The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
RUSSIANS PLOT
IN STOCKHOLM
Largest Congress of Revolu-
tionists in the World
Held There.
Effect Powerful Organiza-
ton for Early Strike
at Government.
Sweden Astounded When
Secret Is Out-Fears
Russia's Wrath.
special Gable to The Journal.


. ple's house in the city, right under
the noses of the local police and
within days sail of Russia, has been
- held the largest congress Of Russian
revolutionists in the world.
One hundred and forty delegates were
present from all parts of the empire.
They represented almost as many local
organizations of revolutionists. Day af-
ter day and night after night they con-
gregated at the hotel without arousing
- the suspicious of the authorities, and
in their deliberations settled all DIFF
ferences and arranged the tactics for
continuing the fight against the car
and the arist6crats.
When they had finished and had re-
turned to their homes to carry out the
plans agreed upon. socialist paper in
- this city, whose editor had been in the
confidence of the revolutionists, told all
about it. The police and the govern
ment were dumbfounded. 1t is feared
that because Sweden did not prevent
the congress she may suffer the wrath
of Russia.
Scare Had Died Away. .--.
We have been accustomed to see Rus
sian types here and there in Stockholm
streets. On account of the insecurity
in Russia it was not to be wondered at
that many people of that vast empire
sought refuge across the Baltic. At
one time it looked like an invasion Of
- fugitive Russians. Poles, Let's and
jews, and the officials here, who al
ways seem to be afraid Of offending
Russia, took certain measures to make
it uncomfortable for some Of these
strangers by putting them under some
rather disagreeahle examinations and
constant surveillance. - .
However, the scare. died away, and
Swedes took no especial notice Of these
swarthy and long haired individuals who
passed quietly along. the streets and
passed in: and out Of the People s house.
where they seemed to have their head
quarters. szIE'2i+'
But Yesterday g Observation-Disclosures
the leading, socialist paper in Sweden.
brought some sensational news under
the heading, '"Ihe. Russian Congress in
Stockholm It told that fifteen days
the Russian social democrats had been
meeting in this city to make plans for
the coming fight. It had been the larg-
-, est congress Of that. kind ever held. The,
140 delegates present had come from
all parts of Russia, even from Siberia
and the Caucasus, and represented the
Polish, the Let's and the Jewish organi-
cations.
To begin with, they settled all in
ternal differences and arrived at a per-
-7 feet unity. They were going to leave
the revolutionary phrase and give all
their interest to revolutionary work.
1t was admitted that it was a mistake
that the social democrats had kept
away from the .douma elections. In the
future thatr~Will not be so. All pos
sibilities will be employed to hurry on
- the revolution and the nearest goal
will be that=after this douma shall come
a constituting national assembly,
elected by universal suffrage.
Another thing that is of great i'm,
portance is that the workmen parties
in the Russian empire which have
worked beside the Polish, the Letts
and also the Jewish bund,' have all
united in one social democratic party
Sweden Astonished.
All this has been done in Stockholm
and nobody but those taking part in
the congress and the leaders of the so
cial democratic party here have known
anything about it. 1t is a wonder that
the secret has been kept. Now when
everything is over and the delegates
have returned to their own country. the
Socialdemokraten tells the news to as
tonished Sweden.
Some newspapers here prophecy all
-. kinds of things that may happen to
Sweden because the police have not
kept their eyes open. The police, nat
urally. enough, say that even if thew
had known that this thing was taking
place-they admit that it was quite a
lurprise to them-they wouldn't have
ny power to interfere, as the meetings
- rere quite of private nature.
The government did not know any
rlore about it than the police, and even
itthey had known, is said, they could
nd have prevented the Russians from
melting together priyately in a large
rom and talking about matters that in
Cos not convince the people and some
oftials that the car may not feel thai
4 thin government and it's agents have
notpffended hin, by their neglect.