The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29
(By Associated Press.)#

ST. PETERSBRG.$ May 2S.--Runlors OF
& I shift In the ministry are everywhere
current tonight. It is persistently re-
Il ported here and at MOSCOW that former
Y Finance Minister Sk;poff has received an
urgent Summons to Pcterhof to confer
with Emperor Nicholas. presumably with
y regar d to the formation OF q new cabi-
mt, e ltbnrgh he has frequently expressed
his unwillingncss to take over the pre-
a.miership It is also rumored that PRINCE
&iurusoif has been summoned to an aus
dicmce With the Emperor.
In the meanwhile the present ministry
Z among whom there Is no Daniel TO read
3s the Handwriting on tho wall In the atti-!
tt,tie eaof the lower house of Parliament, ls
Z. calmly going ahead with It's agrarian
H programme which It hopes to submit
to the lower hous e within a fortnight.
4 and, contrary to8cxpecttation.@ to provide
NJ for the distribution Of millions OF acres
h OF crown lands IN European Russia
d All this seems to be labor lost. as In
4 1te preaent. temper OF Parliament which
e has taken the bit I'm its eetil, no pro-S
position from the government, however
{ liberal. as was shown by It's reception5
to. da " Of the speech OF Minister Of JUS ss;S
n tice% %Chtcheglovitoff.. IS apt to receive the
slghtast considera ton. ", 5i II
Policy Of Government.
IhJlIEy
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q noun ce, is founded on the expectation
That enough land can be obtained by the
& division OF the crown lands, the clearing
OF a portion Of the imperial forests. and
II the voluntary sale Of private estates TO
/ meet the land-hunger Of the Pea SAINTS
y without the necessity OF forcing expro-t
VI pria tion. 58l fa$ IN 58 5ii 4 3s
without doubt thousands OF other land
A owners viii be only too anxious to dis
pose of their holdings at reasonable
Il prices These lands wnI be sold TO peas Z
& ants on time through the Peasants
Bank. the payments not commencing g Tor
several years. .S
The programme in addition to the col
onizat tion OF Siberia and Central Asia.
Y cnnt emplates the improvement Of the
AGRICULTURAL methods Of the peasantry.
which are primitive and unprodncttve In.
the extreme, and for bringing the pea s.
'f ants, I whose gregariousness leads 10 their
gathering in villages and even In towns
IN a population as high as S0,v.J nearer
u ssJ their lands, 5 "a
Car Temporizing.
Tho essmisms over the outlook con-
tin1es to.grow. The government. as usual
In every crisis. seems TO be hesitating
as to which course to pursue. The Em-
& p.ror refuses to yield to the counsels
OF tho court camarilla. but his attitude
continues to be negative and not a firmn-
7 tive. He seems to cling to the idea
4 that a compromise is still possible. Sew
eral official notes have been issued, deny
ing that the government intends to resort
10 force. but at the same time there Is
4 no evidence that the Emperor Is ready
Ia yield to the demand for the super
vision OF the present ministry with one
from the majority in the lower House
3ot Parliament. The result is virtual
5f eicadlt,e.i, the prolongation Of which can
only sclve to diminish sthe chances Of a
8 peaceful settlement. IL I'd. ..l
Alladin MInchaIlenho and other radical
members of the House have been flooded
with kilograms from Social Democratic
organizations, demanding that the House
Fl adopt an offensive programme transform
( tho rcins OF power and address a nlnni-
transfer their allegiance from the Em-
K peror to the peoples representatives,
Much Excitement. VI
There was no, direct echo at to-day's
q session of Pnriam ent Of the decisive
3 struggle which opened last Saturday, but
y Ct crowd Of Considerable Size gathered out
side the Tourida Pal1ce There was much
excitement In the corridors before the
An officer Identified as a colonel on the
general STAFF, created a stir by openly
declaring IN the presence OF q score OF
when the army should support Parliament
which represented the will Of the people
and not the Emperor, A & X
The debate on the personal liberty bill
was resumed. The feature was "a speech
& made by, NJ, Chtchegloyitoff,a II minister OF
\ Justice In an exceedingly liberal tone,
Il Sng the proposed laws, which he IND orsed,
With bills providing for the reorganizatloN
OF court nrocedure, and others to enable
prosecuted nlvily and criminalIy,
Count Witte and his wife have gone
Z abroad. After visit to their daughter at
in Germany. The count. spoke III an ex-
ceedingly pessmistic vein to friends be-
fore he left 81. Petersburg. @ III S}
WALTER PRESIDENT
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