The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-24
PROPAGANDA AT WORK.
Revolutionists Distributing Documents
in the Streets.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-2 p. M
st. Petersburg wears a less martial
aspect today. Everywhere troops
have been drawn into court yards.
Only -pickets are left outside n small
squads of CosSacks are p~atrOlling the
streets. The stores along the princi-
pal thOroughfares are mostly closed
and b~arricaded.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press drove up the Nevsky prospect
and with the help of daylight realized
that the damage done to the store
fronts was more considerable than ap-
peared last night. A large number of
business premises were wrecked, the
mob having evOted itself principally
to confectioners and pastry cooks.
Enormous crowds of strikers and
many sightseers, encouraged by the
mild weather., were p"rOmenading the
sidewalks this morning and the street
cars were again in operation. All
was quiet up to this hour.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press noted several men distributing
p-roclamations. The people formerly
We're shy of accepting such docu-
ments; now they are eagerly accept
ing them and have nicknamed them
"LaStOchOke" (SWallOWS), an aIlusiOn
to h spring which has become a
synonym of revolution. The CORE
S~pOndent ecure q number of copies.
They are all signed by The Russian
Social Democratic Labor party" One
proclamation, dated January p,
reads:
"Comrades-So long as ~autocracy
exists no Improvement in our condi-
ton is possible. Therefore we con-
following demands:
THE immediate cessation of the
war.
1.-The summoning of a constitutional
assembly of representatives of the
people elected by universal and equal
suffrage and direct, secret ballot.
THE removal of class and race privi-
leges and restrictions.
1.-The i~nviolability of the person and
domicile.
Freedom of conscience, speech, the
press, meetings. strikes and political as
Sociations."
A second proclamation dated January
%, says:
The proletarial of all countries are
united.
Citizens, you yesterday witnessed the
cruelty of the autocratic government.
You saw blood flowing in the streets.
You saw hundreds slaughtered, defend
erS of the cause of labor. You saw the
death and heard the grOans of the
wounded, women and d~efenseless chill
dren. The blood and brains of the work.
ingmen were spattered around where
their heads had been laid open. Who
directed the soldiers to aim their rifles
and fire bullets at the breasts of the la
bOrers?
1T was the emperor, the grand dukes,
the minister's, the generals, the mobiles
of the court. They are the murderers.
Stay them.
ITO arms, comradesi Seize the arsen-
ais and arms at the depots and the gun
smiths. Lay low the prison walls. Lib
crate. the defenders of freedom. Demol-
ish the police and gen d'amerie sta
ions and all the government and state
buildings.
W. must throw down the emperor
and the government and must have our
WI government.
Long live the revolutions, Long live
the constituent assembly of the repre-
sentatives of the peoplei"
A third proclamation appeals to the
people not to attempt to injure private
property.
General Prince V~asilchokoff, COM
mander of the guards, has not yet an
nounced the stringent rules usually ac-
companying a state of siege, such as
f~orbidding persons to leave their houses
after 10 p. m. with special passes and
the extinction of all lights in private
quarters after that hour. The authori-