Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-26
rREP0FF's FACTION JOINS
Too Dangerous to Oppose the Popular
Will.
NOT DEPENDABLE
TROOPS
Better to Bow TO the Storm Than to
Adopt the Last Resort Of Repres-
sion Under Dictatorship.

ST. PETERSBURG. June %. - The gov
eminent. taking advantage of the effect pro-
duced by the frankness and sincerity OF
Interior Minister Stolypin's declarations in
the lower house of parliament, has taken
prompt steps to prevent further anti-semitio
excuses. But this effect in waning and the
fmpossibaiity OF the present situation Is
daily coming more to the fore. The senti-
ment in favor Of change in the ministry
Is now shared not only by the lower and up
per houses OF parliament, and voiced by the
entire press. but is supported by strong
factor at court, with which. the Associated
Press is informed by a relative of Gen. Ire
poff, the former head of the police, is al
lied
Even Trepof Yields.
Trepof. who probably is the best-inform-
ed man In the empire on popular sentiment,
has been opposed by all the instincts OF
his lifetime to Premier Goremykin's policy
of drift but 1t is reported that the general
has found the temper Of the army and
peasantry to be such that he recognizes
that 1t would be better to bow to the storm
than to adopt the dangerous last resort of
repression under Dictatorship.
The present ministry has failed entirely
to build up parliamentary support. or even
to get In touch with such parliamentary
keduSIS AS SOuuC f1eyO6u anu mlCki6cA 0toh-
ovich. The majority Of the ministers are
50 stepped In the old traditions that they
are incapable Of realizing that they are
working under new conditions. Some OF
culture. and Mr.. Gurko. vice minister of
the interior, are personally detested. NJ.
Gurko Is rapidly attaining the dangerous
prominence OF a Won Plehve and Sipia-
gum.
NJ Stolypin, for whom last week there
was not word of personal criticism, Is
today attacked for his supplementary lam
guage toward M. Aladdin and Is losing the
sympathy which he won.
Radicals Are Jubilant.
The revolutionists are jubiiant at the
progress made by the military propaganda.
The conservative Novoe Vremya today de-
votes leading editorial to the subject. and
the radical organs print columns Of ac-
counts of military troubles, some of which
undoubtedly were invented for suggestive
effect, but the majority are based on fact.
After a vain attempt to stop the publtca-
ton of unfayorable military news by the
conf1scation of their editions the police yes
terday seized the typographical outfits Of
several papers, and the offices Of provincial
journals which were reprinting the accounts
Of the Noyoe Vremya and Slovo were sum-
marily closed.
Agrarian disorders at Kharkof, Poltava
and Tamboff have led to conflicts with the
troops. Four peasants were killed near
Poltava and many were wounded including
an officer and soldier. in fight between
dragons and plunderers. armed with
scythes. on the estate of Princess Yuso-
pova, near Kharkoff.4
The estate Of Prince Volkonsky, a MEM
Der of the lower house Of parliament. at
Morshansk has been plundered and his
residence burned.
Petty officials Terrorized.
A general feeling of terror prevails
among the petty administrative officials In
various parts of the country, many Of
whom have resigned to save their lives.
A deputation of idle workmen invaded
session OF the city council here yesterday
demanding relief. The session was sus-
pended and troops were summoned before
the man would depart.
The bakers strike continues and the rail-
road and market porters have struck.