| Show CHANGES IX IN RUSSIA Whatever may bo Lo the Iho outcome of the new ness legislative experiment In Russia Rus Rus- sia the incident Is particularly Interesting Inter- Inter esting as a st step p toward a recognition niton ni- ni ion tion ton of or the lie rights of the people Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia sla has been for tor years an absolute hereditary wre lar monarchy Its Is government has been the will of or the czar in whom vests the tIme entire entro executive legislative an and ju Judicial Iclal I power The TIme emperor is also the tho head of or the tho church which Is the tho orthodox ox Russian Greko and to tois its is tenets he and his family must ad ad- ad here Previous to lo the tho passage of or the em- em act in 1861 all al peasants wore were serfs of the state of or tho tim crown or Ok of or the nobility In that year yeal the tho state bought of o the serf owners the lie thelan theland lieland lan land upon which the serfs were wore settled set set- tied ted and since that time it has not ot only liberated the people but hut has sol sold the land ane to them on t terms of or forty forty- nine limo annual Instalment Installments which yield to the he government about about a year Oal and where the pa payments ments are aro kept up gives Ji to the Iho the title tte to lo the lands JaIls on which the they lve Jive hive One of the tha grievous complaints of or the lie people has been boon however t aJ after ater they have paid a a portion porton of their purchase pur- pur chase chas th agents of the Lime state have lodged some sonic pettY pelly complaint against them thor and have thrown them Into prison confiscating their property TIme The unrest which conies comes from Crom the sense of or Injustice has been heen Increased by the fact that the land lanti so retaken h by the state has been boon sol sold over anti and andover over again new purchasers realizing the same experience as their predecessors irede- irede c sors losing both bolh land laud and liberty when thc they have delivered from a half haIr to two thirds of the purchase mone money As a result resul o of tIme recent revolutionary revolution revolution- ar ary movement the czar has boon beel compelled com corn polled to invite the tIme assistance of oC the people in the formation nf ut tf a legislative legis legis- assembly It I Is not heleve believed that thai there hero will wi be much of or popular goel government In lii this hits congress congress The Ihme whole spirit of the Russian nation naton is contrary to lo the limo Idea of popular ru rule e. e And yet cl If Jf the empire Is Js to endure in any form there will wf have to bo he a n concession to the demand of oC this generation They will ivill wi not nol be bo content content con- con tent wih with a a congress In which they are permitted to talk tal while the czar czar and anti the nobles mal make e and enforce the laws Their hel patience has been heen ox- ox hausted They have learned learne of or their thel power Russia Rusia will wi have have to lo respond to the tIle demand doman of the time people or there thore win vIII wi bo no throne to which they may mayad ad address res their petitions Tho TIm day ay of the lie absolute monarchy Is passing even evenIn evenIn evenin In Russia Rusia 1 |
