The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-13
WITTE Is NO
SCAPEGOAT
PREMIER REFUSES TO
STAND FOR RUSSIAN
SLAUGHTER
HARSH MEANS ESSENTIAL
He Says the ReVOIutiOnists
Abused Manifesto

81. Petersburg, Jan h. Premier
Witte made an interesting statement
today to delegation headed by the
mayor of this city which requested
relaxation Of the orders OF the perfect
Of police against meetings in the inter
esq Of the electoral campaign. The
premier did not promise to do anything
until alttr January %. While person
ally he did not sympathize with the
harsh measures OF Interior Minister
Durnove he regarded them as essen
tial The premier did not assume the
responsibility for course. which, if
1t resulted in bloodshed, would make
him scrapegoat He spoke bitterly
Of the failure of the moderates to give
the government support saying that
upon their shoulders largely rests tho
burden Of compelling the government
ii resort to repression. He added
"The emperor in the manifesto of
October 80 at one stroke granted the
people more rights than any monarch
had ever before given. but you know
the attitude which Russian society as
sumed. The governments appeals for
condolences were rejected and every
liberty granted was abused by the rev.
olutlonists. The permission to hold
meetings was translated into license
for disturbances and assembl.ges to
plot against the life OF the govern
ment and the internal ruin of the coun-
try. have always been opposed 10
repression, but the attitude Of the
moderates commpelled me TO adopt
harsh measures ! am determined to
save Russia"
How Nicholas Depot was Saved.
While the emperor wanted the nat
ional assembly to meet as early as pos.
sible. Premier White said that those
charged with the election feared It will
be impossible for It to assemble before
April 2S Speaking OF the innumbera-
BILE differences with which the govern
ment was confronted, the premier op-
enly stated tSst many OF the provin-
cial authorities continued 10 act inde-
pendently, instancing MOSCOW, where
before the revolt neither the governor
general. the governor nor the perfect
informed him of the conditions prevail
ing there He said the Moscow revolt
was more serious than people gener-
ally believed.
Recountine remarkable incident
that heretofore had escaped notice, the
premier saia
"At one time all the stations except
the Nicholas depot were in the hands
Of the reyolutienists The later in des-
peration started a train hauling two
cars loaded with dynamite at full
speed for The station with the inten-
ton Of blowing ii up. A frightful dis
asteF was averted BY a timely warning
of tho plot which enabled Che authori-
ties 70 have a military train with
steam up ready on parallel track
As the dynamite train arrived soldiers
irom the military train running along
siae fred at the engine and managed
10 pierce the boiler Of the locomotive
stoping the train before it reached It's
destiratiopg
The Councils Relations Defined.
In ST. Petersburg, the premier re
marked enough dynamite had beer
captured to destroy the entire city. II
conclusion he stated that two law.
were being prepared to define the rela
tions OF the council Of the empire and
the national assembly The former
haf OF them appointed by the emper
or ard half elected. The later woul,
: include thirty-four zemsiyoists. eigh
teen members Of the nobility AM
twelve representatives Of trade and in
dustry. while the clergy. Poland, tn,
Caucasus and the border province
would each have six representatives,.
II IS reported that the reyolutionist
; are keeping a list Of land owners VIII
, hsfe ued or are fleeing abroad. wit
. the intention ii the revolution is SUE
3 cessful, OF conhscating their estate.
3 The latest news from Trans-caucasi
q IS that a complete revolution prevail
n IN Georgia and Mingrelia The yicero
= Is withdrawing all the troops availi
o. bic north OF vladikaykaz for service J
u the revolutionary territory.