Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-07-28
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TRIES TO
CREATE IMPRESSION THAT
CRISIS is PASSED.
ALARMED AT DECLINE IN SECURITIES
WELL AWARE THAT THE DANGER
OF AN ARMED UPRISING is
FAR FROM ENDED.

st. Petersburg, July 27.-The gov
eminent is using every means at it's
disposal to create the impression both
at home and abroad that the crisis
has been successfully passed and that
the probability of a general upheaval
has disappeared. The semi-offlcial
press is filled with comforting assur-
ances that the government now has
firm hold of the situation and that the
confusion and decentralization in the
counsels of the opposition political Or
CARNATIONS produced by the coup
d'etat render united action impossible.
Moreover, the official reports seek to
create the impression that there has
been little response among the masses
to the plan for a general strike as
preliminary to a universal uprising.
The application of the old methods,
the government confidently asserts,
has already landed the most danger
Gus of the leaders behind the bars and
much stress is laid on the Importance
of the capture Of number Of revolu-
tiOnary ringleaders at Moscow, which,
it turns out, was the result OF 1nfor-
nation obtained at the time of the
capture OF the offices of the Misla here.
Among the papers then seized, the
ri oi al
plans of a revolutionary military Or
ganization, which enabled the authOri-
ties to close the revolutionary chan
nels into the army.
The governments sudden access OF
optimism, however, is in reality trace
able to the CONSERVATION over the dis
astrous fall in Russian securities at
home and abroad. The one thing
which the government cannot do with
out is money and whatever the re-
Spouse may be to the
Outawed ParIiament's Appeal
to the people to refuse to any
longer pay taxes the whole future de-
ponds on the ability Of the govern
ment to continue it's foreign loan OPP
erations in the future. The second
installment of the big loan negotiated
prior to the assembling of parliament
is due Aug. 1 and the outlook in Rus
STA has frightened the holders into re-
fusing to pay in any further cash.
The situation has evidently caused
quite as much alarm among the finan-
ciers who underworld the loan abroad
as it has at the treasury here. Finance
Minister Kokovsoff has been bonn
barded by kilograms from French,
English and German bankers urging
on him the necessity of supporting the
market. This accounts for the activ-
ity of the government bankers in bid
ding up prices on the bourse here and
at Moscow Wednesday, as we'll as for
the rosy view of the future sent
abroad by the Official Telegraph
agency under M. Kokovsoffs inspira-
tion AS a matter of fact the govern
ment can hardly be blind to the evil
dence under it's nose that it is living
over volcano and that the danger Of
an eruption is far from ended. For
the last forey-eight hours the central
committee of the Social Democrats,
social revolutionists, Peasant league,
Railroad Mems union, Telegraphers'
union and the military committee have
been comforting both separately and
jointly with the parliamentary groups,
not only on the question of calling a
general strike, but actually on the
question of attempting counter coup
d'etat by setting up a provisional gov
eminent.
No final decision has yet been taken,
but practically all the proletariat or
CARNATIONS, including that of the rail-
road men. but excepting the teleg-
raphers, have already pronounced in
favor Of this step.