Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-18
DEPOSITION
OF EMPEROR
Is Wanted by the Zsmstvoists
and Journalists of
Russia.
TO ESTABLISH REGENCY
OF Infant Heir of Throne Meeting Of
Congress for this End Has Been
Prohibited.

st. Petersburg, July 1S.-A sensa-
tional rumor is current here to-day
that large party of Zemstvoists and
Journalists at Moscow are in favor OF
proclamation of deposition of EN-
peror Nicholas and the establishment
of the regency of the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nikolaievitch, the infant son
of the Emperor and the heir to the
throne, under four Grand Dukes. 1t
is alleged that for this reason meet
ing of all the Russian ZemStvoist and
Journalist congress, which was to have
taken place tomorrow at Moscow, has
been prohibited.
M. Witte Has Final Interview With
Emperor.
st. Petersburg, July 18.-M. Witte
had a final interview with Emperor
Nicholas at Peterhof to-day. The for
eign minister, Count Lamsdorff, was
present, showing a complete harmony
of views between M. Witte and the
foreign minister M. Witte leaves st.
Petersburg for Paris tomorrow, ac-
companied by Nine. Witte. At Paris
they will meet their daughter, who is
the wife of the secretary of the Rus
sian legation at Brussels. Nine. Witte
has no intention of joining her hus-
band later in America.
Russians Will Make Stand at Nokiefsk.
Toxic, July 1S.-Reliable informa-
ton has been received here that the
Russian forces in northern Korea have
gradually been driven northward since
last month and now hold only two po-
sitions south of the Tumen river
The latest information from the
front, however, reports the advance
south of a large force from Vladivo-
stok, but it is believed the Russians
will halt at Nokiefsk north of the Tu-
men, and concentrate their forces to
make resolute stand there against
the Japanese advance.
The rainy season has set in in Man
churia and prevents movements on a
large scale.
Interview With M. Witte.
St Petersburg, July 1S.-In an in
terview with a representative of the
Associated Press on the present situa-
ton, Nj. Witte, among other things
said:
Russia is not crushed, as the for
eign press has led the world to believe.
The interior situation is very serious,
| do not deny, but in Europe and
America the thorough significance of
what is happening is not understood.
Correspondents come here and talk
with the people in st, Petersburg and
Moscow, misinterpret what is happen
ing and fill the world with false inn
press IS as to Russia future.
Rus. has little resemblance tol
western c. ,ntries To know Russia,
to understand the soul of the Russian
people, it is necessary that one should
have been born here or lived many
years in Russia. The customs, history,
mental psychology of the people are
entirely different from those of west
ern nations and Russia can not be
judged by western standards. 1t is
such an immense country, composed
the Russian people are like great
family. At present they are torn by
internal dissensions, but these divis-
ions will disappear should the people
really feel that the integrity OF the
country and it's future destiny were at
stake.
Russia is not on the verge of dis
solution as great power and is not
obliged to accept any conditions Of
fered in spite of the military reverses
she has sustained.
1--WE are passing through an inter
nal crisis, which has been marked by
many grave events, and which may
have others still in store, but the crisis
will pass, and in few years Russia
will again take her place as a pre-
ponderent power in the European con-
cert"