Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-03
G0REMYK|N'S CABINET
Speculation Over a New Rus
sian Ministry.
THE PRESS NONPLUSSED
Future Policy of Government Care
fully Guarded.
TALK OVER WHITES DOWNFALL
Papers Attribute Retirement to Bad
Reception of Draft of Fundamental
Laws Sharp Comment.
TALK OVER WHITES DOWNFALL

ST PETERSBURG, May 3--The imme-
date organization of the rev cabinet Is
now anticipated. All the ministers are uh-
derstood TO have placed their designations
In the emperors hands. Besides NJ. core
mykn as premier, the s'ate Is said to IN
clude NJ Stolypin, the governor o; SaratoH,
for minister of the interier; M. kokoV-
soff for minister of finance; Prince Gallt-
zln, professor OF physics at the Academy
of sciences minister of ways and COM
munications; NJ. Won kaufman, member
of the council of the empire, minister or
education; Prince Sherinsky Shakmatoff
procurator of the holy synod; and NJ.
Stchcgloveroff, minister of justice-all bu-
reaucrats. but rather cOlorless.
The future policy OF the government Is
SO carefully guarded that the papers are
non-plussed as to whether Count -Witte's
downfall means a reversal of the lever or
the possibility of reaching a common
ground In parliament. The majority of
the papers attribute the fall of the cabi-
net to the bad reception of the draft OF
the fundamental laws. and 1t also involves
the withdrawal of the latter, which is be-
Ieved to be hopeful sign.
Press Comment.
The Strana Country says: THE passing
of Witte, with whom parliament could not
work opens the door TO a possible rap
prochement of the representatives of the
people"
The Novoe vremya thinks the emperor has
no intention of entirely dispensing with
Whites services, and expresses the opinion
that Witte will take the reins of the coun-
ell OF the empire and block radical action
on the part of the lower house
The Nasha Shisn tour time), while very
to acyip
that witte's departure Is declaration of
war against parliament. 1t says:
"The government, never bold, had al
ways been given to procrastination. WIN
hOneyed words 1t seemed to postpone a
declaration of open hostilities as long as
possible
The SIovo regards the downfall of the
Witte ministry the natural sequence or
the unanimous protest of the press against
the draft of the fundamental laws.
But Witte is trying to give it the aspect
of being due TO his own refusal TO follow
the policy OF Durnovo in order to prove that
he has always been the real protector of
liberalism aginst reaction. which. he
thinks, is the imperative duty of the gov
ernment. He proved that he did not want
to quarrel with parliament by inviting the
representatives OF the majority in parlia-
ment to form ministry, or, if not that, he
meant to form merely temporary cabinet,
understanding that it woud give way later"
Scheme Hatched by Durnovo.
The scheme hatched and put in opera
tion by Durnovo to control as many of the
peasant members of parliament as possible
as soon they arrive in st. Petersburg
has come TO grief 1t transpires that Koro-
neff and other secret agents had for weeks
been travelling In Russia, trying TO organ
ize government peasant party and to Sc
cure the adherence of the members elect
TO parliament. for whom lodgings in gov
ernment buildings at cheap prices had been
arranged by Durnovo and secret instruc-
tions were sent to the provincial govern
ors 70 induce the peasant members to oc-
cupy these lodgings. The plot was ex-
posed In several provinces and aroused ex-
Citement among the peasants, and protests
from eighteen governors. Nevertheless it
was partially successful. About forty
members elect were already occupying gov
ernment lodgings yesterday.
However, they became suspicious at the
cheap accommodations. the exclusions of
radicals and the activity of Yerogin a
member elect from Grodno province in try
ing 10 form distinct peasant party in par
Lament. Nerogin formerly a provin-
cial government official. and when a COM
radG displayed signs OF resentment at his
dictatiOn Yerogin revealed the whole plot
by announcing that lie had been selected TO
watch the peasants and that II they were
insubOrdiuate they would be expelled from
St Petersburg Thereupon the peasants
broke out into open rebellion and vacated
the government lodgings.