Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-12
100000 C0SSACKS TO Be Modified
10 Suppress the Revolutionists---
Count Whites Resignation Ex-
peCted===Failure as Premier.

st. Petersburg, Sunday Dec. 10, via
Eydtkunnen, Dec. 1l.-It is learned on
hlgh authority that the government has
nnally decided against universal suf-
ferage and practically in favor of the
Old project of q workmen representa-
tlves and the oxtention Of the ballot to
the small rent payers, merchants and
the educated classes. However the law
must still pass the council Of the empire
and receive imperial approval.
The railroad men claim that they
have been informed thar several sec
tons of the Southwestern systems have
already responded to the appeal for a
general strike. Cooler heads. however.
are advising against precipitate action
which might result IN failure and are
urging postponement of action until
the organizations throughout the
country have been consulted.
It is believed that if the attenpt at
reaction is persisted in, the Moderate
Liberals. who are disgusted with the
tactics OF the Revolutiorists. fearing
anarchy, and are inclined to support
the government, will surely be driven
back into the camp of the extremists.
= Nii'iti "lNlCS 1IlSIluS Q6cIdre eI1-
phatically that he has never been in
favor OF an armed repression and they
intimate strongly that the arrests of
the strike leaders must be charged to
Interior Minister Durnovo, who insist
ed that he had proof which could be es-
tablished in the courts that M.
krustalef was planning an armed
revolution and that besides attemptine
to Subvert the government he mad at
tackled its credit in circulars advising
the workmen and peasants to withdraw
their funds from the savings banks.
Notwithstanding this, doubt is express
ed as to whether NJ. Durnovo can es-
tabllsh his case, as the specific law
making agitation for political strikes
which interfere with the railroads. tele-
graphs. posts. etc. a criminal offense
mad not been promulgated. 1t is ex-
pected, however. that the law will be
promulgated before the. end of the
week. when it is said the government
can proceed legally against the present
agitators.
1t is understood that Gen Dedulin,
perfect of st. Petersburg has refused
to carry out NJ. Durnovo's orders, that
he has resigned and that he has been
succeeded by Baron De Meyendorff
commander of Emperor Nicholas BODY
guard.
A humorous sidelight on the situa-
tion is the action Of the cooks, laund-
resses and porters of the asylum for
the insane in striking and demanding
that the chief physician be chosen by
the equal, direct and secret ballot of the
employees.
The printers Of the Russ, the chief or |
gan of the Liberals, an edition of which |
was seized. last night. have now struck |
because the proprietor has refused to |
pay them for time lost during the last |
strik.
The situation is exceedingly ominous.
Public opinion is practically unanimous
that the government has entered upon |
the fatal path of reaction and that |
Whites ministry must fall. Reaction
and revolution confront each other in a
death struggle. Both Gen. Trepoff and
Gen. Count Ignatieff according to the
popular impression are being held in
reserve to execute the programme of
repression. 1t is again said that the
entire Cossack strength of 100000 will