The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-23
Government and Pro- letariat Are Face
 to Face. PLANS ARE READY
 TO PARALYzE COUNTRY
 -----e--- City and Country Alike Will Be Scenes of BIoodshed
 and Violence. Peasants Are Expected to Arise en Masse when the News spreads That rheir Last Hope Has Bsea widely Dashed Members of Douma
 Go to Finland.
 

slf ylt :. et3 < \ st. Petersburg, July 22.--with the imperial ukase dissolving Parliament which was promulgated early this morning. the curtain rose upon possi- ply the last act in the great drama of the Russian revolution. The peo- pie and the government now stand face to face and upon the army depends the immediate issues. Even should the gov ernment, however. succeed in restrain ing an outbreak of the people. the vic tory probably will be temporary and simply confine the steam for the final explosion,
 No one doubts the severity of the storm which will rise in the country in response to the empercr's dtspef-, sal of the men whom ne welcomed two months ago in the winter palace as s.the best men in Russia:" but the die Is cast The government has elected to ffgiit and the capital today bore eioquent testimony to the preparations made to repress the masses by force. The city was packed with soldiers ana resembIed an armed camp
 During Saturday night additional troops were brought in and disposed Of according to plans previously adopted These endorsements included Tour infantry regiments of the Cheyelier Guard, Hussars. Mounted Grenadiers and battery of machine guns The troops occupied railroad stations and tho hridxes across the tivers and es- nals and the patrols of both police ana gendarmss were everywhere doubled
 The work of gathering in xeyofu- tionary agikatofa began immediately after the ukase placing st. Petersburg in a "state of extraordinary security was promulgated and hundreds or ar rests were made before daylight
 Practically Martial Law.
 The powers conferred upon M. Won Der Launitz. prefect of police, and M. ZInovieff, Governor of the province are little short of those of petty dictators. Searches and arrests can be made without process of law: newspapers fcrced to suspend publication and per- sons deported by administrative order with out trial Public and private. meetings are forbidden. Those arrest ed may. if 1t Is desired. be tried by military courts and summarily execut- ed.
 The only difference between "extra- ordinary security" and full martial law ia that the power is exercised by the so-called civil instead of military au- thority.
 Alth0uKn news of Parliament spread like wtldfire among the members of the various po- liticai organizatio tions, the masses here generally are hardly awake to the mos raentous event. The news traveied fast in the country and the general expec- tation is that the peasantry, accepting the dispersal of Parliament as the final blow to their hopes. will rise en masse.
 The political organizations have been preparing for months for such prov ocation to declare open war. It is inn possible to describe the consternation when the Constitutional Democrats learned the news. Although 1t has been expected by them for the past few days the ukase was received by them in blank amazement. Even Saturday ifght's caucus did not believe the gov- ernment would dare to take the threat ened step and seriously discussed the attitude to be taken towards Minister of the Interior Stolypin when he ap- peared in Parliament tomorrow to answer interpellations.
 Parliament Not Frightened.
 The government undoubtedly calcu- lated on catching the opposition off It's guard. but if it expected to strike ter TOT to the hearts of the members of parliament 1t has failed signally, Some time ago when dissolution seemed inl- minent. the various groups of the op- position virtually agreed to follow the example or J0elT EToncn COmpdIflOIS of the States General and meet, If driv- en out of the Tauride Palace wherever and whenever circumstances dictated, until a constitution was formally es- tablished.
 After a hurried secret conference this morning. 1t was decided, an account of the possibility of the meeting being broken up and the members arrested. that they wouldSgo immediately to Fin land and decide upon the future course I'd be pursued and small groups left this afternoon and evening by train whether word was given them to meet at Viborg or Helsingfors. is unknown, hut it seems probable that Finland, in Suture Russian history, will become svnonymous with "rhe Tenniscourt' of the French revolution
 Even Count Heyden. the leader, and other members of the right, are under atood to have departed. It is quite Improbable. however. that parliament as a body will attempt formally to set up It's authority against that of the government.
 telIectuals generally recognize that they have no weapons with which to fight the governments bayonets. The Initiative therefore naturally will fall 10 the proletariat. This the social democrats and the group of toll in parliament nave all along recognized and the most elaborate preParat tions have been made to repeat the tactics of last fall and paralyze the country with a general strike But the plans at this time have been perfected with much more deliberation and involve not only the paralysis of cities, telegraphs. rail- roads and all means of communication throughout the empire, but complete strike of peasants in the country as well. They confidently believe 4he loyalty of the troops has been so shak- ay, that the military supports of the Government will give way md that when put to the test the army will be divided against itself
 4 council of workmens deputies ai-