The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
LEFT TO THEIR FATE
Attorneys for Russian Work
men Walk Ont of Court.
NO HOPE FOR ACCUSED MEN
Say They Can Get No Fair Trial
Under Judges Ruling - TerrOrists
Blow Up Treasure Wagon and Get
$1,000 RUbIes-There Is No Prospect
of Another Big Strike at Present.

-. Petersburg. Oct. 1.-THE trial OF the
committee OF workmen's delegates fer or
sanizing an armed revolution year ago
reached O dramatic crisis to-day.
The leading lawyer for the defense made
al appeal to the judges 10 admit the evil
dence Of Dogachin. who was at one time
chief OF the political police. that that
department was preparing an armed at
tack OF the Black Hundred, which was
Inder government control on the work
men. The accused delegates maintained
that they were. preparing for an armed
defense.
The judges ruled that Dopaehins testi-
mony was irrelevant The lawyers for
the defense then declared that fair trial
was impossible, and all left the court
after shaking hands with the prisoners.
Try Case with Accused Absent.
The court presented striking specta-
lie. The accused. thirty in number. were
rallied on at one end OF the room, sur
rounded by gendarmos with drawn
swords. Their friends were at the other
end OF the room, waving handkeTchiefs in
encourag ment, while the judges an
nounced that the prisoners would be sent
back 10 JAN. and the trial would proceed
in their absence.
This brought forth g declaration BY the
leader u tie Workmen.- ChrysJalef, that
N coGss,s4tff4ess- tiseir-lefes1se they were not
answerablc for their words 20 the work
men outside
Before tiE court was cleared tho pris.
oners mounted benches aud waved hand
- ~ oh
to kheir families. who responded by wav-
ing q farewell
Tke men were then removed TO cells.
and the inquiry proceeded without the de-
teuSe having any chance OF cross-exaniD-
ing witnesses. and while the approaches
70 the court were guarded ny soldiers
VITA boyoucIs.
TerrOrists Get $1,000 RubIes,
Aypand Of dozen terrorists threw
three-b0Sssss =Et l7eoR to-day from a
hoJse-erI=tff75- Catherine Quay St. Peters
burg, AT q coach which was taking $500
rubies, customs receipts. In gold to the
treasury. One terrorist and three pass
erS.by were wounded. OF whom two have
since died. Another terrorist succeeded
in making his escape. but the others
were captured when the house was raid
I'd. Confederates on the outside succeed
ed, after the FIRST bomb was thrown. in
stealing the S., coo rublss and making their
escape. They were headed by a man and
woman and fled across the foot bridge
Under a revolver fire. A great many ar
-ssts were made In the neighborhood
Glring the afternoon. but the $500
riiDics was not recovered.
NO Big Strike This Year.
The first anniversary Of the culrniuation
Of the general strike and the Cars octo-
her manifesto OF last year finds the labor
and revolutionary leaders unpTepared 10
repeat their memorable experiment
Isolated strikes are expected about DC
1oher 81. but the railroad, telegraph, and
postal services cannot be paralyzed. and
the complete tie-up will not be renewed.
Tbs revolutionary leaders say frankly
that the conditions for victory do not ex-
ist nov They ascribc their success Il
wear ago 10 the fact that neither side was
prepared. The government was not pre-
pared with sufficient forces to protect the
public services, nor with an alternative
staff 10 work them, but il is 50 prepared
now.
Revolutionary Parties Stronger
The revolutionary organiza lions created
since then are largely tainted with spies,
md there are many disputed leaders. il
is beginning to be realized that public
revolutionary agitation must wait until
the peasantry has advanced further.
The revolutionary parties are, however,
certainly stronger, clectcraHy, than they
we're in the first campaign They have
succeeded completely iu making it clear
% the vast mass ~ the population that
The electoral battle is rot on the merits
u Premier Stclypin's numerous mani
festos, but on the original fundamental
issue % whether the autocTacy or ma
tional representation Is TO dominate Rus
sia's future government.
There viii he tG2G00 voters i'm -. Pc
tersbuTg at the coming election Of whom
-5.0G0 are state employees. IN the first
election most Of the Workmen refused
10 vote this time al the latter have Go
rided 10 vote.
Tho strength OF the radical movement
has hT0dGce7j-@-41 tendency toward fusion
among rhe moderate parties. Their lead
-rss 9Rcludiug Gutchkeff and tIevden
dined the other night with members OF
the government, including n. Kcl1oytsen
-ecretarY Ut the treasury, and NJ Flos-
s0yof the minister Of commerce. Il
Heydeu told the latter that the govern
ment was making great mistake in con
1inuing T. prescribe the Ksdets because
II the Niborg manifesto His ohserva,
ion OF the cnUptry had been that DO.
liticai persecution Was helping RE kadcts
Most OF them would be reelected by
heir old constituencies reKa rdIess Of tn,
governments action.