Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-20
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
 INTERESTINGLY EXPLAINED
Russia Is as Likely to Make Separate
 Peace as is the United States.

New York, July 19.-Russia, as now constituted, is as little likely to make Q separate peace as is the United states, in the opinion of C. H. Boyn- ton of New York, president Of the American Russian Chamber of Com merce. Mir. Boynton, who is now in Petrograd, has forwarded to the or sanization, of which he is president, a statement on the conditions in Rus sia, in which he presents an opti-
 Wherever separate peace has been mentioned, it has been howled down with indignation, he writes. Efforts made by the Russian extremists to not by armed force but by the force of public opinion. "If in the future appearances in Russia should seem alarming" Mir. Boynton asserted, the real situation will be in the hands of a ministry com posed of the best Rus sia can offer" He predicted that the task of re-organizing the governments policies will be accomplished before many months.
 Industrial operations, according to iI1surm ountable obsta cles owing to the requirements of the war; but he de- clared that American capital and merchants interested in the Russian field, should lose no time in prepa ring and equipping themselves for the huge commercial business which, in his opinion, is certain to be co-incident with the end of the war. Mir. Boyn- tons statement follows
 That one may have fair and just appreciation of the e4ents which have taken and are yet to take place in Russia, it is necessary to understand the psychology of the situation A nation under a rule of absolute auto cracv for centuries suddenly found it. self an absolute democracy Almost over night autocratic Russia became the most liberal democracy in the world. Liberty, freedom and equality and agitators were admitted within her borders from wherever arriving A nation that had not dared to express it's individual feelings or opinions, either in writing or in speech. was re. leased from all restraint. Years of repressed ideas and sentiments were able to find full vent. The govern ment has allowed every phase of po- litical discussion. and even that of such an extremist as Lenin, to pro- ceed without interference and refused every suggestion of repression. If un- der these circumstances there should be a bable of conflicting opinions and some frantic agitation, it is not only understandable. but indeed quite nat ural. The wisdom of the policy of permitting unrestricted assemblage and discussion was evidenced In the quick stamping out of anarchistic preaching by the power of public opinion.
 This was not planned nor even or ganized revolution. It was a sponta- neous outburst of dissatisfaction and resentment against existing rule so unanimous that empire became a democracy with the least bloodshed that ever overturned a long establish ed reign. Keep straight before you the fact that this has been a political revolution. The problems now con- fronting the government are both so- cial and political. Social evolution must follow political revolution. In a nation so huge and of such diversi- fed interests, time, courage and pa tience must be allowed for clear un- derstanding and adjustment The marvel is that with restraint and con- trol absolutely removed, disorder has been so inconsequential.
 "The possibilities from the dangers of disorganization were enormous, es- pecially as many criminals were set at liberty. and yet there has been no vandalism and no inva sion of personal except the few local instances located in the centre of violence dur ing the days of the actual revolution.