The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-11-01
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The Air CT National Liberty
Breathed in Russia
FOB THE FIRST TIME.
Parades and Assemblies Allowed. But
the RsvoIuticnists Are Not Satisfied.
They Take Advantage of Pa.
triotic Celebration. and
March With Red
EIaoc
FOB THE FIRST TIMk.
Flags,

emperor's gift Of freedom, which th'
greater part of the people r csiVe'
with deepest joy, though In 5
Peter: burg, Moscow and other citie
socialists and re volutitnaries orga
nized anti government demcnstrs
tions ard red flag parades, which,
with the patriotic manifestations, LEI
to a ruml er OF c alc.s between th,
"R, ds" and Whites" as the anti
government and royalist factions ar
respectfully termed. On the Who'll
the day passed more quietly IN Rus
STA than had been expected though
collisions betw cen the people and TIT
tro, ps are reported from variou
places resulting in loss OF life.
In each OF the two capitals, s;
Petersburg and MOSCOW, the day wai
n b. Oh as tbs Russiars never befor'
lave seen. The Slave people, which
curing the long Wal just closed ane
the anxious period preceding the an
nouncement If the new era OF o
stitutionalism seemed self restrained
and apathetic, g.Ve itself up fully Il
the exuberance I'll the moment anc
spent the entire dav in parades anC
assemblies, which for the first time II
the history of Russia, we're freely per
mitted. Under the orders Of Count
White and Gen. Trep(f the troops
generally wele withdrawn from the
streets Of The cities and the fullest
reign gwen tie people to let out thei1
enthusiasm IL demonstrations which
so lorg as they wire not destructive.
were not interfered with.
SIGNIFICANT OMEN.
1t was q sign tcant omen that at
ter a fortnight Of gloomy and depres
sing Weather symbolic OF the days Of
the strike, the sun shone out bright
ly tc day in St. Petersburg ano
brought q radiant Indian summer
day. The scenes In St. Petersburg
reminded the obser YER Of eventsin ar
American university town after 8
great football victory, but a thousand
times magnified. From early morn
ing the streets Of the capital were
filed with a mass Of demonstrators
who paraded up and down the lone
AMI broad Nevsky Prospect and tramp
ed time and again the route between
the two principal centers OF demon
stratlor, the Kazen cathedral ano
university, and, constantly augment
ing, reached a grand total OF fully
200, 900 persons, while down the NV
sky Prospect late in the afternoon
socialist agiiatcrs, consisting Ct boil
stu enta aIu woIkmen, ana member
of r, volutit nary organizations iumpec
into the forefront # affairs IN st
Petersburg and converted the cele'
bration into q great revolutionary de-
m%Cnstraticn. There we're long pro
cessions In which hundreds OF red
figs were carried and to which every.
one was c. mrelled to DIFF the hat.
A great majority Of the paraders
Haunted On The lapels Of their coats
rosettes and streameIs OF crimson rib.
bon, and socialist orators delivered
frery orations from the balconies OF
the university and the portico OF the
cathedral or wherever they cculo
gather audiences. They declared the
concessions Of the empercr's NANTES
to were insufficient, and that they
lust have the freedom Of all political
prisoners, the fUrmatioH OF a national
militia and the banishment OF Gen.
Trepoff and all the troops under hit
csmmand 20 miles from the capital.
COUNTER PARADEs.
Early in the Gay the "Marsellaise'
suppian' ed the national anthem a.
the pe pular marching Song. The
loyalists attempted to take the leac
against the sc ciAlists and revolution
lists by organizing coulter parades II
which they carried the red, white ane
blue banners OF Russia and chantec
the national anthem; but they were
driven If the Nevsky Prospect by TIT
overwhelming Lum Der Of the. Reds
every time they appeared.
In the early part OF the day, grea'
crowds of spectators filed the broac
sidewalks arc remained until TIL
de demonstration assumed SO turbulent
q character that the we'll intentionet
classes fed to their homes and tn
merchants hastily boarded up tn
windows Of their stores and shops ant
barred their doors, fearing an out
break which might result in pillag
and destruction. Snch an outbreak
however, cid not occur, and the da'
closed without serious collisions.
The ms jor portion OF the citizen
tired cut by the long celebration 0
the first day Of Russian liberty, wen
early to bed ard at midnight tn
Neysky Prospect was deserted, ex3ep
for crowds of roughs, armed VIII
clubs, who paraded the avenues sing
ing the national anthem as Q q
revolutionary songs and who had Ire
ouent collisions with each other, dull
ing which shots were tired.
The most serious encounter durln
the day took place near the barracs
OF the Semincff regiment, where
crowd of demonstrators In attempt
liz to march to the technologics! IN
stitute was stepped by troops. snot
were fred on both sides with the II
suit that one mar was killed and !
wounded. A pre- minent lawyer al d
professor were wounded In q collls,o