The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
PALE FEAR IN PALACE
Can White Stay the Rising Lava Tide
OF Unrest Which Threatens to Over
flow All Russia? A Member of the
Cars Council Thinks No Conces.
sions Will Avail. Troops Pour into
st. Petersburg. Strikes, Mutiny,
Anarchy Reign.
(By the Associated Press.)

ST Petersburg, Oct. 27.-That the
present situation cannot end without
bloodshed is the conviction prevail
ing i'm the highest government circles
which from moment to moment are
expecting a conflict between the troops
and the revolutionists, according to
news of trouble in the provinces. es-
declared in state of war. The gov
error of Kieff has been instructeI
take all necessary measure TO resto.
order which the local government
and the commander of the troops are
unable TO maintain.
one of the most prominent mem
ber;s of the EmperOrS council re-
Ceived the Associated Press representa-
tive today and said with every evil
dence of deep emouor:
1.-THE situation lis a grieVouS and a
painful one. and l see no way out OF
II except by the employment of ar
ed force Please do not misunder-
with tears, but ii is becoming more
and more evident that the troops will
De compelled to fire. / can see 10
other possible outcome. The revolu-
tionists and terrorists are absolutely
bent on forcing a conflict upon US,
and nothing we can do Will satisfy
them. The extension of the suffrapt
and the right of assembly will be
nothing to tnem. 1ney are determiI-
cd to have bloodshed, and we ca.
not avoid the issues. 1t is fright
full disease from which Russia is suf-
ferinG and. sad and painful as it is
the government must act with force .
To Name Witte Premier Today.
The minister said that the law
~ eating a responsible cabinet wiz
probably be promulgated and Count
Whites nomination as premier an
nounced tomorrow UnJ = the statute
the Premier may or may not hold a
spetll portfolio
Count White spent almost the "rr'"..
day with the Emperor at ST. Peterhorf
ana he has not confined 10 his col
Ieaguo1 whether he intends TO take
the ministry of the interior or the
ministry of finance or no portfolio az
all. The whcle of the ministerial bniy
is also in ignorance as to whether
they will retain their places under the
new leader.
Realizing that any attempt to inter
fere with the monster meeting at the
university would inevitably lead to {
bloody outbreak. General Trepoff, wht
announced during the afternoon tina
ne intended to prevent trouble, in
structed the police to close their eye!
to the fact, and the meeting, which
was attended by between $4,000 an6
10000 persons. passed off without {
conflict. The troops stationed around
the building were withdrawn, but il
the court. the city bourse and othe1
nearby buildings half a dozen compa
MES of Cossacks and strong forces o
infantry and dragons were in read
mess to sally forth if necessary.
Meetings of the People.
Big meetings were also held in tn
archaeological and art Institutes anC
in two engineering schools. The stu
dents at none of these meetings tool
a rominent part in the deliberations
yielding the hospitality of the colleg,
buildings without attempting to cloal
the meetings under the guise of stu
dent assemblies. With the hope o
avoiding further meetings at the uni
versity, General Trepoff later placed
halls in three different parts of tn
city at the disposal of the people TO
meetings. thereby practically granting
the demands of agitators the right o
assembly.
The scene inside the university beg