| Show premier says finances are sound and people loyal load on dec 14 the ot the dally telegraph at st petersburg in a further installment of ills interview with count gutc tho first part cf which was published tuesday says uio premier doa lared that ha army would remain faithful that iha finances of the country were sound and that it was not his intention to resign the correspondent in a series of questions presented numerous instances of tho disloyalty of the troops and sailors the premier answering these questions that in all cases the disloyalty so pointed out was either temporary or exceptional and that it had uever developed into actual infidelity to the it could not bo denied ho said that the revolutionary propaganda was being industriously and assiduously worked in the army and in the navy but it was not and could not be successful because the national character waa used and the national traditions wore loo deep rooted so far ag hs knew the demands of the malcontents were altogether of an amicable character troops were to obey we emperor implicitly and the premier was unable 0 o conceive any of that allegiance legi ance the correspondent suggested the possibility of a sudden boup by which the republicans would seize the reins of government to which count watte replied tiia the members of such party would be ruthlessly cut down by the imperial troops the idea ot murii a republican government ex isains for even throe daya the premier said could only be entertained by foreigners who had never had an opportunity port unity to stud the Russian national character of by thoughtless russians who were inc ibale of interpreting that character russian national life baid count witte is pivoted on loyalty to the emperor and haw deep rooted and widespread and fruitful is this pran caplo will ba seen if the revolutionists should be foolhardy eatough to build upon a contrary assumption referring to dussias Rus sias financial position count witte attributed all the rumors of financial differences to the machinations of the revolutionists who he said fought with poisoned weapons and whose statements were accepted because the people were credulous 1 I am absolutely sure the premier that russian bondholders bond holders have nothing more to fear today than they biad six beati ago certainly they have no reason to tear tit ti t the inter eaton the bonds curtailed RUSSIA haa never had recourse to such an expedient nor will it in this situation I 1 am unable to conceive of russia being reduced to a condition which alio will fall to discharge her obligations ta her foreign creditors even in uio impossible everit of tj revolutionists succeeding in establishing government they would bo bound to keep faith with the bondholders bond holders count etc isi gired that unless her finances In ances were thoroughly sound would never have stoos the recent ordeal the throwing of securities oa tho market the on savings baulch which were organized by the anil the like regarding his own position posit ioa count said thial certainly his health baad not improved but he was quite aarons enough to continue the alft charge of Ills duties and was therefore resolved to faithfully remain at his post sinca neither personal ambition nor any native but duty to the emperor and tae fatherland had actuated his acceptance of tho heavy responsibilities bili ties attaching to his on finally summing up the the premier declared that the russian political parties were nearly all of little consequence with the exception of the whoa single mind edneeda was exemplary choso whoso tactics were ingenious nd choso whoso energy was marvelous |
