Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-14
onposed to Coercion


receive the sympathy Of the govern
ments beyond the western border.
Opposed to Coercion
Under the circumstances, in view
of past experiences with Poland, the
Russian people would be apt to SYM
pathize with coerclve measures for the
suppression of the nationalist move
ment in Poland, but in the present state
of public opinion coercion is more likely
to create a bad impression, especially
as many liberalists Immediately greeted
the appearance of the ukaSe with
charges of bad faith, declaring that u
demonstrated that the autocracy had
not abdicated, asserting that If 1t could
suspend the reform manifesto in Poland
for an indefinite term by imperial ukase
the autocracy could likewise suspend
II throughout the whole Of Russia. But
It is officially pointed out that It would
be impossible to attempt to place IN
operation the liberties bestowed white
Poland shows a disposition TO accept
them in good faith. While Poland con-
tinues to mutinously insist upon auton-
omy nothing can be DONE
''If the governmtnt should allow the
Poles TO continue their present agita-
tlon," said a prominent official, they
would inevitably force the government
to suppress the movement with the
bayonet, which we desire to AVOID IL
we Welded to the Poles demand Tor
autonomy we would next have to sur
render the Baltic provinces and then
perhaps the Caucasus, and later all the
alien races, which would so decentrallze
the power of the empire that its disin-
tegration would be Inevitable.
Private and reliable reports from
Warsaw today say that all the parties
there are joining in the nationalist
folIotuin q the tactics of Fin
land. for a complete strike. SO long as
their attitude of passive resistance con-
4ini,es. the issue will be one OF endur-
ance. The danger Is that the Poles may
provoke an active measure which would
mean nothing short OF civil W..
1t would be extremely dtfiicult unuer
the present circumstances to attempt
r. Withdraw any troops from Euro
pean Russia. The number or troops
in Poland, however, is sufficient to cope
with the situation. Within the Polish
uuadrilateral NovogeorgieVsk, war
saw and Evangorom, on each side OF
the Vistula, and Brest on the Bug,
there are over 100000 troops.
Will Appeal to Peasants
The government has decided to make
an appeal to the peasants. With the
workmen of the cities completely
estranged, the government and Liper-
ais refusing to aid the authorltles'
there is nothing left but to turn to the
peasants, and the emperor has ap-
proved a ukase informing them that
measures for the amelioration of their
condition will receive immediate con-
sideratiou. Discomfort of the peasants
and the danger of the spread of the
agrarian movement largely contributed
to the governments decision.
The council of the empire this after
noon decided to remit a portion or
the land payments due next year by
the peasants in the provinces affected
by the famine.
The council also decided to remit en-
tireIy the payments for 1906 due on
land held by peasants killed during
the war. The amount remitted totals
$13, 900, 600.
Disquieting reports of the progress
of the agrarian disorders were received
today. The military authorities are
rushing troops and machine guns into
the affected areas. Inhabitants OF
Karsk and Tugansk are organizing for
the protection of their respective
towns. The village of Balanda, in the
government of Saratoff, has been fired
bv peaSantS.