New-York tribune., 1906-07-25
TO CRUSH REVOLT BY ARMS.
Russian Government Practically Declares War Against
All Classes of Refomers
PEOPLE PREPARE TO RESIST THE DECREE
Workmen Organizing Strike Over All the Empire Censorship
Peasants Burning Estates Near the Capital

st. Petersburg. July 24.-War 10 the Snife
against revolution was proclaimed to-day by
Premier stolypin in 4 telegram addressed to the
governor generals. governors and projects
throughout Russia. and TO the VicerOy OF the
Caucasus. who are ordered to strike and spare
not in efforts to preserve order and crush 1.-The
enemies of society Included in this category.
as shown by the events of the day, are not only
revolutionists and socialists. but also the edu-
Gated liberal and landed classes represented in
the Constitutional Democratic party. whose
clubs everywhere have been closed. All pro-
gressive newspapers have been suppressed The
Premier's telegram is as follows:
In conformity with instructions received from
The Emperor. with the view Of obtaining full CO.
operation between the different local authorities,
0 hereby inform you that the government
6ects you TO exercise vigilant and untiring super
vision over your subordiuates, so that order may
be promptly and definitely restored. Disturb
anoes must be suppressed and revolutionary
movements must be put down by all legal means.
The measures which you take must be care
fully considered. Tho struggle begun is against
the enemies Of society, and not against society
itself. Consequently, wholesale repression cam
likely to give rise to discomfort instead Of con-
ducing TO calm, and cannot be tolerated.
The intentions OF the Emperor are in1n1utable.
The government firmly desires 70 assist IN the
amendment Of the legal procedure and the laws
hitherto enforced which no longer serve their
purpose. The old rule will be regenerateo. but
order must be fully maintained. You uluss act
your initiative, you are invested with
responsibility. Firm and vigorous steps taken
on thes. lines will doubtless be upheld by the
best part of society.
The manifesto bears remarkable similarity
20 the earlier compositions Of NM. Plehve and
Bouligin. and the reactionary press has had
slight difficulty in transforming it into appeal
to the League OF Russian Men" and other re-
dictionary Russians 20 rise and smite all the pro-
gressive classes.
Even before the declaration OF the dissolution
OF the. lower house OF parliament. the War ofacs
had perfected it's plans for handling expected
disorders both military and civilian. General
Muller zaEOmeIsky, who suppressed the sebas-
topol revolt and co-Operated with General Rem
nenkampf in quelling the Siberian rebellion last
winter. was recalled from the command of
corps and placed at the disposition Of the war
Office. 70 be used wherever trouble may first
be manifested. Both the government and the
revolutiOnists expect that the outbreak will be-
gin in the south and that il will roll northward
to the two capitals. This may induce the pro-
letariat organizations TO postpone the declara-
tion OF a general strike from St. Petersburg until
the contag gion is borne nOrthward. The railroad
men. however. are anxious TO have this strike
declared at once. Members Of the Railway EN-
ployes Union here and in Moscow said that
they were ready to walk out at the first call Of
the League of Leagues. with which the union is
federated
A meeting OF the recently reOrganized Council
of Workmen was held in secret tonight. II was
attended by delegations representing all the i'm
portant factories in ST. Petersburg. deputies
from the League of Leagues and representatives
OF the Social Democratic and Social Revolution
ary parties. The meeting discussed and accepted
a proposal from the Socialist group Of the dis
solved lower house TO unite with them in the
formation of a central organization to direct a
strike movement over all Russia
The striotest censorship over news Of military
disorders is maintained. The mutinv at Brest-
Litovsk. July o. when a band of artilerymen
fired on their 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 in putting through it's
policy NM. Shipoff and Guchkoff and practically
all the others who have been approached have
refused fatty TO take Office in the enlarged Cab
met proposed Only Prince Nikolai Lvofr, cf
Saratoff. who, though a Constitutional Demo-
crat is a personal friend OF Premier Stolypin is
understood 70 have given the plan favorable
consideration, and it is said tonight that he
probably will accept ministry without port
folio
The Constitutional Democratic Club and two
other political clubs were closed tonight by
order OF the police authorities A caucus Of Con-
stitutional Democrats was being held at tleir
clubhouse Prince Paul DolgOurokoff. chairman
OF the central executive committee appointed at
vibOrg. has called a meeting OF that committee.
which viii arrange a secret caucus tomorrow to
discuss tactics. Moscow Constitutional Oeno-
Gratis recommended the summOning of a national
convention Of the party. but this will scarcely he
allowed by the authorities
Meetings are being held tonight In dozen
houses in 81. Petersburg. and just across the
frontier railway employees. peasants. socialists
and revOlutiOnists OF different shades Of opinion