The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-15
WHITE TALKS OF HIS MISSION.
RESULT or PEACE CONFERENCE
CAN'T HE FORETOLD.
President OF the Council Said to Have Sc.
cured More Power IN Home Govern.
ment ~ Price for Accepting the Post OF
PIenlpotentIary Resigned by Mura,ier.
retail cable Despatch 10 THE sun.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
ST. PETERSBURG. July H. Councillor
Gorodasetz OF the Ministry OF Foreign
Affairs, who has visited America twice and
who spea ks English tuently, has been added
to the pea ce mission since the appointment
OF NJ. Wtte as a plenipotentiary. The
latter said on receiving him to-day that he
was undertaking mission the end Of which
it was impo ssible to foretell. Nobody knew
what proposals would be made. He could
only onjecture what they would he and
this he was doing,
NJ. Whites nomination has been received
with universal satisfaction In the business
world and with silence in military circles
and In many OF the Ministries, where his
opponent are numerous.
All recognize that 1t Is premature to
ssune that the Court and society have def
nitely adopted peace policy. Count
Muravieff, who resigned his place as pleni-
potentiary, declared that he understood
until he arrived at St. Petersburg that he
would enter the conference with freedom
equal to that enjoyed by Baron Komura.
one Of the Japanese plenipotentiaries. 1t
was only afterward that he learned that
Japan's proposals must be accepted In prin-
ciple before any discussion would be allowed
on separate questions.
NJ. Whites acceptance Of tho mission under
these conditions Is welcome. but surpris-
ing. 1t Ia explained by NJ Whites friends
that his acceptance was accompanied by
an arrangement that will be ratified before
the formers departure. affecting his position
"a President Of the Council Of Ministers,
and giving a new course to the internal
policy NJ Witte stipuates that the Min
istry Of the Interior shall be placed under
the President OF the Council OF Ministers.
and that projects OF reform which have
heretofore been referred to that Ministry
shall be effected under his personal presi-
dency. M Witte will thus become an actual
Prime Minister instead Of being, as here
tofore, debarred in q sinecure from an
actual voice in framing the policy Of the
empire. Outside the circle Of M. Whites
adherents the expectation that he will be
entrusted with such power is regarded as
oversanguine.
LONDON, July 15-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Times says he under
stands the Instructions M. White received
from the Gar at a prolonged audience at
Peterhof were to get the best terms possible
from Japan. The powers conferred on NJ.
Witte, according to the correspondent. are
restricted, and 1t ia therefore inferred that
the Car has not yet decided upon such con-
cessions as Japan will undoubtedly de-
mAnd There Is hope, however. that the
Government will gradually realize the in
evitable ..-........... ....... ...
The Government has been striving to
prevent the assembly at Moscow next
week Of the representatives OF the zemstvos
and dumas the former being the district
and provincial assemblies and the latter
the town and city assemblies. Every
method has been utilized for this purpose.
entreaty, intimidation and newspaper
paragraphs. but all in vain. The congress
remains fixture. Moreover. the bourse
committee is arranging a synchronous
gathering of business men. The Govern
ments anxiety to prevent the Moscow
meeting is due to its desire to avoid more
criticism of Bouy guines plan and to pre-
vent further agitation in view of the Czar'-
impending visit - Moscow to proclaim
fundamental reforms
Meanwhile the bureaucracy remains
faithful to it's policy OF blindness and OBJ
struction. Not a single reform mentioned
in the ukase Of Dec. % has yet become
law. The Official Messenger announces
that the COMMITTEE OF MINISTER'S mas de-
cided that the rcscript OF March 3, declar-
ing the Czar's intention to convoke repre-
sentatives Of the nation, does not Affect
the question of legislative unity. which re-
mains as now, dependent entirely upon the
Cars will.
News from all quarters OF Russia records
strikes and other disturbances. Six more
Cossack regiments have been mobilized
RUSSIA FACING FAMINE.