The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-20
Witte Point of View.

Inc correspondent Is unable 10 CdDte
direct interview with Wltte, but can give
the following brief review Of the situation
in Russia as looked on possibly from
Whites point of view:
It is generally known that Witte is IA
vOrable TO the progressive development OF
Russian institutions while maintaining or
der Therefore he cannot approve of the
action of the lower house Of parliament,
which, according to the count, is doing
its utmost to develop into q revolutionary
body, and not only delays the reforms
which il advocates, but contributes TO
create and maintain a state OF chaos re
sulting from the conflict between the leg
isIative and executive branches OF the
government. Russia needs peace, order
and confidence in the men who earnestly
desire to heal her wounds and to enter
upon a period Of economic, moral and in
tellectual resurrection Instead or TINS the
revOlutionists, under the preteXt or pa
triotism, which really is false patriotism,
are serving the interests of the foreign
enemies of their country by transform
ing Russia into the powder magazine or
Europe. This is not generally known
abroad, and is especially regrettable with
regard to the Americans, who always have
been good friends Of the Russians. The
two countries should know each other
better TO their reciprocal advantage
Favorable to Jews.
It is also known that witte is person
ally favorable to the Hebrews and their
desires, as contained III the memorandum
presented to him when at Portsmouth by
the committee of prominent American
Jews but he strongly condemns the at
titude which the Jews are assuming Ia
Russia, in placing themselves at the head
of the revolutionary movement against
the advice Of their enlightened leaders,
thus making it impossible for their nom
Jewish friends to assist them WItte
thinks the Russian Jews VINO are acting
in this manner are blind. for If they are
defeated they will be more oppressed than
before whereas if successful the remain
der Of the population, which is more anti
Semitic than in other countries VIII obhge
them to fly the country.
Russian aversion to Jewish pTepOnder-
ance the former premier thinks should
not occasion surprise because the same
feeling exists to a greater or less degree
in all countries, including the United
States where some Of the rules regarding
immigration have been designed chiefly
to exclude Russian Jews, whose members,
in New York, Americans Ieel'
is becoming threatening
Provoked the Conflict.
The Jews of Russia had only one proper
course to pursue, and that was to insist
that all rights granted other races De also
granted to them, nothing more and moth
ing less. Having resOrted to violence,
they provoked repTisals and reaction, es-
peciaIIy from the conservative elements
known as the Black Hundreds which
element from conservatism has become
as revolutionary as those whom they
fight. Count Witte explains that the con-
servatives originally were called the
BLACK Hundreds in deriSiOn. Their r1S-
ing has shown what large forces they
control and how easily q struggle between
the two parties may degenerate into civil
war and anarchy. The troubles or the
past week at BialystOk are the best Illus
tration of the situation. as they were
caused by Jews killing Chief Of Police
Derkadchoff who happened TO be an eX-
conservative official whose en-
tire aim was to maintain order and tran
quillity-
Count Witte thinks that under such
conditions it is natural that the Jewish
question in Russia cannot be solved to
the satisfaction of the Jews or their
friends.