Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-19

st. Petersburg, June 18.-The consti-
tutional Democrats seem almost ready
to throw in their lot with the revolu-
tionists. The popular agitation is so
great that at caucus lasting three
mornings the question of changing the
party's tactics and abandoning any
further attempt to postpone an open
rupture with the government was seri-
ously debated
The leaders of the constitutional
Democrats in the lower house, led the
radical wing urging the absolute ne
cessity of keeping pace with the revo-
lutionary movement, and insisting that
unless they moved formard to battle
Immediately, that they would be over
whelmed and left stranded.
Professor Milukoff, NJ Vinaver, and
others counseled caution, saying it is
not yet time to bend to the Store but
the Radicals were in the majority.
The Novoe Vremya says the consti-
tutional Democrats have actually re-
solved to break with the government
within the next few days, but the edi-
tor of another morning paper informs
the Associated Press that no action
had been taken. 1t is admitted, how
ever, that the leaders plans are being
kept quiet.
Many fear rupture and regard the
contemplated step as a grave error 1t
is claimed by some that the consti-
tutional Democrats cannot hope to
keep step with the advanced radicals
who, at meetings held in the suburbs
of ST. Petersburg Sunday night, con-
demned the lower house of parliament
and characterized the constitutional
Democrats as traitors, but even
denounced the group of toll M. AL
aadin was Kissed because he tried to
explain the necessity of the conten-
tion that the house must demand that
the emperor summon a constituent as
sembly. The meeting refuse& to lis
ten to his statement that the govern
own death warrant. Constituent as
semblies, he said, were constituted
and not summoned by the government.
The orators at the meetings glorified
the coming dictatorship of the prole-
tariat and cheered the cries of down
with the government and the middle
classes"
The bakeries continue closed Mon.
day, the strikers threatening to wreck
the shops where attempts were made
to bake bread. Little hardship, how
ever, has thus far resulted. The low
er classes were warned and supplied
themselves with black bread in ad.
vance
The strike of the bakers is to be fol.
lowed in few days by a butchers
strike.
The news from the interior shows
that the wave of strikes is spreading.
The usuaf number reported Monday.
emphasizing the growing lawIessness
and anarchy in the country. There
have been two murderous train robber-
les in the Caucasus, and three stage
SOdNhS0 WC1O 0SIu up Ill L OIduu. "A
case Of arms and 5000 cartridges
have been confscated at Riga on an
incoming steamer.
The government seems to fear a
repetition of the November mutiny at
Cronstadt fortress, where the sailors
and marines and the soldiers and the
workmen are reported to be extremely
turbulent. Two infantry regiments
have beenshastened to Cronstadt from
Krasnoye Selo, and two batteries of
artillery of the guar6and two machine
gun batteries have been sent there
from Oranienbaum. The streets of
Cronstadt are filed with troops and
the we'll to do Inhabitants are hur-
riedly leaving the asland on which the
town is situated.