The Liberal party in Russia un
doubtedly deplores the policy of the
Czar and his advisers, and it is pos
sible that the advice and counsel of
this body will aid In bringing about
an amicable settlement of the pres
ent problem_
The moral effect of the agitation
Is distinctly unfavorable to Russia,
and if she Is stubborn about the mat
ter and makes no concessions, as it
Is already intimated from unauthori
tative sources in Russia that she will
do, she will be a still greater loser.
That a satisfactory settlement of the
trouble will be reached seems alto-;
gether probable, and meanwhile the i
country Is content with the calm at
titude of the President, not forget- ^
ting, howrever, that the House of j
Representatives played its useful j
part in the transaction.
A BIT OF HISTORY
The current number of “Collier's”
contains a long and interesting arti
cle on the fall-down of the practice
of the law. It undertakes to derro
h^HpO'-tafc-nelthe”, 'lawyer nor Judge
can now know’ the law as there is
too much law for anybody to know, j
In the course of its demonstration it I
turns to Connecticut and tells' this !
tale:—
Relying upon a written opinion j
signed by “five of the ablest lawyers
then at the Connecticut liar”—rhe
opinion is set forth in 44 Conn., 395—
t the directors of a railway company
refused to obey a peremptory man
damus issued by the superior court.
