The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-18
MOVING
RAPIDLY TOWARDS
A REVOLUTION

st. Petersburg. June 1s.-The Constitu-
tional.sts seem almost ready TO throw in
their lot with the revolutionists. The pep
ular agitation is so great that 1T caucus
changing the partys tactics and abandon
lining any further attempt to postpone an
open rupture with the government was
seriously debated.
NM. Roditcheff and Naboukoff, leaders
OF the Constitutional Democrats IN the
lower house. led the radical wing urging
the absolute necessity OF keeping pace
with the revolutionary movement. and in
sisting that unless they moved forward to
battle immedia tely they would be over
whelmed and left stranded.
Prof. Milukoff. M Vinaver and others
counselled caution, saying IL was not yet
time 10 bend TO the storm, but the radi-
calls were In the majority.
The Novoe Vremya today says that the
Constitutional Democrats have actually
resolved TO break with the government
within few days, but NJ. Struve, editor
ot the osvoboJdenie. informed the Asso-
ciated Press that no decision had been
taken. lie admitted, however. that the
leaders plans were secret.
Many of the Liberals fear rupture and
regard the contemplated step ms a grave
error. claiming that the Constitutional
Democrats cannot hope TO keep step with
the advanced radicals, who at meetings
held in the suburbs of st. Peters
burg last night. not only condemned the
lower house OF parliament and character
lied the Constitutional Democrats as trail
tors. but even denounced the Group OF
Toll.
NJ Alladn was hiseed because he tried
TO explain the absurdity OF the contention
that the house must demand that the em-
peror commune a constituent assembly.
The meeting refused TO listen TO his state
ment that the government could not be
asked TO sign his own death warrant.
fNnr, ffttat Ill H.
stituted and summoned by the govern
ment.
The orators at the meetings glorifled the
coming dictatorship of the proletariat and
cheered the cries of Down with the gov
ernment and the middle classes
The bakeries continued closed today.
the strikers threatening to wreck the
bread. Little hardship. however. has thus
far resulted. The lower classes were
warned and supplied themselves with
black bread in advance The strike of
the bakers is 10 be followed in few days
by a butchers strike.
The news from the interior shows that
the wave OF strikes Is spreading but IL is
too early 10 tell whether this movement.
which seems more spontaneous than or
ganized, will precipitate a crisis New
strikes are reported at Yekaterinoslav, at
Saratoff and at the collieries OF Bakmuth.
COUNTED 200 JEWISH CoRPsES.
Odessa, June lS.-The Novosti of this
correspondent at Bialystok saying: II
personally counted 290 Jewish corpses.
great number Of which were horribly mu-
tilated. Only six Christians were killed
and eight wounded"
GIVES WARNING.
Warsaw. Russian Poland, June 1S-The
chief Of police OF Warsaw today issued
proclamation, warning the people against
the efforts to provoke racial hatred and
stating that every attempt at rioting will
be mercilessly suppressed by force OF
arms
Anti-Jewish riots have broken out at
Zabludow and Gouiandze in the province
of Grodno. and at Ossowiec in the prov
ince OF Lomza.