New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-02
rgIR HOLDS A COUNCIL.
CONCESSION TO POLAND.
p,eu,ier's Enemies Rejoice-JesUish
Rights Demanded.

t-,.a-s1,,,rR Dec 1.-The Emperor pre-
aev at a meeting Of the council Of min
a1e- much comment has been caused by the
is'Sls IS summons to Count Pahien mem
h--s 49, the council of the empire and one of the
-. and most trusted servants Of the house
1o-,aroff. who took part in the session pre-
h1v 10 voice his majesty's views. Though
sa'- 20, undoubtedly was taken with the full
y. -ova1 Of Count witte, it gave rise to a re-
~ that the Erhfsror was losing confidence in
pa p-su,ier. which was eagerly spread by the
IS enemies in the court party.
- +ra close Of the session an official com
..,cstion was issued explaining that martial
1- - poland having produced the desired eff
- ~ the extremists it had been revoked at
~ -a,nast of General SkaIlon, Governor Cen
- Poland who was now holding out the
90 hat rhe Poles would take part in the cleo
.'a,s for the Doulna.
..sn immense public meeting held here to-
= AZ which eyewitlesses Of the n1assacres at
os.sss Kief and other cities recounted the
airing sights they had witnessed there,
-,ution holding the local authorities prin-
e5,siv responsible was adopted. The latter were
p.-ges win trying 10 organize the unenlight-
.,.s masses "a engage III a counter revolution.
r.. Attacks on tie Jews were attributed to the
t.ct n their being unprotected BY the laws, and
,ssouertlv the MODS considered them to be
.ssl- legitimate prey. Therefore, the resolution
s.--.naed that the jews. be placed Immediately
- "a equality with the Russians.
IN account Of the Jewish massacres the Min
,=,er Of War. Lieutenant General Rudlger, has
rsn. = circular 10 the local governors instruct
ing them to be lenient in the cases Of heads Of
tsm1ies Who have suffered from the massacres.
late this afternoon the outlook for a tempo
-s-v Improvement in the situation was brighter.
n, danger Of an immediate general strike was
c,1sidered to be practically ayerted as the re-
sut Of negotiations between Premier White, the
employers and the workmen, by which it was
decided that both the government and private
Establishments which are now. closed shall be
rsopened. F.. -.
TIE law governing elections to the National
Assembly is now practically completed. The
Premier hopes It viii aid the situation. The
measure will be a compromise. Direct suffrage
is not granted, but the suffrage will virtually be
general in the second degree
The public continued to unload stocks on the
BOurse to-day, but the bankers. IN view of the
better outlook, took the offerings and prevented
bad break. although imperial IS closed half
point down ct 1871. The new interior 5s,
which have been well supported, closed a half
point OF al e54z. Industrial securities Were
marked down a ruble or two, but there were no
offerings The general feeling was more tran
uul.
TIE telegraph tfeup all over Russia IS prac-
tcaIy complete. and the government does not
laog WIS. is happening IN me interior OF the
e1ri--. The de!ire-y Of al mail mater .S:as
stopped here this morning. Emissartes of the
strikers have sent 70 Finland to induce their
comrades 10 Join in the strike. This would cut
off cable communication, which remains open
for press and government messages, although
lie central once here Is noninaIly closed.
Much as the government would like to resist,
IL is poweriess with the threat Of a general po-
litical strike hanging over its head and the fact
that the Interior Minister. NJ Durnovo, viii
probably be sacrificed to gain the resumption
Of telegraph Communication. At thu. same time.
The government IS fully conscious that the de-
rnands for the reinstatement Of the leaders of.
the telegraphers' union and the dismissal of II.
Durnovo are mere pretexts, and that its sur
render wiz only serve to encourage the revolu-.
tioaists e new efforts. These, following the tao
tics IN the case of the Cronstadt mutineers, are
certain 10 take The form of a fight to save the.
lives Of the Sebastopol rnutineers for the plr-.
pose Of again proving the proletariats soil.
darity with the army and navy. i
The Russ" says the situation Is such that the
government is unable to guarantee that to-
morrow the guns Of Cronstadt will not lombard
the capital. The White government seems utterly
unable 70 find a weapon TO use against passive
revolution, and it hesitates, hoping that the
tide will somewhat subside and permit the
realization Of the reforms in an orderly way.
In the meanwhile the country is threatened with
a oounter-reyolution with all the horrors. 81. a
peasant Instruction, and it becomes more and
more apparent that there are only two modes
Of egress-that the government must either. put
ice whole country under a dictatorship and
martial law, or proclaim a readynade constitu-
uoh. Premier KFitte refuses to consent TO the
FORMER. although the court officers and imperial
gaard are clamorng for it. The advocate. Of
ne latter are increasing N. Souvortn, Editor
" lie 'Novoe Eremya,' openly announces this
De the only possible hope of rallying the mod.
eate sentiment of the country to active support
q he governrnent
he Associated Press learns that none Of the
SebastoDol mutineers win be executed.
10 further details are obtainable of the cir
.unStances Of the arrest at Tsarskoe Selo of sol-
oieFs belonging to the Imperial Guard. The gar
-son has been reinforced BY the Semiomovka
regiment. Grand Duke Nicholas NichoIaieyitch,
eolnrnander Of the Imperial Guard, has decided
% send in turn an the other Guard Regiments to
1sarskoe Seio
1t develops that at the time of the mutiny at
oeoastopol the sailors of the Volunteer Fleet at
o0essa and the engineers Of the Southwestern
hallway refused to transport troops and artiI-
tefy to sebastopol
- = state Of minor siege has been declared in
1'ahscas2ia and saratoff.