Show THE of RUSSIA out of the medley of russian newa it 18 not easy to pick the truth or to form a clear view of what is happening in that distracted jemp lre the railway strike has paralyzed the country and jn Is sufficiently bad it is still more serious as an indication that the russian people have discovered the secret ot combination and that the power of the police has therefore been broken down the most alarmist reports emanate from every part of the country ranging in importance from the practical abdication of the cuarto the destruction of a battleship the one reassuring feature is the presence of count watte who Is said to have told abe czar that the situa tion Is a desperate one abo czar of course threw up bis hands and was overcome with profound emotion as usual abo net result is the supremacy of aute and that as has been said s the satisfactory aspect of the situation certainly po man ever yet had a more momentous duty russia is honeycombed A ath forces that have been repressed and infuriated by persecution forces that may earnestly wish for reform but that are hlll more earnest in thirst for revenge it he can open the channel for reform and at the same time guide confine and control the inevitable flood that must ensue it will ie well tor russia it be cannot do this he will at least bare failed where no other man could have succeeded the immediate prospect Is not a promising one it bearg indeed a strange resemblance to the early stages of the french revolution when there afas a period of comparative calm after the firpi outbreak of popular fury hat destroyed the castile the forces of moderation areme tor a time 0 o prevail the of popular representation resen tation and the cessation of abuses but abo volcanic power of simple bae and revenge broke out at last ana no man had other alternative than to add tp the prevailing cruelty or to be destroyed by it that watte Is not afraid to open the water courses Is hown by his advice to the czar to abrogate tho autocratic power and to rant a constitution by creating a ministry responsible upon the one hand to the crown and upon the other hand i a ji fo 1 it the people will regard as a concession to their sufferings or to their strength infuriated na alons are not usually appeased by a compulsory surrender the ultimate outcome for russia ft of course be good whatever may now transpire america was born in a revolution and because it was a timely one it was restrained and moderate the revolution in england was not so timely and therefore it was not so restrained while the french revolt alon was delayed until the last point of human endurance had been beached leached le ached and the excesses were therefore correspondingly spon enormous U may be doubted it russia has not reached a point of suffering greater than that of france before her revolution even when allowance has been made for temperament and intelligence but the final result does not rc train at all in doubt nations rise from tha ashes more splendid than eyer before and with a patriotism strengthened and purified by suffering it will be so with russia the clr bues tues of her people are of their own kind but they are great the fields of her moral and intellectual life nave lain fallow and uncultivated but who can question the immense possibilities of a harvest the adversities of a nation like those of an individual have their sublime uses and the very men who witnessed france in her utmost misery and degradation also saw her raised to the very pinnacle of her power there is no need to be pessimistic si in regard to russia however great may seem to be the sufferings behind her and before her russia is not dying she is being born and the converting power of republicanism lican ism is not confined to the leaders the rank and file of democracy have been weakening until in this election it is to be expected that only a corporals guard will be left to mourn oyer conrays Con roys defeat |