The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-03
RALLY ROUND
The FLAG BOYS
The Emperor of Russia Publish.
eS a Manifesto.
Urging His People to Stand by
His Government.
TROUBLES ARE MANY.
But He Relies Upon God to See
Him Through.
Meantime He Would Like the
Aid of His Subjects.

St. Petersburg. March 3.-The text of
the imperial manifesto published by the
official messenger today calling on the
country to rally round the throne in
defense of the empire from its internal
enemies is as follows:
IAN inscrutable providence has been
pleased to visit our fatherland with
heavy trials. A bloody war in the far
east involving the honor of Russia and
the command of the waters of the Pa
cidc ocean so urgently necessary to the
consolidation of the peaceful prosperity
not only of our own but of other Chris
tian nations throughout the ages has
imposed that great strain on the
strength of the Russian people and has
swallowed up many dear victims near
to our heart. While the glorious sons
of Russia are fighting with sacrifice and
bravery, risking their lives for their
faith, for their emperor and for their
country disturbances have broken out
in our own land to the joy Of our en-
emleS and our own deep sorrow. Blind
ed by pride the evil minded leaders of
revolutionary movement make insolent
attacks on the holy orthodox churcn
and the lawfully established pillars of
the Russian state thinking that by
seVering the natural connection with
the past they will destroy the existing
order of the state and set I'D in its
place a new administration on a foun-
dation unsuitable to our fatherland.
The outrage on the grand duke. Sergius,
who ardently loved the first capital of
the empire and met his end midst the
sacred monuments of the Kremlin
deeply shocks the national feeling of
everyone to whom the honor of the
Russian name and renown and his home
are dear
I'VE humbly bear the trials sent us by
Providence and derive strength and
consolation from our first trust in the
grace which God has always shown to
the Russian power and from the i'm
memorial devotion which we know our
loyal people entertain for the throne
With the help of the prayers Of
the holy orthodox church and under
fthe banner of the autocratic might Of
the emperor Russia has already fire.
quently passed through great wars
and disturbances, always issuing from
her troubles and difficulties with fresh
and unbending strength. Neverthe eless
the recent internal disorders and the
instability of thought which have
favored the spread of revolt and dis
turbances make it our duty to remind
all those in the government inst.tu-
tions of their service oath and to call
upon them to display increased solicit
tude in the safe guarding of the law,
order and security in firm con-
scientiOusness of their moral RESPONSE
bility as servants of the throne and of
the fatherland.
Thinking increasingly of the well
fare of the people and firmly trusting
that God after He has tried our pa
thence viii give victory to our arms
we appeal to right minded people Of
all classes to join us each in his call
ing and in his place in single minded
cooperation by word and deed in the
great and sacred task of overcoming
the stubborn foreign foe and eradicat-
ing the revolt at home and in wise ef-
forts to check the internal confusion
We wish to remind every one in this
connection that only if there IS tran
guilty of mind throughout the whole
population it is possible to realize our
aims for a renewal of the quiet life Of
our. people. strengthening the pros
perity of the state and perfecting its
administrat
LET all those rally around the
throne, true to Russia's past, honestly
and conscientiously have a care in ac-
cord with ourselves for every affair OF
state.
May God send down on the clergy
holiness, on those in authority justice
and truth. on the people peace, on the
laws power and on the faith strength.
to the consolidation of the autocracy
and the welfare of our dear subjects.
''NICHOLAS.'
Workmen's Demands Rejected.
st. Petersburg, March 3.-The
workmen's demands that the govern
ment pledge itself to release the 5000
workmen who had been arrested since
January %, and engage that the
members of the mixed commission
should have absolute freedom OF
speech and immunity of arrest on ac-
count OF expression of opinions and
that the proceedings of the commits
sion should be published uncensored
have been rejected by the government
as anticipated. Those who assembled
at the Peoples palace today in ac-
cordance with yesterdays agreement
found the meeting place closed and on
the walls notice plaearded, signed
by NJ. Schidlovsky, president OF the
mixed commission, giving an evaslve
reply in regard to liberty of speech
during the sessions of the commission,
while all the other demands to the
workmen were negatived on the
ground that he was not competent to
give the guarantees demanded as the
questions were outside his sphere
The neighbOrhood was run OF po-
lice large numbers of whom were
hidden in courts, doorways, alleys and
buildings in the vicinity. The work
men stood about in the snow discuss
ing the situation quietly among them
selves. They finally decided to hold
sectional meetings this afternoon to
decide on the measures to be adopted
before proclaiming a general STRIKE
and then dispersed
Many Arrests Made.
Warsaw, March 3, 1850 p. m.-Ths
police made numerous arrests In the
course of the night, including Stanilus
Iubiczky, editor of the Kurjer Cod
zienny. 3 He is not believed to be con-
nected with the agitation movement,
but it is thought his arrest was or
dered for it's moral effect, Lubiczky
being one of the best known persons
in Warsaw. The military and police
patrols have been largely increased
and are now stopping and searching
persons in the streets for revolvers.