Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-22
Premier Sto|ypin Of Rus
STA Gives Up Reins.
Resignation Accepted with Re-
Iuciance by The Emperor.
Minister OF Finance kokorsofi vii
Succeed N. StoIypin.

St. Petersburg. March y. l.. y
Stolypin. premier and minister of thu
interior. resigned Monday and hi:
resignation was promptly accepted by
Emperor Nicholas. V y. kokovoson
minister of finance i'll the Stolvpif
cabinet. will be the next premier. anC
unless unexpected circumstances inter
vene his appointment will be gazetteG
Tuesday.
The Council of the Empire is in ses-
sion Monday night with reference T.
the situation and it is believed they
will decide formally to tender their
resignation as an indication of solidar-
ity and adherence to the eX-promicr NJ.
Makaroff, assistant to the minister Of
1he interior, it is said, will receive the
responsible post of minister of the in
terror, while NJ Kokovsoff desires to
retain as far as possible his present
colleagues. 1t is possible, however. that
two or three of the ministers will re-
tire. Among the candidates mentioned
for the portfolio of minister of foreign
affairs, now held by NJ. SaZonoff, is
EX-Premier Goremykin Recently the
vice minister of foreign affairs. NJ.
Neratoff. was appointed acting minis
ter during the illness Of Sazonoff. and
this appointment has already been
gazetted.
Premier Stolypin presented his resigna-
ton personally to the Emperor His ac-
ton was due to the rejection by the Coun-
Gil of the Empire of the Zemstvo bill for
self-government in the nine western pro-
vinccs. The premier decided to make the
crisis personal issue, and the quickness
of the Emperor's answer was accepted in
certain quartrs as substantiating the re-
port current recently that the Emperor
had abandoned the premier to his fate
by telling the conservatives i'll the Coun
Gil of the Empire through NJ Trcpoff, to
vote according to their conscience" 1t
was learned later that the selection of
NJ. kokovoff was made by the Emperor
on NJ. Stolypin's recommendation after
His Majesty had exhausted all means to
persuade the latter to retain his post.
The reactionary groups, which plotted
StoIypin's fall, thus get small satisfac-
ton.
The resignation of the premier was
total surprise to the Emperor, who was
greatly disturbed for d time. He did not
wish to hear of ii. but NJ. Stolypin eX-
planned his motives and declared his firm
intention to withdraw 4rom public life.
in the meantime the Emperor instituted
an inquiry into Trcpoff's account OF his
conversation with His Majesty, which
played so important part III the vote
and this inquiry disclosed that His Maj
esty was actually reported as saying:
Vote according To your conscience,
not according to the ministers"
kokuvseff-s reputation as careiH
Statesman is 50 solid that the DourSc
reacted favorably on rumors Of his APP
pointment. The Dumas attitude mas
not yet been defined, but NJ. kokoFSoh
had undoubtedly done much during
the past two years to regain tile conf
dcnce Which was impaired by his cN-
cIamation in the Duma in MAY, 1903;
Thank God there is no Parliament IN
Russia.
On the Finnish, Pew ish and foreign
questions Iiokovson has maintained
an enlightened and moderate attitude.
He opposed the excuses nf national
ism and co-op"ratcd with the Duma in
eTectinc extensive reforms in the fl
nances OF the country. He shut of
many pre-eXisting claims on the tr>as-
ury, based in many cases on faIsiticd
imperial grants and millions thereby
were saved yearly
There was Il runor current Monday
tli4t NJ. kurostuvetz. the minister to
China. lad been assassinatcd at Pekin,
but up To a late hour Monday night,
the foreign office had no advices con-
firming this report.