The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-15
COURTS MARTIAL
SENDS HUNDREDS
TO THEIR DEATH

81 Petersburg. oct. 15-The vigorous
character OF the government campaign
TO restore order in the empire is strik-
ingly indicated by the statistics showing
the activities OF the drumhead courts
martial which were issued last night. II
is SHOWN by these statistics that there
were ls2 executions during the first month
and that the daily average OF executions
is now higher. Sixteen men were exc
cuted yesterday.
A majority OF the sentences passed and
executed are not for political crime. but
for highway bank. and train robbery.
hold-ups in stores and murder all OF which
have flourished under the Generalization
attending the revolution.
The prosecution OF members OF the old
douma is continued without interruption.
Twenty-four ex-members OF the last par
lament are now in prison on various
charges. Ten fled TO avoid arrest, five
were deported from their home provinces
and two have been hogged one member.
priest, named Afanasieff. Is reported TO
have gone insane during confinement In
a monastery.
The League OF Octoberists has been
adopted by Premier Stolypin as the gov
ernmental party. and 10 IL all the strength
OF the administration will be turned I'm
the coming elections. The premier's per-
sonal organ, the Rossia I'm a leading
article today renounces the idea Of the
formation OF an independent government
party. and halls the Octoberists as the
real constitutional and liberal organiza-
tion, I'm whose platform the friends OF
peaceful regeneration will find the ex-
preston OF all their sincerest desires
I'VE greet such a firm declaration OF
principles" the Rossia says, "seing there
ir correct points OF view for relations
between government and party. In which
there can be cooperative work advanta-
geous to both.
The announcement foreshadows the en-
trance OF A. ]. Guchkoff into the cabi-
net The door Is even now open to NJ.
Guchkof but the party Is pledged not
TO accept n portfolio unless control of
the ministry is surrendered.
The attitude OF the administration to-
ward the Constitutional Democrats has
not been altered by the partial backing
down from the proposals of the Viborg
manifesto at the recent congress in Hels-
insfors. The organization OF the Consti-
tutional Democrats in Saratov province
was suppressed today.
Through the Rossia Premier Solypin
has announced that the renunciation of
the passive resistance idea I'm the COM
ing elections Will not be sufficient and
that the party is justified until it's puts on
sackcloth for all the cast committed at
Viborg.
The congress at Helslngfors was re-
markable for tho first open admission
OF the absence OF fallibility in Constitu.
tional Democratic tactics I'm the recent
parliament. Up TO the present time the
Liberals have insisted that the party's
procedure I'm parliament was entirely cor
rect. and that the government was Ia
blame for the dissolution NJ. Naboukoff
the hoor leader OF the party in the last
parliament. declared at Helsingfors that
the Constitutional Democratic deputies
had been too greatly influenced by the
burning zeal OF the Group OF Toll and
had committed great tactical mistake
by the adoption OF the appeal 10 the peo.
pie which justified and forced the gov.
ernrent 10 close the session.