The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-04-22
EAST, HAS ACTUALLY
RESIGNED.
MoRoEN POST CONFIRMS THE.
RUMoR SENT OUT A DAY -
OR TWO AGO.
rag CAR HAS NOT YET Ac-
cEPTED THE vicERoY'S
RESIGNATION.

day repeats the report mat AohAii al
Alexieff, Russian yiceroy in the far
East, has rendered bis resignation to
the Czar.
The Gar, says the paper. has not
accepted the resignation, but bade
the viceroy and Kouropatkin to CO.
operate in the work of preparation
for land nostilities-
The Immediate cause Of the vice
roy's resignation is reported to be the
appointment of Vice-Admira1 Skrydiof,
one OF Alexieff's strongest enemies
and snarpest critics, as successor TO
the late Vice-Ad1niraI MakaroH, IN
command of the Russian navy in the
far East. y
Skrydloff had an interview with the
Ernneror to-day and discussed with his
Majesty the question OF his relations
with AIexieff. The relieving from
command Of Viceroy Alexleff would
not surprise the intelligent Observers
Of Inc far Eastern situation, who are
familiar with the change in the EN-
peror's attitude toward the Wceroy
and NJ. Bezebrazoff, who represented
the militant, or advanced element
which was anxious that Russia should
remain in Manchuria. To those two
men the AneIoJapanese entente first
lost it's terrors. They believed Great.
Britain would not go to war and that
Japan could not do So
To the indignation of Japan they
succeeded in turning the policy OF the
Empire from carrying out the treaty
for the entire evacuation OF Man chn.
ria ne1dinc further demands on
China.
After Japan submitted an inquiry as
to whether Russia was disposed to
reopen negotiations respecting Man
churia and Korea, d viceroy in the
far East, special secretary OF state
and advisory committee were created,
Alexieff being appointed vicercy and
Bezebrazor Secretary OF State ScF-
enteen days after these appointments
were made, White, who had been op-
posed to the policy OF AleHief ana
Rczebrazoft, was relieved as minister
of finance. It was through his ne"
official advisers that the emperor
conducted negotiations with JAPAN
and it is claimed that they mlsJudged
the temper and purpose of the Japan
ese and left the Emperor in ignorance
of the prepara ions for war. which
the japanese were making, and 1he r's-
ing war spirit of that Empire
On the eve Of the war Alexieh was
apparently still in the confidence OF
the Gar, but the lack OF prepared
ness of the Port Arthur heet' as
shown in the cases OF the battlesn1Ds
Retvizan and Czarevitch. called the
atten ton of me Emperor to the slack
ness of the naval ad m inistration In the
far East
Ine anti-Alexieff party in ST Pet
ersb,1rg held that Vice-Admiral Stark,
who was the viceroy's representative,
was responsible under him for the hrst
reverse at Port Arthur
Viceroy Alexieff recommended the
appointment of either N1ce-Admlral
Deubasoff or Vlce-Admiral Makaro1t as
commanding the fleet in succession 10
Admiral Stark. The Emperor select-
ed Makaroff and at the same uhe IS
sued a special ukase making hlm ab-
solutely Independent
This was the first blow given TO
Alexieff. The second was tHe ap-
Dointment of General houropatKm as
comnnander-in-chief of the army IL
Manchuria kouropatl<in sided with
Count Lamsdorff, foreign mia's'eF,
and NJ. Nitte, against the pollcy OF
Manchurian annexation and stated
to the Chinese minister TO ttussla that
the whole trouble originated with Al
exieft That there might be no doup1
of Kouropatkin' exact jurisdiction tlle
Emperor issued another ukase defln-
ing it and gave the former minister
of war complete control OF military
opera tions in the far East
Without consulting AleNieffs wishes
and without considering Nlcc-Aomlral
Deuba whom he originally rec
commended, the Emperor telearaphed
Vice. dmiral Skrydloff to proceed 10
Fort Arthur.
When AIexien sewers his connect'on
with the far Eastern question none
Of the me.a respe$isible Tor the policy
pursued before &the war will De IN
power.
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