Show RUSSIANS ARE INCLINED TO BE OPTIMISTIC Z matvo Leaders Express Hopeful Views Upon Situation In Russia Expecting Much of Count Witte 8t Petersburg Tho Interesting views of n number of leaders of the lemstro congress regarding tho present I pres-ent situation are generally optimistic in tone as to the future of Russia provided pro-vided Count Witte follows tho policy outlined In the resolutions of tho congress con-gress Some of them contain suggestions sugges-tions for the formation of a coalition ministry Prince Paul Dolgoroukoff whoso palace at Moscow was the meeting place of this and tho previous tom stvo congresses Is one of the most eminent liberals In Russia Ho telegraphed tele-graphed If Wltto Is sincere he will adopt our programme and If ho does not haggle over the bargain his position will be greatly strengthened Ho will receive support throughout the country coun-try and will scatter the agrarian ana labor disorders and rowdyism and I perhaps worse which have been inevitable in-evitable for some time owing to the belateness of tho reforms wrested by the low and not voluntarily given from above But in spite of revolution with Its terrors of bloodsned and tho accompanying economic and financial I crisis wo are < passing through an I emancipation epoch from which Russia I Rus-sia will emerge strengthened and regenerated re-generated t The zomstvo workers tempered in the long struggle against arbitrary I power must exercise a steadying influence t in-fluence both against reaction and license I li-cense Alexander Stakovlch of Orel another I other of Russias coming men takes even a more optimistic view |