The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-03
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resigned tho Premiership, ~ that former
Minister ~ tho interior tlorcmykih vii
succe~i him
II IL hellsved that Outemyhln viii carry
~ Whites policy Witts CONTINUES 'o ~.
lov tho fill cphndeuce NJ The Emperor and
fs-igned solrlv m acroun' NJ failInE health,
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correspondent ~ IN" Tsisg, sph. who IL q
fricnd and admirrr " Count wl'te. dcala ~
unusual length with the circumstance that
brought ahort his paignation HH avs
II IL true that hi. health IL suffering owing
~ nyorw ork. he reviewed no help, encuur.
ngcm"n,. gratitude or rrposr. and conSr.
puently t"came nervous and irritable,
hut he has really Withdrawn because he
vas leing us.d hv politicians NJ a cloak for
people whose policy he could not approve.
After ok plaining tho situation NJ con-
siderable length the correspondent says
that Count witte has resolved not to become
Premier again. whatever turn events may
take, but he might accept a diplomatic
post,
The writer attacks VI. Goremykin as a
burea II Of the b%ureaucrats, and az the
high priest of pigeonholes. HaavineSs.
cunning and Incidence are his main char
aCteristics.
he has dabbled in company promoting.
for which he might have been prosecuted
had IL not been that the late NJ. Plehve,
Minister Of the Interior. refused to move
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respondent says il calculated to I'LL the
friends Of Russia with the greatest appre-
hension. Even a dull observer can discern
that a fateful step has been taken, and
serious consequences must he faced
The correspondent asserts that VI. Dur
novo, Minister Of the Interior, was dis
missed concurrently with Count Whites
retirement. Count Witte was not aware OF
this step. which is the outcome Of court
intrigue designed to compromise Count
Witte in the eyes Of the world by creating
the impression that he and Durnovo are
political Siameae twins,
The Tribupe's st. Petersburg corrsspon-
dent says that the Gar has decided to
change the entire Cabinet.
The Times's 81. Petersburg correspond
ent widely differs with the correspondent
OIL the Jtieyrdph "a 10 the CAUSE vi Nouit
Whites retirement. He says that the Pre-
mier insisted upon the immediate promuiga-
ton of new and immutable organic laws,
with the object Of leaving him a free hand.
and depriving the Dumao of any initiative in
matters concerning the future government
OF the country. The Car would not near
OF the project, which he declared to be IN
seemly. unwise and dangerous, He added:
1T is my wish that the Government
may be conducted in an orderly fashion,
and that the country have peace. These
new laws would only stir up n conflict and
compromise mo before the people. We
must wait until the Duma has begun work
and then see what changes are necessary
Count Witte argued vainly to the con-
trary. The Gar bluntly refused to yield
to persuasion. The fact that Count Witte
has discredited himself az an exponent OF
the art of popular government and that he
il disliked by the sovereign and detested
by the whole court doubtless contributed
To his downfall, out the primary cause Is
as stated above.
The correspondent declares that an
optimistic view Of the future IL wa rranted,
There is little doubt that the Car IL sin-
care in his desire to abandon bureaucratic
methods and to invite the cordial coopera-
ton of his subject