The Irish standard., 1906-07-21
FORM NEW ALLIANCE
TO AID THE GEAR
AND FRANCIS JOSEPH
TO INTERVENE IN POLAND
IN CASE OF REVOLT.
THREE EMPERORS WILL
MAINTAIN STATUS QUO
Revolutionists Plan to Attack Foreign
Consulates in Russia So That Pow
ers Will ntervene-Disaffectio Is
Spreading.

Paris, July 19.-The Journal
Wednesday says it is in position to
a1hrm that i'll the course of the re-
cent interview at Schoenbrunn palace,
near Vienna, between the emperor of
Austria-Hungary and the German en-
peror that their majesties elaborated
ON the means to adopt in case of the
outbreak of revolution in Russia,
Emperor Nicholas being advised of
the general nature of the delibera-
tions.
1t was decided in principle that Ger
many and Austria will intervene in
Poland with armed forces, in case the
Russian emperor finds it impossible to
maintain the control of Poland, the
three emperors hereafter acting in con-
cert for the maintenance of the status
quo of their respective Polish possess
sions.
The Journal further asserts this un.
Outstanding amounts to a regular holy
alliance between the three emperors.
Plan Attacks on Consulates.
st. Petersburg, July 19.-The czar
learns from Russian officials in War
saw that revolutionaries plan to make
attacks simultaneously on all the con-
sulates. their object being to cause
the Intervention of the powers.
Advices are that anarchy in Russian
Poland is increasing. At Nikolajeff
band attacked the cashier of sugar
factory in the street. After securing
10000 rubles the band escaped At
Grenmkoff a number of revolutionists
stormed Catholic church during serv-
ices. In the fight two persons were
killed and 40 injured.
Would Retain Ministry.
st. Petersburg, July 19-As further
proof of the change of spirit at Peter
hof, it was learned Wednesday that
Emperor Nicholas has requested the
members of the Goremykin cabinet to
retain their posts.
Whole of Russia in Confusion.
The political barometer is again
falling The confusion makes almost
anything possible.
There has been marked renewal of
apprehension that the crisis may end
in coup d'etat against parliament.
The assassination of Vice Admiral
Chouknin and Gen. Kozlov, the discov-
cry that behind the murder Of the gen
eral was a big plot to kill not only Gen.
Trepoff, but Prince Pitiatin and other
off, but Prince Putiatin and other
courtiers. and the general epidemic
Of assassination, together Will! the
wild destruction of property by the
peasantry, again have strengthened
the small part of the court which be-
lieves in resorting to extreme meas
ures." The adoption by the lower
house of an address to the country
will. it is feared, place in the hands
of the reactionists the needed lever to
move the emperor
Dispatches from the interior tell of
the burning of manor houses, rob-
berries, murders, collisions between
peasants and rural guards and the
hurried dispatch of troops here and
there
The center of the peasants uprising
Is Voronezh province. where in their
mania for the destruction of property
the peasants do not discriminate be-
tween friends and enemies, as evil
denced by the devastation of the estate
of M. kokoshkine one of the most
prominent democrats in the lower
house
Wednesdays reports described the
Situation in that province as "hope-
less The situation is almost as bad
| in Poltava and SmOlensk provinces.
In Tambov PROVING so peasants are re-
ported to have been killed or wounded
by dragons.