Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-28
TROOPS
ARE READY
TO FIRE
St. Petersburg Now Awaits
the Carnage.
"MOB BOUND TO HAVE
BLOODSHED" SAYS MINISTER
Member Of Cars Council Says Cold
Lead Is Only Remedy for
puSSia'S frightfUI
Disease.

St. Petersburg, Oct. a7.-That the
present situation cannot end without
blOodshed is the conviction prevailing
in the higher government circles.
which from moment TO moment are
expecting "A conflict between the trOons
and the reVolutionists in st. Peters,
burg and news of trouble i'm the prov
inces, especially at Kharkon. which
has been declared in state Of war
The government of KicT has been In
structed TO take all necessary meas
urcs TO restore order, which the local
government and the commander of the
troops are unable TO maintain.
One Of the most prominent menu
bers of the emperOr's council received
he Associated Press representative to-
day and said with emotion:
THE situation Is grieVous and
painful one. and ! see no way out OF il
except by the employment of armed
force.
"Pleasc do not misunderstood me.
look upon the prospect with tears. but
II Is becoming mdre and more evident
that the troops will be compelled TO
ire. | can see no other possible out
come.
"The reVOlutionlsts and terTOIists
IRE absolutely bent on forcing con-
ilict upon us, and nothing we can do
Will satisfy them. The extension of
the suffrage and the right of assembly
will be nothing to them. They are de-
termined to have bloOdshcd and we
cannot avoid the issue. Ii Is fright
full disease from which Russia is suf-
fering and, sad and painful as IL is
at
The minister said the law creating
a responsible cabinet will probably be,
promulgated and Count Witte's nomi-
nation as premier announced tomor-
row.,
Under the statute the premier may
II may not hold a special portfolio.
Count Witte spent almost the entire
lay with the emperor at Peterhof. and
he has not coniidedN to his colleagues
whether he intends to take the minis
try Of the interior or the ministry Of
inance or no portfolio at all. The
whole of the ministerial body is also
n ignorance as to whether they will
"etain their places under the new
leader.
1TepOn Avoids BIoOdshed.
Realizing that any attempt to inter-
fere with the monster meeting at the
university would inevitably lead to
bloody outbreak, General Trepoff, who
announced during the afternoon that
he Intended to prevent the assembly
instructed the police to close their
eyes to the fact. and the meeting
which was attended by between 5000
and 10000 persons, passed off without
a conflict. The troops stationed around
the building were withdrawn, but in
the court the city bourse and other
nearby buildings half dozen compa-
nies of Cossacks and strong forces Of
infantry and dragons were in readi-
ness to sally forth If necessary.
The scene inside the university beg
gars description. In the great open air
court. with no light except a few flick
ering candles on a hastily constructed
tribune from 1000 to 5000 workmen
students and professional men stood
wedged together I'm the cold and wet
snow fall. listening to revolutionary
harangues.
Determined To Force Conflict.
In all the sections a strong minority
urged conservatism, but these were
carried from their feet by the genera
enthueiasm, and resolutions for gem
eral strike I'm every branch on social
democracy were adopted with a hur-
rah. Even the ChinOvniks in the gov
ernment service. Whose meeting was
largely attended. were possessed of the
same spirit and passed resolutions 10
stop all work in the government de-
partments tomorrow This probably
VIII include the government telegraph
agency. and may put the telegraph
and cable service out of commission.
Another resolution which was gener-
ally adopted notified the authorities
that the Assize court building In Il
tania street must be opened for a uni
vers1l meeting of all classes at noon
tomorrow/at which measures will he
adopted against any person who is re-
ported as not adhering to the genera
strike.
\ remarkable feature Of all the
speeches was the spirit of complete
confidence that the success of the
movement was at hand and the mani
fest intention. as the minister quotea
in the first part OF this dispatch said,
to force an armed conflict upon the
government The meetings continued
far into the night
In the city. In spite of the absence
OF disorders. there IL condition Of
actual panic. Half OF the population
Is compelled TO rely on candles or
kerosene lamps for light, while the
street lamps In large part of the city
have been extinguished
The streets practically are deserted
except for the squads Of infantry and
cavalry. which are everywhere.