Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-17
People Are Urged to Withdraw Saving,
from the Panks.
GOVERNMENT is ACCUSED OF wsTs
Officials Charged wI,h Squaadsrirg Taxes
and Proce ds of Loans.
COMMITTEE EXPECTS TO Be ARRESTED
steps Taken to Keep Organization
Intact by EIectinR Men TO
Fill All Possible
Vacancies.

S'r. PETERSBURG, Friday, Dec. Is
Morning Via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia,
Dec. 16.-The proletarat organizations
| through the invisible government" threw
a bomb shell into the camp of the official
government during the night by issuing
manifesto, following the form OF a regu-
lar imperial document declaring the bank
ruptcF OF the treasury, ordering the pro-
letariat arm everywhere. to refuse 10 pay
taxes OF any description. TO insist on tho
payment Of wages in gold or silver and
to withdraw all their deposits from the
savings banks in gold.
The manifesto is a terrible indictment Of
| the manner in which the bureaucracy has
! brought the country to financial ruin as.
serting that the government has squan-
dered not only the country's income, but
/ the proceeds OF the foreign loans on rail-
! roads. the army and the fleet. leaving tho
people without schools or roads; yet. it is
declared, ther is no money to feed the
| soldiers and everywhere there are insur-
rections Of the beggared and starved troops
and sailors. The manifesto even charges
/ the government with using the deposits
in the savings banks to speculate on the
Bourse, and with It covering up it's chronic
deficits in the interest on the immense
]
which is at last exhausted The rich, It
is further declared. have already taken
warning and are converting their property
/ and securities into gold and are sending
them abroad. The only salvation for the
/ country, according to the manifesto is
| the overthrow of the autocracy by con-
stituent assembly, and the sooner the
government falls the better" Therefore
the last resource OF the existence of the
old regime-its financial revenue-must he
| stopped
Authorities Are Surprised.
The document is signed by the members
of the workmen's council, the committee
of the pau-Russian union and the central
committees of the social democrats, social
revolutionists and socialists Of Poland
This great step of the revolutiona ries,
which throws down the gauge of battle TO
the EcyernmRnt, was prepared with sucn
secrecy that the authorities were taken
off their guard and did not even attempt
to prevent its publication in the newspap-
ers. The revolutionary leaders expect II
will be followed by reprisals and arrests
but all this has been foreseen. The lead
ers laid their plans deeply before issuing
the manifesto. New committees of the
various organizations have been elected in
the third and fourth degree. If 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 or
ganizations, which claim TO be bearing the
brunt of the revolution and to be entitled
TO the fruits thereof.
The proletariat leaders claim to have
absolute knp
has just issued Sl25 10000 in paper money
Under the provisions of the press law the
editor of every paper which printed the
manifesto has rendered himself liable to
eight months Imprisonment and 81 500 fine
Now must come the test of the govern.
ment's power.
1t develops that among the papers of NJ
krustaleff, the president OF the executive
committee of the workmen's council seized
at the time of his arrest, were document:
which furnish evidence OF a well planned
conspiracy to seize and carry off Premier
Witte.
Newspapers Are Confscnted
The manifesto created a tremendous sen.
sation on publication and the government
accepted the challenge in 1t and confiscatel
the editions Of the newspapers printing
it, including the Russ. Syn, Ontechestva
Novaia Zhizn, Nasha Shisn Nashalo anc
Svo Bonodarg but only after the paper,
had been circulated everywhere. The gov
ernment announced that it would proceed
legally against the editors OF these paper.
for violating the press law and It has aIsC
begun arrests OF members of committee:
of the organizations that signed the mani
festo
Answer 10 Zemstvo.
The bureau of the Moscow ZemstvC
congress has received Premier Whites re
ply to the zemstvoiat memorial which tn,
council Of ministers has discussed Coun
Witte says that the council has decided
that its foremost duty is to carry out tn
emperors will as expressed in the mani
/, festo of October SO Therefore. no consider
alton can be given to petitions or resolu
tions going beyond the limits of the mani
, festo, nor can measures be undertake
which might affect the rights of the ma
tional assembly before it meets. The adop
ton. however. OF temporary measures L
assure the liberties granted by the mani
festo is not prohibited.
The bureau OF the zemstvo congress ha
called a meeting for December %, to an
swer Witte and also 10 decide whether [
attempt to hold elections independently o
the government In other words. 20 prac
tically transform itself into a provisonG
government.
q A foreign ambassador enjoying excer
tional opportunities for knowing what
: happening at court said 10 the Associate
Press
"Witte will probably remain because il i
realized that his name alone sustain's Rus
ieIa hut h. xpIt -.