Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-14
RUssIA's NEW MINISTER.

The manner IN which Won Plehye, the
late Russian minister Of the Interior
was removed, and the widespread I'M
preston that the assassination was due
Ia political motives, have caused general
attention to be rlyeted upon his sue
cossor Prince Sviatopok Mirsky The
question Of interest is whether he win
follow IN the footsteps OF his predeces-
sor. or adopt a more liberal course. one
OF his official acts IS a permission TO
again issue q Hebrew paper suppress
ed by Won Plehye, and this Is taken
to augur VOL Tor the future,
But ME past career Is thought 10 fur
nlsh ample ground for hope FOR the fu-
ture OF the Russian masses, as FAR as
his influence goes Several incidents in
his career are now recalled, While gov
ernor OF Kekaternoslay. he Is said to
have exhibited, on one occasion great
moral courage, Car Nicholas II, at
the urgent request Of Minister Durnoyo,
received a deputaton from the Iven
somstyo, which deputation asked that
the semstyo. or county representatives.
be allowed t. participate In the DELHI
cratlons Of national affairs The Car
dismissed them with q shmg OF the
shoulder and the snoering remark that
their request was IAN absurd dream"
Prince MIrsky 1t Is said, dared to critl.
else the dolngs Of the reactIonary party
IN a most energetic fashion. and also
10 enter HIS protest TO the Car him.
self against the harsh manner IN which
the depuation had been received,
This incident Is also related When
sipyagn was advocating his IA.
nous measure OF placing under
military arrest an those students
who had participated IN certain
disturbances, Prince MIrsky op.
posed his superior officer In The most
strenuous manner slpyagln succeeded
IN carrying his measure through, aud
the prince handed IN hs resignation,
which, however appears not TO have
been accepted.
AS governor general Prince Mirsky IS
said to have done all ia his power for
the amelioration of the people placed
IN his charge, and when he
was called TO the ministry Of the in-
terror, and the LithuanIans Il Is said
realized that they We're going TO lose
their beloved governor general the re-
greet was universal, and on an sides II
was freely admitted that he had faith
fully kept the promise which he made In
| his inaugural address, when he said
that throughout HIS administration he
would always keep an eye single TO
| the interests OF the Lithuanian popula-
ton. Such a past would seem 90 be a
guarantee Of a liberal future, especially
as his can to the helm Of the internal
affairs Of the empire must he taken to
mean that the Car. at least has per-
celved the necessity OF policy diff
ferent from that Of Won Plohye.
what Russia needs first Of AN is per-
feet religious liberty The Russians
must be permitted to believe whatever
seems true to them, aud practise what
they believe be they Jews, Christians
Mohammedans, or what not The gov
eminent must cease looking FOR politl-
cal onenses IN religious practices, where
mo- such offcnses are intended With
perfect religious liberty established. the
rest win come-representatiye govern
meut. educational facilities, and the
proper freedom OF the press, The new
| Russian minister processes TO be IN
sympathy with The principles OF toler-
ance and progress. peace and pros
perIty among the Russian people and
the Russian subjects says one writer
"is the dominant note Of AN Of Prince
Mirsky's recent expressions. And there
is no reason TO doubt that he IS earn,
est IN His convictions and IN his pur-
poses" II this ia so-and the future
will tell-thore is a better day dawn
Ing for Russia.