The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-24

the Government. They are convinced to which the realization of reforms has been consigned by the Emperor. will be able, despite the clamor throughout the country. to keep the ex- ecution of these reforms in their own hands, which, of course, in their opin- ion, would mean their eventual dissi- patton in a labyrinth of endless com missions. Moreover, they believe that the Emperor might again be persuaded to listen to the necessity of the old style of repression for the present agi- tation.
 Practically the interior administra- ton Is being conducted through a po- lice regime. Already there are every where evidences of return to Won Plehve methods. Domiciliary visits and arrests by scores and hundreds are reported in every part of the empire, and meetings of all classes of the peo- pie are forbidden and broken up by the police under the direction of the local governors.
 Called LunaticS
 Even Zemstvo meetings at Vladimir, Elizabeth Poland and Tiflis have been closed Of course. the Government properly argues that 1t cannot fold us arms and see the flames of revolution famed by agitators, but 1t is notice able that such spokesmen of reaction as Prince Mestchersky. editor of the Grashdanin, are again boldly proclaim ing the doctrine of repression. charac- terizing the Constitutionalists and Tn telligents' as lunatics.
 Russia has suddenly become vast lunatic asylum" said The Grashdanin "and unless mad people are locked ur and placed out of harms way there Is no predicting where all this idiocy will end |"
 Should Rojestvensky be defeated. on the contrary, the liberals believe that the bureaucracy would capitulate and that peace and constitution would come.
 In the meantime the Eas,er holidays and Mayday are awaited with extreme anxiety, both by the authorities and the public. The social Democrats and revolutionaries have planned demon strations on an extended scale and un- doubtedly many of them are armed with revolvers and bombs which have been smuggled into the country to light the police and troops in case they should attempt to interfere with the demonstrations. The revolutions aries seem to have plenty of funds, fur nished both from abroad and Dy wealthy sympathizers in Russia. The widest stories of plans for blowing uE the members of the Imperial family ministers and palaces and of pillags and murder of the nobility and the wealthy are current. especially in aris' tocratic drawing rooms and many so. Icially people, thoroughly frightened have already made preparations to go abroad.
 Large endorsements of troops and especially of Cossacks. have been | cSI and searches of the lodgings of sus- pects continue; but even General Ire. poff, although he is taking every meas pre of precaution,e does not seem to know exactly what to expect. That nc anticiua tes trouble and bloodshed Is ap- parent from the fact that he has noti- fled all manufactures to guard agains' incendiarism and through house DOT ters has warned every family that wo' men and children must remain OH the streets on Mayday. The storm Centers.
 Although disorders more or less se' rious are anticipated everywhere. Po- land and the Baltic provinces probably are the storm centers. General Max imoyitch, governor general Of warsaw has just returned to his post after a conference here, clothed with almost dictatorial powers. All the police cities ara now in a state of minor siege. but inc governor general Is authorized to declare martial law and ample troops will be furnished to him.
 There are many disquieting reports If disaffection of troops and the names of regiments, even in the lmperlal Guards, are given as having been won over to the ''cause of liberty. Tne military authorities, however, declare that there is no question of the loyalty of the troops, and that the orders will be obeyed. They ss6mit, however, that the revolutionaries have pushed their propaganda among the soldiers with great earnestness. Special regulations have been instituted to keep the army free from contamination and these have been enforced in individual cases, both of officers and men, who have been found to be in communication With rev oIutionaries. Such cases, the authort- ties declare, have been located, partic- ularly among Jews and severely pun ished, but the authorities are confident that no units have been affected. In- dependent investigation by the Asso- ciated Press seems to bear out the of- ficial claim except as to the Caucasus, where according to private advices just received, the troops are badly fed and are on the verge of mutiny and ready to join the revolutionaries. These ad- vices represent that the situation bor- ders on anarchy, with the revolution aries in practical control. 'The local authorities" according to these ad- vices, "are powerless. The regiments at Tif1is are mutinous and unreliable. The revolutionary committee has issued orders openly. demanding compliance under pain of death. They have pro- hibited the payment of all taxes to the Government and have reduced rents ana-haIf The landlords far fOr tbair lives and are afraid to resist. The committee regulates hours of labor and the opening and closing of shops and is directing railroad strikes. Disobe- dience Is punished with death"
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