The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04
ASKED TO FIGHT.
Socialists Issue Proclamation to
All Jews.
Request Them to Appear Armed
at Given Signal
A PANIC is STARTED
By the Appeal and Fear Of a
Railway Strike.
Poles Proclaim Responsibility
for Train RObberies.
A PANIC is STARTED

warsaw. Aug. 4.-The Jewish So
osalis4s. in proclamation today, urge
the Jews to be ready to fight, ana
should the signal be given, they are
requested to appear IN the street
armed. The appeal has given rise TO q
serious panic and fears are also eX-
pressed that a general railway strike
may break out here. Stringent meas
!. ures have been adopted for the preser-
vstion of order.
The Polish Socialists today issued
proclamation admitting their respon-
sibiIity for the recent train robberles
and acknowledging that they muir
dered 20 policemen during the course
Of last week.
Strike Is over.
Heisingfors. Finland, Aus. 4-The
strike of the employees Of the street
railroads and factories here is over
All the leaders of the socialist red
guard have been arrested ana the or
ganizatfon has been broken UP.
strike Lacks snap.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 4.-Probably not
more than 10000 workmen We're out
when the general strike went of1lelai'y
into force at noon today. The final de-
El5IQu 10 call a 1ll Inc " o. ~ -ee%7~'-' W
ken Thursday night and the police si1ee
then have been so busy putting the
rfngleaders behind the bars that grca
confession prevails among the various
organization which were scheduled to
begin striking at different places ana az
different times. Therefore the lnddgu-
ration Of the strike lacks snap 1lu ~ Is
evident that its success will depend up
on the temper of the masses.
The leaders have been more or less
demoralized by the energy displayed BY
the government in breaking up the
Workmen's organizations and unless the
people spontaneously respond to the cal
the strike must end in early failure
All eyes are turned on Moscow ard
the provinces. St Petersburg, the gov
ernment's stronghold Is expected tc be
the last to succumb to the state OF an
srchy into which the revolutio7ists have
undertaken to plunge the country
The battlecry Of the strike, a re-
convocation Of parliament for the pur-
pose of celebrating a law providing for
a constituent assembly, does not ring
true and is in fact simply a peaceful
slogan to be abandoned if the govern
ment totters, when the true colors will
be run up.
The mob of the workmen's council,
in conjunction with the radical
groups of the outlawed parliament,
have made definite arrangements to
proclaim themselves a provisional
efforts But unless the whole army
sides with the Tevoiutionists those in
control of the government are con-
WINGED that the strike viii end in
failure
A prominent member of the govern
ment. who is in complete sympathy
with the decision taken at Peterhof
to fight the revolution energetically,
points out that the workmens unions
are without funds to carry on a pro-
tracted struggle. and he was disposed,
like many of his class. ia contend that
the real power behind the scenes are
the rich Jews. who are interested i'm
striking a blow at Russia's credit
which would compel the government
TO come to terms on the Jewish ques-
ton.
Reign of Terror Feared.
St Petersburg, Aug. 1.-The Novoe
Nremya. the only unofficial paper to
appear today. declares the nation
seems determined to commit hari-
kari. and reviews the bestiaIftv Of
the mutineers at Cronstadt in their
attacks upon the officers as showing
what the country may expect If the
mob gets the upper hand. The paper
says the mutneers tied a rope with
q stone at one end around the neck
of one of the officers and threw him
into the lake where he was drowned.
beat in the face OF another officer
with the butt OF a rife. and broke
the legs of poor. mad woman after
bayoneting her
It turns out that the servants Of
Colonel Alexanderof and Captain
Nrichinsiy delivered them up to the
nuuneers, and these servants were
among the murderers who were tried
i by drum head court martial and shot
When they were offered the services
of priest six of the men sentenced
TO death refused to accept the sacra =
ment and only expressed repentance
After such evidence of the mob
spirit. the Novoe Vremya appeals to
all who desire to prevent a reDetition
of the horrors and terrors of the reva-
luton in France to discontinue their
attitude of Indifference and rally ia
the side Of law and order
From personal talks with workmen
IN the different quarters Of the city.
the Associated Press finds a strone-
sentiment in favor of the strike brf
a disposition to hang back until its
success is assured, since it involves
4aisery privation and bIoodshed. and
g the case Of failure even worse con
Gltions
More Shooting at Cronstadt.
St Petersburg, Aug. IN Oninlxo
who was a member Of the eroun Of toll
in the outlaw parliament. has been ar
rested at CrOnstadt and 1t is STATED tba+
there is little doubt that he participated
Otail1ellpduln IN the conspiracy which
resulted IN the uprising at Cronstadt.
Reports of renewed firing at C,rnnete5+
reached here this morning but telegram
communication is cut and it is fnpossi-
bic to ascertain what has occurred A
squadron of warshiDs arrived at C,ron-
etadt last night The vessels are an
chOred under the guns Of the forts A.
cording to reports from Reval the from
bic there IS not over. It appears that
the crews Of the torpedo boat Abrex
ana the destroyer Posioutshnv which
the cruiser Pamyat zova summoned to
ash0re and took to the woods. The Ioval