The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-29
Won PLEHVE AN
AMBITIOUS MAN
Ambassador Whites Estimate
Of the Murdered Minister.
ABH0RRED BY WHOLE WORLD
AMBITION LED HIM TO ACTS oF
EXTREME CRUELTY.
ABHORRED BY WHOLE WORLD

Syracuse. y Y. July zS.-The Post
Standard tomorrow viii SAYS:
Former United stctes Ambassador to
Germany Andrew D. White was seen by
Post-Standard reporter AZ the residence
Of MS brother, Horace * WhUe. in
James street. just before he jeff for
ithaca yesterday afternoon. When asked
u ne mad the acquaintance Of II. Won
Piehve- Russian minister of the interior,
Ny White answered that ne knew him
we'll having met him frequently IN the
course Of official business during his
stay AZ St Petersburg in 1892 lSg5 and
1874 Is minister of the United States to
Russia.
In discussing PIehve and the assassina-
ton. Mr. Nhite said.
Found Him Agreeable.
At that time Mr.-Plehse had not ar
rived at the position OF fun minister of
interior. but was the first assistant min
lister i'm that department and III that
capacity took up various American mat
tiers. especially the dealings of the RUS
sian government with SOME OF the great
American insurance companies. The Rus
sian government had made the companies
d great deal of trouble and / was in
strGctcd from Washington 10 discuss the
matter. General Bachelor row judge
Of the international court IN Egypt. very
ably represented the companies.
II think both General Bachelor and
myself found Mr.. PlChVe very agreeable
allowed him, reasonable. / also met HIM
socially At various times and found him
agreeable and interesting.
His Character Changed.
-''T was therefore. greatly surprised at
learning, when he was promoted 10 the
first place that his whole character
seemed 10 change
HIS part in the horrible massacre and
plunder OF tho Jews, meh, women and
children at Kishucff caused him to ne
regarded with adherence ny the whole
world EVcu more frightfu; has been his
connection with the destruction of the
liberties Of F1Llaud- In my mind that Is
the most wicked thing in the history or
the last two centuries There Is TO time
to 80 into details nero further
tnan 10 say that he has turned
the best, the most loyal PROV
luce in the empire into a land in hitch
the opposite of an these Charact eristicS is
more highly developed than IN any other
part of the empire. other things done by
him were also calculated 20 bring most
bitter hatred against him.
Attempted a Defense.
He attempted to help his cause by 4
defense Of his conduct toward Finland.
which was published in an American
magazine. But it certainly must have
failed TO convince any thinking man al
all aware Of the circumstances
During two summers ! lived mainly in
FINLAND coming frequently To ST Peters
burg- and the transition IN passing from
the cultivation and civilization Of Fin
land to the atmosphere of Russia was
the most depressing ] have ever known
II do not wonder At his assassination
although I deeply lament it. Among
other reasons for this regret it viii
doubtless be made pretcxt for new on
preston and new cTueltieS toward the
Jewish population and toward the Fin
iandeTs- Assassination always defeats its
purpose and this VIII be, I Gear, no eX-
ception TO the rule
Won Plehve Ambitious.
I can only account for Mr.. PIehve's
atrocious. reactIOnary and GespOtic con
uucJ since he came to the position of
minister on the theory that he felt that
me Clique IN control OF the Winter pal
ace men and women. who seem 10 have
brought the present emperor into sub
Jectlon 70 them. obliged Mr.. Piehve. as a
condition OF his tenure of office to do
their viii.
His ambition doubtless led him to
adopt their racial and religious hatred as
well as their GefeStatiOn for ANYTHING
Ike constitutional government
MT W hite concluded by saving that
having lived twice IN Russia ne observed
closely the condition of the etnnfre. and
IhaJ- though he saw the most wretched
condiuoH of things during the Crfmesn
war. me situation at present Is the most
desperately bad in Russian history and
mat u mas been brought on by an exer-
Use OF deSpOuSm more unFea Sora Bile
cruel ana short-sighteG than anything m
ish empire