Evening star., 1905-11-06
PLEA FOR CONFIDENCE
Significant Utterance Of the
Czar's Organ.
EMPIRE Is THREATENED
ASKS PEOPLE TO RALLY TO SUP
PORT OF NEW REGIME.
Maintains That the Press Must Stand
EMPIRE Is THREATENED
Maintains That the Press Must Stand
Together in Its Support Of
the Government.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 5.-The
Official Messenger prints this morning an
other strong appeal for confidence. 1t bears
Count Whites remarks, hints strongly that
the empire is threatened with dismember-
ment unless the people rally to It's support,
and draws attention to the different char
acter of the representations with which the
government Is being besieged to Quen the
existing disorders in the country, some OF
them complaining of the zeal of the troops
and others of their inaction, some asking
for military protection and others for the
entire removal of the soldiers.
Although it is impossible in every case
the note says, Ito diagnose the true cause
of the conflicts, 1t is clear that their origin
generally is the hostility aroused among the
different classes of the population. Those
who are dissatisfied with the manifesto pro-
woke the indignation of those who received
1t with gratitude leading to attacks and
counter attacks, all of which could be avoid
ed If the people only had confidence that
the reforms set forth in the imperial mani
festo Will be executed. Disorders accom-
plish nothing and only delay the reforms
which are designed to give the people a
representative assembly In which to present
their differences. The duty every faithful
subject of the emperor is to aid in the
paclfcation Of the country.
ASKS Tor united Press.
I'm particular" the note concludes, "the
government reckons on the support Of the
press, which must understand that In the
present situation union of the intellectual
forces of the whole nation is necessary"
The tactics of the opposition, according to
the Russ, will be peaceable. They will
take the form of demonstrat tions to compel
the government to redeem its promises and
meet the wishes of the people. The paper
claims that even Count Witte fails to COM
prehend the forces with which he Is deal
ing. which consist of unions and leagues
representing organized dtstrust.
Continuing, the Russ says: There are no
leaders and Count Whites effort to bring
individuals into his camp are therefore un-
ava!ling. He summons them under the In
fuence of his personality, they listen. but
are powerless to reply, and when they take
back his words to the organizations they
represent. the organizations, free from the
spell of his magic, always return the same
reply, that confidence in his words Is I'M
possible and that they can trust only IN
deeds. The resolutions Of the leagues are
in the nature of ultmatums.
Situation Most Complex.
The political situation is most complex.
Whether the government will be able to out
ride the popular storm Is problematical, for
Count Witte will have a harder task in
making peace with the Russian people than
he had with Japan. In the midst OF the
confusion following the abdication of abb
solutism there has not yet been time for
realignment of parties, but the lines OF
cleavage are clear.
The extremists. including the socialist
workmen and students. refuse to support
Count Witte and have pronounced in favor
of democratic republic. The intellectuais
and the professionals under the Leadership
of the Moscow Zemstvosts are not yet ready
to overturn the monarchy, but are con-
vinced that the reigning bureaucracy Will
not assist in bringing an end to autocraey,
and demand constituent assembly based
on universal suffrage to decide on form OF
government.
The third party Ia made up Of divers ele-
ments of conservatism, including the mobiles
and landed proprietors as well as the re-
actionaries who, disgruntled with the en-
peror's surrender, nevertheless Will be
forced to the side of conservatism. The
peasants whose traditions and religion
would lead them to the support of the en-
peror thevascillating between the Bourgeosie
and the conservatives. While sympathizing
with the liberals aspirations. yet they are
| frightened by the specter of anarchy.
The Only Solution Possible.
Prince Lvof explained to the Associated
Press today that the deputation of the
Moscow OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES group
OF which he is member. which called on
Count Witte yesterday demanding the con-
vocation Of constituent convention, be-
lieved that such a course was the only solur