Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-25

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knife and the knife to the hi.t with rev
oiution was proclaimed today by Pre-
mier Stolypkin in telegram addreS5c /
to the governor generals, governors
and projects throughout Russia and to
the Niceroy of the caucuaes, who are
ordered TO strike and spare not in e.
forts to preserve order and crush the
enemies of society,""
Included in this category, as shown
by the events of the day, are not only
Revolutionists and Socialists, but also
the educated liberal and landed classes
represented in the Constitutional Demo-
cratic party, whose clubs evcryWher
have been closed and all the progress
sive newspapers, which are not per-
mitted to lift their voices anywhere
throughout the entire land.
Premier Stolypkin'S telegram is as
follows:
In conformity with instructions re-
ccived from the Emperor with the view
of securing full cooperation between
the different local authorities | hereby
inform you that the government OK
poets you to exercise vigil2nt and IN
firing supervision over your subort'i-
mates 50 that order may be promptly
and definitely restored. Disturbances
must be suppressed and revolutionary
movements must be put down by all
legal means. The measures you take
must be carefully considered.
THE struggle begun is against the
enemies of society and not against So
ciety itself Consequently wholesale
expression cannot be approved of. I'M
prudent and Illegal acts ore likely to
give rise to discomfort instead of con-
ducing to calm and cannot be tolerated.
The intentions Of the Emperor are inn
mutable. The government firmly de-
sircS to assist in the abandonment of
the legal procedure and the laws hith-
erto enforced, which no longer serve
their purpose. The old regime will be
regeneratcd but order must he fully
maintained. You must act on your i'll
itiative. as you are invested with the
responsibility. Firm and vigorous
steps taken on these lines will doubtless
be upheld by the best part of society"
The manifesto bears u remarka BILE
similarity to the earlier compositions of
Ministers of the Interior Plehve and
Rouligin and the reactionary press has
had slight difficulty in cutting it down
az titE dlitSltE lidU tiollt WIFI NtSltI-
days imperial manifesto. into an APP
peal to the League of Russian Men and
other old school Russians to rise and
smile on the progressive classes.
Even before the declaration of the
dissolution Of the Lower House of Par
Lament the war office had perfected its
plans for handling expected disorders.
both military and civilian. Gen. Null
Ter IakOmelSky. who suppressed the
ScbastoDol revolt, and co-operated with
Gen. Remembrance in the reduction of
the Siberian rebellion last winter. was
recalled from the command of a corps
ana placed at the disposition of the war
office to be used wherever trouble may
first be manifested.
Both the government and the Revo-
lutionists expect this outbreak in the
South and that it will roll northward
to the two capitals. This may induce
the prOlctariat organizations to pest
pCne the declaration of general strike
from st. Petersburg until contagion is
bcrne up from the South. The railroad
ers. however. are anxious to have this
strike declared at once.
The StricteSt censorship over news of
disorders is maintained. As an example
the mutiny at Brest-Litovsk, July %,
when a band of artillerymen from the
fortress fired on the Officers Club. KILL
ing two officers, has been transformed
into fire destroying the house Of the
Officers Club.
The ministry is obtaining slight aid
from the forces of society at large in
putting through its policy. Mr.. Shipoff
and Guchkoff and practically all the
others who have been approached have
refused fatty to participate in the en-
larged cabinet proposed. OF the MEM
bers of the late Parliament only
Prince Nokolai Tvoff of SaratOv. who
though Constitution Democrat. is a
personal friend of Premier Stolypkin.
is understood to have given the plan
favorable consideration and it is said
tonight that he probably will accept
a ministry without a portfolio.
The Constitutional Democratic Club
and two other political clubs were clos
ed tonight by order of the police au-
thorities. A caucus Of Constitutional
Democrats was being held at the club
named when it was closed.
Prince Paul Dolgourokoff, chairman
Of the central executive committee an