The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1905-11-23
WILL SUPPORT W|TTE
Zemstvo Congress to Aid Present
Russian Government In Its
Efforts to Restore Order.
FREEDOM FOR JEWS F0REToLD
Member of New Cabinet Says 1t Lies
With Peoples Assembly - General
Strike Declared Off, to Be Followed
by Political Uprisins-Imperial Do
main to Be Given to Peasants.


by Political Uprisins-Imperial Do
main to Be Given to Peasants.
Sentiment in the zemstvo congress
held in Moscow is veering distinctly
to Count Witte, and it now seems prob
able that large majority of the dele
gates will favor a resolution to GENE to
the assistance of the government
against the forces of revolution and
disorganization only because, however,
4 such action is regarded as the least OF
many evils.
Such leaders as NJ Stchepkine of
4 Moscow. Alexander Stakovitch Mi
chael Stakovitch Prince Paul Dolgo-
ruff and Prince Yolkonsky of Riazan,
i who are among the most prominent
men in Russia, have come out boldly
and have given it as their opinion that
only through cooperation with the gov
eminent, good or bad though it may
be, lies the way to a happy realization
of the liberties promised by the i'm
perial manifesto of Oct. 80.
4 NJ. Codicheff, a prominent lawyer of
st. Petersburg. however, characterized
the government as "a government of
lies" and said that no cooperation with
it was possible until it purged itself Of
its falsehoods.
A member Of the new Russian cab
met who may be considered to reflect
the views of Premier Witte said:
For the cabinet there exists no jew
ish question We are absolutely of one
mind that all the restrictions on the
Jews should be abolished. But if the
government were to decree equality
without action on the part of the dou-
ma, the peoples assembly, nothing the
government could do would prevent the
most frightful massacres. This matter
should be settled in the douma The
people would feel themselves compel
led to abide by the decision of the ma
tons representatives.
'grhe old regime has passed forever.
The ears step is irrevocable. Never
theless the country must be saved
from anarchy, and strong measures
like those at Chernigoy, Saratov, Tam
bov and Penza must be taken when oc-
casion arises. We may be forced to
take radical step as choice between
evils"
Private advices received from Gomel,
in the government of that name, say
that battalion of reservists a thou
sand strong mutinied following de-
mand for better food.
Russia has been saved from another
CONFUSION by the action of the work
mems council declaring off after few
days of striking the general strike that
had been proclaimed throughout the
/ empire The objects of the strike were
the expression of sympathy with the
mutineers who had risen at Cronstadt
the compelling of the government to
revoke the proclamation of martial law
in Poland and also to compel the call
ing of a constituent assembly. None
of these objects was attained by the
strikers, and the strike passed off with
but little riot or bloodshed.
The failure of the strike has shown
Russia as whole how little sympathy
there is with Poland in her demand
for autonomy. At Moscow the rail-
road men refused to strike on the
ground that they did not sympathize
with the Poles in their struggle.
In ST Petersburg, following the col
lapse of the strike, the leaders of the
sreds" say they will now devote their
energies to the preparation of gen
eraI political strike to sustain the reyo-
lutionary programme when the nation
al assembly meets.
1t is reported that the British con-
sui in Odessa has demanded a col
lective passport for the whole British
colony. The American, Austrian and
Italian consuls will take the same
measure of safety. Renewed disorders
are feared in Odessa.
! The Official Messenger in addition to
I denying that the measures taken by
the government in Poland were in
/ fluenced by neighboring powers stated
! that martial law in Poland will be re-
/ pealed as soon as tranquility is re-
stored
/ The reported ukase of the car giving
/ to the peasants a large portion of the
/ imperial domain affects almost third
! of European Russia, at present the
/ property of the car and the grand
1 dukes
! According to this information land
will be supplied to the landless peas
! ants in fifteen acre allotments not as
| free gift but on easy terms.
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