Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-06
Hints if People Do Not Rally to
Empires Support it is Threat
eaed With Dismemberment.
DISORDERS DELAY REFORM.
Their Origin Generally is Hostility
Aroused Among Different Classes
OF the Population.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 6,--rhe Official
Messenger prints this morning a
strongly worded appeal for confidence.
1t bears Count Whites ear marks, hints
strongly that the empire is threatened
with ACKNOWLEDGMENT unless the people
rally to it's support and draws attention
TO the different characters OF the rep
resntations with which the government
is being besieged TO quell the existing
disorders IN the country, some Of them
complaining OF the zeal Of the troops
and others Of their inacton, some ask
ing for military protection and others
for the entire removal Of the soldiers.
Although It Is impossible in every
case the note says, "to diagnose the
true cause Of the conflicts, it is clear
that their origin generally Is the hos
tillty aroused among the different
classes of the population, Those who
are dissatisfied with the manifesto pro-
woke the indignation OF those who re-
ceived Il with satisfaction. Disorders
accomplish nothing and only delay the
reforms which are designed TO give
the people a representative assembly
to settle their difficulties.
THE duty Of every faithful subject
Of the emperor is to aid In the pacih-
cation Of the country.
In particular the note concludes,
"the government reckons on the sup
port Of the press, which must UNDER
stand that IN this political situation n
union Of the intellectual forces ot the
whole nation is necessary"
The tactics Of the opposition, accord
ing TO the Russ will be peaceable, They
will take the form OF demonstrations to
compel the government TO redeem It's
promises and meet the wishes of the
people. The paper claims that even
Count Witte fails 70 comprehend the
forces with which he Is dealing, (which
consist Of unions and leagues represent
ing organized dlstrust"
Continuing, the Russ says:
There are no leaders and Count
Whites efforts to bring individuals into
bis camp are therefore unavalling. lie
summons them under the influence Of
his personality they listen but are
poWerless 10 reply, and when they take
back his words TO the organizations
they represent, the organizations, free
from the spell Of his magic, always re-
turn the same reply. that confidence in
his words il impossible and that they
can trust only In deeds. The resolu-
tons Of the easues are IN the nature
iot ultimatumt"
CONSTITUTIONALISTS' DEMANDS.
st. Petersburg. Nov. 6.--Prnce Lvoff
explained 10 the Associated Press to-
day that the deputation OF the Moscow
~ Al - D. 1. "a
ne Is a member, which called ON Count
Witte, demanded the convocation OF a
constituent convention. believed that
such a concourse was the only solution
Of the situation. He said
Count Witte asked for our support
and told us that our views more near
ly corresponded with his than any
other group. But the support OF no
party can now stem the tide or affect
the final development OF the great ma
tional drama. Autocracy has abdicat-
ed IN words but cannot stop half way.
4 constituent assembly elected by uni
versal direct suffrage must formulate
guarantees for the liberties promised
IN the manifesto II is better for the
government 20 realize this Immediately
than to travel the painful path over
which the people viii drag H.
Count Witte told us that universal
suffrage was also his final aim, but
he disagreed with the methods we pro-
posed and said amidst the present eN-
element which daily was leading 10
bloody collision between different
classes OF tho population he did not
consider II possible for the govern
ment 10 take the responsibility OF es-
tabllshng universal sufferage-that
steps must he taken by the national
assembly itself"