Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-22
THINGS ARE MORE QUIET
Government Eas Breathing Spel--Lit-
ti2 Trouble at Present.

ST. Petersburg, N"V. .1.-t.I5 y. NJ
III" present luil is giving III" govern
meut q slight breathing spell. The
strike 1iasro ana the passing of the
Polish crisis have ctl'taiiliy temporarily
strength The hands of the govern
meat. Practically all danger Tor the
necessity Of dealing with All armed ul,-
rising IN Poland is regarded us over
ana martial Inv viii probably br aboi-
shcd 1T the ,.ld Of the week. The i'm
mediate question confronting the ctbi-
net is thu electoral law. Premier Wittc
and his colleagues have almost reached
the conclu fusion To base he elections
practically on universal suffrage. \
monlbrr Of the cabinet who may be
considered to reflect the views Of the
premier Siil, today:
The eEtrym" wing Of the intelligent
Liberals stili insist on fighting q wind
mill whom they express fears of Il re-
turn to the ola regime. That has
passed forever. The F,mpcror's step is
irreVCCJDI". The reports that this res
GlutiCn has h ell shaken ar ah.su,ui ely
without foundation. Neither i'll Russia
nor abroad need there be the eli@htust
fear that til" government dcsil, ! to re-
trace its Stcps. Au unfortunate, feature
Of the situation in Russia is The dis
tru"tfUl attitl,dc cf the influential Lib
"ral lea .cra. Nevertheless we must
riscoUnt future dcvc!upincitS and
y mere "" bciirve it Wise go SLOW. We
may u: forced to take Il radical step
such Us lie choice between evils 1t
is t.lrt adv certain that the Dnuma a..
ut present constituted ana elected will
Le 4 failure. arouse much popular ra-
sentiment @nd might he unable 10 de-
li"crate except surrounded by troops.
If the Douina is to undertake 10 trans
form itself into Il Constituent: Assembly
or elaborate 2 constitution it is better
that i should represent the true voice
Of INC nation than the minority Of the
people"
SIcakin@ Of the Jewish question, the
member of the cabinet said:
For the cabinet there exists 10 jew
;sh question. 1t is not what should he
done, but how to do il. We are ahso-
lrtcly of one mind that all the lcstric-
TONS ~ the Jews s!!ould be ;Iolishcd.
But for the government 10 decree
equality without action On tile uart of
l1e Donna would be full Of danger
Tho prejudice against the jews among
til" ignorant lower Glasses of Russia is
not fdncicl 1T is drplur.ble hut true
thai pcopl" under the old regime we're
saturated with til" idea that the Jews
We're their opprcssora
IF the Jews were granted counI
rights with Russians, the latter would
ACCEPT il aS confirmation Of the sus-
picIohs they already harhor on account
of recent Developments that the En-
p"ror has been betrayed, and nothing
the central government could do would
prevent the most frightful massacrns
M vital subject should he discussed
~ me l)0una IN order that the people
~ large may understand ana :ipnrcci-
ale the reasons why citizens under tha
l &in' of freedom enjoy equal RIGHTS
ErSli'f in thiS and other Questions fine
parties in interest would feel Them
selves compelled to ii idc by the docis-
ION "f tn" nations representatives.
The Agrarian agitation in NV opin-
IGN = the gravcst phase Of the situa-
t!oi' The peasants throughout thr
country arr possessed Of only one idea
moro land. ana the uprising which il
occurring in thu ADMINISTRATION rrov-
lhceS IS caIah!" Of Indefinite extension
by the revolutionary aSitators, who
Shrak at nothing. They are uuite
canabl@ of sending cmissarics wearing
uniforms ana imDcrsonuting aide4-de-
camp Of The Emperor to tell the peas
ants that The Emperor has drcrtrl 4
division Of the land, which the land
lords are resisting, and calling on the