New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-15
RUSSIAN PEOPLE COWED.
TROOPS PREVENT RIOTS.
NAY Day Passes Without the An
ticipdted Disorders.

ST Petersburg May 15.-The widely heralueo
MAY Day demonstrations IN St petersburg "eie
8 complete hasco, and reports from MOSCOW 0i1
the provinces indicate that order reigheo 0H
Sunday generally through all Russia Minor
disorders are reported at Reval, h1shlne1' anu
one or two other places but up 10 hlui'e1'
no reports OF serious tumults or loss OF ne ia s
been received and the attempts OF the 7O0ia-
Democrats and Social Revolutionists to mark
MAY Day by great anti-government demohstra-
tions appear to have been a thorough faiIure'
Utsnatches from Kazan, Tihis. Saratoff. Cron-
stadt F2ostov-on-Don Kief, Vologda, Tomsk
and other cities say the wOrl1men observed the
dav as a holiday. that the shops were cioseH
and that quiet not disturbed.
In St Petersburg the day was passed III az
most perfect quiet The revolutonaTies lou'iu
e. impossible 10 carry out the programme ol
demonstrations and bomb-throwing which they
so widely advertised. the worhngmen uec''Aie
10 sacrifice themselves TO advance the pIopo-
ganda OF their self-constituted leaders AHe
advertised meetings were attended chiehy Oy
spectators Governor General Trepon haauieu
the situation firmly, but with a view to avoid
ing collisions and made his dispositions ski
fully. Squads Of Cossacks patroled the Streets
reserves being held out Of sight in courtyards'
o-a the Guard REGIMENTS were held under arms
in their barracks.
1-ba streets IN all SECTIONS Of the city and
suburbs were less thronged than usual More
or less tension and agitation were apparent III
the Industrial quarters among workmen prone
nading under the eyes Of COssacks with whips
IN their hands. but otherwise the city wore al
most q normal appearance
CossACKs DIsPERsB CROWDS
At the Preobrajensky Cemetery. where the
principal meeting in honor Of the January
rnar4vrs." as the victims Of RED Sunday are
popularlv called had been advertised. there was
a scanty crowd, largely composed OF curiosity
seekers Cossacks dispersed the people, the
more aggressive of whom sang the Mar
seillaise" as they were crossing the fields. This
defiance was met by a charge Of Cossacks, who
used their whips freely. inhicting many nasty
injuries
There was q similar incident on Wassn ssl-
and. where a dozen students. mainly girls, raised
the 'AfarseiIlaise' and gathered a crowd. Cos
sacks cantered up and dispersed the crowd with
whips. seeming 10 take special pleasure in
slashing the girl students with their whips. The
girls apparently were anxious 10 pose as mar
tyrs, and deliberately provoked attack by sing
ing revolutionary songs. The affair gave rise
TO rumors that a number Of persons had been
killed, but in the affair, which happened under
the eyes Of the Associated Press correspondent,
SabreS were not even drawn ana noDOQy was
seriously hurt
The day wound Up with a tumult in Of the
peoples parks. where, while merrynakers were
dancing Russian national dances. agitators scat
tered proclamations among the crowd and drove
a scsnty guard OF police into shallow artificial
lake. Cossacks came up at a gallop, welding
their whips. rescued the police and made many
arrests. It was noticeable that the Cossacks rode
at wide intervals. evidently TO minimize the eff
feet Of bombs. should they be thrown.
Governor General Trepoff is well pleased with
the results Of HIS precautions and points cut
that order was exceptionally we'll maintained
during the day, without firing shot or inflict-
Ing single injury serious enough to warrant
surgical or hospital attention. He attributes the
success Of his measures largely to wholesale ar
rests Of the peoples leaders on Saturday and
night. He also praises the working
population for its sensible stand.
The prestige Of the Social Democrats ara ,a,-
Gutionists has suffered greatly. though they
we're trying last night to retrieve it by issuing
| manifesto attributing their inability 10 carry
'ut the programme to the overwhelming force of |
military, and proclain1ing a general strike to-
Jay The leaders were confident Of success
hat they prepared number Of bandaging sta
ions In the neighbOrhood Of the various adyer-
ised meeting places TO render first aid TO the
'ictims Of the expected rioting Part OF the
mus Of their failure rests on Father Gapon, who |
'ent q message from abroad to the leaders Of |
lis organization, saying: DO nothing Until I
'eturn.'