The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-11
JEWRY GUARDED
But PANIC RULES
st. Petersburg Authorities Declare
Fears of Massacre Are
Unfounded.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS IN
PEACEFUL REVOLT
Prisoners in Japanese Detention
Camps Hail Revolution
airy Officers.

every reason to believe that the fears
of a massacre Of Jews tonight at st.
Petersburg and Moscow are unfounded.
The alarming reports look more Hke
a campaign of the revolutionary ex-
IRENE elements to take advantage OF
the nervousness of the people and the
authorities for the purpose of terror
ling both into acqulescence In tner.
demands for national militia.
The Jewish quarter of st. Petersburg
has been heavily guarded since last
night.
lection, hundreds of Jews and many
others are seeking safety in fight. All
the trains leaving st. Petersburg for
Finland are crowded. Many rich Jews
hastily deposited their jewelry and
Capital in Terror.
General Duedlin, project of police,
has issued an order referring to
tack on the Jews and the in
tellectuals, reminding the police that on
them lies the responsibility for the
maintenance Of order and the safety Of
every inhabitant of the capital, with
out distinction Of position, nationality
or faith. He instructs them to bring to
persons found possessing seditious proc
lamations.
The excited appeals which the League
of Leagues and Populations of social
democrats and other bodies are making
to the town council and Count Witte
to prevent massacre, and the loud
warnings published by the radical press,
which favors the organization of ma
tional militia, have the appearance Of
an organized campaign to terrorize the
public and to brighten the government
into aceeding to the demand.
May Precipitate Tragedy.
The inte1lectuals are being told to
arm themselves for defense against tho
g Black Hundred. 2, These appeals are
precipitate the bloody tragedy which
they seek to avoid. At the haymarket
$4,000 excited peasants were seized with
the idea that the intellectuals were
arning against them and began wildly
talking of means of defense. The po-
lice under instructions went among the
crowds, quoting them and assuring
! the peasants that the danger was pure-
ly imaginary.
Americans Are Frightened.
Genuine alarm has, however, been
created by the reports of the contem-
plated massacre of Jews here tonight,
as shown by the fact that members OF
the American colony, including a num-
| Der Of naturalized Jews, appeared at
the embassy in greatly alarmed state
| to ask for advice and protection.
Spencer Eddy, the American charge
made speech, in which he tried to
| quiet their fears, saying that he did
not regard an outbreak as possible, but
he instructed them all, in event of
danger, to seek asylum at the kllen-
michael palace in Serge street, In which
the embassy is situated. Should the
threatened outbreak occur, Nh. Eddy
will demand military guard for the
palace. The other embassies have been
similarly besieged by alarmed foreign
residents.
! Generally Tranquil.
Except in the kingdom of Poland,
| movement and the state of tension
among the proletariat will soon bring
about the declaration of state of war,
| Russia seems for the time being. at
least. to be generally tranquil. Tele-
grams from interior points report the
restoration of order in nearly all cities
| and towns, but in many cities, notably
| IT,,
classes of the population are greatly
! disturbed owing to the rumors OF ap.
preaching massacres.
| Check on the Poles.
The declaration of martial law thru
| out Poland is evidence of the deter
mination of the government to try to
nip the movement to regain the auton
omy which the kingdom of Poland pos
sessed under the constitution suppressed
after the revolution of 1863. The ease
with which the Firms, striking at the
opportune moment, compelled the gov
eminent to make complete surrender
encouraged the Poles to attempt SINH
lar stroke, and the government has re
ceived advices which leave no doubt
that broad conspiracy was ORGANIZED
to attain this end. The leaders Of the
movement propose to adopt the tactics
i followed in Finland.
The government will resist to the ut
most. Count Witte himself believes
] that If the government is forced at this
| land, it might mark the beginning Of
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the empire.
Striking Too Late.
The hope Of the government is thai
4 the Poles are striking too late, as thu
railroads turnout Russia have resumed
operations and the transportation Of
troops is possible. Nevertheless. the
government will be in quandry shoult
the passive resistance in Poland change
/ to an armed uprising, as it is question
which the government is strong enough
to attempt to suppress by force. TX
] carry on civil war in Poland now
i would expose the government to attacks
i in the rear from the revolutionary ele
ments of the people.
! The demand for the levelling of al
ranks and the abolition of the privi
leges Of caste, which was the chief char
acteristic Of the early days Of thu
French revolution, has seized upon thu
4 Russian people, and even the towI
i council Of st. Petersburg, in response t.
numerous petitions, has requested tn,
j ern.rarnmenf to ahrnQata the rule hy