New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
NOT SURPRISED AT DEED.
AndrezC ID. UMte. Er-Minlster to
Russia. Discusses ASSASSINATION.


Syracuse July 2s.-"The Post-stahoaru 'o-ih'r-
morning will say:
Former Ambassador TO Germany -, A nn6aets- ~
t M5s es Sss seen of R bohe Horace White
James-st Just before he left for Ithaca Yesterday
of M Pehv Whs nssan
Of T b@ Sar m Whe
knew him we'll having met MIN frsquentiy III ~ t 81
Petersburg in 1882 1895 and 1894 Minister of the
United States 10 Russia.
In discussing Plehve and the assassination MI.
White said:
position of full Minister Of the Interior. but
the First Assistant Minister in that department
matters. especially the dealings Of the Russian
with sons s Of NISSAN 5n had
made the companies a great deal Of trouble. and
matte GENERAL Bachelier now judge of the Inter
national Court in Egypt very ably representing lhe
1 think both General Bachelor and myself found
as his government allowed him. reasonable.
also met him socially at various times. and found
greatly surprised at learning when he pro-
NOTED to the first place that his whole character
His part in the horrible massacre and plumber Of
caused him to be regarded with abhcrrence by the
whole world. Even more frishtful has been his
Finland. In my mind. that is the most wicked
Therge NO one n 10 20 into IL here further than to
that 1t has turned the best the most civilized
the most o sd and S oa opUos ali
these characteristics is more highly developed than
in other part of the empire. Other things done
by him were also calculated to bring most bitter
ha tired against him.
He attempted to help his cause by defence Of
his conduct toward Finland. which was published
in an American magazine. But IL certainly must
have failed to convince any thinking man at all
OF the circumstances. During two summers
l lived mainly in Finland. coming frequently to
the cultivation and civilization of Finland to the
atmosphere of Russia was the most depressing
have ever known.
1 do wonder AZ his assassination. although
deeply lament IT. Among other reasons fer this
regret. IL will doubtlessly be made pretext for
oppression and cruelties toward the Jew
ish population and toward the Ffnlanders Assassi-
nation always defeats its purpose, and this Will
be, fear no exception 10 the rule.
/ can only account for NJ Plehve's atrocious. re-
the position OF Minister the theory that he
found that the clique in control OF the Writer Pal
ace, and women who seem to have brought the
present Emperor irto subsection to them. obliged
NJ. Plehve. condition of his tenure OF Office 10
do their will.
His ambition doubtless led aim to adopt their
radical and religious hatred. well their de-
testatIon OF anything like constitutional govern
ment.
Mr.. White concluded by saying that. having lived
twice officially in Russia. he had observed closely
the condition OF the empire and that though he
saw the most wretched condition nf things during
the Crimean Wa. the situation at present is the
most desperately bad in Russian history and that
It has been brought by exercise Of despotis-n
more unreasonable cruel and shCrtsighted than
anything in recent human history outside OF the
Turkish Empire