The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-28
REVOLUTION BEGUN
CZAR AND GRANDEDUKES
ARECALLED MUIR
DERERS.
Strikers Issue Proclamation Calling
Upon the People to Revolt
Strikers Are Joined by
Socialists - Govern
ment Property
Burned.

ment Property
Burned.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-The au-
thorities are confident that they
have tho situation well in hand.
There Is no confirmation of the re-
port that the emperor, empress and
their children are going to Copen-
hagen.
Father Gopon's popularity is un-
impaired, but the social democracy
is fast assuming the leadership and
urging the people to violence. It
is learned that Gopon has, sent the
/ following letter to the social demo.
Gratis:
aThey have fired upon and mas
sacred US, but we are not yanquish-
ed, and the day of our triumph isa
near. Do not spoil our triumph by
taking up arms and resorting to vi
olence. Contents yourself with
destroying the portraits Of him who
Is no longer our emperor" "
i This appeal failed to pacify so-s
cial. democrats ofs workmen, who.
are clamoring for vengeance.
The strikers today are circulate
ing proclamations. People are ea--
gerry accepting the documents
I which are signed "The Russian So
| cial Democracy One proclama-
| tisn issued yesterday, after describ-
ing the bloodshed of Sunday, says
'sWhadirected the soldiers TO
aim rifles and fire bullets at the
breasts of laborers? 1t was the en-
peror, the grand dukes the minis
tiers, the generals, the mobiles of the
court. They are murderersl sIay
: theml
! s.To arms, comrades! Seize the
rsenals s and arms at ga uiesputs and
gunemiths; lay low the prison walls,
Hibernate the defenders of freedom!
; "Demolish police stations and all
J government and state buildings.
We must throw down the emperor
and the government and have our
= own government! Long live the
levolutionw
The proclamation issued by the
4 strikers, dated January %, reads:
Comrades: So long as the au'
tocracy exists, no Improvement in
our condition is possible. There
fore we continue to inscribe on oul
1 banners the following demands
Y The Immediate cessation of war
D The eummoning OF constitutional
y assembly of representatives of ths
k people elected by universal anc
Z equal suffrage and direct secret bal
Z lot; the removal of class and racs
4 privileges and restrictions; the in
& volatility Of person and domicile
4 freedom of conscience, speech, tn,
\ press, meetin g, strikes aad polite
4 al association"
y A thisd proclamation applies tt
u the people not to attempt to injur'
private property.
Revolutionists are reported to b.
actively preparing bombs and in
: fernal machines.
The revolutionists talk wildly o
issuing manifesto declaring pro
visional government. They seen
to have broken eff complete
with the zsmstvos, which they tre
with contempt on account Of W.
they call its trucking" to auts
= racy.
Even Prince Trobetzkoi, who le
the rsformers of Moscow, is regard
ed by them with suspicion, and evel
! hatred, because in an article pub
|, lished by the Pravo he describes
the revolution as "Port Arthu
inside of Russia" which Rrssi
would have to overthrow. M. Mes
sen, editor of the Pravo, whose ad
vauced liberal views are well know
hau hoor arrosfa1