The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-21

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rope. IN, Russia did no, swerve al
particle nom hcr old systcm--at least
not for a long enough time 60 accom-
piish any good.
The first decade under Alexander
II was ono of reform. The stagnation
81 the earlier periods was ~momentarily
overcome. There hen began t. be such
Ia thing AZ public opinion. The edn-
lcated ciamored for economic reforms
and social and political Qacstions were
discussed more widely. Discomfort
was widespread. but the revolutionary
movement mad fis inception omonS
students and professors. The muiik
suffered mostly In lethareic silence
the students had capacity for Thought.
Press censorship and police soan
stemmed this break In the dixie of ar-
tocracy. ard the secret society was
the result rne aGiiators then decided
10 carry their case 90 the people.
which In America or England would
have meant the ballot box, In Russi,
IL meant revolution.
Alexander liberated the serfs from
the feuaalistic dominion ~ h land
lords. aud some became proprietor
OF communal land. But h other
liberal grants were Quickly annulled.
uf these. free speech was The chief
and most evanercent.
Alexander II. who was intensity an
l%ti-liberaI. was assassinated. Alexander
iuI then appeafsd ~ the herald " re-
action. Local government was gath
erred more and more under the sway
of the officials. IRON. whom the for
mer reien ia endeavored to make
the emancipated peasantry free NJ
hilism and anarchism were met with
greater insistcnce upon nationaiisu
and orthodoxy. Creeds were Ia BE-
given in place OF liberty. Nicholas II
kept UP this policy. fostering more
revolution.
4 Development 81 the M%anchnriaI
railroad was aii-important. Providins
lshe millions OF toilers With a decen'
livelihood was not looked upon n
= consequential hut in the war Will
Japan the car found the problem
, couldn't he avoided. The terrorist
soon were active again. With thea
: were allied the liberals in demandin'
. an assembly TO replace the b%ureaucra
. ~ with something like Democratic in
situations. The czar PARKED with
halfway stop. There was riotine
= There was a general strike In Petro
, grad. and "A tieup Of the railroads o
the whole empire. Nicholas. PAM
2 stricken. october 30. 1898. promise
: many reforms.
But he wasn't in earnest. and m
liberals new H. Preparations wer'
/, made To overthrow the b.
force. American correspondents he
lgan "a write perfrrvid stories Of tn
I downfall of antocracy. A hurriedl!
COLLECTED chamber Of labor deputie
WAS ready to take charge, as n tenn
Iporary committee u government
-. There were mutinies in tho province
and small towns: there was stree
. fighting In Moscow. Tho soldiers wer
o turned loose. n the revolution sim
= mered down to protesting mass meet
ings
The ear had learned something,
% MAY. 1906. the first legislative assem-
lbiy. the Duma. was opened. But
A Twas too liberal and was dissolved
Juiy. The second Duma convened
al 1907. hut did little legislating an
q much revolving, Several of It's men
" hers were Implicated in a plan
n spread sedition in the army. and
was dissolved to make way for u
~ third Dums.
M uprising OF 1905 came {"
a WAR. rhe assassinated minister ~ a
4. interior. Plehve. was little mourne
u The Europen press was almost opei
Is sympathetic with their grievttnr
that Il excused the assassin. IT
assassin. %Sozonoff. may he said
have changed the whole course "f q
emperor's policy wrote f.. J bill"
an American authority on Russian %
fairs Russian society has alreh'
+ canouized this man His nam" h
been enrolled in the list of heroic
~ ranntcides PiehNe put down rio
aud oppressed the liberals. hut u "
p mot tranquility that 10 achieved
n was oniy "a more ruthless tyran'
= that siicnoed Tor a time the growi
y demand for justiee ana Democrat
'' He. nor The other royailsts, could N
Nv Keep II silent.
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