Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-10
WHITE CAUTIOUS His Talk to Visiting
 Delegations. MAKES NO PROMISES
Regrets That the Emperor's Mani festo Was Rejected He Does Not Want to be Made
 the Scapegoat.

St Petersburg, Jan. 1O.-Premier Witte to-day made an interesting statement to delegation headed by the mayor of this city which requested relaxation of the orders of the pre- feet of police against meetings in the interest of , the electoral campaign. The premier could not promise to do anything until after January 22nd. While personally he did not sympatll- ise with the harsh measures of Inter- for Minister Durn0vo he regarded them as essential.
 The premier could not assume the responsibility for course which if it resulted in bloodshed would make him scapegoat. He spoke bitterly of the failure of the Moderates to give the government support, saying that upon their shoulders largely rest the burden of compelling the government to re- sore to repression. He added:
 'The emperor in the manifesto of October 30 at one stroke granted the people more rights than any monarch had ever before given but you know the attitude which Russian society as sumed. The governments appeals for confidence were rejected and every liberty granted was abused by the re- volutionists. The permission to hold meetings was translated into license for street disturbances and assem- blages to plot against the life of the government and the industrial ruin of the country. have always been op- posed to repression but the attitude of the moderates compelled me to adopt harsh measures. l am deter mined to save Russia"
 While the emperor wanted the ma possible, Premier Witte said that those charged with the election feared that 1t will be impossible for it to assemble before April 28th.
 Speaking of the difficulties with which the government was confronted the premier stated that many of the provincial : authorities continued to act independently. instanclng Moscow where before the revolt neither the governor general nor the governor in- formed him of the conditions prevail ing there. He added that the Moscow revolt was more serious than people generally believed. -.,-
 Accounting q remarkable incident that heretofore had escaped notice, the premier said:
 At one time all the stations except the Nicholas depot were in the hands of the reyOlutionists. The latter in desperation started a train hauling two. cars loaded with dynamite at full speed for the station with the intention of blowing it up. A frightful disaster was averted by timely warning of the plot which enabled tine authorities to have military train with steam up ready on parallel track. As the dynamite train arrived soldiers from the military train running alongside, fired at the engine and managed to pierce the boiler of the locomotive. stopping the train before it reached it's destination"
 In St Petersburg the premier further remarked enough dynamite had been captured to destroy the entire city. In conclusion he stated that two laws were being framed to define the re- lations of the founcil of the empire and the national assembly. The for ner would consist of 116 members. half of them appointed by the emper- or and the other half elected. The latter would include 34 Zemstovists, IS members of the nobility and 12 re- presentatives of trade and industry. while the clergy. Poland. the Cauca- sus and the border provinces would each have six representatives.
 The latest news from Trans Cauca- sia is that a complete revolution pre- vails in Georgia and Mingrelia. The viceroy is withdrawing all the troops available north of Vladlkavkaz for service in the revolutionary territory.