Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-07
GEN. TREPOFF ON
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS
DepIOres Lack Of Energy in Com
batting the Revolutionary
Movement.
PARLIAMENT STORM CENTER.
Power Of the Rc,Oluiionists Lies
On Their Control Of the
Press

ST Petersburg. July 6,-Gou Trcpofi,
c0umandaut Of the imperial palace,
was interviewed al Peterhof This eve
rtng regarding the situation 10 Russia
The train ou which the correspondent
went TO Peterhof was full o, troops, and
the little town swarmed With soldiers.
Gen. Trepoffs house was guarded BY
armed police a necessary prccautioo.
inasmuch as the general Is the best
hated man by The reyolutionlsts who
make no secret OF their intention "
assasAnatiug him at tho first opp3l-
tunhy
Taking of the general position OF az
fairs. Cen. TrepOit dcplOred the lack Of
energy displayed in combating the -ev-
olutOnary movement. IL was easy 10
drdu G from his remarks that ha cone
sidered that Premier GOremykins place
ylB on the ministerial bench in b.e
lower house OF parliament and that he
should be there daily, ever watch,jl
and ever ready To reply to his political
opponents. The general referred ln
complimentary tern. 60 the premlers
irtcli'gerCe and good intentions. Cuaii-
lies. however, not SO much needed is
&initiatiye, perception ana prompt rec
Ognit.Ou OF the inevitable.
Cen Tiopoff gave the impression hat
he realized the necessity and adta3-
Liity ~ the existing government.
though he said that as far as he know
THAI Gen. GoTemykin and his colleagues
had no immediate intention Of re9En-
ids.
Discussing parliament. Gen. Trepof
said that az present 10 was simply be-
g Lied ms "a revolutionary c-nter.
Look al the immunity allowed nat
ALADDIN I'D persons OF bis stamp clii
tie general. The labor group is given
Tractitsly a free hand by the Othef
parties for tactical purposes fo,c.rg
TIE iano OF the government by eSlg-
gtTatng the strength II the -XtC rae
revolutionary element, but should ihe
MOCciates come into IOWer they would,
I'm my opinion, overthrow the eXfem-
isti who would then sake their prlps.
places o. the pOliticli prospective. TIA
prevalent tone Of parliament de-
struCtlse, but / dare believe 10 Wil be-
c.nIe constructive. or at least ] h9ls
s1 "a Stems % be- mat the best s1u-
tOn rs a ministry fem the 'anl r
PARTY, az before the strongest party
ADMIT that The appointment or such
ntu'stry would be 4 great risk, bp, iLe
risk yCLld be justin a by the urgency
" gacfyEg. Everything reas ihal.e
srOU'c be- done to restore order by pa
cdfC means. n an ne are exhausted
then some other measures may have ~
be devised
&C.. l1epod pointed out that only POI
ltcal interests ami no material inter-
Ntf ave represented n the present p3'-
lament. aud that 10 Dr. the unanimogs
ain Ol parliament tJ remove the oyls--
iug LOltrnmcnt re Sue Cen Trepu4
hoped that ultimately a more s1Aer
silri would prevail In parliament ard
that Nc muItiariUus Interests o. the
country would have Ia' representa- On.
The ItiOiuuondrles, hy said, must Oe
pIICstd by sound common sense and
atoYr 40 with energy end again en- ,rey.
y hC great power q. the Tevol l,ioa-
ISIS Gen Trcp0n declared, 'lies m
TER cNutrOl Of the lttss. Political
,pa'gichs are such that the most oru-
dent Of men have 'lst their he Us eld
are rbying Ike luuIt!ts over u'Opisn
scheme. which can only result Ia blood
a1d flame. ] Cauaat deny that the
retClul oIaries have IaU over netriy
al ihe men OF talent Even II Moderate
jou'nais should Doe founded their plo-
nuieIs would find NJ CQlabOr1iOrs.
IurthtiWOrc. you know that the largCr
number OF papers of So. petersburg are
in ihe hands of the jews and that most
~ TIE members OF TIE STATS are Jews.
Vhlf tGt reporters are general reNOlA-