Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-31
GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT
Claims Attempt at Armed Rebellion
Is Failure
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 3O 10 80
p. m.-The government claims that the
attempt at an armed rebellion has
failed signally. In semi official COM
munication issued tonight it declared
the movement has been broken and
within a few weeks it will be definite
ly crushed. 1T attributes the defeat of
the reds" not only to the force the
government employed, but to a lack
of public sympathy.
simultaneously the government an
nounces that the regulations for the
elections to the national assembly
have been completed and will be pub
llshed tomorrow and that everything
possible will be done to accelerate the
meeting of the douma, in which the
voice of the nation and not of a single
class can be heard.
member of the cabinet said today:
"The result of the attempt of the
revolutioniStS to overthrow the gov
ernment by force was never for a mo-
ment in doubt, but what has occurred
and what is occurring we belieV will
have Salutary effect on public opin-
ton. Revolution will go on, but it is
Jur purpose to contine it to peaceful
channels"
The Associated Press tonight talked
with a prominent revolutionary leader.
who is a leading spirit in the move
ment to raze the dynasty and its
regime, and for whom the police are
searching. He was unable to conceal
his depression, but nevertheless he
claimed that the movement had re-
ceived only a temporary check
1--WE blundered badly" he said. eve
fell into the trap Witte set for us.
Emboldened at seeming paralysis OF
the government, we proclaimed broad
cast our intention of preparing an
armed revolution for January or Feb
ruary. We virtually threw our cards
en- the table then.
"Witte challenged and we rashly
accepted before either organization
was perfected or plans matured. II
was all too sudden and ill-timed. The
workmen We're worn out by the recent
Etrikes and the holidays were at hand
: md besides. we obtained neither active
ID operation from the populace, on
which we had counted, nor from the
Isl 'ops, among whom we know we have
topport. 1t is a bad reverse Our
heDst Sk1llful leaders have been ar
Yited and the supplies Of arms which
laboriously collected have been
zed.
bI But the situation has also it's bright
lgde, for it is the first time the prole-
Briat has fought in the open against
tne bayonets and cannon of the gov
tIllIiltHls lhlo 10 a. great victory
The government must not fatter it,
self that it has dealt a decisive blow
We have dedicated our lives to the
work. We are fighting not only for
the emancipation OF Russia, but foI
the social revolution of the world"
The elements are now fighting on
the side of the government, as they
did in the days of Napoleon. The
northern winter with all it's rigors has
set in and the upper half of the EN-
pire Is locked in snow and ice and II
would be difficult for the proletarat
to build and defend barricades in the
streets and fight winter campaign
IN st. Petersburg tonight the temper
ature is Is degrees below zero. and
everywhere fires are burning i'm the
streets to keep the homeless from
freezing.
No other details have been received
OF the horrible affair at Moscow today
" en- Governor General Doubassoff's +
aidllery brought the walls OF the
Prokharoff cotton mill tumbling down
on the heads of several thousand
strikers and reYoutonists except a
statement that hundreds pcrshed.
The attempt of BLACK Hundreds" Ia
march into the city and Wreak yen-
'geance on the reyolutionaries and
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