The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-04-24
SEA FIGHT AWAITED
Future OF War and Fate OF
Empire nc Stake.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

laRaasss fiset Esrssfsa g. Asssmhis
saath 80 fsFH'ssa, aaa Naval Hat
tis H. iiksi, N-aF That raiaa
tihesais $50 iisRs o. Defeat
81 rErEnSirRG. April ei-Not
nniy the future of lhe war be- ihe far
rasi hui ihc fate ~ the whole pn,.
sramme ~ Internal inform o. whirh
Emperor Nicholas stands committed
aniHars a. await ihe issn. ~ ihr ai,-
preaching sea battle hriWeen iloiesi-
vrusky and Togo Tho government
undoubtedly would be- greatly strength
snni, % leasl Tor ihr moment hy
,lr'oy decisive enough ln rhansr tho
var situation. Tho Liberals nrr im.
nniirni ai ihr DELAY ani suspicious ~
'tr1 move of ihr government Ihry
irf ounNinrii fhai if tiriun nnmrs
.hr bureaucracy. a. Wh.,h ihr nellifa
ilnn ul INFORMS has issn ,1ns.gnssi
iy ihr rmiHrnr. will De- nhl,' despite
ihn r'nmur throughout ilr rnnniy, %
.,sap iin rArniInn uf ihfsn n'furms Iu
'hr.f own hauis. Whlrh of ruurse be-
ihr.r npIn.nn would mran their even.
iuni dissipation iu labyrinth ~ cod
'rss commissions Mnrs,,rr ihry be-.
ilr,r fhii ihr rmiwrur mishi asi'n is
persuaded 90 listen fn ihr nrrssIiy nf
ihr ODD style ~ repression ~ ihe pres.
'ni agitation
Practically ihr interior Him'n.sia.
iiou D. h,.ins conducted through O. o..
iin' ngmr ALREADY there He etry.
whrna evidence, ~ return 90 Nnn
i'irhvr methods nnmir.liHfy visits
aud arrests Bog s,nn's aud hundreds nfr
reported Doe every part ~ toe empire.
and mr.i.nrs ~ 900 cias.e. uf ihr iiee.
plo are Forbidden and broken 90 hy
ihr pnirr undrf the dIrDrilnn of the
lp'ul governors Even Ermsiyo me,'i.
Ing. 40 Vladimir Ei.gnbrihi,ol. Or"i.
Iifils aud i.iyadia have hcrn closed
Should l,oi..t,ens4y be- defeated the
Liberals believe that the bureaucracy
would cap.iuiaie and that pcare aud
r. constitution would come.
IN the meantime the Faster holidays
and May day are awaited with "a.
IRENE anxiety both by the authorities
aud the public. The Serial Democrats
lnd reyolutlonarics have planned dem
on-irations ON an extensive scale and
undoubtedly many OF them arr armed
with rcvolvcrk aud bombs. which have
been Struggled into the country 10
nght the police aud troops Ia case
they should attempt a. Interfere with
the demonstrations They seem "a
have plenty OF funds. furnished both
from abroad and by wealthy sympa-
ihzcrs Ia Russia. The widest stories
u plans for blowing up the members
Of the imperial family. ministers aud
palaces and ~ plllage and murder ~
the nobility and the wealthy are cur
rent. especially IN arisiocrntic drawing
rooms. and many society people. thor
oughly frightened. have already made
preparations Ia 20 abroad
Large re-cnforccmcnis ~ troops and
especially ~ Cossacks. have been
NINNANA ~ ~ fN'N NNfNi z hNNf"AN
and searches Of the lodgings Of sus.
poets continue. But even General Ire
poll although be- Is taking every meas
urc Of prccaution. does not seem To
know exactly what TO expect. That he
anticipates trouble and bloodshcd Is
apparent from the fact that he has no
tined all manufacturers 20 guard
against inccndiarism and through
house poriers has warmed every fami-
Is that women and children must re-
main on the streets on May day.
Much relief is expressed 10y the Rus
sian press with VI. Delcasse's decision
10 remain az the head Of the French
foreign ministry. as he is regarded
here as the firm friend Of the Franco
Russian alliance whose retirement
now would be considered a misfortune.