The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-12-15
CHEER THE RED FLAG.
Demonstration of Liberal Party in the
Russian Capital Suppressed by
the Police.

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burg has resumed its wontcd quiet aft
err the excitement of yesterday. The
newspapers, without comment, print
only the brief official account of the
demonstration in front Of the kazan
cathedral Sunday. Nevertheless they
are full OF articles breathing The de-
m for reforms.
Proclamations ave been issued call
ing for a demonstration outside the
law courts tomorrow at the opening OF
the trial of Sasoneff. the assassin of
Won Plehvc. The demonstrators are
instructed TO come armed.
Proclamations of an incepdiary char
acter nave been distributed ut u num-
Der Of cities and towns, and demonstra-
tons in others have occurred. Many
arrests have been made. At MOSCOW
the project of police has forbidden the
police forcibly TO eXpel Jew merchants
who are not entitled to come to MOS
COW, but to- report such cases to him.
St. Petersburg, Dec. IA popular anti
government demonstration which included
large numbers of students, in tho NeVskE
prospect lasted two hours. Hundreds OIL
police and gcndarmcS charged the crowd
as full gallop, dividing the demonstrators
This led to serious encounters, fifty per
sons being injured. Large numbers were
arrested.
Not since the riots Of 1901, when Cos
sacks reaching across the NcEsky pros
pcct from building TO building charged
down the boulevard from the Moscow sta
ton to the Ncva. has the capital lived
through such a day OF excitement. Inc
authorities got wind OF the big demonStra-
ton planned by the social democratic Ia
Dor party 10 demand an immediate end
of the war and the ConVocation Of q IA
tional assembly, and leading newspapers
this morning in black type gave warning
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to the people to deslSt from cohsF"S"ii'S
in the NCTSky.
The ncwsnlpcr warnings by giving no.
tee 10 those not appriscf Of the demon
,Stration defeated the object for when
| They were designed, attracting seemingly
the whole population TO the broad THOR
oughfare. AMI Tong before the hour fixed,
despite the pleading of the police, the
throngs were so dense hat movement was
almost trnpossibIc. In throngs on the
Silcwai were practically tho whole stu
dent body, including many young women.
who have always been prominent in Rus
Si3 in evolutionary movements, and thou-
sands of workmcn.
The police tried it vain 10 keep back the
human tide. Then. when there was not
a Single mounted policeman in sight. on
the stroke OF l O'Clock from the heart oC
the thiCkly Wedgcd crowd g blood red flag,
like a jet OF flame, suddenly shot up. IL
was the signal. Other flags appeared in
the crowd, waving rrantically and greeted
with Il hoarse roar. Down with autoc-
racy!" The students surged into tho street
singing the "Marsejlaise.
Police Make a Charge.
Dismountcd police made a single at
tempt to wrcst the flags from the demon
strators. but the students and women,
armed with sticks, beat back their assaiI-
ants. Then, like a flash, from behind the
Kasan cathedral came a squadron of gcnG-
armcric Doors of adjoining court yards
were thrown back and battalions of police
came out. A double squadron charged tho
Hank of The demonstrators with drawn
sabcrs. Five Other Squadrons circled the
mob, cutting through the fringe of specta-
tors. who gladly scurried To cover. The
main wedge of the demonstrators stood
fast only Il moment or two. There was a
sharp rattle of cudgels and Sahcrs. though
the wounds showed the police struck
principally with the fat Of their sabcrs,
The women were especially fierce in their
resistance. Many were struck and
tramplcd, and blood stroamed down their
faces.
While the mob stood. those within man
aged 70 throw hundreds of revolutionary
proclamations over the heads of their
Fellows. The police urged their horses
into the crowd. driving those who resisted
into the court yards. tn" Hotel Europe
and the Catholic church. The intense eN-
citemcnt lasted about ten minutes, after
which mounted squads of the g~endarmcrie
, patrolcd the streets.
1 Whole Nation in Uproar.
: That such demonstrations are not con
fined 10 the capital is shown by a letter
: received here from a prominent zemstvo
/ list in southern Russia, which says:
'"The optimism with which we left st
Petersburg is beginning TO vanish. The
government is not showing Il disposition
to meet us half way. Large meeting!
have taken place III many owns and spe