Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

Serious Disturbance at NeWski
Plant in Russia.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Socialists Fail to Pull Off Revolution
and Crisis Seems
Over.

There was a serious disturbance this
afternoon at the Newski shipyard in the
Schlushlburg causeway, on the left bank
OF the Neva above st. Petersburg. The
chevalier guards have just left their bar
racks on Horses Guard boulevard at a
gallop.
The Associated Press is informed by
telephone that the men at the ship yards
| walked out in a body carrying red figs
and singing revolutionary songs.
80 far as ascertained the troops have
not hred on the WOrkmen.
Workmen Dispersed.
When a representative of the Asso-
GATED Press arrived at the scene of the
disturbance pickets were posted about
the works, but all was quiet. The pres
ence Of the Chevalier guards was I'LL
necessary and they returned to their
cks, detachment OF COssackS hav-
ing broken up the demonstra ton and
dispersed the Workmen without diff
Guilty.
Some American submarine boats are
| being constructed in the Newski ship
| yard.
Danger Is Over.
st. Petersburg, May 15.-With tie
Russian May day happily passed with
out general disorders, the authorities
breathe easier and are inclined to re-
gard the danger of a really serious in
terror crisis this spring as over.
turbulence doubtless will continue
with sporadic disorders, but the plans
| OF the social democrats and social revO-
| lutoniStS to produce diSaffectiOn among
the troops and coordinate peasant and
WOrkmen's movements for the creation
| OF a state Of general anarchy, have sig
nally failed.
| The only place whence acute disorder
| was reported yesterday was Kishineff
and that was in no sense attributable to
the revolutionists Apparently, crowd
OF soldiers off duty got out of hand,
buildings, and created a reign of terror
among the inhabitants until surrounded
and arrested by their comrades.
Social Revolutionists Fail.
1t is now evident that, while the Social
Democrats and Social Revolutionists
made a lot of noise they had neither or
ganization nor real leadership behind
them. Even the Terrorists held aloof
while waiting for bigger game. These
two parties, which already have forfeit
ed the sympathy Of the major portion Of
the Liberals, now stand discredited by
their failure with the working lower
classes generally.
The attempt to retrieve their lost
prestige in st. Petersburg by proclaim
ing general strike for today also has
broken down, the workmen refusing to
follow their leadership. A period of
| calm is now likely to supervene, in which
the intelligent elements of reform which
are not in sympathy with violence will
devote themselves as they are doing, to
discussing and celebrating ideas of the
| form which the promised popular repre-
sentatiOn should take, and to bringing
rational pressure to bear on the govern
ment to meet their views.
All Depends on Rojestvensky.
Everything now depends on Vice Adj
miral Rojestvensky, but cool observers
are more and more convinced that the
reforms of the Russian state, like all
their predecessors, will come from above
and not from below. The people are not
ripe for physical revolution. In the
meantime reforms in all directions are
being worked out, although the liberals
are too impatient to properly appreciate
the great changes which are gradually
being effected.
The repeal of the law prohibiting
Poles from buying land will be followed
by general amelioration of the condi-
ton of the Jews touching particularly
the extension of the right of residence
on which the committee of ministers is
now earnestly laboring.
Cossacks Are Everywhere.
=, In St Petersburg yesterday squads of
Cossacks patroled the streets, reserves
being held out of sight in courty ards, and
the guard regiments were retained under
arms in their barracks. The streets were
less thronged than usual. More or less
tension and agitation were apparent in
the industrial quarters among Workmen
promenading under the eyes of Cossacks.
but otherwise the city wore a normal ap-
pearance
At the Preobra jensky cemetery. where
the principal meeting in honor of THE
January Martyrs" as the victims of
'Red Sunday are called. had been adj
Vertlsed, scanty crowd Of curiosity
seekers assembled. Cossacks dispersed
tue crowd, the more aggressive of whom
was met by charge Of Cossacks, who
used their whips freely, infiicting many
injuries.
Gil Students Whipped by Cossacks.
There was similar incident on Vassili
island, where q dozen students, mainly
girls, raised the ''Marseillaise. Cos
sacks cantered up and dispersed the
crowd with whips, seeming to take spe-
cal pleasure in slashing the girl stu
dents with their whips; but the latter
apparently were anxious to pose as
martyrs, and deliberately provoked at
tack by singing revolutionary songs.
The day closed with tumult in one
OF the peoples parks where, While merry
makers were dancing Russian national
dances, agitators scattered proclamat ions
among the crowd and drove a scanty
guard of police into an artificial lake.
Cossacks came up at q gallop welding
their whips, rescued the police and made
numerous arrests.
1t was noticeable that the Cossacks
rooe at wide intervals, evidently to min
lmlze the effect of bombs, should any be
thrown
The revolutionist leaders were so con-
hdent of success of demonstrations yes
terday in advance that they prepared
several informal hospitals in the neigh
borhood of the various advertised meet
ing places
Fart of the onus of their failure rests
upon Father Gopon, who sent message
from abroad to the leaders of his old or
ganlzation, saying: DO nothing until
return"
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