The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-11-03

st. Petersburg, Nov. ALI Russia
during the day celebrated enthusiastic.
ally the emperor's gift of freedom
which the greater part Of the people
received with deepest JOY, though in
! st. Petersburg, Moscow and other
cities Socialists and revolutionaries or.
! ganized anti-government demonstra
! tions and red flag parades, which with
! the patriotic manifestations led to a
! number of conflicts between the
"reds' and ''whites," as the anti-gov-
/ eminent and royalist factions are re.
! spectively termed. On the Whole the
! day passed more quietly i'll Russia
than had been expected, though COLI
sions between the people and the
| troops are reported from Poltava Ka-
zan and kishineff.
In each of the two capitals, st. Pc
tersburg and Moscow, the day was one
, such as the Russians never before have
seen. The Slavic people, which dur
ing the long war Just closed and the
anxious period preceding the an
nouncement Of the new era of constitu-
tionalism seemed self-restrained and
apathetic, gave itself up fully to the
exuberance Of the moment and spent
the entire day in parades and as
semblies which for the first time in the
history of Russia were freely per-
mitted. Under the orders of Count
Witte and General Trepoff the troops
generally were withdrawn from the
streets of the cities and the fullest
rein given the people to let out their
enthusiasm in demonstrations which
SO long as they were not destructive
were not interfered with.
Significant Omen.
1t was a significant omen that after
q fortnight of gloomy and depressing
weather symbolic of the days of the
strike, the sun shone out bright during
the day and in st. Petersburg brought
q radiant Indian summer day. From
early morning the streets of the capi-
tai were filled with a mass of demon
strators who paraded up and down the
NeVsky Prospect and tramped time
and again the route between the two
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the kazan cathedral and the univer-
sity, and constantly augmenting,
reached grand total of fully 100000
persons, while down the Nevsky Pros
pect late in the afternoon Socialist
agitators, consisting of both students
and WOrkmen, and members of revolu-
tionary organizations, jumped into the
forefront of affairs in St. Petersburg
and converted the celebration into
great revolutionary demonstration.
There were long professions in
which hundreds of red flags were car
ried and TO which everyone was
compelled to doff their hats. A
great majority Of the paraders
faunted on the lapels of their
coats rosettes and streamers of Grim
son ribbon, and Socialist orators de-
livered fiery orations from the balco-
MES of the university and The portico
of the cathedral, or wherever they
could gather audiences. They de-
clared the concessions of the emperors
manifesto were insufficient and that
they must have the freedom of all po-
1itical prisoners. the formation of a
militia and the Punishment Of |
General Trepoff and all the troops I'M |
der his command twenty miles from !
the capital.
Socialists Defeated Loyaiists.
Early in the day the Marseillaise |
the national anthem as the |
popular marching song. The loyalists
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Socialists and revolutiOnists by or
counter parades in which |
they carried the red, white and blue
banners Of Russia and chanted the ma
tional anthem, but they were driven
Off the NeTsky Prospect by the over
number of the reds" every
time they appeared.
In the early part OF the day great
crowds of spectators filled the broad
sidewalks and remained until the dem
assumed so turbulent
character that the we'll intentioned
classes fed to their homes and the
merchants hastily boarded up the win
lows OF their stores and shops and
barred their doors, fearing an out
break which might result In pillage
md destruction. Such an outbreak,
lowever, did not occur and the day
;losed without serious collisions.
The major portion of the citizens,
Ted out by the long celebration of the
irst day of Russian liberty, went early
o bed and at midnight the Nevsky
Prospect was deserted. except for
rowds OF rOughs, armed with clubs,
Fho paraded the avenue singing the
lational anthem as well as revolution
Try songs and who had frequent colli-
ions with each other, during which
hots were fired
The most serious encounter during
he day took place near the barracks