Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-01

maintains an equivocal role. He has
not, the article says, even safeguarded
the prerogative granted by the ukase
creating a responsible cabinet Of minis
ters, but has allowed M. Durnovo,
whose patent purpose Is to cut off the
heads of anarchy and constitutionalism
at the same time, to report directly to
the emperor and to secure his maJesty's
approval Of measures without consult
ing the premier.
"A man like NJ. Guchkoff, In whom
the people have confidence, must go to
the head of the government" says M.
Brianchianinoff. "It is impossible for
Count Witte, who never was a constitu-
tionalist at heart, to continue to play a
double role any longer. The situation
| irnperatively requires sincerity and we
would have less of Wittes dexterity
and more honesty"
Government Claims Victory
! The government is now proceeding on
| the theory that q victory over the
Reds" is assured. 1t is displaying a
strong front and announces that it will
no longer tolerate in its service em-
ployes who are plotting against 1t. The
| ministers have been authorized sum-
marily to dismiss such employees.
The regulations for the preparation of
! supplem entary lists of those entitled to
vote by the law of December 25 were
published today. The fact that in the
cities the electoral districts coincide
with the police districts gives rise to
the outcry when it is tranquilized, "It
| is the purpose of the government to
| control the elections"
The Slovo warns the people to quit
| talking of revolution and to begin
seriously the campaign for the douma
by the selection of the best representa-
tives.
Foreseeing the probability that it will
| be impossible to hold elections in the
other Baltic provinces, the Caucasus
and other disturbed districts the gov
] ernment has provided that when the
certificates of half the members elected
are received the douma will be con-
vened Immediately.
At meeting of the council OF the
workmen last night the delegates, pend
| ing the organization of an armed revo-
| luton, advocated a recourse to the old
terrorist plan Of instituting a tribunal
to try and condemn officials guilty of
tyranny, to publish the reasons for
such condemnation and then to execute
the verdict of the tribunal.
This, the delegate said, would be pre-
ferable to the indiscriminate killing OF
! pClltc dlQ SOSSaChS WHO Dc III
nocent.
Not satisfied with the protection given
by the secret police to Count Witte,
whose life is in constant danger, officers
of the Prebrajensky Guard regiment
were detailed to guard the premier but
on Friday they declined to do further
service in this connection, saying it was
\ beneath the dignity of guard officers to
do police duty.
With the crushing of the revolt at
| Moscow interest is now transferred to
other places where there are armed
uprisings, especially to South Russia.
Practically the entire Black sea lit
toral is under martial law. Ekaterinos-
Law and the railroad to the Crimea are
in the hands of revolutionaries, and the
troops were ordered today to retake
them at any cost. The situation is ex-
tremely bad at Bachsmut in White
Russia, where the coal fields are located
Berdicheff, the Jewish center of Dvinsk
Kherson, the whole district of Odessa
Kremenschug, Alexandrovsky and the
territory along the railroad between
Moscow and the territory along the rail
road between Moscow and Nizshni.
Novgorod, were placed under martha
law today. The revolt at Samara has
been suppressed with much bloodshed