Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-16
CARS POSITION
GROWS SERIOUS
Domain Almost at Point Of
Revolution.
REVOLT SPIRIT GROWING
Agitation Among Russian Workmen
at Fever Heat.
RURAL GUARDS WITH PEASANTS
Dictatorship or Surrender Of Govern
ment to the Douma Seems newt
able-The Bialystok Riot.

ty of the general situation grows hourly.
The bourses Of st. Petersburg and Moscow
are in a panicky condition, and the social
democrats and social revolutionists, con-
sidering parliament to be q negligible
quantity, are pushing their campaign for
an armed uprising with increased vigor.
Demonstrations are daily occurring in the
streets of Moscow in favor of a general
strike, with which the proletariat leaders
are trying to precipitate conflict
The agitation among the workmen here
has reached boiling point. and patrols are
again in heavy force in the industrial quar-
ters In the country the Rural Guards are
throwing their lot with the peasants, re-
fusins to protect the landlords The prog
ress of the revolutionary propaganda in
the army is seriously alarming the gov
eminent, and to add to the popular excite
ment comes the massacre of Jews at
Bialystok.
While the reports conflict as to the i'm
mediate responsibility for the outbreak, the
authorities here connot escape responsible
ty for the provocative black hundred tele-
grams which they caused to be printed
throughout Russia, appealing to the worst
passions of the mob against the Jews as
the enemies OF the country
The government is undoubtedly frightened
at what has occurred Martial law has been
declared at Bialystok and troops are being
rushed to the scene but according to the
latest reports the hunting down of unfor-
tunate Jews continued undated yesterday
afternoon and night, accompanied by indie
scrihable horrors
The commission dispatched to Bialystok
by parliament can be relied upon to make
pitiless exposure to the country of any
derelction of the authorities
Recess Will Provoke People.
The leaders in the lower house of parlia-
ment are convinced that 1t is the present
intention of the government to prevail on
the emperor to order recess of parlia-
ment and they have taken the important
resolution not to obey the imperial orders.
This amounts to open defiance and is
purely revolutionary step.
The plans of the leaders were secretly
formulated but it is kown that if the gov
eminent turns the lower house out of the
Taurfde Palace the leaders contemplate an
attempt to continue the sittings independ-
emily. In other words they will~try to seize
the reins of power.
The eternal parallel of the French revolu-
ton, which keeps recurring, is thus again
in evidence. The members would pfoh-
ably be required to swear, as did those of
the French assembly at the tennis court to
meet wherever circumstances require it UNI
til a constitution is established on a solid
foundation
Precursor of Revolution.
If this stage is reached a dictatorship or
the surrender of the government is newt
able. The emperor must swear to abide by
the constitution Louis XVI did pro-
claim dictatorship. The latter step Is
sure to be the precursor of a bloody revo-
luton, which. perhaps, the former will only
delay.
The Rech believes that the case of M.
Ulianof, whose expulsion from parliament
for press offense is demanded by the
government, is the first step in the govern
ment's attack on parliament, which the
ministry is trying to persuade the world is
the government that an attempt to dis
solve parliament will plunge the country
into horrors. of which the government has
little dreamed and declares the govern
step can succeed. Like poor chess play
err says tho Rech. ''the government fails
to see that this move can only lead to a
checkmate.
Lands to Siberian Cossacks
ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.-Emperor
Nicholas has issued a reseript to the Sibe-
rian Cossacks granting them in perpetuity
the lands which they now occupy.
Seven Killed by Mob.
SIMFEREPOL, Province of Taurido, Rus
STA, June 16.--Seven revolutionists. Including
two women. who were agitating for po-
litical strike here, were killed by mob
yesterday.
Plans for Amy Uprising.
ODESSA, June Administrations have been
issued to the effect that all the infantry
regiments and army reserve men in the
southern and southwestern provinces are to
be temporarily placed on home war foot
ing" in view of the possibility of the peas
ants rising against the mobiles. The Cos
sacks to be mobilized into flying bril-
gades.
1t is stated that similar instructions have
been issued to the provincial commanders
in-chief in central and northern Ftuss,a.
Douma Members to Reject Recess.
Special Cablegram to The STAR
ST. PETERSBURG, juno 16-The lead
ers of the constitutional democrats in the
douma have decided to continue work In
parliament throughout the summer This
declaration Is significant, coming as It does
Oh the heels of the rumor that the douma
is to be dissolved by imperial decree 1t Is
also announced that the douma will pay no
attention TO rnfntetarfai hills <ar protaot,