Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-18

The manager thereupon informed
Gen Trepon that he should seek re-
dregs through his embassy. The chief
OF police began to suspect that he hid
gone too far for a foreigner cannot be
suppressed I'm the same summary t1sh-
ion In Russia that a native can lie
called at the works. but the manager
declined TO see him. and slipped off by
the s o'clock train that night for ST.
Petersburg TrcpOff followed by the
next train he could catch the midnight
one--to work his pulp with the central
government But the manager had
nude the most OF his four hours start.
AT the capital he hunted mp his ambls-
sador Immediately ana got him to In
innate in the proper quarters that
unless matters We're Strengthened out,
complications" with his own govern
ment would follow When Trepom ar
rived on the scene he received a tree
mendous wieging for having failed TO
appreciate the necessity OF discrlml-
mating between "A foreigner and u Rus
sian in the exercise Of his official func-
lions TO teach him to be more eau
tlous in the future he was compelled
to apologize to the manager and was
suspended from his job for three
months, Meanwhile the strike had
spread to other works and got conn
pletely out of hand II lasted several
weeks the workmcn losing $4,000 I'm
wages and gaining no advantage what
ever from H.
FELL FOUL OF FOREIGNER
on another occasion Trepoff fell Foul
of foreigner and suffered discomht-
ure. He has "A mania for furious drlv-
ing through the streets and woe he
tide the poor Russian who has the mis-
fortune 10 impede his progress He ex-
poets everybody and everything to
make way for his august person one
dark nlght--it was while he was stll
chief of police Of NOscoW--the passage
Of his carriage through a narrow street
was blocked by another vehicle whose
occupant calmly dlsregarded his irate
commands 10 drive into q side thor
oughfaro. lie ordered a passing police
man TO arrest the insolont fellow But
the prisoner turned out Co be am Eng
lshman Of high rank who, although he
could speak no Russian, had very def
mite nm dedclded opinions concerning
the rights Of Englishmen anywhere on
the public highways OF the world,
Again Trepoff was rcprimanded and
had to apologize
At another time after cusing him
roundly he caused the arrest Of Il de-
crepit looking man who had the ef-
frontery while crossing a street 10 get
I'm the way Of his carriage II CHANGED
that the old fellow with the shaky legs
was a Russian prince, an ex-governor
general OF an important province, and
various other things, and possessed be-
sides of a tremedous sense OF his own
dignity Trepoff saved his job by apol-
oglzlng
AS MOSCOWS CHIEF.
As a chief OF police Of Moscow he
WAS not a success Crime, drunkenness,
regulation Of street traffic and the or
binary matters with which the police
are supposed to chiefly concern them
selves I'm civilized cOmmun tiles he re-
garded as insignificant details beneath
his dignity to pay attention to, But
the stern measures ne adopted TO sup
press the student demonstrations In
Moscow showed him 10 be possessed OF
that Indifference 10 human life and
callous brutality that are needed to
sustain a despotlsm that exists by
crushing freedom and terrori2iug the
pupulaCc.
TO give him due credit he Is un-
doubleday q brave man. lie would new
en- take refuge behind petticoat like
his royal master, He does not mind
risking assassination six attempts hav-
ing been made IN Moscow to kill him.
Twice he was stabbed and four times
shot az. The last attempt on his life
was made two days after he had re-
signed his office at Moscow He did
that with tho avowed intention Of GO
ing to the front
PREFERRED JAPANESE.
"slnce | must be shot att he said IN
taking his leave ~ prefer To- be a tar
get for professional Japanese soldiers
rather than Tor dirty amateurs IN Mos,
cow"
Among the troops he is known by the
suggestive nickname Of Iron Heart"
lie showed the sort of stun he is made
Of when a lieutenant by sabriug his or
derby who had been guilty Of some triv-
ial net Of disobedience. When a captain
he was engaged In putting down riots
I'm Moscow and Is credited with havinN
shot down tive men with his own rs.