Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-04
Nicholas Shows Disre-
gard for Welfare of
Russia.
INQUIRIES ABOUT ROADS
Vigorous Measures of Govern
ment Have Taken Heart
Out of Strikers.

st. petersburg, Aug. 4.-Prince Nj
cholas L'Voff who saw the emperor
during negotiations with Premier Sto-
lypin looking to the princes entering
the reorganized ministry, gives a re-
markable account of the interview
He says the emperor in the midst
of the princes explanation of the ex-
treme gravity of the situation inter-
rupted him and questioned him regard
ing the condition of the roads in Sara
tov province for motoring. Later the
emperor said he is certain the army
is perfectly loyal to him.
Jews Ready to Fight.
Warsaw, Aug. 4.-Jewish socialists
in a proclamation today urged the jews
to be ready to fight; and should the sig
nal be given, they are requested to ap-
pear in the street armed. The appeal
has given rise to a serious panic Pol
ish socialists today issued a proclama-
tion admitting their responsibility for
the recent train robberies and acknowl-
edging they murdered 20 policemen
during a couple of weeks.
Not Over 10000 strike.
st. Petersburg, Aug. Probably
not more than 10000 workmen were
out when the general strike went Off
cially into force at noon today. The
final decision to call a strike was so |
hastily taken Thursday night and the |
police since then have been so busy |
putting the TingleadeTs behind the |
bars that great confusion prevails 7
among the various organizations which |
were scheduled to begin striking at |
different places and at different times. |
Lacking I'm Snap.
Therefore the Inauguration of the |
strike lacks snap and it is evident its |
success will depend upon the tenn |
per of the masses. The leaders have !,
been more or less demoraliZed by the |
energy displayed by the government in |
breaking up the workmens organiZa- |
tions and unless the people spontane- |
ousIy respond to the call the strike
must end in early failure
All Eyes Provinces.
All eyes are turned on Moscow and |
the provinces st. Petersburgn the |
governments stronghold. is expected |
to be the last to succumb to the state |
anarchy into which the revOlutionists |
have undertaken to plunge the coun- |
try.
The battle cry of 'reconvocation of |
parliament for the purpose of elabor-
ating a law providing for constituent |
assembly" does not ring true and is in |
fact simply a peaceful slogan to be
abandoned if the government totters, |
when the true colors will be run up.
Ready to Proclaim Government.
Members of the workmen's council |
in conjunction with the radical groups |
of the outlawed parliament, have made |
definite arrangements to proclaim
themselves the provincial government
if success crowns their efforts. But,
unless the whole army sides with the
revolutionists those in control of the
government are convinced the strike
will end in failure.
Sees scheme of Jews.
A prominent member of the govern
ment who is in complete sympathy
with the decision taken at Peterhof TO
fight the revolution energetically
points OUT Cnc oAN
without funds to carry on protracted
struggle and he was disposed, ike
many of his class, to contend the real
power behind the scenes are the rich
Jews who are interested in striking a
blow at Russia's credit, which would
compel the government to come TO
terms on the Jewish question.
Add to strikers.
Printers, 'longshoresmen and num-
ber of factory employees joined in the
strike this afternoon. Reports OF re-
newed firing at Cronstadt reached here
this morning, but telegraph communica-
tion is cut and i: is impossible to ascer-
tain what has occurred.
warships Arrive.
A squadron of warships arrived at
Cronstadt last night. According to re-
ports from Reval the trouble there is
not over. 1t appears the crews of the
torpedo boat Abrek and the destroyer
which the cruiser Pamyat
Azova summoned to go in mutiny. ran
their ships ashore and took to the
woods
The loyal part of the crew of the
Abrek opened the vessels seacocks TO