The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
PART OF VON PLEHWE
HE IS REsPoNsIBLE FOR Krs-
 HINEFF MASSACRE.
object Was to Divert Peoples At tention and Show Czar the Populace Were Unfit for Any
 Share in Government.

Berlin, May ao.--The part which the Russian Interior Minister, M. von Plehwe, took in the Kishineff massacre Is descriD- ed by a person behind the scenes in Rus sian court life, in communication to Dr. Earth, leader of the Radical Liber- als, and editor of The Nation. The writer says:
 won Plehwe, who was the assistant of General Ignatieff (when the latter was Chief Minister) in 1881, at the time the Jews persecution took place. desired to impress the Czar with the unfitness of the common people to have any share in local self-government by a spectacular outbreak in the province in which the crudity and primevai character of the people could be shown. Parallel with this object was desire to divert the atten- ton of the people from the government by giving their passions an outlet against the Jews. Won Piehwe chose as his agent his political friend. Kroushevan, who is known as the most extereme anti Semitic in Russia, proprietor of the Bes- sarabyetz, a newspaper of Kishineff.
 "In Kroushewan's interest he suppress ed the Bessarabyetz Westnik, the rival paper in Kishineff, giving Kroushevan the exclusive field.
 'As showing the close relation between the two, von Plehwe obtained from Kous- hevan a Government subvention of z5.0ol
 
 Jewish paper. snamjaIja. at St. Peters burg. Won Plehwe, at council of the Ministers, asked for a subsidy, but M, witte, the Finance Minister, objected or the ground that the State did not gel sufficient return. Kroushevan then got the amount. he asked at the State Bank on his unsecured personal note.
 "Kroushevan prepared the minds Of the people of Kishineff by publishing anti. Jewish articles. A rumor was started that a golden ukase' of the Cxar had arrived, commanding the death of the Jews at Easter. Governor Raaban re- fused to deny the rumor and the Vice Governor, Ustrogoh. was the censor and a contributor to the Bessarabyetz, so even the intelligent people of the town cred tied the report that the Government was willing to exterminate the Jews. After the massacre won Plehwe informed Gov ernor von Raaben that he had permitted the outbreak to go too far and that the barbarities of the drunken robbers was inexcusabie.
 "The Csar was deeply dispieased with Governor von Raaben, and directed Pleh- we to remove all the officials of the city and province. Won Piehwe urged that an inquiry first be made and the Czar agreed to this. He said he would send one of his own adjutants and won Piehwe suggest ed that Lopuchin, one of his assistants be selected to inquire Into the matter. Lopuchfn returned with a mild report which was too dark. Won Plehwe revised 1t before It's submission to the Czar.
 Won Piehwe still retains possession of the Czar's mind. His position Is com pletely unshaken and it wiii continue un- shaken so long as won Plehwe has daily personal access to His Majesty.
 won Piehwe's ambitions were express cd to q small party of his friends on ons occasion when he pantomimicaiiy held l'up baton as if leading an orchestra