The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-09
SNOW WILL
 FORCE PEACE
  Some Resy in Sight For
 s.ussia. FEE1Y IS OPTIMISTIC Ral al Editors Unite to Fight
 Press Law. zemstvoists Believe That the Tranquil lity of the Country would He Hastened by Resignation of
 Witte Cabinet.

| much more optomistic feeling prevails l in Government circles at the prospect I or compete collapse of the postal tel- | egraph strike and the dennIte passage | or the danger put 1t might be compii- cated by an immediate general strike throughout the empire. The workmen s counsel and the railroad mems amiiated organizations this afternoon came to a final decision that it would not be wise i to employ the supreme fighting tool ex- cept to achieve the highest political aims and to reserve all their strength for the great struggle projected for the middle of January.
 A period of comparative calm lasting few weeks may now superyeno and both sides will use 1t in preparations for the January struggle In fort night heavy snows are likely to put an end to the reign of pillage, arson and | murd sr in the country and the Hull will give the Government chance to ac. complish something tangible and the sober minded an opportunity to re- fleet.
 The latter. however will hardly en- ter into the equation. The radical edi- tors are already organizing a move- ment to defy the new press law even before 1t is issued. This law abol- ishes the censorship in cities, but not in the country. While 1t is based on
 
 editors before the courts, 1t includes besides the usual inhibitions against lese majeste penalties, fines and im- prisonment for incitations to strikes which threatens the safety of the State, and which may cause mutinies in the army and navy.
 Punishable by Exile. Such incftations, it is said, are also punishable with exile. As the pub fishers have agreed to act together. there certainly will be another strug- gle.
 With an eye to the future. the Gov ernment is making a great effort to re- lieye the discoatent in the army by removing the causes of complaint, The sum of s1s,500.006 has been added to the military budget for the improve l ment of the soldiers food and cloth- ing.
 Though the Moscow Zemstvoists say they are ready to support Premier Witte on the conditions laid down in the resolutions of the Congress, M Petrunkevitch believes that the idea of cooperation is now too late and that the only salvation for the Government Is the retirement of the whole Witte ministry and its replacement by min istry having the confidence of the peo- pie"
 M Petrunkevitch. who himself is credited with harboring the ambition of succeeding Count Witte as premier, modestly declined to suggest a proper man when questioned on the subject, saying that was the prerogative of the Emperor. But he emphatically ex- pressed the opinion that real Liberal ministry would instantly change the situation and rally to its support not only the Zemstvoists. but the constf- tutional Democrats in general and the 1.-11 1-1w aAl VNzft pie who have not associated them selves with the socialistic revolution ists.
 Universal Suffrage.
 Though many of his colleagues might be ready to accept or compromise suf- frage on an indirect basis for the country, personally NJ. Petrunkevitch was of the opinion that the peoples hopes were so fixed on universal. di- rect and secret suffrage that it was doubtful whether the elections coulc be held under any other system. Be- sides NJ. Petrunkevftch was skepticat as to whether M. Wittes government would accept the compromise offered He believed the -eactionary influences might refuse to go beyond the plan for the extension of the suffrage to the workmen of the cities. the educated classes, merchants and persons paying $120 rent annually.
 NJ Petrunkevitch was much alarmed at the successful propagation of the sociaIistic doctrine among the peasan. try. He said:
 "A single agitator promising n so- cialistic state and private lands can inoculate n thousand Mujiks with blind passion to appropriate land with out regard to the rights of others and accomplish work which q generation of good government could not counteract tho, -ft7er 1ssa1 Rf hn fz eral ministry to begin the realization of social reforms toward the better ment of conditions of the peasants and workmen but drawing a firm line be- tween realizable forms and socialistic dreams and thus gradually wean the people away from sthe paths of agtta- tion and discontent."
 M. Petrunkevitch concluded, praising the work of Father Gapon who, he said. was preaching the right doctrine to the workmen.
 "UnIon of Everybody
 "The union of all the Russian peo- ple," formed of all the reactionary or- ganizations which participated in the Landlords Congress at Moscow in dis playing great activity in founding branches to resist the revolution and arming it's members to fight the strik CTS. In St. Petersburg 5000 persons have been enrolled and the city has been divided into d1StrictS each under a leader The result is sure to be street fighting in the event of | general strike.
 The union has drawn up an address to the Emperor in favor of the main tenance of the autocracy and implor- ing his majesty to grant only consul tive functions to the national assem- bly and not to take the great step of abdicating the autocratic power without following the traditions of his ancestors and consulting with all the estates conYening the Zemstvo and on a Zemstvoist platform designed to se- cure the adherence of the peasants, two of it's blanks to be the restoration of order and more lands for the peas ants founded not on a scheme based on a division of the crowned lands but for an appropriation of a portion of the private lands in densely populated dis tricts.
 Soldiers Are Excited.
 a IYn.- s..l. T .a-.- q