Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-23
WILL Be ERA OF REPRESSION.
Members Of Donna Who Fled to
Finland win Defy Their
Sovereign.
In st. Petersburg Patrols Have Been
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Places Are
Being Carefully Watched.

St PetersfNt 23.-The gov
ernments midn coup d'etat Is all.
ready having the ~ Ct Of uniting all
the discordant clemens Of the opposi.
ton and {, requires little perspicuity
10 see that an era OF repression and
all which ii entails will drive liberal
and revolutionary alike 10 support the
most desperate measures, 1t is already
clear that resistance wifi be made.
According 10 the latest adyices from
| Niborg the members OF parliament
who fed to Finland intend TO defy
their sovereign. they are virtually re-
fusing to recognize the decree Of dis
solution. a three hour session In the
dining room Of the hotel Belyedere be-
| ing held last night under the presi-
dency OF NJ. Mouromtsef at which all
the fonnalities OF a regular session
were observed. Prof Miliukoff and
other members OF the central COM
mittee Of the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis we're carefully excluded from
/ participation. The leaders OF al the
groups seemed momentar.ly trying to
sink their political differences and were
animated solely by a determination TO
present solid front TO the nation and
government in the present crisis only
| about 200 members, however were
/ present The Poles. instead Of going
in body. sent delegates.
MAY CAPTURE MEMBERS.
General fear is expressed by the Lib
/ erals here that the military today will
| surround and capture the members az
/ Vlborg. on the ground that they con-
/ stitute ar Illegal and reyolutary as
sembly under the authority given 10
Gov. Gen. Cen. ! Of Finland, a week
ago TO close S+arrest revolutionary
congresses. II Is quite likely that this
authority was conferred IA anticipation
/ of the present contingenct.
Although minor rioting continued IN
| the outskirts throughout the night, the
| city is specifically quiet this morning.
/ but ominous forehOdings Of a coming
storm are apparent on every hand.
PATROLS STRENGTHENED.
A correspondent Of the Associated
! Press made tour OF the city early this
morning. At every block he encount-
cred reinforced patrols. saw excited
groups on corners and met half a doz.
en- squads OF gendarmes with drawn
swords. escorting little banks Of arrest
ca persons 10 prison. During the night
over a thousand arrests OF workmen.
agitators and revolutionary suspects
were made The railroads leading out
of the city have been placed under mar
. tiai law and the gendarmes search the
passengers and baggage on an trains
for arms and political documents Sye-
tematic military acquisitions FOR poll
teal agitators and especially members
Of the pr0lctariat organizations are in
full swing.
ALIVE WITH GENDARMEs.
Not only The Tauride palace but the
gates OF the park leading 10 II are
closed and the surrounding streets are
alive with gendarmes and secret police.
In the courtyard Of neighboring hsr.
racks Of one " the guard regiments
the correspondent saw two companies
drawn up In marching order and short
~ afterwards he met a trayel-stained
detachment OF gray currassiers gallon
ing In from Krasnoye- Selo camp. with
the regular garrison there are now more
than $1,000 trops massed In the CITY
including 20 battalions Of Infantry
practically the entire cavalry OF the
guard, a division Of infantry Of the
guard. a field battery, four other bat.
tcr.es and four companies Of machine
guns.
PROCLAMATlONS EVERYWHERE.
Upon an the dead walls are posted
ordinations Of the project Of police
ordering an PROJECTORS OF houses. nor
ters and door guardians 10 obey ana
AID the police In case of disorders pro.
Noting meetings public or priyate
without permission. prohibiting the col.
lection OF money Tor Illegal purposes
the distribution Of prOclamations AN.
raising OF lass aud singing In the
streets
The Hall OF Economy society as We'll
as other halls and assembiaFes have
been freQuented and closed uude,
guard.
A meeting Of engineers was broken
up az O'Clock and score % prisoners
were arrested. The project OF nollca
placed police officers In the newspaper
offices last night TO see that they ana
not iranSgress the limits OF the law
under threat Of confiscaiion OF their
issues. This accounts for the compara.
tive miidness u the press comments
his morning, even though the edition
of the kech was seized soon after n
LEFT the press
NEW PARLIAMENT MEANINGLESS
The Rech terms the dissolution ~
parliament Incredible IN view az M
events OF me past year. and SAYS.
IL IL true that new parliament has
been summoned, but m the present
temper OF the population Il Is mean
ingless. with the SCATTERING OF the
heres OF the people falls the prestige 81
thf principle % popular representation.
II the best men IN the country. as the
emperor called them, could not restore
tranquility what chance has the ais.
credited ministry 10 prevent an ela-
mentary explosion. Old methods OF r..
preston can only result IN untold hor-
rcr. We profoundly regret what mus,
follow, but the conscience OF parlia-
ment which tried 10 avoid a conflict "a
clear The blood 81 the martyrs will
not be upon its shoulders. Parlla-
ment has not sat IN vain. II has
strengthened the cause of liberty ana
proved 10 Europe that the Russians are
not barbarians but are fitted Tor safe
government"
Among the persons arrested are a
number Of terrorlsts. on whom are
found photographs Of their Intended
victims. a. In the case of Gen Rozlov's
ASSASSIN.
The country's interiof shows that the
fermentation IN the cities has already