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VOL. XLV.- NO. 14,026.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOYEjXJBER 21, 1905.
xPRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUSTS OPPOSED
TO SQUARE DEAL
TaftSpeaks on Wrong
Done Philippines.
SHOULD HAVE LOWER TARIFF
Sugar and Tobacco Magnates
Block the Way.
INJUSTICE OF SHIPPING LAW
Secretary Declares Islands Arc
Treated as American by One Iaw,
Foreign by Another, Always
to Their Hurt.
KANSAS CITY-, Mo., Nov. 20. Secre
tary of War "William H. Taft, who was
the guest of honor here tonight at tho
annual banquet of the Commercial Club,
said in responding to the toast, "The
Philippines":
"The Philippine Islands are ours and
must be ours for more than a generation.
It is quite probable that those called upon
to .act as legislators will not live to seo
the day when separation consistent with
the welfare of the Philippines can be
made."
The occasion of the banquet was the
anniversary of the signing- of the John
Jay commercial treaty.
Thousands of persons greoted Mr. Taft
during the day, and everywhere he was
given the most enthusiastic reception. Im
mediately after the dinner he ltft for
Chicago on a special train over the Chi
cago & Alton.
At the banquet tonight United States
Senator .Warner was toastmastcr. Mr.
Taft was given an ov.atlQn when he arose
to speak.
In the legislation for which Con Kress Is
responsible affecting the Philippines there are
but two acts which can bo crtlclsed as having
a selfish motive. One is what wo .might call
the coastwise act, thfi effect of which is
to require that after July 1. airfreight
from the Philippine Island to the United
States and uk joverae shall be arried in
American bottoms; " the other is the Jaw Im
posing on products of the Philippines coming
into the United States 75 per cent. of. the
Dlnfcley rates. If the coastwise act Is per
mitted to come into effect, and the tax upon
products Of the Philippines Is not removed,
we have Congress assuming the utterly in
defensible position that, for the purjwse of
the sale of Phlllipfne products by the Filipinos
the Philippines shall be regarded And treated
as a foreign country, while for the purpose of
furnishing business to the American merchant
marine, they shall be treated as a domestic
country and shall be mad 4o pay the higher
rates of freight which such a coastwise pro
vision necessarily entails and Implies.
Laws Belle Professions.
The object of my coming to Kansas City
is to enlist your sympathy in an effort to
amend the constitution on our statute books
o that wc shall bo consistent in our treat
ment of the Philippines, and shall repeal
laws which will give the lie to evfry assertion
cf disinterestedness and good faith in our
dealing with our wards of the Pacific
The legislation proposed for the relief of
the Philippines Is an act postponing the ap
plication of the coastwise trading lawa to the
trade between the Philippines and the United
States until 1009, the reduction of the tariff
on sugar and tobacco from 75 per cent to
25 per cent of the Dingley rates, and on
other products of the Philippines free trade,
until 1009. when there shall be complete free
trade In the products of either.
Secretary Taft said that the tw'o Inter
ests in this country arrayed in opposition
to free trade with the Philippine Islands
are the sugar interest and the tobacco
Interest. These are Interested on the
ground that all the benefits and all 'the
good which the country proposes to con
fer upon the Philippines would result sole
ly in an Injury to the sugar and tobac
co interests, and at their expense alone,
without any cost to the rest of the coun
try. Two Selfish Interests.
It will be found that these complaining in
terests are not objecting to this measure of
Justice to the Philippines, because it is going
to cause them immediate loos, but because
they suppose in years- to come, with the en
couragement that the American markets will'
give to the production of tobacco and sugar
in the Philippines, there may come a time
when the tobacco and sugar from that country
will enter into competition with that which
they produce in this country. The attitude
of these men, who really know the facts, can
not be described as other than the quintessence
of selfishness in opposing the gradual better
ment of the production of sugar and tobacco
in the Philippines by opening the American
market, when their fear of injury is founded
on presumption most improbable.
Figures Prove Fear Causeless.
He declared that unless the Philippines'
importations into the United States in
crease from less than 60,000 tons, as it now
is, to 1,800.000 tons, it will not affect the
price at which sugar will be sold In the
United States. "But it is said." he con
tinued, "if you open the markets of the
United States to the Philippines sugar,
the increase in its production will be un
limited, and no one ' can say how enor
mous the Philippines' production will be
come. The greatest amount of sugar ever
produced for exportation in tho Philip
pines was in 1893, when the to
tal exportation reached 260.000 tons.
The total consumed in the Phil
ippines Js about 80,000 tons. Kok the
proposition that the American market is
going to offer such a motive for the pro
duction of sugar in the Philippine Islands
as to Increase its exportation from 100,
000 tons a year to 1,500.000 tons Is palpably
absurd.,"
Governor E. W. Hoch responded to
the toast, "There I Nothing the Mat
ter With Kansas," made in reply to
William Allen White's . famous utter
ances under the caption. "What's the
Matter With Kansas?" He said:
"Kansas was fashioned in an heroic
mold, and its life has always been in
tense. In the battle of Ideas as well as
the battle of bullets Kansas has ever
been far out on the firing' line. Kansas
is neither Eastern nor Western, North
ern nor Southern; It Is the central state,
the hub of the Union. It is the rich,
juicy meat In the National sandwich.
"There is nothing: the matter with
Kansas materially." said Governor
Hoch, who, after enumerating' the great
resources of the state, said:
"But tho real greatness of a state is
not measured by Its geographical loca
tion, by its territorial extent, or by Its
material resources. The real greatnoss
of a state Is measured by the character
of its people."
Kansas, he said, could make tho name
proud boast as"that made by 'a citizen
of Maine once. That wc raise men here.'
He then quoted this .stanza:
Men whom the lust of office does not kill;
" Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinion and a will:
Men who have honor men who will not Jte.
Men who can stand before a demagogue.
And down hla treacherous flatteries witbeut
wlnklnr;
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the
fog.
In public duty and In private thinking.
Other toasts responded to were: "Grand
Old Missouri;" D. R. Francis, ex-Governor
of Missouri; "Peace," John S.
Wise, of New York, ex-Governor of Vir
ginia. Colored troopers of the Ninth Cavalry,
who arrived here yesterday from Foit
"Leavenworth. Kan.', under command f
Major James B. Erwin. and the Third.
Regiment, Missouri National Guard, es
corted the Secretary from. th"; railway,
station through the 'business street to
the Commercial Club, where a public re
ception was held.
Thousands of persons gathered along
the line of march cheered Secretary Taft.
Following the reception luncheon was
served at the Baltimore Hotel.
SHAW ILL STAY LONGER
AGREES NOT TO LEAVE CABINET
WHILE CONGRESS SITS.
Intention to Resign In February Is
Abandoned Moody . and. Hitch
cock Also to Remain.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Leslie M.
Shaw will remain as Secretary of the
Treasury in President Roosevelt's Cabinet
until tho conclusion of the approaching
session of Congress, and perhaps for sev
eral months longer.
It has been understood that Mr. Shaw
expected to retire from the Cabinet about
the first of February next, or sooner,
with a view to greater freedom in pro
moting his candjdacy for the Republican
Presidential nomination in 1&08, although
the Secretary himself never has an
nounced himself to be a candidate.
President Roosevelt's attention was at
tracted to some recent publications that
Mr. Shaw has presented his resignation
to take place next February, or, perhaps,
earlier, and today he had a conference
with the ""Secretary about tho matter.
After their interview, it was announced
that, at the urgent request -of the Pres
ident, Mr. 'Shaw has consented to continue
as Secretary of the Treasury until tho
close of the approaching session of Con
gress, and perhaps some time afterward.
At least two other changes in the Cab
inet have beeh in contemplation, but It
can be said authoritatively that they will
not occur soon. Attorney-General Moody,
having formed a law partnership In Bos
ton, expressed a desire to retire from the
Cabinet last July. The President per
suaded him to remain for another year,
and hopes to Induce him to remain until a
year from March 4. 190S. He has not yet
received a definite answer on that point.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the Interior De
partment, has also indicated his wish to
leave the Cabinet before the conclusion of
Mr. Roosevelt's term of office. But he
has informed the President he will remain
with him through tho present fiscal year,
and perhaps longer.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, -40
deg.; minimum. 30. Precipitation, 0.0 i
of an inch.
TODAY'S Fair with slowly rising tempera
tures during the afternoon. North to
east winds.
Russia.
Lull in revolution marked by murder and
incendiarism. Pge 1.
Zemstvo Congress debates whether to sup
port Wltte. Page 1.
Poles issue manifesto to Russians. Page 1.
ToreigB.
King Christian accepts Norwegian throne
for King Charles. Page 4.
Plot to start revolt In Cuba and kill I'alnta.
Page 3.
Dcathroll by wreck of the Hilda increases.
Page 4.
National.
President Roosevelt again severely rebuffs
Whitney. Page L.
Taft denounces trusts which opposo free
trade with Philippines. "Page 1.
Shaw. .Moody and Hitchcock will stay la
Cabinet. Page 1.
President and Canal Commission oppose sea
level canal. Page
Gold output of.TJnlted States 'in 1WM. Page 3.'
Second trial of Senator Burton begins.
Page 4.
Politics.
Independent District Attorney In Boston
causes terror. Page 1.
Conference of reform Mayors called. Page 3.
Roosevelt confers with Higglns on New
York politics. Page 3.
Domestic -Jacjc
London marries again, but marriage
may be illegal. Page 5.
Missouri may shut out two more insurance
companies. Page 3. "
ftnterchurch conference closes doors on Uni
tarians and Unlversallsts. Page 5.
Gompers defeated by Labor federation on
admission of steamfltters. Page. 4.
Sarah Bernhardt appears in Chicago. Page 4.
Redskins will play football on Multnomah
Field. Page 7.
President propose plan to drive out brutal
ity from football. Page 5.
Duffy blacklisted by Amateur Athletic
Union. Page 7.
PacMc Ceat.
Gould is said to be back of the North Coast
road striving with Pacific Railroad for
Puget Sound terminal. Page 6.
Superintendent of Oregon Penitentiary nays
he was carelesr,.ln locking safe. Page .
Olympla father of escaped convict Induces
him to give himself up. Page 6.
Three members of Oregon-Idaho horsethlef
gang sent to penitentiary- Page 0.
Adolph Miller killed in Clark . County,
Washington, by man named Brooks.
Page 6.
Marlee.
Steamer, thought to be the Turpln. and
crew lost off NovJa Scotia. Page 1.
Charjes Marshall, ' fireman on Vancouver
terry, is drowned. Page 14.
rerUaml sm4. Yktetky.
Effort to close Mllwaukle gambling club by
repeated raids may be made. Page 10.
Plenty of turkeys for Portland's Thanks
giving. Page 14.
Reed will case comes up on argument.
Ptyje 11. j
City's budget is -submitted-;to 3d aver. Lane;
Page 1J. . "
BOSTON ALSO
HAS HER JEROME
John B. Moran Elected District
Attorney-on Anti-Graft
, Platform.
DEFEATS ' BOTH PARTIES
Lawyer Who Struggled for Success
Wins ' Against Every Handicap
to Surprise of Everybody.
Admirer' of Lawson. x
BOSTON. Nov. 20. (Special.) These
are the days of the militant District,
Attorneys. Jcsqph W. Folk set the
fashion In St. Louis. His example ap
parently stirred John Weaver to actlv-itj'-ln
Philadelphia, True, Weaver was
Mayor at tho time he became busy, but
he had been District Attorney Just be
fore that. William Travers Jerome Is
the most prominent figure In New Tork
City at present, and promises to supply
many sensations during the next four
years.
"But we have a little man right here
BOSTON REFORMER ELECTED
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
JMia oram.
John B. Moran was HectM res
trict Attorney of Suffolk County
(city of Boston) after a lone cam
paign against M. J. Sughrue. who bad
the party nominations of Democrats
and Republican. Moran promise te
eclipse Folk and Jerome as a reform
er and his election was largely due to
the sentiment against private hos
pitals, following on the drecatul Crease
murder.
In this town," declares CIcmont I Pol
lack, secretary of the Municipal Owner
ship League, "who is going to make all
these other reformers sit up and tako
notice."
Perhaps, in the excitement of .the
election, you overlooked- the fact that
Boston upset the hosscs the same as
other sections of the United States. And
the upheaval in the Bay State was real
ly more surprising than anywhere else.
The District Attorney of Suffolk County
(which Includes Boston) died some
months ago, and the Democratic con
vention unanimously named his first as
sistant, the acting District Attorney,
Michael J. Sughrue. to fill the vacancy.
When the Republican convention met It
indorsed the candidate, and there was
apparently nothing left for him to do
except to be sworn Into office. Of course,
there were Socialist and Prohibition
candidates, but -they really do not
count.
Moran Spoils a Sure Tiling.
Then John B. Moran shied his hat
Into the political- ring, and demanded
that he be recognized. Moran is a
character of Boston. He has appeared
for Thomas W. Lawson In various cases
and there is a general belief that he
was Lawson's own candidate.
Moran was not urged by anybody to
run. He was not backed by any Citi
zens' Union or Merchants' Association.
In fact, all the urging was done by his
personal friends, who urged him not to
make an exhibition of himself.
Despite all sorts of discouragements,
Moran circulated petitions and secured
enough signatures to be placed upon
the official ballot. A number of these
men have since confessed that they
signed simply because It did not cost
anything and they hated to be disoblig
ing. Moran's campaign was peculiar. He
hired halls n different sections of the
city and made one speech a night,
Moran was chairman of every meeting.
He also did all the talking, except
when his hearers interrupted with
questions, a practice which he encour
aged. The newspapers of Boston, with
the exception of Hearst's American,
practically ignored Moran. They de
clined to print . extracts from his
speeches, or even mention the fact
that he was running. In fact, he only
broke Into print In the shape of paid
up advertising. To the bulk of the
people, Moran's candidacy waa not an
incident or a Joke. They were like the
backwoodsmen down South who
haven't heard about the Civil War
yet. They would have been surprised
had someone told them Moran was
running.
Vote Surprises Everybody.
Under the Massachusetts ballot law,
the elector 1c compelled to .mark tho
name 'of' very candidate for whom he
vote. A large number of electors are
now saying they put a. cros-s in front of
Moran's name Just to jencnurage him.
The result of the vote was a most
unpleasant surprise to politicians gen
erally, and Mr. Sughrue particularly.
Here it Is;
Moran. 42,258; Sughrue, 35,105. Plur
ality for Moran, 4152.
he vote took everybody's breath
jway. The only person who was not
surprised was Mr. Moran. I went over
to see him today and found him ap
parently the most self-possessed and
unconcerned man 'In town.
Mr. Moran lives in the quaint little sub
urb of Roxbury. where he has resided all
of the 40-odd years of his life.
"I expect to iake charge of the District
Attorney's office on December V he said,
"and in the meantime I am winding up
my personal business. For' the next two
years I expect to be the busiest man in
New England. At the end of my term I
will turn the -office over to the people In
Empsnape condition, tor i nave no inien-j
He Tells Ills Programme.
JWhat are your plans?" Mr. Moran waa
asjeed.
'They are all embodied In my platform
as I have stated It at all ray public meet
ings," he declared. These are the main
planks:
"I'll stop graft in Boston.
"I shall take official notice of every
offense brought to my .Attention.
"The doors of the grand Jury shall be
open at all times to evidence of crime.
"I will Investigate the gas corporation's
bribery of legislators.
"I will investigate frauds in the city's
payroll.
"There are & few other planks, but they
are of local importance only, referring to
specific cases, and would. not Interest The
Orcgonlan.
, "My Idea In brief is that a District At
torney shoula do things himself, and not
wait for others to originate and then Join
In the procession.
"Now i want oiio thing clearly under
stood. I am not an ofScc-seckcr, never
was and never expect' to be. And I
haven't any personal feeling against my
defeated opponent.
"I object to him because. Instead of
making his office a power of good In the
community, he accomplished nothing, tried
to accomplish nothing, and made the Dis
trict Attorney a laughing Tstock , In the
community. Personally, I repeat, I haven't
a thing against him. If at any time he
is hard up I will gladly loan him money.
"Taik about graft and corruption! Why,
Boston is one of the worst cities In the
United States. But it won't be long.
"I have not yet selected my staff, but I
have my eyes on a number of men. Their
politics? I don't. Intend to ask them.
Why, I hardly know what my own politics
Is. but as a sworn official of the law I '
will have none, and If anr of mv nubm-di.
nates show partisan activity they will '
go out so fast they will not have, time to
take their hats."
Admirer of Lawson.
On the subject- of Lawson. Mr. Moran
was tsyaslve. elusive He expressed great
'admiration for the writer and financier,
but denied he was the power behind the
throne.
"Of course." he added. "I will pay re
spectful attention to suggestions from Mr.
Lawson or any other good citizen. Any
tips that will serve to better the condi
tion of our city will bo cheerfully wel
. corned, and If possible and advisable, car
ried Into effect."
The city Is waiting now to see what
Moran win do. He Is the man of the
hour, and there Is apprehensions In cer
tain circles that he means to make good.
His Early Struggles.
The story of Moran's life Is unique and
Interesting. His neighbors In Roxbury
declare he Is honest, energctlc.but erratic
As a boy he studied law. working days at
odd Jobs and learning to be a lawyer at
night. When he graduated, all he had In
the world was fS. but he opened a law
office out In Roxbury. and started to get
clients among his neighbors.
"Moran at first had tho hardest strug
gle In the world," declared one of his boy
hood friends. "Hp hart n shnhSv 1!?
office with a cheap Uttbi sign. His bed !
was a quilt spread upon the floor of the
office, his food was bread, and he bought
a loaf a day. I well remember his first
case. The fee was J1S. and he immediate
ly spent JS in a 'real dinner.' as he called
It, at Young's Hotel. He declared a
steady diet of bread waa beginning to
pall upon him, but he never did have any
Idea of the value of money.
"Lawyers are not allowed to advertise
for clients, but Moran drummed up busi
ness In a unique way. There was a tough
gang In Roxbury In those days, and some
of them were always In trouble and need
ing a lawyer. Moran got a pair of box
ing gloves and invited the gang around to
his office at night. He thrashed them
one by one. they became his heartiest
admirers, and he soon had disposed of all
competition.
Elected and Defeated Curtis.
"Ills first essay in politics was when Ed
ward Upton Curtis ran for Mayor on the
RepubUcan ticket. Moran didn't like May
or Peabody, and the work he did elected
Curtis. After the election the new Mayor
sent for Moran, expressed his gratitude
and asked If there wasn't something he
could do for him.
-." 'I don't want a thing. was the reply.
But one-third of your votes were cast by
by Democrats. Give some of my friends
places and I will be satis fled.'
"Curtis couldn't sec It that way, and
said so. and Moran replied:
" Then you will serve one term. I'll
fight you and beat you.
"And he did."
Moran has had many rows with the
District Attorney's office in days gone
by, and declares that In justice to his
clients he was practically forced to give
up all his criminal business.
"But I will promise tQ give everybody
what I never got," he said, "and that Is a
square deal. Any man who deserves it
will get good treatment from me."
In view of all the facts, do you wonder
that Boston Is excited over the advent of
its new District Attorney?
L. F. L.
Loss or Djstlilery $1, '
COKNELLSVILLB. Pa.. Nov. 20c Last
night's fire at the Overholt Distillery at
Broad ford resulted in a-loe estimated to
day at n.0.t. It is estimated that
1S.O90 barrels of whisky were destroyed
The whisky was valued at and the
Government will lo.se the tax 'of JLIO a
gallon, amounting to jm,.
LULL IN
STORM
OF REVOLUTION
But Every Russian Is Armed
and Murder and Fires
Are Multiplying.
SEDITION RIFE IN . ARMY
Czar Orders Soldiers Kept In Man
churia Zemstvos Congress De
bates Whether to Help WIttc.
Manifesto by tho Poles.
JEWISH RELIEF FUND, 3,3e7.
NEW TORK. Nov. 20. A meetlns
of the national committee for the
relief of the Jewish sufferers In Rus
sia was held today. Up to noon yes
terday tho sum of 1362.30? bad been
received. i ,
Arnold Kohn. vice-president "of the
State Bank, advocated that action be
taken by the prominent Jewish peo
ple of this city toward securing the
aid of President Roosevelt.
Oscar Strauss In reply said that he
firmly believed that. If the voice of
Roosevelt could stop the massacre of
Jews in Russia, that voice would have
been heard Ions; a so.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. ;i.-(SpecktL)
Despite the apparent lull, the clouds are
thickening and a deluge of blood may yet
drown the empire of theRomanoffs. Con
ditions everywhere are dreadful. Life and
property are unsafe. In the cities, every
one goes armed after dark and nobody
ventures Into the streets unless necessity
compels him to do so. Murder and In
cendiary Ares are multiplying at a fear
ful rate. The unemployed go about In
droves, menacingly demanding alms.
Laborers Kill Employers.
In the factories, laborers go armed, and
in not a few Instances proprietors have
been shot down for refusing to accede to
the demands of their men. It is contended
by the employing class that the Intro
duction by revolution of the eight-hour
workday, considering the unproductive
ness of the Russian workman, is an cco
nomlc Impossibility. Therefore, as it Is
not possible further to increase tariff
on account of existing treaties, the fac
tories cannot be opened to eight-hour
labor.
Prophets of evil declare that starving
laborers will plunder tho cities, while
famished peasants. Incited by agitators,
will burn the manor houses and kill the
Inmates, and then will threaten. If they
do not Invade and ransack, the town?.
Fears to Bring Army Home.
The horrors at Cronstadt and .Vladi
vostok show that the army is unreliable.
The government has Instructed General
LInievltch to give paying employment to
the Manchurian soldiers, including thone
released from Japanese prisons, as their
return to Russia would be dangerous. A
military Insurrection Is feared at Harbin,
because an enormous percentage of the
garrison is composed of Poles.
Count WItte's position is regarded as In
secure, since the bureaucracy still holds
the Russian court In Its clutches. The
powerful Ignatleff clique continually
makes use of the argument that, since
Wltte has come Into power, the revolu
tion has been steadily triumphing.
..Meanwhile Military Governor Ikalon Is
exercising the utmost severity In exiling
or Imprisoning prominent Poles. Many of
them are fleeing to the Interior of Russia,
where their wealth; influence and culture
give new life to the revolutionary move
ment. DEBATE AMONG ZE3ISTVOISTS
Moderate, Extreme and Compromise
Tartlcs Lined Up.
MOSCOW, Nov. 20. The Zemstvo con
gress today devoted two long sessions to
the discussion of the question of the at
titude It should adopt toward the new
government aud late tonight adjourned
without coming to a decision. The de
bate indicated clearly, however, the ex
istence of two apparently Irreconcilable
parties, as well as the lines on which the
division ultimately will be made, though
the relative strength of the parties was
not shown.
A score of orators participated In the
debate and they were about evenly di
vided between the advocates of the im
mediate convocation of a constituent as
sembly and those who are urging co
operation with the new government so as
to save the country from anarchy. If not
a complete revolution. No set resolution
was proposed, but tho discussion took the
widest range.
Leaders of Conservatives.
Prominent among the speakers for the
conservative party were M. Krosoffsky
of Samara; Prince Eugene Troubctskoy.
M. Ncmiroveski. mayor of Saratoff, and
Count Heyden. president of the congress.
There men. with Dmitri Shlpoff. M. Guch
koff. M. Struve, iL Stavovich and M.
Rodlcheff. will form the nucleus around
which will rally the members of the
"party of law and order," the peace party
and others who are in favor of coming
to the support of CountWItte if sufficient
guarantees be given for the fulfillment
of the liberties promised.
The speakers who opposed the giving of
any support to Count WItte's govern
ment were less well known, but they,
made up In bitterness what they lacked
In prestige.
" "WItte's Arms "None Too Clean.
M. Robertl of Tver, who for years has
been prominent' in the struggle against
government, led a compromise party, de
claring it would be needless haste to
throw themselves Into the arms of Count
Wltte, which he added, were "none too
clean." but he would be willing to co
operate with the government, if Count
Wltte would consent to a severer Investigation-oi
the acts of authorities accused
of : Instigating outrages by the "Black
Hundred" by a committee composed
equally of the Zemstvoists and represent
atives of the Administration.
Prince Eugene Troubetskoy spoke at
considerable length. He declared that the
present was no time for hair splitting,
but that all parties should place confi
dence In the ministry, which would not
dare to lot go unfulfilled the promises
made in the imperial manifesto op which
Its existence was based. Perhaps tho
ministry was not altogether satlsf acton,
he said, but he asked his hearers to place
themselves in the position of Count Wltte
In his endeavors to 'form a cabinet, when
the persqns whom he desired to partlcl'
pate In it declined to accept office except
on conditions with which the Premier
was unable to agree. The Prince pro
ceeded .to warn the congress that its non
support of the government would create
the Impression that all Russia was dis
contented with the Emperor's manifesto.
He proposed that the government be
asked to approve a commission selected
by the Zemstvos. the municipalities and
the higher educational establishments, to
elaborate regulations for the State
Douma.
Reaction or Revolution.
M. Krossofsky, of Samara, insisted
that the Zemstvolsts were unable to ac
cept the programme of the Social Revo
lutionists; that they must show confi
dence In the government and co-operate
with it In the carrying out of Ideas with
which they were in accord. Without this,
he warned the congress, the future prog
ress of the country would bo In tne di
rection of reaction and revolution, and
with the latter the Zemstvolsts had as-little
to do as with the former. He said
that Count Wltte had declared his In
tention of lining up with the Constitu
tional Democrats, and that the Premier
was not a man who was Ukely to risk
his name nnd career by the violation of
his pledges. The speaker defended mar
tial law. saying that like measures v.ere
employed In the West of Europe and in
the United States In extreme cases.
Prince Argutinsky Dolgorukoff. of Tlflls.
the most prominent of the Zemstvoists in
opposition to Count Wltte, painted condi
tions In the Caucasus and dwelt upon the
attacks by soldiers upon the people of
Tlflls. He declared It would be Impossible
to trust the government which permitted
such atrocities, and demanded a constit
uent assembly.
M. Abramoff. of Stravapol. said that the
present agrarian disorders constituted an
outburst before which the revolt of Pugh
a tile ft paled and declared that thay were
the direct result of the Imperial mani
festo of October SO. which, the peasants
complained, gave everything to the In
habitants of the cities and nothing to
them.
Siberian Culls for Blood.
M. PopoffT a delegate from far off Irk
utsk. Eastern Siberia, wound up tho de
bate with a fiery speech. In whltrh he de
clared It was their duty to lay down
ultimatums; not to speak of making terms
with the government, but to demand
amnesty nnd a constituent assembly.
"Away with this puerile talk of saving
the country from anarchy and revolu
tion." said M. Popoff. "We must save
ourselves as a moral force for the work
ing out of the regeneration of the coun
try, even though it be, through fire."
The congress today was attended by
more than 300 members, and the hall In
which It was held was uncomfortably
crowded.
PIjAN sew general- strike
Reds Will Tie Lp Russia When
Douma Meets.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20. With the
collapse of the strike, the leaders of the
"Reds" say they will now devote their
energies to" the preparation of a universal'
political strike to sustain the revolution
ary programme when the National As
sembly meets.
These plans, which were suddenly
upset by the precipitation of the rail
road strike last month, arc exceeding
ly ambitious. Involving the co-operation
not only of the workmen of the
cities, but the peasantry and. If pos
sible, the army and navy. The propa
ganda among the soldiers and sailors
will be pushed energetically.
The leaders already claim that they
have organized the peasantry In five
districts of Kharkoff province, the
peasants having agreed not to work
for the landlords when the strike Is
called.
The struggle In progress in the Mos
cow Zemstvo Congress Is watched with
Interest. The main question to be de
cided Is whether the Zemstvolsts will
co-operate with the government and
on what terms. The men who are
making a fight on the necessity for
supporting Count Wltte, urge that un
less the country is tranquillzed, the
government will be forced to return
.to reactionary measures.
Dmitri Shlpoff and M. Gulchkoff, who
are attending the Moscow Congress, win.
It is understood, act as Intermedial ies in
behalf of Count Wltte. They have In
their possession propositions in which the
government will ask for the co-operation
of the Zemstvolsts. The principal point
is an extension and definition of the pow
ers of the National Assembly, promised
by the imperial manifesto of October 30.
While no further information has
been received regarding the reported
false Emperor, who was said to be
marching 'at the head of thousands
of peasants in the Province of Penza,
the. turbulence there has become so
threatening that the Government has
placed the province in a state of siege.
BRITISH COLONY ATILIi AR3I
.
Radical Measures Against Renewal
of Riots in Odessa.
ODESSA, Nov. 20. The situation in this
city is again somewhat disquieting. X
recrudescence of the disorders Is threat
ened by the so-called Loyalist element
and there are rumors of a mutinous spirit
among the troops.
The members of the British colony held
a conference today under the presidency
of the Consul and arranged at the first
sign of dlnorders to assemble at the Con
sulate and demand that the Russian au
thorities send a guard of soldiers to the
Consulate. If this is refused, the male
members of the British colony will or
ganize an 'armed bodyguard and escort
the colony on board British vessels which
will be held In readiness In the harbor.
The British Consul today applied for
a collective passport for the entire Brit
ish colony.
The American. Austrian and Italian
colonies propose to take the same meas
ures. POLES APPEAL TO RUSSIA
Manifesto Says They Only Want
Home Rule.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20. The dele
gation of 24 prominent Poles comprising
representatives from all people of all
parties in Poland except the" Socialists
and also including members of the Catho
lic Evangelical and Hebrew churches,
which came to St. Petersburg to plead
the cause of Poland, to make known tne
attitude of that country toward the gov-
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WHITNEY GIN
SEVERE REBUFF
President Refuses to
. . Grant Interview.
SAYS HE MISQUOTES AGAIN
Effort of Boston Man to Prove
His Accuracy Fail?
VIGOROUS ANSWER TO HIM
In Offering to Clear Himself, Whit
ney Repeats Offense and Re
ceives Severe Verbal Cas
tigatlon for It..
WHAT STIRRED UP WHITNEY.
The statement oC President Roose
velt to Governor Douglas' committee
on November 15. to which Mr. Whit
ney takes exception, was as follows:
"When the President of the United
States definitely and formally ex
presses himself for publication on a
question of jrreat National impor
tance, what he says should not be
left to the Imperfection of memory,
often colored by interest, but should
be put beyond possibility of misun
derstanding by careful preparation
and commltal to writing. To try to
repeat from memory what the Presi
dent has said when a year has elapsed
Is to show entire Indifference to
accuracy as well as to propriety. Yet
this Is precisely what Mr. Whitney
did in the Massachusetts campaign
that has Just closed. He pretended
to quote what I had said during the
course of the long and informal inter
view with his committee a year be
fore, no notes of the conversation
having been taken at the time. Not
only did he misquote the words 1
used, but by nupprfsitlr.fr almost all
that I had said, and by giving what
he purported to xtve entirely apart ,
from its context. h absolutely, and
as. 1 am constrained to believe, de
liberately, misrepresented what had
occurred, and he knew well that It
was Impossible for the President of
the t'nited States to enter Into a
personal discussion about the matlsr
with him."
BOSTON, Nov. 20. Henry M. Whit
ney, Democratip candidate Tor "Lieutenant-Governor
at. the last election, to
night made .public correspondence
which had been passed between Presi
dent Roosevelt and himself concerning
the statements made by the President
during an interview last Winter, which
was granted to a committee from Mass
achusetts on reciprocity, Mr. Whitney
having been a member of that commit
tee. When another committee from the
same state called on him last week in
regard to free hides, the President stat
ed to It that Mr. Whitney had deliber
ately misrepresented what had occurred
at last Winter's conference. With those
experiences in mind, the President de
clined to enter upon a discussion qt
free hides with the committee, the
chairman of which was Governor Will
iam L. Douglas. The statement of Mr.
Whitney during the recent canvass in
Massachusetts that the President told
him he favored reciprocity with Canada
was that to which the President took
exception. After the President had made
public his address to the hides com
mittee, charging Mr. Whitney with mis
representation. Mr. Whitney maintained
that the President had certainly spoken
In favor of reciprocity with Canada on
broad" lines during their interview.
-Whitney's Appeal for Hearing.
Mr. Whitney's letter to the President,
dated November 11. follows:
Tou have done me a rreat injustice In
publicly asserting: that I have wilfully mis
represented your attitude on the question of
reciprocity with Canada and that this wat
done in cowardly fashion, by sayln? at the
time what I did under conditions which, the
dlcnltj of your high office prevented you
from denying. I think I am not open to this
charge, t claim, In my humble way, to bo
a. fair fighter. I believe I have a well estab
lished and well deserved reputation in this
community for fairness and Justice. I mas
have misunderstood you and hence may have
been led into error. You have charged me
with an offense of which I am not sullty;
you have condemned me unheard.'
I appeal to your sense of fairness fot
a personal hearing. My public utterances touch
ing your attitude on this question are very
few and very brief. I will bring them with
me if you grant me this request. I will
have tho passages marked, and it will not
take you two minutes to read them. -1 trust,
therefore, that you grant my request; but
whether you do or not. I shall regret more
than anything In connection with this matter
that the righteous cause of reciprocity with
neighboring- countries, of so much value to
our' pedale- and to the whole of the human
race, is not to have the Indorsement of your
great name and the benefit of your potent aid.
I take the liberty of Inclosing herewith
a public statement made by myself and my
associates 'touching the matter of our inter
view with you last Winter, which perhaps
you may not have seen, and remain, etc.
President Calls Him Down Again.
The letter from the President to Mr.
Whitney, dated November 18, is as fol
lows: ,
Sir I have your letter of the 17th Inst.
In view of my previous- experience with you,
1 am obliged to state, with regret, that it is
out of the question for me to grant you an
other Interview. In this" letter of November
t", in which you make this request, you fur
nish additional evidence of the wisdom of my
refusing to communicate further with you;
my refusal betn? based upon your evident in
ability to understand, or determination to mis
represent, what you say. In this letter you state
that you "regret more than anything else
in connection with this matter that the right
eous cauos of reciprocity with neighboring
countries... of so much value to your people
and to the whole human race. Is not to have
the indorsement of your (my) great name
and the benefit of your (my) potent aid.
Nothing; .that I have said at any time ba
given you the slightest warrant for making
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