The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-01
Count is Being FicrcsIy Attaa|
 by the Liberals
IS ACCUSED OF DUPuCIIY
Government Is Playing Strong Front and Is Becoming Bolder Tossss-> ward the "Reds'i-Em.
 ployes to be Dismissed.

St. Petersburg December 31..The report that Count Nitte is booked for retire- ment in a few days, is again being perz sistently circulated.
 The Nasha Shsn, which declares guarantee the accuracy of it's statei says that M. Durnovo, minister of Il terior, who is worshipped as an idol b court camarilla, which believes .that stern policy alone can put an end to existing anarchy, has accomplished downfall of the count, and will be ele ed to the premiership.
 Investigation by the Associated Pr however indicates that the report is ba less, certainly for the moment. Never less, 1t Is true that M Durnovo Ina powerful cabal of reactionarics beh him. and temporarily seems to domin the situation.
 M. Manukhn. whose sudden retiremd from the ministry of justice. in which is succeeded by M. Akhnoff. a member the senate. created a stir, resigned. cording to the Molva (Russ), rather thu submit to M Durnovo's dictation in ma ters which he regarded as being strict within the sphere of his ministry. He sisted that the reporh of the senate who were dispatched to investigate Jewish and other massacres following imperial manifesto of October 30. shol be made to the minister of justice. in der that legal proceedings could be beg against the police and other local autho ties where found culpable.
 M Durnovo resisted this. declaring t the interior administration belonged him. When NJ. Durnovo was sustained, Manukhln resigned, and M Akhnoff, VI is e b9other-in-law of M. Durnovo, VI appointed his successor. On the other hd Count Witte is being attacked nl fierceiy than ever on the. side of liberals, who charge that he is shoVf5| the coyen lloof, and say that he ntign9 happen to fall between two stools.
 "Wtte Must Co.,"
 Brianchaninoff is out with strone article in the Sovo entitled "Witte Must Co.," in which he asserts that the victory at Portsmouth has been followed by de. feat at St. Petersburg. His line of ar. gument is that anarchy has been able tc make headway because true liberals doubt whether Russia is to have a constitution. or whether the manifesto is only tac- tical move to lull them to sleep. 1t WAS Witte's first duty, according to the writ. er, to remove this doubt. but 1t is charged that he still maintains an equvoeal role He has not. the article says, even. safe guarded the prerogative granted byS ukase creating a responsible cabinec ministers, but has allowed M. Durno whose patent purpose is to cut off heads of anarchy and constitutonalisn the same time to report directly 10 Emperor. and to secure his majestys proval of measures without consuH the premier
 "A man like M. Guchkoff. in whom people have confidence. must go to head of the government" says M. Br' chianoff. Continuing, he says: Tt iS$ possible for Count Witte. who nevAr VI n constitutionalist at heart, to continlhi play the double role. The situation in> peratively requires sincerity, and we will have less of Wittes dexterity and mord honesty"
 Government Grows Boder.
 The government is now proceeding The theory that q victory over the "H lS dSHuIeu II IN pldylIlR Fl SiTOHB iIf- and announces that 1t will no longer tolerX ate in its service employees who are plo ting against 1t. The ministers have bee authorized to summarily dismiss such enH ployes.
 The regulations for the presentation supplementary lists of those entitled vote by the law of December 25 rIblis:ied today. The fact that in th2 cities the electoral districts coincide WI 10 et uit rle fA fI Ia cry that when the country is Tra quillized' it Is the purpose of the gd ernment to control the elections.
 The Slovo warns the people 10 qt talking of revolution and to seriously b( g'n tine campaign for the douma by ti selection of the best representatives. Foreseeng the probability that 1t xi0 be impossible to hold elections in tb1 Baltic provinces. the Caucasus and oth1f disturbed districts. the government had provided that when the claims Of haIN of the members elected are put before 1t. the eouma will he convened immediately.
 At a meeting of the council of workmerl last night some delegates pending q organization of an armed revolution a vocated a recourse to the old terror plan of insttuting tribunal to try An condemn officials guilty of tyrannyEt publish the reasons for such conde1f sal tion, and then to execute the yerdifnna the tribunal This. the delegates mig would be preferable to the indiscri1 killing of police and Cossacks. whqfn giv. be innocent. pe who
 Not satisfied with the protectiYrs of il by the secret police to Count Wit1 were q life is in constant danger offic9ut on Fl Preobrajensky guard regment/r service tailed to guard the premier, 1 beneath Ii day they declined to do furth9 10 do poll this cOOuecfion xiup if Waay dignity of the guard offlcerskrevolt as Mo duty. ferred to oth
 With the crushing of the Jed uprising c COW interest is now trans1 Practically Il place where there are arnJis under marti pecially to South Russla./
 entire Black Sea litoral / railroad to tl law ldes of the revol
 EkaterInoslav and thJps were ordered { Crmea are In the haf them at any COS tonaries. and the tro4emely bad at Bac day there to retake Esia. where the co The situation is extf3erdicheff. the Jewll nut. in White RuEherson. the whole dI fields are located. zementchug, Alevandr center Of Dvinsk. 4itory along the railroI trict of Odessa. Df and Nizhni Norvgor, vsky and the terker martial law. The [ between Moscow has been attempted. VI were placed un&
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