Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-07-17 | Page 4 | Humiliation of the Czar

HUMILIATION OF THE CZAR. "Word comes from Russia, with some authentication, that the Czar Is not willing to accept peaco at the price of any humiliation; and this gives a better bet-ter insight Into the foolish pride, the vanity, the weakness, the cowardice of his character than any other occurrence occur-rence since tho time of his declination to receive a delegation of his people. Russia, paralyzed on land and sea, a hiss and a byword to the nations, demanding de-manding now that the Czar be not humiliated hu-miliated by peace terms, Is as absurdly unherolc and as despicable a figure as history can show. It seems as if the war has taught nothing to the autocrat, auto-crat, it seems as If hefsJncapable of learning anything from 'the rebellion which stalks within, his empire. "When he can Interpose such childish precautions precau-tions upon his peace envoy, it is demonstrated dem-onstrated that he is useless and helpless help-less In his contact with his own problems' prob-lems' In the world and his own home dissensions. Aj a fact. Russia has lost all her prestige; as a fact, her own soldiery and sailors aro not loyal to tho uniform they wear or the flag under which they sail. It'ls Impossible to conceive nny humiliation of actual fact additional to those under which the nation already suffers in the estimation of mankind. To Jeopardize peace for the sake of preserving pre-serving the Czar from a humiliation In words Is the feeblest, while at tho name tlmo tho most dangerous, of his recent ebullitions. Russia has lost all her honor in the world; sho can not regain It by standing stand-ing for nny mere phraseojogy. In the midst of her great troubles she might be a pathetic figure; the Czar Insists that sho shall be a ridiculous one.