The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-26
Question Now Of Wheth-
\ er Reform or Reaction
VIII Prevail.
5WlTTE ON VERGE OF
COLLAPSE, HOLDS5ON
Has Determined, il Possible, I'd
See Emperor and Country
Through Coming Trouble. \;
a Official Says No Dan /.
ger Of An Armed
Revolution. sly
ElRN Associated Prcsa.l !.

(By Associated Prcss.) j III
t ST, .pETERSRERG, March " 25.-.1'hs "
Associated Press Is able to sivo the l'e- A
suits of an important couy yorsation. Will. IA
d high pcrsonage regarding the situation \
iii Russia. Neither tho name nor tho #
position OF this parsonage can be 5ind-s s8
Gated, but his competency to speak upon
the situation can be vouclied for. rho84
conversation, which covered q wide range. s
left the distinct impression that the as
Of the National B# IN P'arliament 81
would bring n crisis, but not the crisis
anticipated abroad. Tie government evi-s3
IDENTIFY Is absolutely convinced that all ~
armed revolution or a general uprising
which would menace It's life is no longer S&
possible and that the danger now is not
that tho government will be overthrown.S
but that It will be driven to abandon
Its path OF reform. 8 SSi
"The guerilla warfare which the 5rcyo,s r.
lutionists are at present conducting" said 3
the parsonage referred to, cannot sues
cced. Acts or terrorism doubt less witt
continue-vengeance may be wrecked
upon governors, generals and police
masters; Count Witte, the premier, and \
Minister OF the Interior Durnovo may
ia ,,, ,,,s5S ! al n, Ia y, !, 4 ;, ovan5 Ia "a
5 ,Y''fi' - II, s. AL
z pe olo"hS uP' any M Ml'ie,e may iiitty evoil @ ~
rlots mere ana 4 tnere7,ble ~, attc.pts -
produce vices ~ : ~! t.'o .'S'
or q repetition or the rallroad strike are
ydoomed IN failure AZ The eSpoyernment has 4
firm grip and every measure to prevent \
excess will be taken.
8 r..., !. Y Is q. -; !, !, 3
5&"The &reservfsts5 have been discharged
and the recruits liave been drilled nntl
have Joined the. ranks. Regiments which
then consisted ~ OF 5S fourgt hundred men, H
nov have two thousand men. y Two army
Scorps have returned from &Ianchuria and i
more regulars are arriving daily. The
reliability l Of tho y; arlnysas whole,yis
nin,,, ,an,ar. re,o,,,tion a Il, nossible.i8s
'.,I !. !, III.
l,,'t nj, 81 Ia. 70 ffr,, y
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=. 'a a fnr IL,
,,aa,,,a1, Iii 80 81 tho p,rliomo MIA 81
W. In,
., oo m,n,o -, ,vicl ~
7 -, - . - oro,, r,o 1,n1nro,.
eihl.'enl nus ,.e..u' l. ,,,oot . Il
sincerely and honesty ues'Io's - ,',',,l.
Ing the wishes OF ms peopie uilu 3l,"s
given them his word 70 TINS ettect. Is', & buS
rcactionary party exists S,lt ( y ~ - co'-
posed Of the aristocracy, with q power q
full backing In high places. and above AL all
1t enjoys the support 9 me nllltary lar-
tion. which in u country like Russia Is
an immense factor,
f1,n
the bull by the horns for the deposition
OF the Emperor and tho destruction Of
the whole fabric of government, tho new
regime might be overwhelmed with dis
aster
G"A demand for the conyocntion Of n
constituent assembly would not be toler- b
otod II nrobably would result instantly
IN summons TO tho Preobraj jensi orr
nthnr r,,o =, repin,onts a. lisperse tho
parliament win bayonets. lS 5
f5.l
Attitude OF Jews.
.u,hc nrescnt Indications are that tho
,.,i. ~. ~ ~, a oo,so,.,., "a M, III,
i4ri''l''rut w a,sin,, eusau' ,,on,nr ,or
m'sht. ll,stenu ~ go,
'''o - =. -. -. ~, ,,ro,t ond q
pressing pr, s questions on which tho future
dopends' H., ,,o,a,,. 49,
It is now clear t''tt me s'ei'le.., Wy ~
IS sustaining from Nolps - purpis re-
voutlonary' ~
nAi'u ths Jews ~
Ile recele ueNs'upuuts ~ ,,rrn
doupleulS pffJu'ncu wv ~ t1''as,' a,s
X Emperor wanted 10 SEQ Jnsl,f' a,e uoIis a,.n
t'o nv p"o'N IL. ,r,r, ,,nE Inv MI aQ
mnml for nnAlity, before "a, ,tno NV utM' @ hu.,
unlianplly, tho attltuue ~ 'Ic.'e%s ,: ,s,nss
/ the Enperors ilahlleslo nAs a.'enu'yu -, !.
mue'' OF thr sSNnpl'ilS ~ , ,ne'''' ,,u.,.7
lndenlnblc that tIey nave pe9n suniS
OF eSccsses everywhere that theS were
on the firing line N !',e revoau',on ~. ~
no longer con.e1.e,, ste'l'sI,nss y, ~ ,t
Ing for equality WIN mo huss!n'is, ru ~ ~
insisted on '''e co'''p'etst u"" = '''e
government.