The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-26
RUSSIA WAITING
FOR FATEFUL HOUR
Time for General Uprising
Against the Government
Not at Hand.
CENS0RS HAVE EST0PPED
PUBLICATION OF NEWS
Conception of Existing Condi-
tions Is Scarcely Yet Real
lied by Peasantry.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 25,-Though II
Is difficult to obtain q true picture OF
tho conditions OF the interior owing TO
the embargo that has been put upon
press dispatches. all indications point
more and more 10 the postponement OF
the threatened general strike until the
Government shall be less, and the coun-
try more prepared for such An event;
until the harvest is finished and the revo-
Iuttouary movement develops spontane-
ously among the Idle peasantry.
What news has been received from the
nroyinces today indicates that conditions
are scarcely ripe, except In the famine
districts for an upheaval. The strate-
glsts Of the revolutionary council are
lahorine with the hot-heads TO induce
them TO defer the call for a general
strike until It can come as supplement
10 the movement already under way. n
definite decision Will be reached within
n day or TWO in the reorganized council
OF workmen.
Delegates in Caucus.
The remnant OF the Constitutional
Democratic deputies, many OF whom, af-
ter having collected the arrears OF sal
ary and mileage due them, have started
homeward. are caucusinG industrlously;
but their Importance has gone, neither
the Government nor the revolutionists
paying much attention to the former
dominant party in the lower house OF
Parliament The Government, indeed.
has not abandoned its efforts to enlist
Moderates in the Cabinet. Prof. Mour-
omtseff the president OF the dissolved
House for whom Premier Stolypin was
vainly searching with an invitation TO
go 10 Peterhof while the former Was
presiding over the outlaw Parliament at
Viborg was again approached today; but
there is not the slightest prospect that
he can be swayed. even by imperial com
maud, TO take office,
Famine Problem Urgent.
The most urgent problem before the
Government In case an immediate out
break is proposed is the relief OF the
distress In the interior. The Cabinet
meeting Tuesduy evening was devoted to
this subject, and it was voted TO extend
relief works in the famine districts. A
commission was appointed to decide
where the budget could best be cut 10
find the 1880, 900 voted by Parliament
for famine relief. It Will be necessary
also TO provide more cash for tho settle
ment OF claims for damages TO estates
during the peasant excesses, the COM
mission for Yekaternoslav province
alone demanding $lb0,000 In addition 10
the $3.50. 900 already expended; but this
is capable Of being deferred.
Premier Stolypin announced 10 the
Council Of the Empire today that he had
obtained from Emperor Nicholas special
powers for Admiral Skrydloff in restor-
ing aud maintaining order and discipline
in the Black sea feet The Admiral, who
departed today for Sebastopol told
the Associated Press that his frst task
would be TO investigate the arrests Of
sailors of the fleet and liberate those
who were unjustly sent to prison. He
intimated that he considered the officers
largely TO blame for the mutinous spirit
OF the various crews. The Admiral took
with him a new naval procurator 10 see
that Justice is done in future court
martials Admiral Skrydloff said he had
learned that Admiral Rojestvensky and
Capt, Clado probably will be restored to
the roster OF the navy.
The Rech will say tomorrow that the
recovery on the bourse today was due
10 loan OF s250.0O0 900 by the Mendels-
5ohnS TO sustain prices.