The Washington times., 1905-11-26
WITTE. DISGUSTED,
WILLING TO RESIGN
Cars Ear Again Given to
ReactiOnarles.
TROUBLES MULTIPLYING
Appalling Atrocities Throughout En-
pire Have Discouraged Cars
New Premier.
TROUBLES MULTIPLYING

LONDON. Nov. 25.-A private advice
from St. Petersburg states that Count
Witte has expressed himself thoroughly
discouraged with his task and is willing
TO resign so soon as he finds that men
OF prominence and not mere conditions
are blocking the way to Russian reform.
II is estimated in that dispatch that
the prime minister has the best reasons
TO believe that the Car is again listen
ing TO the advice of the reactionary ele
ment around him and that. so soon az
he has indisputable PROOF OF the success
of this agitation. witte will resign his
post.
While there may be no actual basis for
these statements, the fact remains that
the counts task OF reconstructing the
Russian empire daily grows more diff
cult. Assailed by the court party and
dIstrusted by the people. he is working
practically alone. None Of the political
factions in the capital have fully given
their support: several OF them have on
the other hand. expressed open hos
tility
Miracles Expected.
Miracles are apparently expected. and
because miracles are not forthcoming.
Count Witte is q target for abuse.
Leaders Of the court party are denounc-
ing him TO the Car because he has
done nothing. Leaders OF the socialist
revolutionaries are denOuncing him to
the people for the same reason Between
the two miIlstones the premier is being
surely ground to powder.
There is every reason 20 assume that
the premier is becoming discouraged
and disheartened by this opposition. He
expected the antagonism OF the bureau
cracy. but not the unanimous distrust
Of the people. which has nampered every
EFFORT in these first Gays OF political
freedom As already reported the latest
development regarding the Duma IS thai
twenty members are 10 be added as rep
resentatives OF the men in Russian fac
tories employing over loo hands.
Count Witte is said TO be negotiat-
ing with some partisans with a view
10 working for the transformation Of
the congress itself inte a preliminary
constituent assembly The Russ
speaking Tor the democrats. strongly
urged the premier 10 invite the forth
coming congress TO ST. Petersburg with
The addition of delegates from the
Professional Mems Association, which
played a decisive role n the genera
strike, beginning with the preparations
last spring.
Troubles Collect.
The Agrarian disturbances, togethe
with the appalling Hebrew massacre
have added materially 70 the difficult.
Of Count Whites task The recent dis
missal of the eleven provincial Cover
nors is regarded as preliminary sacri
nee TO the great international Jewisi
hnanciers, with q view to reopeninJ
negotiations for a loan.
No SUCCESSORS have been appointed
X viii be exceedingly difficult to fine
officials familiar with Ule administra
ton Of affairs who are not imbued witt
the ideas Of the old regime, assfP5Ssiall.
the notion that the worst enemies O
the state are those who extorted con
cessions during the past year
Reports from a number OF town
state that the Jews anticipating a re
newal OF the outrages are arming them
selves The deusely populated Hebrey
quarter in Warsaw is patrolled by
volunteer corps, armed with rifles an
revolyers. The members have sworl
that, if attacked they viii die fighting
The plans for anti-SemItic disorders 4
St. Petersburg are now assuming def
mite shape. New prOclamations ver
distributed yesterday in the Alexande
Market where many Jewish second
hand shops are located. calling upo
the Christians 10 rise and exterminat
the Jews.