New-York tribune., 1906-07-25
PROGRESS or THE BEKorr7Troy.

The Terror is the latest phase of the Russian
resolution. We are told that sentence of death
has been passed upon the Car, General Trepof,
General Orlof, MIR. PobiedOnOstseff and other
prominent reactiOnaries. That this is something
more than an idle threat is probable. 1t will
be recalled that similar announcements of sem
tence OF death upon other Russians, including
member of the imperial household, have been
madse from time 90 time in the last year or two
and have been fulfilled with grim and unfaling
certsainty. 1t is earnestly to be hoped these lat
est sentences will not be fulfilled especially
that upon the amiabe and benevolent Car
But n must be recognized that from this day
forward the lives OF the men thus designated
by thesTerrorlsts are in awful peril. The men
sace is not unexpected. But it's fulilment is
something which the friends OF Russian liberty
3may we'll dread. Such a tragedy would be at
sleast as disastrous to the constitution and the
speOple as, to the dynasty and the autOcracy.
In the mean time, mutual recrlminatiOns are
being freely banded about I'm Russia The Con-
tr9ller Of the Empire, speaking for the Car,
and, indeed, the Gar himself, in his prOclama-
tom OF the coup d'4tat throw all blame upon
the DOuma, which they declare to have been inn
practical and revolutionary and to have forced
the government to the step it has taken. The
members of the DOuma, ON the other hand, are
equally explicit and emphatic in throwing all
pecially upon the irresponsible ministry"
Also, as was tO'sbe expected. each side seeks to
win popular support by prOclaiming itself to
haveabeen and 10 be the "friend Of the people"
The government wanted to give land to the
people, but the DOUfma would not let 1t do So
The DOuma wanted to give land to the people,
bat the government would not let it do So
Amid these contradictory charges and cOun-
terchargeS, however, one fact or set of facts
be regarded by the world as of prime and, per-
haps, decisive Significance That is, that the
GOEemy4in ministry was not only unsympathetic
and unacceptable to the DOuma, but was actu-
ally and aggreSsiyeIy antagOnstic to it, and
strOge to hamper it rather than to cooperate
with IL or to facilitate its work, and that the
Car, despite the plainly and repeatedly ex-
pressed sentiments of the DOuma and also of
the Council, refused, or, at any rate failed, TO
replace it with another ministry commanding
the confidence of the DOuma and disposed to
work in harmony with that body. That cir
cumstance will appear To the world to place
the chief of responsibility for the coup
detat upon the imperial government. In a
government by parliament and ministry it is
essential that parliament and ministry shall be
in accord.
This feature of the case is further empha- |
sized, and perhaps aggravated, by the fact that
upon the dismissal or Che DOuma
because it could not or would not agree with
the GOremykin ministry the Car also dismissed
that ministry and replaced it with another.
1t will be asked why that was not done before,
when the DOuma requested it. Possibly there
will be those who will go far to inquire
whether the Goremykin ministry not kept
in Office for the express purpose Of antagOniz-
ing the DOuma, hampering its work and bring
ing about pretext for dissolution. Certainly
there will be much regret that, since he was
in the end SO ready TO do it, the Gar did not
dismiss Mr.. GOremykin little earlier at time
when his dismissal would have meant some !
thing for the stability and efficiency of the new
order Of affairs.