The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-26
CAR BEGS TO BE
TOLD THE TRUTH
Current Story Has the Emperor
. Demanding Real News of
/; Toilers Condition.
New York Sun Special Service.

London, Jan. 26.-The Standard cor.
respondent telegraphs from Berlin:
The following story is current in con-
nection with the disturbances in st.
Petersburg, on Sunday. News Of the
street fighting reached the imperial fam
1ly while. they were seated at dinner at
his chair, the car exclaimed:
In the name Of the saints and our
fatherland, tell me the truth about this
movement. among workingmen. Is
there no one who will tell me the
truth?'.> ~, =
Many people are convinced that the
extent of the movement.
Another Story Has Gear Calm.
DR.. Dillon, the special correspondent
of the Telegraph in st. Petersburg,
sayssis -, - ,
place Of residence several times Of late
he has acted solely out of consideration
for others and not for any sense Of per-
sonal insecurity. It is only fair to him
to say that he remains as absolutely
calm and unmoved as he was after the
Intelligence had arrived that 5000 men
had been wounded or killed in the far
east.
"Nothing disconcerts his majesty and
O. poA ooA WIN 4dS SpOhtu Will ullu ScV-
eral times during the eventful days Of
the present week assures me that he
was less concerned and less preoccupied
on Sunday and Monday than General
Grant or General Won Moltke, before
one OF their critical engagements. Just
before signing the ukase abolishing the
civil powers Of administration and ap-
pointing Trepoff a governor general his
majesty was whistling a lively air in
his apartments at the palace, while writ
ing: remarks. on the loyal addresses
which still continue to come in.
Czarina Is Indifferent.
"The reigning empress is described
as equally brave and supremely indif-
ferent,, al! her interest being wrapped
ehts positively adore. fh % dow ay:n en- en-
press, on the contrary, keenly appreci-
ates the difficulties Of the Situation and
Is terrible distressed, in consequence Of
which the entire imperial family is now
at the Tsarkoe Seloe.'
Mirsky and the Editors.
Dillon also sends an account Of an
interview between Prince Mirsky and a
deputation Of newspaper editors, who
waited on him Wednesday morning.
sented by them:
"The council Of editors of the daily
Journals in st Petersburg affrms the ne
cessity at least during the present diff
Guilty and disturbed period, to bestow
upon the press without delay, full liber-
ty to communicate all facts and events
Of public life and to comment upon
them. At the same time the editors
united in council consider themselves
obliged to point out that in their pro
found conviction the only way out of
the present situation is the convocation
of zemstvo assembly for the purpose
of establishing order. This assembly
should consist Of freely elected repre-
sentatives from all ranks and classes Of
the. population and should enjoy I'M
ton, The slttings Of the assembly
should take place with absolute pub
:,a.,.1:, Sharply Addressed Mirsky.
After the petition had been read the
editor Of the Novoye Vremyia, NJ. Suv-
orin, who is looked upon in Russia as
the pillar of the bureaucracy, sharply
addressed Prince Mirsky. He said:
~ feel bound to say that heretofore
l regarded the liberal movement in Rus
STA as superficial and I judged it accord
ingly. But the events of the past few
days have convinced me that I was mis-
taken and that the whole Russian peo-
pie are behind it. The army, too, which
common cause with them. -
Here Prince Mirsky interrupted the
speaker, saying:
"Well, the troops fred on the strik-
ers when commanded to do 500
Says Army Will Mutiny.
eyes, replied Suvorin, "but that
will not last long. Tomorrow or next
week the soldiders and officers will join
hands with the people and then the
struggle will be over. If there were
lit would have been easy for them to
constitute themselves a provisional gov
eminent. I never before understood
how it could be possible for an i'm
poster like a pseudo demetrius to lay
claim to a throne and harvest with such
success among the people, but at pres
emit that is no longer mystery for me.
However this may be, we are passing
thru a crisis of extreme gravity which
of the responsible rulers. -
Mirsky Dodges the Question.
Prince Mirsky, whose attitude and
words produced the most unfavorable
impression upon all present, remarked
that before the question of reform could
be dealt with, the strike and revolu-
: tionary movement must be put down.
Finally, in answer to the plain question
whether he could give the deputation
any hope that their grievances would
be speedily redressed, he muttered some
thing about sgpeMaking to the new GOV
| view on the subject. The deputation;
convinced Of the hopelessness Of re-
ceiving anything from the government,
| then withdrew.