Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-02
FREEDOM MANIFESTO
ISSUED BY NICHOLAS
RUssia's Emperor Grants Many
R.forms to His People,
NJ wITTE GIVEN THE PRAISE

Empire Is Rejolelna-The Car
Granted a Constitution and Rus.
10 No Longer an Absolute Mon
y-striks VIII Be Called OF.
Petersburg, Oct. Sl.-12:30 pm,
Russian capital blossomed out
flaEs and bunting today. All tne
we're withdrawn from the
is, and the city presented almos,
primal appearance.
NE nervousness Of the people has
3denly disappeared. Workmen by
thousands hocked back to tn
IDS and factories without awaiting
permission Of the strike commit.
The authorities did all In their
Wer TO encourage the spirit Of re.
lslng over the newly granted liber.
tses. 1t was by order Of General Ire.
iDod that the regulation decorations
were hung out. the troops were In
structed 10 permit them To vent their
feelings.
Last nights demonstrations contin'
ued almost until morning
A procession of 5000 persons with
red flags psraded the NevSky prospect
until O'Clock singing the Marseillaisc
and they then moved down Atanla
street to the Russian BaStilO ~ the cor.
ner Of shpalnsris street, where, for an
hour they made the WSlkin ring viii
revolutionary songs.
Immediately opposite stood the well.
filled Cossack barracks and the crowd
took particular delight In bowling ma.
-edictions In that direction. The So
etaiist Democrats. however, are urging
their followers not to be trlcked By
the government. but keep up the fight.
They organized a demonstration Of the
protelariat in the VasilI Ostrov district
this morning in favor Of the organza'
ton Of natural militia and general
amnesty.
The imperial manifesto has produced
. wonderfully fine impression, and II
executed in a frank and honest spirit,
must allay much OF the prevailing dis
content. The distrust OF the govern.
ment is so deep seated. however, that
the Liberals say that not until words
are translated into acts and the people
actually enjoy their liberties will con
fidence ia the government be restored
Count Witte has been shOwered with
congratulations upon his personal tri.
pa. but to all fluctuations. be said
Wait! Reserve your congrRtula.
b until have succeeded %.
fter seeing tie Associated Press
espondtnt st night n. Wiu'
red until O'Clock In the morning
vas mp again at Z. Al night be
n a series OF congratulations with
rienis. Such news a. comes from
Interior today Il distinctly better.
b provincial authorities through
inery Whica in that respect Is per
spread The nSws of the grant OF
Dnstiution from house TO house
Ne morning the strike appears
EheTe 10 be going 20 pieces
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