The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-27

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 25.--9 p. M
Russian officials today stand aghast
before the possibility of provisional
government being established by a
number of liberals and moderate So
cialists, who it is stated, are men OF
wealth and position. The authorities
lost no time when this report be-
came known in .arresting M. Amnesty,
one of the few of the leaders of this
latest movement, whose names are
known to the public, and it is stated
that Maxim Cork, the novelist, also
Unidentified with the political riot, has
received warning to withdraw from
active participation if he values his
liberty. Others are also stated to
have been taken into custody, but
their names will not be divulged at
present by the officials.
MOE HELPLESS.
At this hour it would seem as
though the government had succeeded
in impressing the strikers with the
guns of the troops. The general opin-
ion is, therefore that clashes will be
come less frequent and that those who
consider violence the only fitting re-
ply to the governments course will
resort to bombs.
One incident of this character, at
least, has already occurred but the
attempt was frustrated. The crowds,
it is thought, may now scatter Their
places will then, according to the So
cialist leaders be taken by small
groups of two or three who will make
their way to the government buildings
and palaces and by placing bombs in
fiict more damage and
LOSS OF LIFE
3 than would be in the power of full
force of strikers to wreak. But even
athis outlook does not frighten Rus
sian officialdom so much as does the
fear of the establishment of provi-
sional government.
1t is argued that such body could
call a parliament and proclaim con-
stitution and by gaining the conf
dence of large percentage of the
population maintain a semblance of
authority the stability of which will be
dependent upon the
MORAL SUPPORT
of the outside world. The idea that
the Russian government could exert
its physical power to the extent of
placing under arrest or dispensing by
main force the members of such a
parliament is secuted by the politi-
cal leaders of the movement. 1t is
not exactly clear upon what hopes or
assurances they base, this belief but
their confidence seems to be such as
TO warrant the assumption that the
agitating has already borne fruit in
some hitherto unsuspected quarter.
FUNDS PLENTY.
Popular report has it that funds in
plenty will be available within short
time and that much of the money is
to come through the agency of the so.
called illegal Red Cross society,
which has it's working headquarters
in Berne, Switzerland, and Is said
to have members. among some OF the
highest and wealthiest families OF
Russia.
In connection with these facts may
be recorded the rumor, though 1t is
entirely without corroboration so far
that the organization of the
REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
is in progress and will soon become a
fact.
Like most of these reports, the story
10 30 n,.tS natl ~
source. The only substantiation SC
far obtained Is to be sought in the
mysterious activity throughout the
country districts, of well known stu
dent leaders and other agitators. Hun
dreds of these men have been missing
from their regular haunts for days
II Is barely possible that their disap
pearance is due to their having been
arrested by secret order, but theiI
number is so great that in some in
stances at least tho public would
have received an inkling of their i'm
prisonment and it is therefore as
sumed that these men are at liberty
and at work on some
CONCERTED PLAN.
Until yesterday the general belloi
was that they had made their way in
to the provinces for the purpose OF
acquainting the peasantry of the hap
penlngs at st. Petersburg, Moscow
Sevastopol and other strike centers
Since the announcement Of the inten
tion TO establish a provisional govern
ment, however, the rumor is. heard Oh
all sides that these students and so
cialist leaders are organizing an army
mainly In Russian Poland, which is tc
serve as the material backbone Of
the popular parliament to come.
The reseryists, man. OF whom are