Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
WHITE CABINET IN SESSION
Council Of the Empire viii Be Placed En- .
Partly Elective Basis
MARTIAL Law PREVAILS IN POLAND
Liberals AIleae that AutOcrRcy In
suppressinE Public Sentiment
There t. Not Acting In
Good Faith.

per house OF the national assembly, TO
certain extent on an elective basis, which
Count White insisted upon before accept
ing the premiership and which was one
OF the principal causes OF the long delay
in Issuing the imperial manifesto Of october
30. The project as elaborated provides for
the representation Of landowners. orthodox,
non-conformist and non-Christian clergy
and bourse committees. Ten representa-
tives each are TO be chosen for Ave years
by owners Of over 5000 acres, the orthodox
and the non-conformist clergy. and six by
the bourse committees
The number to be chosen by the non
Christian clergy has not yet been decided.
Thus about one-quarter Of the membership
OF the council OF the empire. which hitherto
has been entirely appointive will be chosen
on an elective basis. The orthodox clergy
will be named by the holy synod.
The league OF leagues has adopted a
resolution condemning the proclamation of
martial law in Poland as an illegal meas
Ure directed against the Polish emancipa-
ton movement.
In addition to increasing the pay OF the
rank and file Of the army. the War de-
partment has decided to reduce the term
Of service by one year. The present pay Of
the infantry is II cents per month, and the
cavalry IL cents per month,
The fears OF the wholesale pilage and
murder OF the Jews and intelligencia 10y
the Black Hundred" have not entirely dis
appeared, although the strictest precau-
tons have been taken against probable
outbreaks.
Two students were beaten to death near
the Obvorny canal last night, three house
porters were murdered at their doors and
many domestic servants left their work
announcing TO their mstTesses that labor
was no longer necessary as now everybody
was on an equality. having become "ciu-
2ens." and would receive government pen
sions.
AT the next step I'm their program the
social democrats have decided to attempt
the enforcement of an eight-hour day in
all the factories Of St Petersburg The
workmen In a number OF big factories have
already resolved to work only eight hours
! for their present pay and to cease work en-
tirely IL the employers attempt to enforce
the old scale.
No LenIency for Poland.
The formal proclamation of martial law
throughout Russian Poland and the pro-
mitigation of the governments intention
to suppress the Polish movement to secure
| autonomy almost created a panic on the
| bourse today. Imperial tours again fell to
| SEC. Industrials seem 10 have no bottom.
| The city is full or rumors to the effect
! that the imperial ukase was issued over
J Count Whites head at the instigation Of
| the reactionaries. which Is equivalent to tine
| counts retirement, but IL can be stated
( with positiveness that the action was taken
! up on the premier,s, advice. Count Witte
! favored and Impressed upon his majesty
i tlo a1t of ipIa nd'g
stitution and reversing the policy OF the
classification Of tho grand duchy, but to
surrender autonomytto Poland after. all the
old grievances OF the Poles had been re-
dressed and they had been placed upon an
equality with Russians the count considered
would only be n prelude to an attempt to
set Up the ancient kingdom as a separate
entity and would involve ultimately either
the dismemberment Of the empire or the
necessity for bloody suppression such as
marked the revolutions of 1881 and 1868. II
was regarded as wise, therefore, to take
the bull by the horns and let the Poles
understand that the separate movement
would not be tolerated and that until they
came to their senses further efforts tc
place in operation the reforms manifesto
would be suspended II Is generally be-
lieved here that both Germany and Austria
have given Russia assurance OF support
but bf what nature cannot be learned
Whether or not this is true, Germany and
Austria naturally are interested, each OF
them having a Polish problem on theiI
hands, in not raising the Polish hopes OF
a restoration of the ancient kingdom OF
Poland, and the present movement in Pc
land certainly will not receive the sym
pathy of the governments beyond the west
ern border.
Russians Charge bad Faith.
Under ordinary circumstances, in view
of past experiences with Poland, the Rus
sian people would be apt 10 sympathiz'
with coercive measures for the suppress
sion of the nationalist movement in Pc
land, but in the state of public opinion
coercion is more likely to create bat
impression, especially as many liberals ini
mediately greeted the appearance OF TIL
4 ukase with charges Of bad faith, declar
ing that it demonstrated that the autocrac!
had not abdicated, asserting that II 1
could suspend the reform manifesto II
Poland for an indefinite time by imperia
ukase, the autocracy could suspend i
throughout Russia. But Il is Officially
pointed out that 1t would be impossible
to place in operation the liberties be
slowed until Poland shows a disposition
TO accept them in good faith. While Pc
land continues to mutinously insist upo
autonomy nothing can be done.
Private and reliable reports from War
saw today say that all the parties Their
' are joining in the nationalist movement
following the tactics of Finland, for
complete strike. So long as their attitud
of passive resistance continues the issu
will be one OF endurance. The DANCE
: is that the Poles may proceed to activ
measures, which would mean nothing shoI
of civil war.
I CsRr Appeals TO Peasants.
8 The government has decided to make a
T. appeal 10 the peasants. With the work
! men OF the cities completely estrange
I from the government and liberals refus
ing to aid the authorities there is nothin
left but to turn to the peasants, and N
D., emperor has approved a ukase infornnin
: them that measures for the amelioratio
4 OF their condition will receive immediat
x consideration. The discomfort OF n
peasants and the danger Of the sprea
: OF the agrarian movement largely col
trtbuted to the governments decision. II
council of the empire thus decided TO r
NIT a portion OF the land payments d.
next year by the peasants in the provlne
anected by the famine. The peasan
aimee their characterization In 1871 have ha.