Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-12-16
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Russian Revolution

reyolutionists, evidently meaning TO con-
tinue its policy Of repression What the
outcome of this action will be Gao only
be guessed.
Authority has just been issued to all
the governors ofprovinces TO arrest every
body who is even suspected OF fomenting
tie political agitation. la relying to the
Zemstvo delegation which requested the
widening of reforms in order to make
them effective, Premier White said: owe
have reached the limit Of reforms and
can do nothing more than has already
been promised. If the people are not
satisfied and intend to continue the pres
ent inexcusable agitation We shall pro-
claim martial law -
THIS reply of Count White to the Zemst-
yoists has caused the most painful inn
preston and seems certain to be the
cause of great trouble. Even the mod
crates and newspapers which hitherto
have supported Count White now adopt
hostile tone and say the people must
abandon hope that any good will come
to the country from Premier Witte and
his camarilla.
The workingmen have issued mani
festo in which they enunciate the ills from
which Russia is suffering, and urging
every body to hasten the financial ruin
of the country by refusing to pay taxes
and Withdrawing their deposits from the
banks, as this is the only means OF effect
ing cure of the ills enumerated, and
Kidding the country of the reactionaries.
The manifesto is signed by boih the
social democrats and the social revolu-
tionaries, which is extremely signit'
cant. as these two parties hitherto have
been very hostile to each other.
The manifesto issued today by the
workingmen to the people urges four de-
mands on the Russian pOpulace. The
first demand is to refuse to pay any kind
of State taxes or to make redemption
payments. The second demand is that
all wages shall be paid in gold if the
claim is for more than FIVE roubles. and
in coin for amounts under that figure.
The third demand is to withdraw all
savings from the banks insisting that
the depositors shall be paid in gold.
The fourth demand is the reputation Of
all obligations contracted by the govern
ment during the time that it has been 10
open conflict with the people.
This is the first indication since the
revolution began that the revolutionary
parties are seeing their folly in antagon-
izing each other, and are resolved to
unite in the pursuit of common policy.
The TACT that no common policy has ex-
listed among the revolutionaries has
greatly helped the government which
has played one party against another.
The social democrats and social reyO-
lutionary parties are the largest among
the revolutionists. Each one leads a
number OF small parties which now are
showing a willingness to ANAL gamate.
A strike has occurred at the Patients
Military Hospital in this city. A leg
less soldier refused TO accept an artiti-
cial leg which was offered him, saying
that japanese legs were much better.
He demanded to know why Russia had
been unable to follow the example of The
japanese in the late war in providing
proper treatment for wounded soldiers.
The soldiers argument with the atten'
dants excited other patients in the hos
pital, who took hand and all joined in
cursing the government. When an Of
icer entered the ward the patients called
him foul names, whereupon the officer
drew his sword and struck one helpless
patient, drawing blood. AS many of
the patients as were able to ri'e from
their beds Jumped up and started toward
the officer, who fed. The patients then
began cheering for The revolution. They
smashed all the breakable furniture in
the room, and armed themselves with
the legs of chairs and similar weapons.
Finally company OF soldiers was sum-
moned. As the troops entered the ward,
the patients threw the smashed furniture
at them. The company then charged
with bayOnets, wounding many OF the
patients seriously in restoring order
Disorders in various parts of the en-
pire are reported today. At Minsk the
garrison at the prison has mutinied.
The soldiers demand the immediate re-
lease of political prisoners in the prison,
saying that if they are not free by to-
morrow, the troops will themselves re-
lease the taptives.
At Moscow four regiments have mutt
MED, declaring they will not do any
more work until the government in
creases their pay and gives them better
food.
At 0rkutsh there has been a serious
mutiDy, affecting nearly all the troops.
Four thousand soldiers attended meet
ing yesterday at which they passed reso-
buttons demanding that the government
Immediately summon constituent as
seDbly to deal with the question Of uni
7ersal suffrage.
Vienna Dec "a dispatch received
today from Lemberg says that the riots
which have been in progress at RostoA-
Russia, have been suppressed
by the troops with heavy loss of life. |
Over 800 persons are reported to have
been killed or wounded. The harbor
workmen during the riots sank and burn
ed several ships with their cargoes. The
town is in a state of panic. Part of the
Jewish quarter has been burned.
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