Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-14
uooe 10 Produce Counter Revo-
luton that viii Sweep Away
Reforms Proposed.
AIM TO PROVOKE MASSAcRES
NJ LEWIS and RevoIutionists Over
As Wide an Area as
Possible.
:. nesperote Game TO Convince Car
He Has Gone Too Far and is Backed
nv Leading Men of the Empire

:, Petersburg, March li,-At today 8
s,ssiop Of the cabinet, Premier Witte,
nho was warmly supported by Prince
,lexis obolensky, acknowledgement OF
,he holy synod, ana Count John TOT
.,ock minister Of education, insisted
on the suppression of the organization
Known as the League Of the Russian
n.onIe through which the agitation
n the reactonary black hundreds
e propagated. 1t IS reported that he
was forced to arrive at this decision,
bnt this is not absolutely confirmed.
The project Of police, NJ. Won Der
1sunltz. was summoned to the meet
inc and asked to explain how It hap
pened that the publication OF the pro-
eamation calling for the extermina-
zion Of the Jews was printed In the
official printing office attached to his
department
The project denied having any per-
sonal knowledge Of the printing. How
ever II was established that there Is
constantly accommodating evidence that
the plot TO produce a counter reyolu-
ton in the hope Of sweeping away the
reforms outlined in the manifesto OF
oct. 30, had rs origin in court cabal.
The conspiracy includes Gen. Trepoff,
rommandant OF the palace; Gen. Count
Ignatieff NJ. Stichinsky, former chief
sdjutant Of the interior department;
Count sheromedcn, a noted Reaction
ary and Gen. Prince Putiatin, who are
said to be utterly reckless Of conse-
quences The plan Is to provoke RIOS
aid massacres OF Jews and revolution
lists over as wide an area az possible,
ana Justify stu more terrible repras-
sions and thereby prove TO the empar-
or that the people are not ripe for any
sort OF government. 1t Is a 1e5-
rrate game. but II Is backed by many
Of the provincial authorities and The
support OF the governor generals has
been enlisted, the former using the po-
Zee and the latter the troops, among
which proClamations against the Jews
and revolutiouists, which are under
stood to have been printed at the army
headquarters In Odessa, have been lis
tributed The completely of Interior
Minister Durnoyo in the conspiracy il
not proved, although suspected.
Premier White and the liberal sec
ton OF the cabinet viii be compelled
10 night the conspiracy and consequent
" q break In the ministry is not re-
sarded as improbable.
II IL understood that $4,000 members
OF the Black Hundred" in st. Peters
burg are armed but 1t is not believed,
N view OF the warnings they have re-,
eelNed, that the conspirators win at
tempt TO provoke massacre at the
capital The authorities here however,
are In SYM athy with the conspirators
ana the danger Of an outbreak abou.
Easier is regarded as very real.
1T Inc meantime, on the other side,
me proletariat organizations which
were ruthlessly crushed by the govern
ments Expressive measures. are try
ing to organize a general strike. Ne
EQUATIONS are pending with the tele-
gtaph and railroad employees, whose CO.
operation is regarded as vital to this
end' The Socialists have promised their
support Some riotlng has already oc.
ouTrsl at Moscow and In that vicinity.
Inc Suana Country says that Min
Nter Durnovo has telegraphed TO the
governors OF ten provinces in polanl
iot TO proclaim the elections until fur
ther orders.