The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-12
URGED To HANG
COUNT WHITE AND
MURDER JEWS

St Petersburg. March 12.--some OF the
reactionary organizations ara pushing
the agitation against the radical elements
| 10 dangerous point. Yesterday a
| League Of Russian People" held a SER
vice In the Alevandrovsky Monastery 10
| celebrate the manifesto OF March s as "a
victory for the old regime
I Later, at the Horse Guard Menage the
! lighting society OF the same organization,
! held public meeting and listened 10 in
| nanmatory speeches by Or. Doubrovin
and Professor Nikolsky, two extremist
! leadenI, I'm which the orators openly
summoned their followers the Black Hun
dred, 10 kill the Jews and hang Count
! Witte
Prince Mestchersky. editor of the
| Grazhdanin, who supported the Witte
section. charges the bureaucracy with
having sympathy with the court clique
which Is opposing the plans OF the cabl-
net and with the purpose Of making the
National assembly "a failure.
lie quotes Professor Nikolsky as declar-
ing thet friends OF the autocracy should
see that several revolutionares are elect
I'd I'm order to furnish an excuse for dis
persing the National assembly with bayo-
nets. As proof Of the completely OF the
bureaucracy Prince Nestchersky prints
proclamation against the Jews which
he asserts was printed in the typography
OF the censor, and widely distributed.
The proclamation. which is addressed
TO workmcn and peasants, declares that
the authors OF Russia's misfortuues are
the Jews, who throughout the world hate
Russia and want 10 rob the peasants OF
the land and make them their slaves,
'unfrock the priests and turn the
churches into Jewish stablce and pig
sites"
The proclamation also asserts that the
Armenians. English and Germans want
to destroy Russia and divide the coun-
try among its enemies The proclamation
calls Count Witte supporter OF the Jews
and the chief enemy OF the country, and
summons the faithful wherever they find
Jews 10 tear the Christ-sellers to
pieces"
Prince Mestchersky calls attention to
the unrest among the peasants and warns
the bureaucracy that IL is playing a des-
perate game in arraying class against
class.
"If today the peasants are melted 90
slaughter millions OF Jews, the Armenians
tomorrow may be seized with the mania
OF murder. and massacres may occur
everywhere without regard to race or
class"
Another important development In the
political situation, though more moderate
in character. was the success OF what
Is called the reactionary elements I'm
wrestling the control of the zemstvos from
the hands OF the liberals. Although the
-zemStpoists are-Ret-eleced and are demo
cratic i'm their views, they heretofore have
been in the forefront OF the fight against
the old regime.
The issue was raised by the zemstvos
upon the demand of the federal admins
tration In the provinces TO discharge doc
tors teachers, agricultural experts and
revolutionary tendencies or activity. At
Moscow the Liberals made hard fight 10
protect the employees. but the reaction
aries under the leadership OF Nj. Guchkon
were victorious, whereupon 80 Liberals
resigned
At Toula the struggle was so bitter
that two challenges to duels were ex-
changed, one OF them between Prince
Dolgoroukoff and Prince Ourussoff. the
latter heading the reactionaries. Neither
OF the duels was ought, but the reac-
tionaries won. The entire staff OF the
sanitary department OF the zemstvos was
discharged and the department closed.
resolution was adopted to the effect that
the revolutionary propaganda must be
stopped.
similar contest is being waged In the
st. Petersburg Douma, and has already
resulted in the resignation Of NJ. Petrun-
kevch, president OF the medical commits
sion.