The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-01
TIME To STRIKE.
Russian RevOIutiOnists Have the
Government in a Corner.
The Press No Longer Asks-It
Threatens.
RULERS ARE WARNED.
People Must Have What They
Want or Will Take It.
Revolving Picture of COuntry's
Disgrace Is Painted.
RULERS ARE WARNED

St. Petersburg, June 1.-The inn
mediate realization of the imperial re-
forms seems the only thing which can
save the government from the wrath
of the populace. The truth is now
known to the humblest people in the
capital and will soon spread through
the empire and the mutterings of the
people are certain to have an omnous
effect on the army at the front. It is
feared that the revolutiOnaries and
socialists are planning to take adj
vantage of the governments diseOm-
future by exciting demonstrate and
renewals of strikes. AS a precauuon-
airy measure, more guard regiments
have been ordered back from camp
and additional Cossack reinforcementsl
have been brought to st. Petersburg.
The liberals also consider that the
government is at last in a corner and
that the time has &C 8ne to strike. Their
press no longer aszs-it threatens.
The SlOvo this morning menaces the
government boldly declaring that if
it does not give what the people need,
the latter will take it.
'Russia's Disgrace the Slovo adds.
is not due to the people but to the
gentlemen who have been nnisgov-
erning them"
Continuing, the paper holds up the
spectre of another Cugachev, q famous
COssack who for years led the insur
rectiOn against the Empress Cath
crime.
Bureaucracy Denounced.
The Nasha Shisn even more scath-
ingly denounces the bureaucracy from
which there is no hope of peace and
paints q revolving picture of the office
holders last night amusing themselves
instead of mourning.
Every where the Nasha Shisn says
they were hurrying to pleasure resorts.
The dance halls were full. Even army
and naval officers took part in the
gaieties. Obvious of the frowning at
titude of the public. Can Russia's de-
feat surprise any one when such men
keep the masses in ignorance and
thrust the true patriots of the country
into cells and underground dungeons?''
Even the NOvoe Vremya this morning
warns the government that il cannot
tempOriZe and act the coward but must
come out openly Immediately convene
the people and let them decide the fu-
turc.
The industrial members of the labor
commission headed by Finance Minis
ter Kokovsoff withdrew in a body at
today's sitting on the plea that owing
to the national calamity they we're IN
able to calmly discuss current affairs
and considered that the alarming situa-
ton required their presence in their re-
spective provinces.
NJ Kokovsoff declined to postpone the
work Of the commission, saying that
the interests of the working classes
would thereby be prejudiced, and vain
ly appealed to the industrial members
to reconsider their decision. Finally NJ.
Kokosvof decided that the government
members of the commission should con-
tinue their work.
The newspapers report that Vice Ad-
miraI Birieloff who started for Vladi-
vostok May 25 to take command of the
Pacific station, is returning to st.
Petersburg.
War Party Dies Hard.
The extraordinary council at Tsarsko-
Selo yesterday reached no conclusion on
the subject of peace but definite reports
say the emperor agreed to meet the in
ternal situation by the immediate proc
lamation of a decree providing for the
cOnvOcation of a national assembly. NJ.
Witte, president of the committee of
ministers who was present, is under
stood to have assumed the leadership Of
the advocates of peace and the immed-
late cOnVOcatiOn of a national assem-
bly, is anticipated as the only means of
averting the popular storm which is
threa tening to break. The war party is
dying hard. 1t is the unanimous opin-
ion in diplomatic circles that the logic
of even this points to no other issue
except peace but the diplomats also ad-
nit that the decision rests with the
emperor. But even when all the minis
tiers except War Minister Sakharoff and
Minister of Marine Aveltan are soIfdIv
arrayed against attempting to continue
the hopeless struggle, the emperor has
refused thus far to say a word. To
visitor on Tuesday his majesty is re-
ported to have declared that he would
rather die thNn sign an ignominious
peace.