Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
Car Nicholas Surrenders and
Count Witfe Becomes Head
OF Russian Government
Autocrscy a Thing OF the Past and
People Are Granted Free Speech,
Free Press, Right Of Assem-
bly, and Habeas corpus-Im-
perIaI Manifesto Issued.

, St. Petersburg Monday, october
J 30. 1905. will be day to be ven.
Grated for ages to come by all good
, Russian citizens. as 1t was upon this
, date that the autocracy OF the Roman
offs and the old order OF things ceased
10 exist In Russia. Emperor Nicholas
has surrendered and Count Witte
ZONES into power as minister-presi-
dent, with an imperial mandate which
will enable him to convert the farcical
national assembly into a real legisla-
tive body, elected by greatly extended
suffrage, and to confer upon the peo-
pie fundamental civil liberties, includ-
ing free speech. These welcome It'd
ings reached st. Petersburg shortly
before o'clock Monday evening.
| Count Witte had spent the day with
the emperor at Peterhof, going over
which he insisted that certain minor
notifications be made and, before TAX
ing the train for st. Petersburg, he
telephoned to a friend that the en-
peror had affixed his signature and
that the imperial mandate comprising
the conditions upon which he had
agreed to accept office was in his peck
ct These include freedom of the
press, the right of assembly. and the
immunity of the person, including the
right of habeas corpus.
An imperial manifesto has been is
sued, appointing Count White prime
minister. with special authority to CO. !
ordinate and unity the powers of the |
different branches of the army. Civic
liberties are granted to the Russian
people, and to the national assembly
is given legislative power, while the
suffrage is enlarged.
Count Witte insisted on a cabinet
on the British model, with selected
premier responsible to the imperial
douma, or parliament while the em-
peror chung to the appointment of the
can plan, by the emperor as chief OF
state.
Count White. Russia's first premier,
has sent the following message to the
American people.
Il am sure the American people,
who understand what freedom is, and
the American press. which voices the
wishes of the people. will rejoice with
the friendly Russian nation at this mo-
ment, when the Russian people have
received from his imperial majesty the
promises and the guarantees of free
dom, and will join in the hope that the
Russian people will wisely aid in the
realization of those liberties by CO.
operating with the government for
heir peaceful introduction. Only l
.hus will 1t be possible to secure the I
'ull benefits of the freedom conferred c
ipon the people"
The effect throughout Russia is ex@ S
,ected to be instantaneous While the
'evolutionists threaten an attempt to {
Seep up the present struggle, the best I
opinion Is that the backbone of the S
trike is broken, but in the final analy-
is the effect win depend upon how far
,ount Witte will be able to execute
he heavy task which he has as J
umed ]
Some persons high in the govern n
nent believe It viii be necessary TO !,
Use ball cartridges to suppress the "
resent movement, but Count Witte =
ppears confident. He has become the Il
ridge whereby the people are to cross !
o constitutionalism. Z
The count has already tentatively =
elected the members of his cabinet y
lie will himself hold no portfolio. All -
he present ministers except those OF -
far. navy and foreign affairs, will be :"
etired. Prince Obolensky, one of the
cunts former assistants In the min :
,try OF finance. will become minister
I interior; NJ Romanoff. another
primer assistant to the minister, will ~,
Ike the finance portfolio; M. Koni, :,
/ present senator and Russia's -
blest jurist, will be minister of JUS to
CO: NJ. Krosovsky. president of the B.
/. Petersburg municipal council. will W
Ike the ministry OF education. and nj r.
iegler Won Schaffhausen, chief of the
abroad department OF the ministry of ot
nance. will become minister OF ways &c
i'd communications. o.