Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-14
Reactionary "Black Hundreds
Planning to Overthrow the
Governments Projects
WILL START JEWISH RIOTS
Plan 10 Enlist the Governors and Pro-
Ssots 10 Causing Another Reign Of
Terror In Order to Convince tho
Emperor People Are Not Yet Ready
for Self Government.

ST. Petersburg. March 14.--At today's
session OF the cabinet, Premier Witte,
who was warmly supported by Prince
Alexis obolensky, procurator- general
Of the holy synod, and Count Johh
Tolstoi, minister Of education insist
cd on the suppression Of the organ
t5ixation known as the League of Rus
sian People. thru which agitation OF
the reactiohary Black Hundreds Is
isin,rropoeated. s,,lr 1t is reported that he was
forced to arrive at this decision, but
this is not absolutely confirmed. Po-
lice project M. Won Der Launitz, was
ssGrnmoned to the meeting and asked
Sto explain how 1t happened that the
qualification of the proclamation cail-
I'M FOR determination Of the Jews was
printed in the official printing oficu
attached to his department. The pre-
feet denied having any personal kno"l-
edge OF the printing. However. was
established that there Is constantly
accommodating evidence that a plot 70
nroduce counter revolution In the
hone OF sweeping away the reforms
outlined in the manifesto Of October so'
had It's origin in a court cabai. Inc
conspiracy includes General TrepoH.
commando Of the palace, and General
Count 1gnatieff, NJ. Stichinsky. former
chief adjutant OF the interior depart
ment: Count Sherometieff. noted re-
dictionary; General Prince Putiatin,
who are said to be utterly reckless or
eoasenuences. ,rhe plan Is to provoke
riots and fnassacres of Jews and revo-
lutionlsts over as wide an area as pos
sible, In order to Justify still more ter
rifle repressions and thereby prove to
the emperor the people are not ripe
Tor any sort Of government. 1t is
desperate game, but 1t is backed by
many provincial authorities, and the
support Of the governor generals has
been enlisted, the former using the po-
lice and the latter the troops, among
whom proclamations against the Jews
ana revolutionists, which are under
stood to have been printed at army
headquarters in Odessa, have been
distributed. Completely of Interior
Minister Durnovo in the conspiracy Is
not proved, altho suspected. Premier
Witte and the liberal section of the
cabinet will be compelled to fight the
conspiracy, and consequently break
In the ministry is not regarded as i'm
probable It Is understood $4,000 MEM
b~rs os the BLACK Hundreds" In st.
Petersburg are armed, but It Is not
believed, in view OF the warnings they
have received, the conspirators will at
tempt to provoke, massacre at the capi-
tai. The authorities here, however,
are In sympathy with the conspirators,
and the danger of an outbreak about
Easter is regarded as very real. In
the meantime, en- the other SIDE, the
sproletariat organizations which were
ruth,essly crushed by the government $
repression measures, are trying to or
ranize another general strike. Nego-
tiations are proceeding with the tele-
graph and railroad employees. whose
CO. operation is regarded as vital, to
this end. The socialists Of Finland
have promised their support. Some
rioting has already occurred at Mos
COW and In that vicinity. Strana says
Durnova has telegraphed to the COVER
nors OF ten provinces In Finland not to
proclaim elections until further orders.