Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-16
4 NEW DANGER IS
ALARMING RUSSIA
Proletariat Organizations Trow
Throw a Bomb Into Camp Of
Bureaucracy
no BANKRUPT THE TREASURY
Worknsn and Peasants Called Upon
20 Refuse to Pay Taxes Of Any De-
scription and to Demand Payment
Of Wage. in Gold or silver-Fi-
nsnces Of the Government May Be
Wrecked.

OF wages IN 0olo OF
nanees Of the Government May Be
Wrecked.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 16.-The prole-
tarist organizations through the In
visible government" threw bombsheH
into the camp Of the official govern
ment during the night by issuing a
manifesto, following the form of the
regular imperial document, declar-
ing bankruptcy Of the treasury, and
ordering the proletariat army every
where to refuse to pay taxes of any
description, to insist on payment OF
wages In gold or silver and to
withdraw all their deposits from saw
tngs banks in gold. The manifesto is
terrible indictment Of the manner
In which the bureaucracy has brought
the country to financial ruin, asserting
that the government has squandered
not only the country's income, but the
proceeds Of foreign loans on railroads.
army and fleet, leaving; the people
without schools or roads yet, 1t Is de-
clared, there is no money to feed the
soldiers and sailors The manifesto
even charges the government with us
ing deposits In government savings
banks to speculate on the bourse and
with covering up its chronic deficits
IN the interest on the immense debt by
proceeds of foreign loans which are at
last exhausted. The rich, 1t is further
declared, have already taken warning
and are converting their, property into
securities and gold and are sending
them abroad. The only salvation for
the country, according to the manifes-
TO. Is overthrow the autocracy by the
constituent assembly and the Sooner
the government falls the better.
Wherefore, the last source OF existence
of the old regime-its financial reven-
ne must be stopped"
The document is signed by members
OF the workmen's council, a committee
OF the pan-Russian union and central
committees of the social democrats.
social revolutionists and socialists of
Poland. This great step of the revo-
1utionaries, which throws down the
gage Of battle to the government, was
prepared with such secrecy that the
authorities were taken OFF their guard
and did not attempt to prevent its pub
lication in the newspapers. The revo-'
lutionary leaders expect 1t will be fol-
lowed by reprisals and arrests, but all
this has been foreseen- The leaders
laid their plans deeply before issuing
the manifesto New committees Of var
dous organizations have been elected in
the third and fourth degree. II one set
OF committees is 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,
being regarded with some jealousy by
the proletariat organizations which
claim to be bearing the brunt Of the
revolution and to be entitled to tho
fruits thereof. The proletariat leaders
claim to have absolute knowledge that
the government has just issued $125,-
100000 in paper money. Under tbs
provisions Of the press law the editor
of every paper which printed the man
dfesto has rendered himself liable 0
eight months imprisonment and $1,000
fine and now must come to a test Of
the governments power. It develops
that among the papers Of NJ, Krusta-
ieff, president Of the executive COM
1nittee of the workmens council, seiz>
ed at the time Of his arrest, were doc
uments which furnish evidence Of a
well planned conspiracy to seize and
carry off Premier Witte.
The Moscow Zemstve, congress has
received Witte's reply to the Zemst-
voist memorial which the council
ministers has discussed. Witte says
the council has decided that its fore
most duty h to carry out the emper-
ors will, az expressed in the manifesto
OF October 80. Therefore no consider
alton can be given to petitions or res
olutions going beyond the limits Of the
manifesto, nor can measures be under
taken which might affect the rights of
the national assembly before 1t meets.
The adoption however, of temporary
measures to assure the liberties grant
ed by the manifesto, Isl not prohibited.
The reply adds that continued troubles
revolts and open acts of revolutionists
against the authority of state and the
Integrity OF the empire. do not permit
the government to dispense with the
enforcement OF exceptional measures
taken in certain localities. Regarding
the question Of support of the govern
ment by one or other different parties,
the governments only care at the pres
ent moment is that all classes of So
ciety should realize the consequences
which may ensue from their disincH-
nations to support the authority Of the
etate.
No Fighting at Harbin.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. 16.-An official
telegraph agency states that reports
published abroad to the effect that
1rkutslx, Siberia, has been in flames,
that hghting has occurred between
loyal and mutinous troops at Harbin
and vladivostok and that Kyarieoff and
Elisabetkgrad are ablaze are pure in
ventions.
Premier Rovvisr Uphold.
Pa03s, Dee 1R-Afkr Premier Ron.
v1er had Atssaaily esplssaed tho de-