New-York tribune., 1906-05-04
NEW RUSSIAN CABINET.
AU ministers Out-PIot Agaimst
Peasant Members Fails.

81. Petersburg May 8.-The immediate organ
ization OF the new Cabinet Is now anticipated
All the ministers are understood 20 have placed
their designations in the Emperor's hands Be
sides NJ Goremykin as Premier. the slate is said
20 include NJ Stolypin, the Governor Of Saratoff,
for Minister of the Interior; NJ. PoSovsoff for
Minister OF Finance; Prince Galitztn professor
OF physics at She Academy OF Sciences. Minister
OF WAYS and Communications; NJ. Won Kauf-
man, a member OF the Council Of the Empire,
Minister OF Education: Prince Sherinsky Shak-
matoff, Procurator Of the Holy Synod, and M.
stchegioveroff Minister of Justice-all bureau
Gratis. but rather colorless
The future policy OF the government is so
carefully guarded that the papers are nonplussed
as TO whether Count Whites downfall means a
reversal OF the lever or the possibility OF reach
ing common ground in Parliament The ma
jority Of the papers attribute the fall Of the Cab
inet 20 the bad reception OF the draft Of the
fundamental laws. and it also involves the
withdrawal of the latter. which is believed 10 be
a hopeful sign.
The 'Novoe vremya'' thinks the Emperor has
intention of entirely dispensing with Count
Whites services and expresses the opinion that
Witte will take the reins OF the Council of the
Empire and block radical action on the part OF
the lower house.
The "Slovo" regards the downfall Of the Witte
ministry as the natural sequence OF the Unani-
nous protest OF the press against the draft Of
the fundamental laws, adding:
But witte Is trying TO give it the aspect Of be-
ing due TO his own refusal to follow the policy
Of Durnovo, in order TO prove that he has al
ways been the real protector of liberalism
against reaction. which, he thinks, is the i'm
perative duty Of the government He proved
that he did not want TO quarrel with Parlia-
ment by inviting the representatives of the
Jority in Parliament to form a ministry, or, If
not that he meant to form merely temporary
Cabinet, understanding that 1t would give way
later.
The scheme which was hatched and put in
operation by NJ. Durnovo 20 control as many of
the peasant members Of Parliament as possible
so soon as they arrived in St Petersburg has
come TO grief. It appears that KoroneR and
other secret agents had for weeks been trav-
elling in Russia, trying to organize a govern
ment peasant party and TO secure the adherence
Of the members-elect to Parliament. for whom
lodgings in government buildings at cheap prices
had been arranged by Durnovo. and secret in
structions were sent to the provincial governors
10 induce the peasant members to occupy these
lodgings. The plot was exposed in several prov
inces and aroused excitement among the peas
ants and protests from eighteen governors.
Nevertheless. it was partially successful. About
forty memberS-elect were already occupying
government lodgings. Yesterday. however, they
became suspicious and vacated them
The Constitutional Democrats then organized
posts~of students at the railroad stations to meet
the incoming members OF Parliament, conduct
them TO lodgings and keep them away from the
"banefur influences of the government.