Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-13
RUSSIA MAY
CONTINUE THE WAR
She Will Probably Decide that
Prestige Abroad aud Situation
At Home NcceSsitatc 1t.
MAY GIVE WITTE FULL SWAY.
Nor is 1t Likely that Prince Mirsky
viii be Allowed to Retire All
Is Uncertainty,

81. Petersburg Jan. l2.-The govern
ment seemingly Is about TO make the
irrevocable decision that prestige
abroad and the situation at home
noccssitate the continuation Of the war
till peace with dignity is possible.
Beyond this point no confirmation cx-
lists, especially regarding the immediate
development Of the interior situation.
Emperor Nicholas is sim apparently
vacclllatlng as to whether he shall al
low NJ. Wltte fun sway, IN the mean
time declining to permit Prince svlato-
polk-Mirsky TO retire, The latter per-
slsts in the view that the confidence Of
the people IN the manner I'm which the
reform manifesto is to be worked out rs
VIAL ana that this Is impossible IL the
work Is TO be left completely In the
hands Of the bureaucrats Direct con-
sultation with representative OF the
classes interested, he considers essen-
tial
II has now been definitely established
that the third section Of the manifesto.
as 1t was originally drafted by Minister
SviatopOlk- Mrsky provided for reprp-
sentauon of the zemstyos I'm the council
of the empire, ana that it was stricken
out against his earnest protest.
Prince overwhelmingly retirement
nom the ministry OF the intarlor con-
tinues to be considered ms only "a mat
ter Of short time, although there IL
seeming evidence that the emperor
hopes by tcmporarlzing to avoid the
necessity OF concentratlns the reins Of
power in the hands Of NJ. Witte. Should
real storm break, however no one
doubts that NJ Witte is the one strong
man in sight who can be called TO the
bridge
The lack Of cohesion and alignment
Of the forces opposed TO the existing
state Of things, and mutual distrust of
each others program, seem TO make
anything approaching actual revolution
at the present tlme unworthy Of SER
ious consideration.
Socialists, revOlutionists and other eX-
IRENE elements, as well as the ubject
races on the borders OF Russia, an have
different detectives, with which the con-
sentative liverals. whom the govern
ment really hopes to appease, have lit
tie in common and above ALL Russia's
unnumbered millions Of peasants, al
though they have manifested an abhor-
ence of war principally for economic
reasons and because It takes their loved
ones away, have given almost no evil
dence of having been stirred By the pre-
yailing political agitation.
Demonstrations, and even disorders,
on large scale, In the centers Of popu-
latlon, are regarded by the authorities
as possible, accompanied by a recur-
renee of terrorism by those who believe
the bomb is the only weapon with which
they can get absolutsm. This is really
considered the likellest and most de-
plorable possibility I'm the near future.
For the moment all Is quiet In the in
terror, the people seemingly being alb
sorbed with the Christmas holidays
No further disorders have occurred
I'm connection with mobilization, the on
ly active movement Of any sort noted
being demonstrations at Mini Novogor-
cd and Moscow, both confined 10 meet
ings Of school professors, who took adj
vantage Of the occasion to protest
against the disabilities under which,
they declare, the STATS OF the universe
ties labored, and who adopted resolu-
tions IN favor Of reforms on the line
Of the recent zemstvo memorial, but
going further than the emperor's mani
festo The meeting atNijni Novogor0d
was dispersed by the police and several
persons outside the hall were injured,
but none Of them seriously