Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-26
Strike More Likely to Succeed After
Harvest is Over.
CAR SEARCHING FOR NEW MINISTER'S
Strenuous Bif,rts to Persuads MOderates Il
Enter Cabinet
PREMIER sToLYpN ISSUES A STATEMENT
He says Dumn was Dissolved
Becsuse - Usurped Executive
Fupctions and Fomented
Revolution.


ST PETERSBURG. July 25.-Though It
is dificult TO obtain a true picture OF the
conditions in the interior owing to the
embargo that has been put upon press dis
patches. all indications point more and
more % the postponement 81 the threatened
general strike until the government shall
be less and the country more prepared for
such an event; until the harvest Is finished
and the revolutionary movement develops
spontaneously among the idle pessantry.
What news has been received from the
provinces today indicates that conditions
are scarcely ripe except in the famine
districts, for upheaval. The strategists
OF the revolutionary council are laboring
with the hot heads TO induce them TO defer
the call for a general strike until it can
come as a supplement to the movement al
ready under way definite decision will
be- reached within day or two in the re-
organized council OF workmen.
search for New Ministers.
The remnant Of the constitutional demo-
cratic deputies, many of whom, after hav-
ing collected the arrears OF salary and mile
age due them, have started homeward, are
caucusing lndustriously. but their. import
Buce has gone. neither the government nor
the revolutionists paying much attention
10 the former dominant party in the lower
lOuSe OF BHrnaments lne government III
deed. has not abandoned its efforts to enlist
moderates in the cabinet Prof. Mouromts-
IN, the president of the dissolved house,
for whom Premier Stolpyin was vainly
searching with an invitation to go to Peter
hof while the former was presiding over
the outlaw Parliament at Viborg, was again
approached today but there Is not the
slightest prospect that he can be swayed,
even by imperial command. to take Office.
No further changes in the cabinet have
been decided upon. but M. Gurko, who was
assistant TO NJ. Stolypin in the ministry of
the interior. who Is mentioned as NJ. St.ch-
insky's successor minister of agriculture.
and whose character may be Judged by
tho fact that he was higher in favor under
both Plehve and Prince Syiatopolk- -Mirsky
probably will be jettlsoned altogether by
Premier Stolypin. his name alone being
sufficient 10 damn the new government
The SAGE fate may oVerteks Military Pro
curator Pavlon, who is now engaged in
organizing the League OF Estate Owners.
10 educate the peasantry up to his ideas
before the new elections.
Distress in Interior.
The most urgent problem before the gov
ernmept in case an immediate outbreak is
postponed is the relief of the distress in
the interior The cabinet meeting Tuesday
evening was devoted 10 COnblueTdllon OF lnls
subject and It was voted to extend relief
works In the famine districts. commits
sion was appointed to decide where the
budget could best be cut to find the $500
O0O voted by Parliament for famine relief, II
will be necessary also TO provide more cash
for the settlement of claims for damages tC
estates during the peasant excesses, the
commission for Yekaterinoslav province
alone demanding st5O,OOO in addition to ths
s250.OOO already expended, but this is capable
of being deferred.
Premier Stolypin announced 10 the council
of the empire today that he had obtained
from Emperor Nicholas special powers FOL
Admiral skrydloff IN restoring and main
tanning order and discipline in the Blacl
sea feet The admiral. who departed toda!
for sebastopol, told the Associated Pres
that his first tack would be to Investigate
the arrests of sailors of the fleet and liber
ate those who were unjustly sent TO prison
He intimated that ne considered the officer
largely to blame for the mUtinous spirit o
the various crews. The admiral took Will
him new naval procurator to see tina
justice ia done in future court martials
Admiral skrydof said he had learned tina
Admiral Rojestvensky and Captain Clad
probably will be restored 10 the roster o
the navy.
The Rech will say tomorrow that the re
covery on the bourse today due 10
loan OF $2SO,OOoOOO by the Mendelsohns t
sustain prices.
CEar's Reason for Dissolution.
Premier Stolypin tonight authorized tn
oficial 81. Petersburg news agency 10 issu
the following statement TO the foreig
press
From the very first days of its existenc
the lower house of Parliament oversteppe
all the limits of law. In its reply 10 IN
fundamental law was demanded IN IN
shape of the suppression OF the council c
the empire and the creation OF responsible
cabinet BY its agrarian program, ba Sc
on the appropriation OF land. the hous
raised hopes that could not be realized an
weakened the respect for property of ott
ers, already enfeebled. In the speeches {
its members the house consistently di'
credited the government, which u eve
accused OF organzing and causing di'
orders. BY sending a deputation to Bialy
stok II openly aspired to usurp eXecutly
Fourteen deputies appealed to the peopl
melting disorders, a step which called fort
no expression OF disapprobatton from a
house. In the last month OF its existenC
the house declared that the governmel
noprIstion the nature OF the agrarian or,
ject proposed by itself and decided 10 az
dress manifesto 10 the people persuadin
them not to believe In the government n
garding the question but 70 await its Sc
tlement by Parlia ment.
Several members also undertook journey
to the interior OF Russia with the object
supporting agitation. their appearance beiT
followed BY renewed disorders. pogroms az
strikes All these causes necessitated a
decision 20 dissolve the house.
Appeal by Conservative.
Count Heyden Prince Lvoff and II. Stak
vich, the three members OF Parliament WI
refused 10 sign the Parliamentary address
the country issued at VtbOrg, July q, tods
issued a separate address appealing
the people to quietly submit TO the in
perial decree dissOlving Parliament and
prepare for the election OF members to a
new Parliament. The new address poin
out that the emperor acted within h
constitutional rights. under the fund
mental law. and says that the signers
the address. in Offering this advice, a
.rontin,,es "a, sers "a paaal