What influence, General, do you was exercised by the war on the changes that have taken place in the internal life of 2" asked the reporter.
think that if the war had ended successfully it would not have led to what we may call s triumphant reaction. The Duma would probably come in any case, but the reforms would The F.C. Werald ano %. C., & C. Gazette, Jan 47-4908 be more gradual and that would be all the better. Our victory would mean our progress, for history shows that even the internal life of nations gains by a successful external war.'
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