The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-27
COUNT wrrrE IS ALARMED.
Difficulties In the Path of the Premier Seem Inaurmountahle.


 St. Petersburg, Nov. 26-The suc- cessful munity of the sailors at Se- bastopol accompanied by the first open revolt of an entire regiment of troops has created the greatest alarm in gov ernment circles. and no attempt is made to disguise the seriousness of this latest crisis
 government. Mutiny contagious and the epedemic of revolt. which has at- tackled in turn practically all units of the navy from vladivostok to Cron- stadt, it Is now feared, is destined to spread through the army.
 Ugly reports have been repeatedly circulated among the soldiers in Man. churia, and it was specifically report cd week ago that General Linevitch had to put down a mutiny in which considerable blood was shed, and that he executed forty-two officers. No confirmation of this report was obtainabls. but, whether it be true or not, the morale of the troops on gar rison duty in Russia has oertainly everywhere been shaken by the revo- lutionary propaganda, and the fidel- ity of individual units of the regi- ments is in question. 2 t Relying en the Cossacks. During the disorders following ths promulgation of the Imperial mani festo, some of the Provincial Govern ors refrained from testing the loyalty of the troops, preferring to rely on the cossacks. who showed no signs of wal vering.
 Count witte called an extraordinary session of the cabinet this afternoon and another session was held tonight to consider the situation. Grand Dnks Nicholas Nicholaievitch. Pregirent Of the Council of National Defense. and Commander of the Imperial Guard. was present. and this fact caused a revival of the rumor that the Grand Duke might be immediately appoint ed dictator, but 1t - can be taken for granted that this step has not been de- cided upon, as it, is plain that a dic- tatorsl1fp at the present functure would be sure to precipitate an imme- diate- armed revolt Witte's government. if it's continues it's present policy, in the opinion of many students of the situation, will be powerless to cope with the prob lens by which it Is constantly con- , fronted. The revolutionary tide sub sides only to mount higher, and the extreme Liberals. convinced that the government must fall, are raising their demands proportionately.
 NuC9MAlStGmGy Oh 1CAAun98s
 The Slovo to-day pertinently pointed out the inconsistency of the demand of the revolution for the abolition of the death penalty. saying: They base their demand on humanitarian grounds, yet they closed the drug stores, which furnished medicines to the sick, and stopped the railroads which were carrying relief to millions suffering from famine"
 The Russ halls the mutiny at Se- bastopol as the beginning of the end. and calls upon the zemstvo congress to quit talking and to come to St. Petersburg in the name of the country and ask Count Witte what he proposes to do to tranquiliZe the people, and, if the reply be unsatisfactory, to take the only step which remains. namely the formation of a provisional govern ment.
 M. Souvori. the editor of the Novoe Vremya, likens the situation to hy- dra headed monster, which, no soon CT than one of its heads is cut off. grows two in it's place, adding that unfortunately there Is no Hercules in sight" would InKlame Socialists.
 The only immediate measure the government Is known to have decided upon is the enactment of drastic law to punish persons guilty of exciting strikes. but this would only be likely to inflame the Socialists.
 The physical impossibility of hold ing elections in many provinces, owing to the prevalence of agrarian disor- ders and the generally disturbed con ditions, involve the postponement or the meeting of the Douma, which is sure to be misinterpreted. and this constitutes another danger and adds to the arguments of those who are urging on Count witte that the only chance of restoring comparative tram cuility is to induce the Emperor to sign q measure guaranteeing the lib- critics promised in the manifesto.
 They declare that the choice lies hatween that and dictatorship