The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-03
CRUSHING
THE REDS
Russian Government Deter
mined to Stamp Out Revolt.
SURE OF ARMY'S LOYALTY
The Molya, However. Talks " the sBlind
HoastfuIness" If thu Statement
That Revolution Is
Ending.
SURE OF ARMY'S LOYALTY

St. Petersburg, Jan s.Thc govern.
ment's strongly worded announcement
that II proposes to pursue 70 the bitter
end the policy Of putting down the
reds following on the heels Of the
crushing Of the revolt at Moscow, DEM
oastrates the confidence of Premier wit.
te's government that il has the ability
VI complete the work that Il has under
taken.
The main canse Of this confidence Is
the fidelity displayed by the troops
That the government was uncertain Of
how far the extensive propaganda con.
Quoted BIZ the reyolutionists In the army
had shaken the loyalty Of the army ~
unquestionable, but the events IL the
last fortnight, it seems to believe, have
proved completely reassuring on this
point.
Despite the rigorous, ruthless fashion
IN which the war against the aredsH il
conducted THE government ii taking Evil
ery.opportunity by word and BY act u
prove to the public that the repression
of the rcvolutionists does not involve
the bNndonmsnt Of the reform pro
grsmme, but that, on the contrary, their
suppression is necessary in order that
the new regime niay be realized
It was learned yesterday BY a cor
respondent. though Premier Nittc
himself, that Monday nights report that
Ne was urging the immediate promnl-
cation cf constitution is incorrect.
Until the Douma meets, said he, Il
stand firmly on the manifesto Of Oct
30 Not one step in advance nor one
step Ia the rear viii 70 till the Dcumn
assemblies All the energies Of the goV-
eminent afe now cnnsecrated To the
work Of MASKING possible the conyocaticn
OF Tho representatives. Of the nation at
the esriiest possible moment.
Moscow. Monday, Jan. ! (nightl, via
st Petersburg, Jan. - Except for the
numerous military patrols in the streets
and the pillars 81 smoke Ingily floating
above the ruins Of factories and houses
in the Presna district, there Il little Ia
recall the nightmare 81 the past ten
days.
As If By magic, in twenty-fo four hours
the appearances Of the city has changed.
The stores everywhere have been re-
opened and the streets are crowded with
holiday shoppers making helatcd pur.
ehases for the Rpssian Christmas, which,
according I'd the Julian calendar, falls
on Sunday.
4 batch Of Druilnists, surrounded IN
a sugar factory in the suburbs during
the night, surrendered this morning when
they found that further resistance was
useless. The only other wariikr Incl
dent was fear attack made by 4 BODY
Of Druiinists upon 4 detachment 81
troops stationed at bridge With iii.
strtietions To cover the work 81 the fire.
rnen. The soldiers when attacked turned
right shout face and fred q vollev. Kill.
Ing three students and wounding sew
eral others.
This was the coolest day Of winter,
the Thermometer registering IS degrees
below 1eros The roaring fires At which
the pickets nre warming themselves give
touch ~ piettresqnencss to the scenes
about the streets.
Two most important captures were
made today NolkoG and AialinoT. the
chiefs Of The fighting organization, and
members 81 the Natlonal Revolutionary
Committee
The list Of casualties and Of losses
II property il icing compiled 1t Cover.
nor General DouhaskofFs headquarters.
snd il promised tomorrow At the
Bcurse today prominent manufacturer
estimated the damage in The burned dis.
trict at $1,000 ZOO.
TIE american factories. Of which the
New York Airbfake company. the Barry
Boiler company, and the Singer Manu-
featuring eompNny arc the .principals,
have not suffered.
The directors 81 The Kazan linc have
dismissed every oiieisl Of other employee
Of the line, and afe engaging an entirely
new force, using ~ nucleus a few
Trustworthy veterans. Other roads prob.
ably will follow their example