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Show nical committee, when he offered his personal per-sonal aid to the men who represent spontaneously spon-taneously all the political and business forces in Russia. What WS must note is that even before the men of the defensive machine get to work Germany has sustained a defeat not only because her armies, temporarily victorious, thanks to Russian bureaucracy, bureaucra-cy, will soon butt against a defensive organization or-ganization of the entire Russian people, but because the mUdeeds of the old Russian Rus-sian regime were chiefly produced by German Ger-man influences working in irresponsible circles of the Russian court. Berlin's Secret Help. It would take too long to indicate when and how these influences succeeded in seizing the posts of honor at court which enabled them to' bring their influence to bear upon the imperial entourage. Berlin has always been helped by her secret diplomacy, which has been devoted to bolstering up absolutism against liberty. The Austro-German press has not failed to denounce the shortcomings of the Russian governor of Gallcia, who got his inspiration from the violent policy of ' the kaiser and the reichstag regarding I the Poles. Here, too. the czar nas boldly and bravely broken with state practices and hns strengthened, the promises of freedom free-dom which the grand duke made In his name, by the immediate drafting of a code of Polish liVrties. Not Yet Conquered. This has been happening while Prussia and Austria are quarreling about the dismemberment dis-memberment of the province they have occupied only a few weeks and which may have still to conquer. We can confidently expect the happiest results from the csar's boldness In smashing the bureaucracy and placing himself at the head of a new Russia. He Itas given full liberty for the most violent criticisms in the Russian press; he desires de-sires to work hand in hand with the Russian people for the defense of the I fatherland. And everyone knows the new government la being formed with energetic ener-getic men who will keep in close touch with the duma. As though to emphasize the irresistible energy with which he has thrown himself Into Russia's new regime, we now see the caar personally take supreme command com-mand of the armies, after having spirt up the powers of the Grand Duke Nicholas, whose failings were never heard of (n France. Telegram to Poincare. By his telegram to President Poincare. j the czar asks Kurope. to bear witness to his supreme resolution. Nicholas U places himself at the head of his people for the full accomplishment of his duty as a soldier. From afnr our gallant men in the trenches send him a war salute signifying their belief in an inestimable Victory for the libera ted peoples. ACTION OF CZAR IS IMPORTANT By GEORGES CLEMENOEAU. Former Premier of Trance. PARIS, sept. B. The user's action In placing himself at ine head of the army is of tremendous importance and significance. signifi-cance. The firs! Intimation that the czar bad cast aside the Russian bureaucracy was contained In his speech to the tec re |