The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
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cessor. In fact. so serious is the trou-
/ bic between them that it is difficult Ia
| see how they can possibly continue
10 work together in the same admin
| istration.
About a year ago the prime minister
organized an imperial commission. pre-
! sided by senator Makaron. for the pur-
pose OF investigating the charges OF
corruption and dishonesty made against
me police and the gendarmeric
.nroushout the empire. The commission
ala this work very thoroughly. brought
! number OF official scoundrels to book.
ana secured not only their dismissal,
put also their criminal conviction and
| Imprisonment.
In TINS report. which has lately been
/ submitted to the Emperor and TO the
Cabinet. 1t makes, among other use.
IN recommendations, one to the effect
that the police. and especially tho
genoa rmerie. which is a corps d'elite
should be better paid. 1t shows that
the officers. of high and low degree. are
now iidiculously underpaid and that
they are almost driven to dishonesty
IN ofoer TO make both ends meet The
report argues. that by paying Il liv.
ing wage to these men. upon whose
eiic.ency and honesty the government
IS Obliged to depend so much. for the
proper WORKING of its Administered ton.
C.
tceS would he to q great extent re
moved This report formed a subject of
discussion at the last meeting of the
tabinet. when 1t was warmly indorsed
by the Premier. and by ali The ministers
present with the exception of Kokow-
"eu' who in Il speech lasting consider
aolS over an hour, opposed IT tooth
and nail, declaring that he should. az
cHiei or the national treasury. decline
10 make provision for the increased
hat
lhings that We're far more in need of
financial assistance from the treasury
than the Police Department, and that
ior ms part. he merely saw in the re-
organization of the police and OF the
gendarmerie. means OF increasing
we arbitrary power vested in the
hands OF the premier rs Minister of m,
interior. and of Diminishing the au-
thority OF the courts OF law, of tn.
provincial mag!stracy, of the Parlia-
mentary institutions, and provincial
diets In fact, he openly accused
Premier Stolypin of championinp rho
endations of Senator Makarof's
commission, for the purpose of in
creasing his own personal authority.
The report has now gone TO the
pu!na, and 1t remains to be seen what
a'tituee 1t will take. since 1t depends
"pon 'he latter to vote the money
'S''N biIc LUNA ACCEPT the
Recommendations of the Makarorf
commission. and OF the entire Cnbine,
WITH the exception of kokowzerf rho
latter VIII undoubtedly have 10 resign
ana Russia VIII be deprived ~ tbe
aoiest Minister OF Finance since the
Gays OF his former chief, Count Witte
Oh the other hand. II the Duma votes
GOWN the proposal. the position Of
9'oiypin will become much shaken
Or course everything Will dencnd
upon the attitude of the Car. He Is
Ahown to favor the recommendations
OF the Makarof commission. but AT tho
same time to prefer kokowseff per-
1sohaliy to Stolypin. Indeed, Kokowzeff
- an Infinitely more popular person-
age at court than Stolypin. and II Is
Just possible that the outbreak of
Nokowzen is part and parcel OF q
scheme to get rid OF Stolypin. and N
cohciilate the Duma. by sacriscIng
MN. as endeavoring to invest hin.
self with authority OF an autocrat,c
ture. the ieSisia-
II stoiypin goes. most of the cab,.
net VIII resign as well. since nearly
al me ministers are either his near
reiatives. or his intimate friends. tha,
- 10 say. men devoted to him.
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