Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-25
ALls THEM ENEMIES OF SOCIETY
Manifesto Bears Striking Resemblance to
Documents Drawn by Won Plehvs,
IRST OUTBREAK EXPECTED IN SOUTH
Members Of Railway Employees Union Are
Ready to Tie Op Roads,
MEMBERS OF DUMA IN CONFERENCES
Dozen Meetings Of RcvoIutIonists of
varying shades of Opinion
Held In secret In st.
PetersburR.


ST PETERSBURG. July 2--War 10 the
knife with revolution, and the knife to the
hilt, was proclaimed today by Premier
Stolypin in a telegram addressed TO the
governor generals, governors and projects
throughout Russia aud to the viceroy of
the Caucasus, who are ordered to strike
and spare not in efforts to preserve order
and crush the enemies Of society,"
Included in this category as shown by
the events Of the day, are not only rev.
olutionists and socialists, but also the edu-
Gated liberal and landed classes repre-
sented in the constitutional democratic
party whose clubs everywhere have been
closed and all the progressive newspapers
which are not permitted to lift their voice
anywhere throughout the entire land
Text of the Address.
Premier stolypins telegram is as fol-
lows:
In conformity with instructions re-
ceived from the emperor with the-view to
securing full cooperation between the diff
ferent local authorities, l hereby inform
you that the government expects you to
exercise vigilant and untiring supervision
over your subordinates so that order may
be promptly and definitely restored. Dis
turbances must be suppressed and revOlu-
tionary movements must be put down by
ali legal means. The measures you take
must be carefully considered. The struggle
begun is against the enemies OF society
and not against society itself Consequently
wholesale repression cannot be approved.
Improvident and illegal acts are likely to
give rise to discomfort instead of conduC-
ing to calm and cannot be tolerated. The
intentions of the emperor are immutable.
The government firmly desires to assist in
the amendment of the legal procedure and
the laws hitherto enforced which no longer
serve their purpose. The old regime will
be regenerated but order must be fully
maintained n
initiative as you are invested with re-
sponsibility. Firm and vigorous steps taken
on these lines will doubtless be upheld by
the best part of society.
The manifesto bears a remarkable simil-
arity to the earlier compositions OF Min
listers of the Interior Won Plehve and Bou-
ligin, and the reactionary press has had
slight difficulty in cutting It down, as they
already had done with yesterdays imperial
manifesto, into an appeal to the League
of Russian men," and other old school
Russians to rise and smite ell the progress
| Extensive. PIans for Hepresssen. s
Even before the declaration OF the DIS
solution of the lower house of parliament
! the war Office had perfected it's plans for
| handling expected disorders, both military
and civilian, General Muller Zakomelsky,
who suppressed the Sebastopol revolt and
co-opeTated with General Rennenkampf in
the reduction of the Siberian rebellion last
winter was recalled from the command of
corps and placed at the disposition of
| the war office to be used wherever trouble
may first be manifested Both the govern
ment and the revolutonists expect this
outbreak in the south and that It will roll
north to the two capitals. This may in
duce the proletariat TO postpone the dec
laration of a general strike from St Peters
b1rg until pOntaniOu e I'm he
south. The rairoaders, however are anxi-
Gus to have this strike declared at once.
members of the Railway Employees union.
| with whom the Associated Press corre-
spondents here and in Moscow have talked,
declared that they were ready TO walk
out at the first call from the League of
Leagues, with which the union is federated
The strictest censorship over news of
military disorders is maintained. AS an
example, the mutiny at Brest-Litovsk, July
lS, when a band of artIllerymen from the
fortress fired on the officers club. killing
two officers, has been transformed into a
fire, destroying the house of the officers
club.
The ministry is obtaining slight aid from
the forces of society at large i'm pulling
through its policy. Nm. Shipoff and
Guchoff and practically all the others who
have been approached have refused hatly
TO participate in the enlarged cabinet pro-
posed. OF the members of the late Parla-
mcnt only Prince Nikolai Lvoff OF saratov.
who, though a constitutional democrat. is
a personal friend of Premier Stolypin, is
understood 10 have given the plan favora-
bic consideration, and It is said tonight
that he probably will accept a ministry
without a portfolio.
Members of Dunn in Conference.
The Constitutional Democratic club and
two other political clubs we're closed to-
night by order of the police authorities.
caucus of constitutional democrats was
being held at the club at the time. Prince
Paul Dolgourokoff chairman Of the central
executive committee appointed at Viborg
on Monday has called a meeting Of that
committee which will arrange a secret
caucus tomorrow TO discuss further tactics
Moscow constitutional democrats are
recommending the summing Of a national
convention Of the party, but this will
scarcely be allowed blythe authorities
Meetings are being held tonight IN a
dozen houses in St. Petersburg and just
across the frontier railway employees, p as
ants, socialists and revolutionists Of differ.
ent shades OF opinion are discussing the best
plan Of action 10 throw tho whole una.
t chinery Of the government out Of gear.
? Agrarisu disorders have broken out IN
the vicinity of ST. Petersburg The estate
OF General Baron Fredorlcks. aide de csmT
TO the emperor forty miles from the CAPT
tai. has been pIundered by peasants Gen
eral Fredericks asked for troops from Cat
. china but was informed that the situation
. was too serious TO permit Of the changing
: Of the present military dispositions.
! Plans OF ReactiOnaries.
The way has been prepared for A mill
tsry dictatorship by a proposition nov
. under consideration al Peterhof TO create
an advisory council 20 assist the emperor
d Promier Stolypn, General Trepof and
D others are today Conferring with the en-
poror upon this subject. ON the surface
the schcne Is % forn such counoi
v Qua of tho members OF the council OF tn,
empire and conservatives and liberals like
' NJ shipod and Guehkof and also, possl
r bly. several constitutional democrati,
- leaders with the purpose OF resssurng th'
!. populaes Of the sincerity OF tSA~S0vsER