Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-22
RUSSIAN COUNCIL Of
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Car Issues Rescrlpt for co.ordl.
mating Military and Naval
Administration,
WILL DEVELOP FIGHTING FORCE
Means Dchalte Abandonment of Plan
To Send Grand Duk, Nicholas to
Take Supreme Command,

st. Petersburg, May 90, g.o5 a, M.
The FIRST step toward the institution Of
the long.contcmplated council Of ma.
llonal defense, to coordinate the Ocllv.
tiles Of the military ana naval admins.
,rillon, has been taken up In an Inn.
pcral manifesto creating special pro.
llmnary commission undor the prcsl.
doncy Of Grand Duke Nicholas Nichol.
aioyltch,
The manifesto IL preceded by a re.
script which Emperor Nicholas al.
dressed TO the grand duke, In which
his majesty said
IN order TO insure the development
OF the empires lghtlng force In q man.
ner corresponding 10 the needs ana res
sources Of tho state ana uniformity In
the duties Of the supreme naval ana
military administration, ana also TO
harmonl2o ,hom with those Of other
government institutions IN questions AZ.
footing tho safety Of the state, | have
deemed II necessary TO establish a per.
manont state defense council ! charge
the special commission. consisting OF
members appointed by me under the
presidency Of your imperial hlghncss, 10
draw up, according TO my direct sug-
gostIon, a law relating TO this institute
Tho rofcript concludes with tho oy-
preston Of the conviction that the CONF
mission win carry out the task connd-
cd 10 II without delay ana with tho
caro- ana undivided attention which tho
hlgh importance Of the now institution
demands,
The formation ~ the council and tho
assumption by Il Of control Of the war
~ expected 90 cnsuo shortly, as tho
main details have already been worked
out, The dispatch ~ Grand Duke Nich-
olas Nicholnlovltch who Is designated
AZ the president OF the permanent state
defense council, 10 Mnnchurla 10 as
sumo direct command Of the imperial
forces there has been several times scr.
lousy considered, and he has served
repeatedly Of late ms representative OF
the emperor IN dealing with vital ques.
lions of war,
The existing council Of war, which
has proved unsatisfactory, VIII be su-
pofcodod DS mo new body The step w
an extremely important one, FOR which
the events ~ the war IN the far cast
have shown tho necessity the two de-
partmonts failing 20 work together 10
the best advantage oven whom actuat-
ed by The most harmonious feelings,
ana friction has boon often manifested.
Many opportunities for helpful co.op.
GRAFTON between tho two arms OF the
service are constantly arising and, N
Vice Admiral Rojcsty,nsky succeeds IN
reaching NladiyostOk and shaking the
Japanese mastery of the sea, the coun.
ell win play very wolghty role AZ
tho same time the council Ia created
not FOR the prcson, war; but as \ por.
mancn, organism OF tho state, subordl.
mating the war and navy departments
ana oven ovcrshadowng tho other
ministries
1t Is understood the formal lon ~ tho
now council means the definite ADAM
donmont ~ the plan ~ sending grand
duke Nicholas Nicholaicyltch to the far
east TO assume supreme command on
land ana son, Gen IneYtch and Woo
Admiral HirIlie0 viii bo loft unhAm-
porod except M 10 tho grand outlines
OF strategy