Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-12-22
MANIFESTO STARTLES
Veritable BombShelI + HDrIed 10y
the RevOlutiOnaries.
SCATHING DOCUMENT
Government. Among Other Accusa-
tiOns, Is Charged With Spenl-
ing All the Cash Of the
Russian empire.

Berlin, Dec. 1S.-Proletarit organi-
Eations OF Russia through the ''invisible
government" hurled a bombshell into
the camp Of the official government by
issuing a manifesto. following the form
Of the regular imperial document, de-
claring bankruptcy OF treasury, order
Ing proletarlat army everywhere to re-
fuse to pay taxes OF any description,
to insist upon payment Of wages in gold
on silver and withdraw all their depos-
Its from savings banks in gold. The
manifesto is a terrible Indictment Of
the manner In which the beaureaucracy
has brought the country to financial
ruin. asserting that the government
has sQuandered not only the country 8
income. but proceeds OF foreign loan 3
on railroads, the army and the flsct
leaving the people without schools ur
roads. yet II was declared there l. no
money to feed soldiers, and everywhere
there are instructions OF beggarad
and starved troops and sal ors The
manifesto even charges the govcrnr7 nt
with using the deposits in the goverl-
ments savings hanks 10 speculate oa
the bourse and with covering a.. 8
chronic deficits Interest on the imm, "A g.
debt by proceeds Of foreign lo1ns
which are at last exhausted. Tnc ,'rN
It Is further declared, have already
en- warning and are converting trcir
property into see urities and go. !, al
sending them abroad.
The only salvation of the country. 4,
cording to the manifesto, is to ever.
throw the autocracy by a constii zen,
assembly and the sooner the gov rn-
ment falls the better Therefor. i,s
last source OF existence of the
regime, its financial revenue, must tt,
stopped. The document was signtd -,
members of the workmen's council g fi-
mittee OF Pan-Russian union and j.
trail committees of Socla, Demct- -.
Social Revolutionists and Socialist o.
Poland.
This grea. step of revolutiona
which throws down the gauge of 4
tie to the government, was prepa j
with such secrecy that the authori lis
were taken off their guard and did not
even attempt to prevent It's publication
In the newspapers. Revolutionary lead
ers expect 1t to be followed. by reprisals
and arrests, but all this has been fore
seem The leaders laid their plans deep
ly before issuing the manifesto New
committees of various organizations
had been elected in the third and fourth
degree. II one set Of committees arr
put behind the bars, another will take
Its place and carry on the work. The
League Of Leagues was not asked to
Join in the manifesto. 1t being regarded
with some jealousy by proletariat or
ganizations, which claim to be bear
ing the brunt of the revolution and win
be entitled to the fruits thereof.
Proletariat leaders claim to have abb
solute knowledge that the government
has Just issued SI25 100000 I'm payer
money. t-
Under the provisions OF the press -.
the editor of every paper waich -
printed tho ~'aaifesto has rerSer- ,,---.-:
sell liaL.- to eight months imrgl -
meut and $500 fine. Now must come
the test of the government power.
II develops that among the papers ct
NJ Krustaleff. president OF the eStep-
tive committee at the time of his arr
rest. the documents which furnished
evidence OF wen planned conspiracy
to seize and garry OFF Premier v1.te.