The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-03
W|TTE IS VIOLENTLY
ATTACKED BY SLOv0
NEWSPAPER IMPUGNS PREMIER'S MOTIVES
Calls Him Broker and Political Gambler and
Says lie Lacks Ring of Sincerity Rebels
Are ExcuSable.

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 1.-The
Sloyo, which recently turned against
White, today delivers broadside not
only impugning the motives of the
premier but openly attacking the
records Of members of his cabinet.
1t says that Russian society refuses
to believe that Witte is making the
fight against anarchy in the interests
of freedom, as for all his life he has
been prince of bureaucrats. 1t
says that Witte is good deal of a
broker aud at heart a political
gambler and lacks the ring of sin
certify. 1t asserts that one minis
ter was caught in shady grain
transaction. another supplying rail-
road ties to the government, another
engaged in questionable transac-
tions of commercial paper and an
other in selling national secrets to
foreign nations
The revolutionists, it says, on the
other hand, deserve condemnation,
but 1t implies that they are some
what excusahle when it is seen that
their methods of robbery, violence
and falsehood are only the usual
methods of bureaucracy 1t con-
cludes: I'VE do not want geninu-
SEES, but clean men, such as the
Douma only, will be able to give"
The situation in the Baltic prov
inces is still critical and the military
at Reval. Mitau and Riga are adopt
Ing energetic measures. The in
surgents made several attempts to
derail a train between Libau and
Hazenforth. The arrest of extrem-
fists in st. Petersburg still continues.
1t is expected to resume railroad and
telegraphic communication with
Riga tomorrow.
MOSCOW, Jan. 2.-Governor
General Deubassoff said to an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent today
that he considered repetition of the
revolt in Moscow to be impossible
The Reds have alienated the SYM
pathy of a large portion of the lib
erals, who were inclined to look with
complacency on the idea Of an
armed uprising. The events of the
last few days have filled them with
horror and have driven all liberals
andeven some of the radicals TO the
side Of the government Most of the
ringleaders in the revolt have either
been killed or arrested, and prac-
tically all OF the arms which they
were accamulating for months have
been captured.
Railroad traffic in all direction;
was resumed today Reports com
ing Of counter revolution in the
outlying districts are growing rap
idly ana the peasants are being sum
moned to protect their property ant
homes
II is impossible TO ascertain thu
total losses Of the ten days revolt
AZ many dead and wounded have no
been report I'd at the hospitals ant
some bod es have been burned !.
personal tour Of the hospital
shows SIS Killed and 1905 wound
ed Among the troops nine wer
killed and ffty-one wounded 0
tha police ten were killed and ffteeI
wounded The final figures of tn,
casualties VIII closely Approximate
800.
RIGA Ian. while a ietach
men Of Dragons were groomin!
horses TINS morning, they were at
tackled BY 800 workmen armed will
revolyers Eleven dragons wer,
killed and fourteen wounded. Thu
soldiers rallying, killed eight of thu
workmen More troops were sum
moned and rebels we're surrounded
WARSAW, Jan. 2.-The EN-
pioyees Of all factories in this cit,
are now on strike. Bombs and re
volvers were discovered yesterday
belonging to club of Jewish anar
chists who have been terrorizins