The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-12

conservative Liberals over the days
events, an declaring that just when the
tate of the zemstvO programme was in
the balance such a fruitless outbreak
viii be sure TO prejudice every OBJ
server and put the strongest weapon
I'm the hand of the bureaucratic reac-
ti0naries.
Provinces Affected.
That such demonstrations of the
Social-DemOcratic Labor party are not
confined to the capital is shown by =
letter received here from a prominent
zemStvOist in southern Russia, in
which the writer says:
The optimism with which we left
st. Petersburg is beginning to vanish.
The government is not showing a us
position to meet US half way and enter
frankly on the path of reform. On the
contrary. there seems to be hesitation
as to whether it would not be better to
return 10 the path of reaction. The
government seems unable TO COM
prehend the real state Of popular feel
ing. the Importance of decisive action
and the disastrous consequences of pro-
crastinatiou. The people of this prov
lnce are in state of great excitement.
Large meetings have taken place in
many towns and very specific resolu-
tons have been adopted but the bad
feature Of the situation is the attitude
of the workingman.
Socialist Propaganda.
"Incited by the underground press Of
Geneva. and Paris, who declare them
selves in complete antagonism to the
moderate demands Of the zemstvo.
they proclaim a definite Socialist pro-
gramme, declaring they want not pOliti-
cal, but social freedom. Ii will there
fore be the policy of the government if
1t decides to concede nothing 70 US TO
foster such dissensions between the
Zemstvo and the labor party.
The government, confident of its
ability to repress revolutionary at
tacks by force Of arms, and apprehend-
ing no real danger from the working
men, can use their antagonism to us
as an argument against the expediency
Of granting the reforms demanded by
the mOderates. on the ground that they
are not in real sympathy with the
wishes of the people"
Text of Proclamation.
Following is the text Of the proclama-
ton Of the SOcial-Democratic Labor
party. calling tOdays demonstration:
We have raised our voices caiiins
for better things but the government
has turned a deaf ear to our cry. We
from day TO day. draw out a laborious
existence, a condition worse than con-
victs. While they convert millions into
smoke and sacrifice thousands Of work
mems lives under incompetent gen.
erals. We are shedding our bloOu for
our tOrturers. while they are entering
into shameless bargain with wealthy
| landlords and ZenstvOists. Enough
We cannot endure it longer. We must
arise and boldly proclaim that we want
an end of war and a government by
representatives Of the people.
Long live the Democracy.
Down with the war. Down with auto
crazy.
! "AIl who are ready to fight for our
| demands assemble in front of the
/ Kazan cathedral at l O'Clock"
oficial Statement.
! An official statement issued tonight
with reference. 10 the rioting today.
says:
/ During the confusion and jOstling
/ the demonstrators freely used cUdgels
! and the police were compelled TO beat
back the rioters with the fiat Of their
swords. The TiOting naturally was not
/ suppressed without casualties, but
none was serious"
/ The police have forbidden the as
| sembiage Of crowds on Tuesday. when
/ another demonstration is threatened on
! the occasion Of the opening Of the trial
| Of Sassonef for the murder OF Min
lister Won Plehve.