The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-01-25
LARGE CROWDS ON STREETS
lNFLRMMATORY PROCLAMATlONS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE EA-
GER POPuLACE.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 25.-St. Peters
burg wears a less martial aspect.
| Everywhere troops have been with
drawn into courtyards Only pickets
are left outside and small squads of
/ Cossacks are patrolling the streets
The stores along the principal thor
oughfares are mostly closed and barri-
caded.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press drove up the Neysky Prospect
and with the help of daylight realized
| that the damage done to store fronts
was more considerable than first ap-
peared. A large number of business
premises were wrecked, the mob hay
| ing devoted itself principally to con-
/ fectioners and pastry cooks.
Enormous crowds of strikers and
many sightseers, encouraged by the
mild weather. were promenading the
| sidewalks during the morning and the
street cars were again in operation.
| All has been quiet to this hour. The
correspondent of the Associated Press
noticed several men distributing proc
lamatlons. The people formerly were
shy OF accepting such documents; now
they are eagerly accepting them and
have nicknamed them "lastotchke"
C"sWallowso. The correspondent Sc
| cured a number of copies. They are
all signed by ''the Russian Social Dem
ocratic Labor party" One proclama-
ton, dated Jan %, reads:
No Hope While Autocracy Exists.
"Comrades So long as autocracy
exists no Improvement in our condition
is possible. Therefore We continue TO
inscribe on our banners the following
demands:
The immediate cessation of the
war
THE summoning of constitutional
assembly of representatives OF the
people elected by universal and equal
suffrage and direct, secret ballot
The removal of class and race priv
ileges and restrictions.
"The inviolability of the person and
domicile
Freedom of conscience, speech, the
press, meetings. strikes and political
associations"
A second proclamation, dated Jan.
%, says:
'"The proletariat of all countries are
united.
Citizens, you yesterday witnessed
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government You saw blood flowing
in the streets. You saw hundreds
slaughtered, defenders of the cause of
labor. You saw the death and heard
the groans of the wounded women and
defenseless children. The blood and
brains of workingmen were spattered
around where their heads had been
laid.
who directed the soldiers to aim
their rifles and fire bullets at the
breasts of the laborers?
'lt was the emperor, the grand
dukes, the ministers and generals, the
mobiles of the court. They are the muir
derers. Slay them.
ITO arms, comrades. Seize the ar
senals and the arms at the depots and
at the gunsmiths. Lay low the prison
walls. Liberate the defenders OF free
dom. Demolish the police and gen
darmerie stations and all the govern
ment and state buildings.
I'VE must throw down the emperor
and the government and must have
our own government.
ELOng live the revolution"
Father Gopon Opposes Violence.
Father Gopons popularity is unim-
paired, but it is already evident that
the Social Democrats are getting the
upper hand and that they are urging
the people to violence. From a trust
worthy source it is learned that Father
Gopon sent a letter TO the Social Dem
ocrats in the following terms:
They have fired upon and massa-
cred us, but we are not vanquished
and the day of our triumph is nigh.
Do not spoil our triumph by taking up
arms and resorting to violence. Con-
tent yourselves with destroying the
portraits of him who is no longer
worthy to be our emperor"
This pacific admonition irritated the
Social Democrats and does not meet
with response from the workingmen,
who apparently are thirsting for ven.
geance and are clamoring for their
leaders to distribute arms.
The revolutionists are also reported
to be actively preparing bombs and
internal machines TO wreck the post
and telegraph Offices and destroy other
government property. The revolution
lists talk wildly of issuing manifesto,
declaring a provisional government
They seem to have broken completely
with the zemstvoists, whom they treat
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