The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-24
RUSSIANS WANT
: 4 NEW CABINET
ONLY WAY TO
AVERT A WAR
The BLACK Hundred Organizes
for the Struggle-Crisis -
g.. at Hand. -

St, Petersburg, May 24-The gov
eminent seems to be hesitating about
executing the, resolution taken week
ago to grant partial amnesty. The Of
fetal statement issued last night, JUS
tifying the government in not grant
ing plenary amnesty, seems designed to
pave the way for refusal on the
ground that in the present circum-
stances the release of the political pris-
oners deserving freedom CAN be left
to the local authorities.
Nothing could be more irritating for
the liberals than for the emperor to
delegate the discretion of granting par
don to the very men responsible for
the wholesale arrests which occurred
during the winter, and such decision
is sure to arouse storm in the lower
house and increase the danger OF =
conflict. "
The hand Of General Trepoff, who
engineered the protests Of the branches
Of the League Of the Russian People
(Black Hundred) in the interior, which
are cited in the official statement as
evidence that the Russian masses are
opposed to amnesty, is seen in this new
shift in the government s position, and
again raises the specter Of counter
revolution.
The Appeal to the Gear.
The Twentieth Century, formerly
the Russ, today prints in parallel col
umns the text Of identical kilograms
sent to the emperor from widely differ
emit places protesting against the de-
mands of the lower house for amnesty,
proving them to have been inspired
from common source. The dispatch
most used is as follows:
ere nar1iement 6esiree tn assist Won
allow it to do SO; but if the members
attempt to play the role Of rulers, dis
perse them and trust to the whole of
the Russian people to support you.'
Organize for War.
At Kieff yesterday the local branch
of the League Of the Russian People
decided to organize FOR the coming war
against parliament and pronounced it.
self in favor of the creation of a die
tatorship to crush thu reYoluti ton: OF
fcefs of che guard regiments in st.
dpsy dSocaea ths es spgrsa st Of hs
lament. 1...- ..-s. ri:
Such facts serve to strengthen the
campaign which the social democrats
and social revolutionists continue to
| wage against the illusions Of par
liamentary regime.'
shipoff for Premier.
It is announced that Premier Goremy-
kin will reply tomorrow afternoon to
| the address Of the lower house in reply
to the speech from the throne.
The impression is growing that if a
peaceful issue is to be possible the
Goremykin cabinet must give way to
another ministry without previous bu
reaucratic connections. M. Shipof of
Moscow is considered the. most promi
Stakovich, Count Heyden and Professor
Kuzmin- Karavieff, all members of the
lower house, are also mentioned, but nc
leaders Of the constitutional demo
Gratis are referred to in this connec
ton.
To Make Way for White?
The Rech today prints an intimatior
that Count Solsky's retirement from
intended to make way for Count Witte
! Former Interior Minister Durnov(
has gone abroad. The car in which hi
travelled to the frontier was guarded
by gendarmes and members Of the Sc
cret police.
Workmen May Strike.
The workingmen Is organizations arr
discussing plans for a strike on Mon
day unless the amnesty granted is full
and complete. -..~s
1O7 Sent to Siberia. @
| Yekaterinoslav, South Russia, Ma,
24-One hundred and seven politica
prisoners started from here to Siberi'
today. .., ~ -~- -.