The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-09
COUNT WHITE
WINS SUPPORT
Prospects Brighter With Rumor o.
TrepOff's Resignation.
ST. PETERSBURG FAVORS
PROMINENT MEMBERS or PARTY
ALLIED WITH PREMIER.

st. Petersburg. Nov. S.-Prospects are
growing brighter for a working COM
bination between Count Witte and the
conservative faction Of the constitu-
tional democrats and the wing of the
zemstvoists which was lef. behind in
the rapid development of reform ideas
OF congresses.
The resignation OF General Trepoff
and his nomination as post commander
Of the imperial palace is generally re
ported in the city tonight. Count Witte
who has been in constant cOmmunica-
ton with prominent members of the
constitutional democratic party for sew
erai days, and who has steadily been
informed that the dismissal of TrepofT
is an Indispensable preliminary TO any
cooperation OF that party. seems final
~ to have yielded this condition.
Count White was favored by a split
which manifested itself in a meeting OF
prominent st. Petersburg members of
the party this evening. While a strong
faction declared for a hard and fast
union of radicals and social democrats
until the work of freedom shall have
been completed by the conVoca ton of
a constituent assembly, a majority
seemed inclined 10 come 10 the support
OF Count Witte, provided that sufficient
guarantees be given for the carrying
out of the prom SEES contained in the
imperial manifesto and of Count Wit
ties announced programme in full and
in good faith. The central figure of the
gathering was Peter Struye. editor of
the OSvolojdenie, the editions of
which for years had to be printed on
tissue paper and smuggled into RUS q
in the form of letters, the mere posses
sion of which constituted q crime ".
Struve, strangely enough, is aligned
with the conservative democratic par
~. He said today to the Associated
Press:
THE purpose of my paper has now
been achieved, | shall now bring out
one more edition of my paper the first
and last issue 10 be prinfed on Russian
soil. and shall then discontinue its pub
licatiOn. Since my arrival here | have
had numerous conferences with friends
in the liberal ranks, and I find among
them differences Of opinion as to their
future tactics. Some are for war 10 the
end with The present government. no
matter what promises are made while
others believe il advisa hle to enter upon
the enjoyment of the liberties gran ed
by the government and to Cooperate
with Count White ia bringing the bless
ings of peace, order and constitutional
government TO Russia. In the last
number Of OsvoIcjdenie, which was
printed in Paris / advocated this pol
icy. and am still inclined to that he
lief though I wish to consult further
with my friends and to post myself
fully before taking a definite stand. Al
this, of course. is dopendent upon the
path which Count Witte will pursue. It
is necessary for him to meet certain
conditions and to give adequate guar
antees that the promised reforms Will
be executed,
Prince Sviqtopolk Mirsky, former
minister Of the interior. left Kharkoff
today for St Petersburg in RESPONSE to
a summons BY Count White. This fact
has aroused gossin that the prince viii
be offered a portfolio in the new cab
met. but in We'll Informed circles doubt
is expressed that he will become one
of the premier's advisers. NJ. GuchkOff.
a prominent member of the Moscow
zemstvo, viii probably be named as the
first head of the new ministry Of COM
merce. a ukase creating which was
2azetted today.