The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-21
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Russia Must Fight Peasant:y
as Well as Anarchists.
PROlETA'RIAT is AROUSED
Empires Poor Ready to Join Fortunes
With the "Reds' in Attempt TO-
Throw: OF Cppression's
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Latest advices from St. Petersburg
state that a shudder Of horror has
coayulsed Russia. The government
claims it has given battle only to the
"red" revolutionists, but the popuiace
generally believes that white terror"
has returned.
Already the leaders Of the prole-
tariat. organization. who escaped cap
ture Saturday night at the Economic
Society, and even men Of the rank OF
Professor Milukoff. are in hiding from
the police, who are hunting them
down. The government evidently an
ticapaes u battle royal and has made
its dispositions, accordingly. 1t fully
understands that the proletariat will
give blow for blow in answer TO- the
wholesale arrests.
The ~ockmen's council and the
League of Leagues Saturday night
, issued a declaration Of 4 general
. strike to begin Immediately.
AS most of the provincial authori-
ties are reactionary officials of the
old regime, the advantage they will
take of such power to terrorize the
populace can be easily imagined.
they being in position to become
petty tyrants, and wage war each
In his own particular fashion against
the Ievolutionists.
Martial Law Ukase Issued.
An imperial ukase, issued by the
ezar Sunday empowers all governors
and municipal authorities in the event
! of railway, postal or telegraph COM
munication being interfered with to
proclaim martial law. Under the
ukase, military commanders will au-
tomatically become governors general
Martial law may be ended only by Or
der of the ministers of the interior at
st. Petersburg. The provisions al
ready, made to enforce compliance
with the communication remain in
force.
The government has issued a COM
munication stating that it considers
the demands and complaints of the
railway employees to a large extent
justified, and the minister Of ways and
communications is therefore drafting
measures for the ameioration for
these condition of the service.
Y A report that Count, Witte has re-
signed is in circulation in st. Peters
burg, but 1t Is false. It may, how
ever, become true at any moment, as
General Count Alexis Ignateig. is be-
ing held IN reserve.
A close friend of the premier tells
the Associated Press that Count Witte
had no faith In the policy o, Min
lister Of the Interior Durnovo and only
consented to it on the condition that
It should be confined to legal means.
It is the opinion Of many liberals
as well as revolutionaries, that with
the first discharge Of cannon. Count
Witte will CO." They say it matters
little whether the premier is or is
not in sympathy with the policy OF
reaction, he cannot shirk responsible.
ity for It. A prominent parsonage
said to the Associated Press:
'The step taken towards reaction
marks the beginning of the end and
the policy which has been inaugurated
is bound TO fail. The governments
task will not merely be the arrest OF
a small group Of leaders, but that OF
the whole population. The powers
conferred on the provincial authorities
by the imperial ukase is tantamount
to- a declaration of martial law
throughout the country and the ire
Sponsibilities Of repression which the
officers Of the old regime may commit
when let loose can only serve to fan
the fames."