The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-11-09
FREEDOM FOR FINNS
Gar Strikes Shack|es From
More Un:u|y S:tjects.
ARE GIVEN INDEPENDENCE
Free Government Set Up in He!sing-
fors, the Capital, and Backed Up
by Troops Sent from the
Russian Empire.

The London Times, in Saturdays
issue, published the following dis
patch from St. Petersburg dated NO
vember 3:
Finland has won her freedom. A
manifesto embodying all the demands
presented by the popular delegates at
Helsinfors to Prince Jonn ODolensky,
the governor general, will be submit
ted by Secretary OF State Lulder tor
the imperial signature at Peterhon
Saturday night. The keystone OF the
new Finnish constitution is the re.
sponsibility not OF the monarch as
hitherto, but OF the secretary OF state
and the diet. The presence OF Rus
sian warships on Helsinfors is in
tended to signify that although the
emperor grants constitutional freedom
he intends to prevent the severance
Of the grand duchy from the en-
pre-
A st. Petersburg special says: The
text of the imperial manifesto grant
ing amnesty to prisoners, signed by
Emperor Nicholas, declares that BY
virtue of the intention expressed N
the manifesto of October 80, to &C
cord the population inviolable pr1n-
ciples of civil liberty, free pardon
is granted to political criminals OF
various categories, who are enumer-
ated and also to participate in strikes
and those responsible for breaking
contracts.
The pardon extends to those now
in prison and to those not yet tried
or on whom sentence has ,.ot beer.
pronounced. Persons convicted OF
crimes committed over ten years ago
are to be released and will be sent
to Siberian colonies. Those who are
now colonists there will be allowed,
after four years, to choose their place
of residence, but are prohibited from
living In the capitals, st. Petersburg
and Moscow, for three years. Convicts
Dol falling under these categories
have their sentences reduced one half
and persons condemned to impr1son-
ment for life have their sentences re-
duced to fifteen years Imprisonment.
TIE pardon extends to all prisoners
who benefited by previous manifestos.
Persons arrested by imperial or ad-
ministration order are released. Those
condemned to death or liable thereto
have the penalty commuted to If
teen years Imprisonment at hard
labor.
The amnesty DEGREES includes po-
litical offenses committed up to Oc-
tober 80.
According to the latest dispatches
that have come out of Russia, Count
Witte is making his force felt. His
hand Is on the helm, and disorders
are beginning to cease.
DlSpdlCuSS die p1AOA lA0An InO A3SS
centers. An Odessa dispatch says:
'Tt is believed that the worst is
over. Owing to the mobs being sat-
tsfied with two days carnival or
murder and destruction by flame,
the revolt against law and order is
dying down partially, perhaps, be-
cause of lack of material upon which
to prey"
IN several towns the entire Jew
fsh quarter has been devastated and
the inhabitants killed or wounded.
In Odessa soldiers are making
house.to-house visitation seeking tor
bombs apd arms. They are also
searching passengers on the street
cars.
Almost the entire Jewish quarters
of Moldanvah, Slobodka and Bugaiov-
ka are devastated and their 1nhabl-
tants have either been killed or
wounded or have sought refuge IN
other sections of the town. The
whole fury Of the mobs was directed
unchecked against the Jews.