The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-27
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kuropatkin Helps
Gen. Kuropatkin, according to an in
terview with Prince Dolgorousky. head
of the Moscow Red Cross detachment
at the froat, has added his voice in ia
vor of broader activity of the zemstvos.
This may be fraught with immense sig
nificance later.
The reactionary Grazhdani publishes
remarkable article against the bu-
reaucracy, declaring that it was re-
sponslble for the French revolution,
the fall of the Roman empire and the
decay of China, whereas Japan has re-
gretted because, while it overthrew the
bureaucracy, it retained the principle
OF the sacred power of the sovereign.
The Grazhdani expresses the hope thar
bureaucracy is seeing it's last days In
Russia, and adds:
bureaucracy is more or less present
In all countries except the United
States, where the law safeguards the
liberty Of the people to the fullest ex-
tent giving equal opportunities to
everybody
Ihe commission which is investigat-
Ing the passport question has not vet
taken up the question of Jewish pass
ports, either for foreign or domestic
Jews, the whole matter having been
postponed pending the decision of 9TH
er points. The foreign passports, the
commission recommends, shall be good
for the period for which they are is
sued by foreign governments. without
requiring the holder as now to take out
RUSSIAN passports at the end of six
months.
The zemstvos generally are increas-
ing the budgets from 80 to 35 per cent
to meet the Increased demands of the
Red Cross work for the relief of the re.
servists.
Declares Against Bureaucracy
MOSCOW, Dee. 26. = The zemstvo
congress of the Moscow district opened
today. Prince Trubetzkoi, the presi-
dent, in his opening address, dwelt
upon the serious condition of Russia
and the regrettable war with Japan,
the end of which could not be antici-
pated in the near future, as we'll as of
the grave economic crisis through
which the country is passing and the
dlsorganization of the empire. All this,
he said, lay as a heavy yoke on the
russian people and produced the con-
oltlon OF strong nervous excitement
under which it labored.
Prince Trubetzkoi then proposed the
passing and forwarding to Emperor
Nicholas Of resolution that to COM
memorate the birth of the czareVitch,
the ZemStvo had set aside the capital
sum of $150.000 to be devoted to the
construction of new school buildings,
and that the emperor should be asked
to name the new foundation after his
son, Alexis.
The prince declared that Minister Of
the Interior Sviatopolll- -Mirsky's as
surance of confidence in the people
had given the Zemstvo new power to
serve the state. The zemstvos had
firm confidence in the emperor. They
believe the happy day is near when,
through the imperial will, the present
bureaucratic regime, which had es-
tranged the supreme power from the
people, would be changed, the day upon
Which the emperor would summon free
ly elected representatives of the people
to participate in legislation through
whose cooperation the imperial power
and greatness of the throne would be
strengthened and the triumphant de-''
velopment of the fathefland assured.
The development, Prince Trubetzkoi
said, was dependent upon the princi-
pies of the law, the inviolability OF
persons and equality of rights for all
citizens, as well as of freedom of
speech and faith which would bring
with them a strengthening of the close IS
ties between the throne and the people
and enable them to cooperate for the
good of the fatherland
The address was adopted by ma
jority of the votes in the congress
University Is Closed
LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from
st. Petersburg to news agency says
the Russian authorities have closed
Moscow university until Feb. 1, owing
to recent student disturbances.
According to the same source of in
formation during the riots at Razom
two railway bridges were blown up,
and at Chenstohovo an attempt was
made to dynamite the statue of Alex
ander II, but only the steps were in