The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-08-03
TO The PEOPLE WATER SUPPLY
The Radicals of the Dis
solved Duma Make a
Strong Appeal-Graph-
ic Recital Of Wrongs
and Demands.
and Demands.

st. Petersburg, July 31,-The appeal
issued by the radical groupe of the
dissolved duma and the representa-
tives of the workingmens organiza-
tions on July q to the army and navy
is now being circulated through un-
derground channels to the sailors and
soldiers. ,os.
This appeal recites the fact that the
parliament has been dissolved by I'M
perial command and soldiers assem-
bled on all sides to Cypress the coun-
try. The czar would not listen 10
the representatives of the people, but
hearkened to the council of the granG
dukes, ministers, generals and veal
thy men of the empire. AS result
Russia is divided in two parts. On
the one hand is a vast majority, IN
cluding all peasants, workmen, the
poor and oppressed, the most enlight-
ened citizens, the officers who see
most clearly and the martyrs in the
| iails. On the other side are the ep-
pressors of the people, men like Ire
poff and Probedonostzff and the gem
erals who ran away from the Japan
ese but fired on the people at Mos
COW and Odessa, the black hundreds
and the police spies. Continuing the
address says:
"Will you shoot the people, shed
the blood of the people and transhH
the peoples breasts with bayonets"
Remember that you are the children
of peasants, that you are the children
of the Russian people and that at the
same time in the villages where you
were born your brothers who are re-
naming at home, are also agitatlng
| are also demanding land and liberty
and that the government is sending
troops to shoot and beat them"
WRONGS OF SOLDIERS.
The appeal then takes up the
wrongs of the soldiers and sailors
themselves pointing out that they are
in a worse state of bondage than
|
as servants of officers and are tor
mented into discipline and punished
excessively for small offenses. The
representatives of the people. the ad-
dress assets, tried to better the con-
dition of the soldiers and sailors by
reducing the term of military service
providing monthly wages for them
and freeing them from insults at the
hands of superiors. But the govern
ment, to prevent this, dissolved par
lament.
The address then declares tina
without parliament the government is
illegal and its orders can have nc
legal force. 1t then calls on the sol
diers and sailors to cease to obey the
illegal government, but rather to op
pose it. "You have taken an oath tt
defend the fatherland," it says, "stant
beside us for land and liberty"
Soldiers and sailors then are warnet
that any man who shoots at the peo
pie is criminal, traitor and tn,
enemy of the people All such are in
> formed that they will not be allowe'
to return to their homes and tha
> over their. names will hang the eterna
curse of the people.
The statement is then made tha
the government has negotiated wit
j Germany and Austria whereby Ger
q many's troops are to enter the coun
try to defend the government. "B
II such negotiations" the address sayi
u I'VE declare the government has be
I trayed the country and is now outsiG
u the limits of the law"
8 In conclusion it says:
J SOLDIERS and Sailors-Your sacre
e duty is to free the Russian peop
l. from the treacherous government an
/ defend the parliament Every ma
falling in this holy war will cove
II himself with eternal fame and tt
IS Russian people will bless his nam
II In this struggle your elected repr
sentatives will be with you. Be bra'
lg for the fatherland, for the people al
IS for the land and liberty against Il
10 government"
lp A special circular has been sent o
'e to all governors by Premier Stolyp
le instructing them to employ eve
ne means to compel the payment
be taxes now falling due as well as ;
TX arrearages.