Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1917 — Abdication of Nicholas Is a Victory For Humanity. [ARTICLE]

Abdication of Nicholas Is a Victory For Humanity.

Nicholas, czar of Russia, hag dbdtcated, and humanity has taken a long step forward. The ministry has been turned out. Protopopoff, minister of the interior, is reported slain, and other members have been placed under arrest. Mlichael Alexandrovitch, younger brother and enemy of Nicholas, has been chosen regent and a ministry more in svmpathy with the people has been installed. The overthrew of the Russian autocracy is filled with portentious things and its all-embracing effect can scarcely be estimated at this time. Primarily it paves the way for a Russian republic, not immediately, but it is a long step in that direction. Having overthrown one monarch the people will find the next one much easier and the march toward liberty will become less painful with each achievement. It is a great moral victory for the entente allies. Something more than a moral victory, shackle the Russ army and permit it to become a more im,portant factor in the conflict with the Central powers. A heavy blow has been dealt Germany, for, if the revolution means anything, it means a victory for the anti-German party in Russia. The czarina is of Teutonic artcestry and the influence of Germany has been felt in court and bureaucratic circles to an extent that has prevented Russia from exercising her full power in the prosecution of the war. The downfall of Nicholas rids the country of this malign influence.—-Taken from