Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-22
REvOLUTIONAR|Es
HOLD UP PAPER
REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE IN
ST. PETERSBURG
Editors of Workmens Gazette Enter
Office of NoVoe Vremya and COM
pei Employees to Print
Their Paper
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press,
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.-The
Novoe Vremya was the victim of a
remarkable hold-up by social revolu-
tionaries last night. Three editors Of
the Workmen's Gazette. the official
organ of the workingmens council en-
tered the composing rooms of the
Novoe Vremya with revolvers in their
hands and compelled the compositors
to set up their papers, making prison
ers of such persons who were in the
room. Later. going to the press rooms,
the visitors compelled the pressmen 10
run off 10000 copies of the WorkmenD
Gazette.
M. Souverine editor of the Novoe
Vremya, in an editorial OH the sub
ject, says sarcastically:
IF men can with impunity raid
newspaper in the heart of st. Peters
burg Today, tomorrow they may make
a prisoner of Count Witte."
An afternoon paper quotes a man
who has just arrived in st. Petersburg
as saying that 10000 Don Cossacks are
marching from Tashkand to st. Peters
burg with the object of releasing the
emperor, whom they believe to be a
captive in the hands of the Jews.
The present lull is giving the govern
strike fiasco and the passing of the
Polish crisis have certainly temporarily
strengthened the hands of the govern
ment. The immediate question con-
fronting the cabinet is the electoral
law. Premier Witte and his col
leagues have almost reached the
conclusion TO base the elections on uni
versal suffrage.
A member of the cabinet who may
be considered to reflect the views of
the premier said today;
"The extreme wing of the intelligent
liberals still insist on fighting a wind
mill which, they fear, means return
to the old regime. That has passed
forever
Nevertheless the country mus be
saved from anarchy and strong meas
ures must be taken where the occa-
sion arises. Nevertheless, we must dis
count future developments and where
we believe it wise, go slow. We may
be forced to take a radical step such
as the choice between evils. 1t is al
ready certain that the douma as at
present constituted and elected will be
a failure. 1t will arouse much popular
resentment and might be unable to
deliberate unless surrounded by troops.
If the douma Is to undertake to trans
form itself into a constituent assembly
or elaborate a constitution it is better
j that it should represent the true voice
of the nation than the minority of the
people"
Speaking of the Jewish question, a
member of the cabinet said:
For the cabinet there exists no
Jewish question 1t is not what shall
be done, but how to do it. We are
absolutely of one mind that all the re.
strictions on the Jews should be abol-
/ tI,a mn ont 10 az
cree equality without action on the
part of the douma would be full of dan
ger. The prejudice against the Jews
among the ignorant classes of Russia
is not fancied. 1t is deplorable but
true that people under the old regime
were saturated with the idea that
Jews were their oppressors. If the
Jews were granted equal rights with
Russians the latter would accept 1t as
confirmation of the suspicious they al
ready harbor on account of the recent
Developments that the emperor has
been betrayed and nothing the central
government could do would prevent tn,
most frightful massacres.
1.-The agrarian agitation. in my opin-
ion. Is the greatest phase OF the stu
alton. The peasants throughout the
country are possessed of only one idea
i more land-and the uprising which is
occurring in the famine stricken prov
inces is composed of indefinite extern
sion by the revolutionary agltators,
who will shrink at nothing"
Count Wltte is extremely anxious to
secure a vote Of confidence from the
MOSCOW congress for its general effect
in rallying the moderate sentiment to
his support, but the dispatches found
| MOSCOW would Indicate that the radi-
Gals are determined to force a split
and there are indications that Count
Witte viii be unable to command a
majority
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