Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-11
COUNT WlTTE BITTER
Russian Premier Tells kodsrates They Are
To Blame for Bloodsled
FAIL TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT
Every Appeal for Confidence Rejestsd by
Liberal Elements.
REDS REGARD ACTION As LICENSE
Liberty Granted Taken Advantage Of to
Plot Against the Csar.
REPRESSION NOW NECESSARY IN RUSSIA
while Not In sympathy with Harsh
Measure. of Minister Durnovo,
He Cannot suspend
Them.
REDS REGARD ACTION As lIcENs
Liberty Granted Taken Advantage Of {
Plot Against the Csar.
REPRESSION NOW NECESSARY IN RUSSIA

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. lo.-l:4O D. m.-
Premier Witte today made an interesting
statement to a delegation, headed by the
mayor OF the city. which requested
relaxation OF the orders of the prefect OF
police against meetings insthe interest of
the electoral campaign. The premier could
not promise to do anything until after
January p. While personally he did not
sympathize with the harsh measures of
Interior Minister Durnovo. he regarded
them as essential The premier could not
assume the responsibility for a course
which, IL II resulted in bloodshed, would
make him a scapegoat. He spoke bitterly
OF the failure of the moderates TO give
the government support. saying that upon
their shoulders largely rests the burden
ef compelling the government to resort to
repression. He added:
The emperor in the manifesto of October
30 at one stroke granted the people more
rights than any other monarch had ever
which Russian society assumed. The gov
ernments appeals for confidence were re-
ssbneea br anu ,b ra;y.o,,iT, mperT srThh.ea vas
sion to hold meetings was translated into
license for street disturbances and as
semblages to plot against the life of the
government l have always been opposed
to repression, but the attitude of the mod
crates compelled me to adopt harsh meas
Assembly in April.
While the emperor wanted the national
assembly to meet as early as possible,
Premier Witte said those charged with the
election feared 1t will be impossible for II
TO assemble before April %.
Speaking of the innumerable disasters
with which the government was confronted
the premier openly stated that many of the
provincial authorities continued to act inde-
pendently, instancing Moscow. where be-
fore the revolt neither the governor gen.
eral. the governor nor the prefect Informed
him OF the conditions prevailing there. He
said the Moscow revolt was more serious
than people generally believed.
Recounting a remarkab Bile 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
revoiutonists. The latter, in desperation.
started train hauling two cars loaded
with dynamite for the station with the in
tontion Of blowing IL UP. A frightful dis
aster was averted by a timely warning of
the plot. which enabled the authorities to
have a military train with steam up ready
on parallel track. AS the dynamite
train arrived soldiers from the military
train. running beside IL, fired at the engine
and managed to pierce the boiler OF the
locomotive. stopping the train before 1t
reached its destination"
In St Petersburg, the premier further re-
marked, enough dynamite had been cap
tured to destroy the entire city.
Composition of Congress.
In conclusion, he stated that two laws
were being prepared to define the relations
of the council of the empire and the ma
posed of l7s members half of them ap-
pointed by the emperor and half elected
The latter would include thirty-four zemst-
voists, eighteen members of the nobility
and twelve representatives of trade and in
dustry. while the clergy. Poland. the Cau-
casus and the border provinces would each
have six representatives
II Is rumored that the revolutionists are
keeping a list of land owners who have
lied or are fleeing abroad, with the inten-
tion, If the revolution is successful of con-
nscating their estates.
The latest news from Transcaucasia is
that q complete revolution prevails in Geor
gia and Mingrelia. The viceroy is with
drawing all the troops available north of
Vladikavkaz for service in the REVOLUTIONARY
territory.
Troops Capture RevoIutionists.
REVEL, Esthonia, Jan. l0.-A tailor
named schultz, VINO had been elected
president of the Esthonian republic, has
been captured and executed by the SOL
dlers.
WARSAW. Jan. l0-The troops have
captured the iron works at Ostrowiec gov
ernment Of Radon, which had been occu-
pied by the revolutonists as their head
quarters Many OF the revoiutionists were
killed or wounded during the hight The
rest fed.
TIFLIS. Jan 10.-The pIundering of this
city continues. Last night bombs were
thrown at a military patrol. whereupon
the house from which the bombs were
hurled and the adjoining buildings were
bombarded with artillery, with the result
that many persons We're killed or wounded
house in which an Armenian who had
attempted 10 assassinate an oficer had
sought refuge was set on fire and the
man was burned alive.
No Quarter Given.
MITAC, Courland Jan. ia squadron
OF dragons, which was ambushed near
HazenpoL losing two men killed and four
wounded. received reinforcements later and
surrounded she revolutionists and no quar-.
ter was, given and the revolutionists. num-
bertng eighty-nine in all. were killed to the
last man.
band of nifty revolutionists made a
daring raid on Livenhon with the object
of obtaining medicines and bandages for
the revolutionists In the held They car
hed on two Jewish merchants and held
them for heavy ransom, which was paid.