The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-07-24
RUSSIA And ITS CZAR
STAND FACE TO FACE
SOLDIERS PREPARED TO K111.
Imperial Ukase Causes Great Conster-
nation-Many People leaving
Capital.

st. Petersburg, July 22.-With the
imperial ukase disolving parliament,
which was promulgated early this
morning the curtain rose upon posi-
bly, the last act in the great drama of
the Russian revolution. The people
and the government now stands face
to face and upon the army depends
the immediate issue.
Even should the government, how
ever, succeed in RESTRAINING an out
break of the people of victory pro-
badly will only be temporary and sim
ply confine the stream for the final
eXposion. No one doubts the sever
ity of the storm which will rise in the
country i'll response to the Emperors' ,
dispersal Of the men whom he well
coined two months ago in the Winter
palace as the best' men in Russia, -
but the die is east. The government
has elected to fight, and the capital
today bore eloquent testimony of the
preparations made to repress the
masses by force. The city was packed
with soldiers and resembled an armed
camp.
During Saturday night, additional
troops were brought in and disposed
of according to plans previously adop-
ted. These rcenforcements included
four infantry regiments Of the Cheval-
ier guard, Hussars, mounted grenad-
iers, and battery of machine guns
The troops occupied railroad stations
and the bridge across the rivers and
canals and the patrols of both police
and gendarmes were everywhere
doubled.
The work Of gathering in revolu-
tionary agitators began Immediately
after the ukasc placing st. Peters
burg in ca state of extraordinary Sc
curity' was promulgated and hun
drcds of arrests were made before
daylight
The powers conferred upon NJ. Won
Der Lonnity prcfcct of police, and
Sonovictf, governor OF the province.
are little short of those of petty die
tatorS. Searches and arrests can be
made without process of law, news
papers forced to suspend publication
and persons dcportcd by administers
tive order without trial. Public and
private meetings are forbidden. Those
arrested may, if it is desired, be tri-
ed by military courts and summar-
lily executed. The only real differ
cncc between extraordinary sccm-
ity" and full martial law is that
power is exercised by the so-callcd
civil instead of military authority.
Although the news of the dissolu-
tion of parliament spread like wild
fire among the members Of the vari-
Gus political organizations, the mas
ses here generally are hardly awake
to the momentous event. The news
Travelled fast in the country and the
gcnrcal expectation is that the peasan-
try, accepting the dispersal of paria-
mcnt as the final blow to their hopes,
will rise Ell masse.
The proletariat organizations have
been preparing for months for just
such provocation to declare open war.
IT is impossible to describe the con-
stcrnation with which the constitu-
tionaI Democrats learned the news.
Although it had been bruited for the
past three days ukasc was received
by them in blank amazcmcnt. Even
Saturday nights caucus did not be-
licvc the government would dare to
take the threatened step and serious
ly discussed the attitude to be taken
towards Minister Of the Interior
Stolypin, when he appeared in parlia-
mcnt tomorrow to answer intcrpclla-
tions.
The government calculated ON eat
ching the opposition off its guard, but
If ii was expected to strike terror to
the hearts Of the members Of parlia-
mcnt il has F"ilcd signally. Some time
ago when dissolution seemed immin-
cnt, the different groups of the oppos-
ition virtually agreed to follow the
example Of their French compatriots
of the states general and meet, if
| driven out Of Tauride paloce. wherez