau
cracy, permeated both by a large in
hux of German nobility from the east
ern frontier and by German technique
and leadership, has been very German
in spirit and sympathy
The great majority of her commercial
classes have been anti-Gernan, though
soma have sought a German alliance in
order to safeguard Russian expansion
into Asia The great mass Of the Russian
n.on,e. who have felt an instructive hatred
ror the westeI-- nations. have learned re-
cavity to concentrate this feeling I'M,
Sarnoany as dominating the Russian court
I'D bureaucracy. and as being anti-Slav
These two forces, the commercial and
+ha native Russian, were able in Fehr1I-
r, srv 1914. to force the announcement that
D,yS:,;a By, would not renew the commerciai !
treaty treaty imposed onsher by Germany in the
weakness Of the Russo-Japanese war
snme papers even demanding that the
soan suaaev be renewed by force, and as a
rasnit there arose part Of the immedi-
ate hostility which eliminated in the
pa,r;ne the war ministries have risen
.nG fallen much as the military situa-
ton swayed the pendulum for or
sxin1 IT has appeared as though the
arti.German forces were gaining the
ascendency.
bitterness at the military disasters.
| disss tisfaction at the general manage.
msnt Of the war, food shortage that
IN nlaces has become critical and the
sver-prSssnt struggle between classes