Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-28
NOT READY FOR REVOLT
czAR's SPIES FOUND DEAD IN ST.
PETERSBURG.

The efforts Of the revolutionary parties
at st. Petersburg. which at the proper mo-
ment were to proclaim PROVISIONAL gov
eminent, came to naught yesterday. as re-
ported in The Star. owing to the opposition
of the constitutional democrats, who ap-
parently are Afraid Of compromising them
selves. while one wing, headed by NJ. Ma
boukof, showed that they already had been
won over to the side OF the ministry against
tie programme Of open revolution
Half a dozen government spies were found
dead in the Industrial section Of st. Peters
burg this morning. Political assassinations
are increasing in Poland, and small strikes
are reported to have been declared in many
places In the provinces: but the peasant
movement, 10 Tar a. the reports show, ~
not gathering Roadway. Half Of the Semi
novsky Guard Regiment has been sent 20
Cronstadt In view OF the ugly temper OF the
sailors there.
viborg Manifesto Circulate.
At Kharkov the revolutionists are active
~ preparing for an armed uprising and a
re-proclamation of the republic OF Kharkov
in the autumn. 1t was determined In the
meantime to avoid conflicts with the au-
thorities. The revolutionists have the SYM
patlies Of a large proportion of the popu-
lation.
In spite of the activity of the police, rep
resentatives of four parties in the late
house-the constitutional democrats, the
democratic reformers, the socialists and the
group Of toil-about fifty in number. sue
ceeded in assembling this evening in prf-
vate house, where they deliberated on the
proposal of the socialists and group OF toll
to form joint committee with power.
when the situation justified an outbreak
of general strike or armed revolt, either
to convoke the old parliament and assume
the reins of government or proclaim a con-
stituent assembly.
A Significant Incident.
The most significant event OF the day is
the refusal of Nicholas Lno,f to join the
Stolypin cabinet The premier. who was.
while governor of Saraton, regarded as an
able man with judgment warped by bu-
reaucratic surroundings, is clearly as con-
fident as was Count Witte that he has
plan to save Russia. He has the advantage
over Witte in that he has had opportunities
of observing the working of parliament at
close quarters, and the douma has sup
piled him with useful hints. 1t has indi-
Gated the general direction of necessary re-
forms, and has provided number of
ready made projects of law. Some of these
projects the new cabinet clearly intends to
make use Of, modifying them in bureau
cratic sense and issuing them as laws In
the form of imperial ukases.
The scheme is plausible and might pos
sibly prove effective If the Russian people
could be held in quietness while the physi-
clan administers the remedy, but with all
it's theoretical plausibility 1t is practically
so absolutely inapplicable that NJ. Lnon,
who was at first ready for purely patriotic
reasons to support NJ. Stolypin now with
draws because he Is convinced that 1t is too
late to save Russia.
Viborg Manifesto Circulated.
The yiborg manifesto continues to be
printed in thousands, and the printers
so far have been surprisingly successful in
eludng the vigilance of the police. The
constitutional democrats central committee
and parliamentary faction In daily meet
ings in Finland are coming to important de-
cisions. 1t Is intended to enforce the ap
peals of the douma manifesto. The social
list organizations, which the coup detat
found ill-prepared, are now endeavoring to
organize the working masses for a general
strike, and are meeting with such success
that In spite of persistent rumors to the
clared at the critical moment when the
country has come fully to realize the sig
nifcance Of the dissolution of the douma.
A message from Yaroslav indicates how
the Vfborg manifesto is being circulated
outside the capital. A band of armed men
entered some printing works, seized press
and printed LOCO copies of the revolution
airy document
As to the effect of the dissolution upon
the peasantry, there is little indication here,
but in the province of Samara soldiers who
ing of indignant peasants refused to fire,
and speeches were delivered in their pres
ence. Serious rumors are current of
probable renewal of terrorist activity