The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-06
Liberal VICTORY
IN CARS UKASE
Russia Believes That Prince
Mirsky and M, Witte Are
Again in Lead.
CEPENDS ON OFFICIALS
Belief Is That Progressists Dictated the
Manifesto, While the Note of
Warning Came From the
Bureaucracy.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 30.-Thc general
opinion rs that the cars manifesto repre-
scnts a victory for Interior Minister Svia-
topolk Mirsky and the conservative libcr-
ais over NJ. Pobriedoncstcff and the re-
dictionaries, and practically places the
strong combination of NJ. Witte and Svia-
topok- Mirsky behind the governments
program.
The general way in which the reforms
are outlined gives possibilities of cXpan-
sion or limitation according to their needs.
With NJ. Whites dominating position at
the head Of the ministers the general be-
lief is that he will control in the end. These
allied with the zemstvpists express the
intention of continuing the agitations de-
spite the cars note Of warning. They
bcicrc that the dissimilarty of the two
documents will enable them to continu"
the fight on the ground that the manifesto
is in Concliatory spirit and represents
the views Of the emperor and that the
government note, with its covert threat
of repression, is the work of the bureauc-
racy against which their campaign is
aimed. The response of the people Sener-
| ally and of The extreme liberaliSts and
revolutionists to the governments atu-
tude is awaited with intense anxiety.
No Class Satisfied as Yet.
Nc one imagincs that any of these
| classes will be satisfied, but on the course
they have elected to pursue will depcnc
| the question of a possible crisis in the nea!
| future.
The increase IN the independence ant
scope of the doumas and the zemstvos, as
| well as the creation of smaller ZemStVt
| units, the definite protection of the Jews
Armenians and other unorthodoX sects
| and the revision OF the press laws are al
! on the line OF the ZcmstVos demands Ih'
/ extremists. of course, are not satisfied, aht
L., .ii ~
| pointed The government note Threatening
| drastic measures in the event of a con
! tiuation of the violent agitation, which
the government considered necessary il
order to put a stop to the existing Ter
ment, is resented deeply by them, and 1t /
feared Will infame rather than allay IN
present agitation. Harsh measures, it !
understood, will, however. be avoided. am
the government expects that the solid ma
ture of the reforms offered will gradual
draw to its support all except the eXtrom
radicals.
Wtte Again in Saddle.
Fuly as important as the government
response to the zemstvOsts is the poslto
in which NJ. Witte is placed The oil
finance minister becomes the man of tn
hour confirming the reports that he
again in high imperial favor
The committee of ministers, the duties c
which heretofore have been purely pei
functory is raised to the highest dlSnlt
and institutes for the first time n specie
of ministerial responsibility which Is al
to make the committee OF ministers re-
cabinet In addition to the ministers 81
grand dukes are members of the comm
tee. AS the imperial manifesto directs II
committee to ascertain 1.-THE best methods
, of carrying the reforms into effect, son
, papers, notably the Russ. flnd IN the'
words that the committee may call
Zemstvo representatives.