The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-11-02
The Day Was One Such as the
Russians Never Before
Have Seen.
SEVERAL CONFLICTS OCCURRED.
Socialists and ReyolutiOnalres 0rEHn-
lied Anti-GOvernment Demonstra-
tiOns and Red Flag Parades.
Under Orders Of Count Witte and Gen.
Trepoh the Troops Generally
Were Withdrawn From the
Streets Of the cities.

St. Petersburg, Nov. AL Russia
Tuesday celebrated enthusiastically
the emperOr's gift OF freedom which
the greater part OF the people receiv-
ed with deepest Joy, though in 81. Pc
tersburg Moscow and other cides 30
cialists and revolutionists organized
Enforcement demonstrations and
red flag parades, which with the pa
triouc manifestations led TO q num-
Der OF conflicts between the Reds and
whites" as the anti-government and
royalist factions are respectively term
ed On the whole the day passed more
quietly in Russia than had been ex-
pected. though collisions between the
people and the troops are reported
from Poltava. Kazan and Kishlnen
In each OF The two capitals Of St
Petersburg and MOSCOW the day was
one such as the Russians never before
have seen. The Slavic people. which
during the long war just closed and
the anxious period preceding the an
nouncement OF the new era OF consti
tuiionalism seemed self restrained
and apathetic, gave Itself up fully to
the exuberance Of the moment and
spent the entire day In parades and
assemblies which for the first time in
the history of Russia we're freely per
mitted
People Given Full Rein.
Under the oroers OF Count Witte
and Gen Trepoff the troops generally
we're withdrawn from the streets OF
the cities aud the fullest rein given
the people TO let out their enthusiasm
in demonstrations which 50 long as
they were not destructive were not in
terfered with.
II was a significant omen that after
a fortnight OF gloomy and depressing
weather symbolic Of the days OF the
strike the sun shone out brightly Tues
day In 81 Petersburg and brought
radiant Indian summer day.
The scenes In st. Petersburg remind
cd the observer Of events In an Amer
lean university town after a great
football victory. but a thousand times
magnihed From early morning the
streets OF the capital we're filled with
a mass OF demonstrators who paraded
up and down the long and broad New
sky Prospect and tramped time and
again the route between the two prin-
clpal centers OF demonstration, the
Kazan cathedral and the university
and constantly augmeDting. reached
grand total Of fully 100000 persons.
Strikers Resume Work.
Moscow. Nov. There we're pub
lie rejolclngs here over the empenor's
manifesto and the strikers resumed
work Many meetings we're held In
the streets and one at the university
where Prof Manuilon addressed the
students. The crowd formed a pro-
cessiOn In which there we're 10000 per
sons and paraded through the streets
singing patriotic songs, proceeding to-
wards the residence Of Gov. Gen. Dur
novo for the purpose OF demanding
the liberation of political prisoners.
On the way they met force Of police
men escorting a body OF prisoners
whom the crowd wanted released. A
conflict ensued In which there was
firing on both sides and two persons
were killed and some injured
London, Nov. LA dispatch 20
news agency from 81. Petersburg says
Count Witte authorizes the announce
ment that the ministry OF justice will
free all political prisoners whose re-
lease az the present moment viii not
endanger public order Details OF the
release will be arranged AZ ministerial
conferences. during the next few days.