Evening star., 1917-03-16
CARS STUBB0RNNESS
CAUSED HIS DOWNFALL
Refused to Listen to British States
man Who Was Sent to
Advise Him.

|. LONDON, March 16, 4:55 pm.-The
abdication of Emperor Nicholas and the
appointment of Grand Duke Michael as
effect. thought it has been decided on
by the executive power. Andrew Bonar
Law. chanoeilor of thetexcheauer. an
nounced today in the house of COM
mons.
Reports indicate that the revolution
which brought about the downfall OF
the czar and his government was COM
paratiyely bloodless. AS far as is
known here, no prominent persons were
killed. Virtually all the so-called pro-
German reactionaries are in custody.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says that the emperor is expected to
arrive at the Tsarkoe-Selo Palace and
that several regiments with artillery
are fastening to the same place.
Not Yet Recognized.
Great Britain had not officially rec
ognized the new Russian government
at the hour the house of commons met
today. Chancellor Bonar Law, reply
ing to a question whether the house
would send a message of sympathy to
the duma and what steps were being
n
ment, replied:
The honorable members may feel
no anxiety, but 1 think they recognize
that we must see the situation little
more clearly"
Mr. Bonar Law added that telegrarns
were being received hourly from Petro-
grad. He promised statement on
the situation in Russia on the conclu-
sion of the business of the house
There Is no confirmation in the report
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the Interior Protopopoff have been
killed. and the indications are to the
contrary. Petrograd dispatches under
Wednesdays date say the two minis
ters and other prominent men who
were arrested by the revolutionaries
are comfortably housed in the Tauris
Palace.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Times saw, them there on Wednesday.
NJ Sturmer was busy with papers at a
desk and NJ. Protopopofr was lying on
sofa, physical wreck.
Tried to Save the Czar.
Viscount Miners recent mission IN
Russia. according to the Manchester
Guardian, was undertaken principally
in an effort to bring about a compro-
mise between Emperor Nicholas and
the duma and thus avert q revolution
war council.
Internal conditions In Russia have
long been known here. the newspaper
adds, and it Is said the emperor in
formed the British royal family that he
anticipated some such happening, but
was confident he could suppress it. The
Manchester Guardian continues:
"Sir George Buchanan, the British
ambassador at Petrograd. has kept his
government we'll informed. and has
been throughout Stanch supporter of
the duma and the liberal element 1t
is said Lord Miner urged the emperor
to appoint ministry responsible to
parliament, although this was more than
the duma had asked for. The emperor
rejected the proposal on the ground
that it did not harmonize with Russian
institutions and could not be worked
by so politically unripe a people.
''Viscount Miner then proposed that the
emperor appoint a ministry acceptable
to the duma., suggesting Sergius Sazonoff
lnow ambassador at London), for premier
and foreign secretary. This proposal also
was rejected, Lord Miner made other
suggestions and also held conferences with
various leaders Of Russian opinion in the
hope Of working out some scheme that
would avert a revolutionary outbreak
Every effort was shattered by the OBJ
duracy of the emperor.
'It is notable that the outbreak prompt
Russia His failure was generally under
stood to mean that nothing could be hoped
from the emperor and that the people
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