Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-26
SUDDEN ACCESS
OF OPTIMISM
Accounted for in the Russian
Situation.
ALARMED OVER FINANCES
Government Busy Creating impress
sion of Security.
RESTS ON VOLCANO JUST SAME
Committees Comforting Over Question
of Strike and Setting Up
Provisional Government.

- ST PETERSBURG, July 26.-The govern
ment is using every means at its disposal
TO create the impression both at home and
abroad that the crisis has been success
fully passed and that the probability of
general upheaval has disappeared The
semi-official press is filed with comforting
assurances that the government now has
firm hold of the situation and that the
confusion and Generalization in the coun-
sells OF the opposition political organiza-
tons, produced by the coup d'etat, render
united action impossible.
Moreover. the official reports seem to
create the impression that there has been
little response among the masses to the
plan for general strike as a preliminary
to universal uprising. The application
of the old methods, the government con-
hdently asserts has already landed the
most dangerous OF the leaders behind the
bars. and much stress is laid upon the inn
portance of the capture of a number OF
revolutionary ringleaders al Moscow which
II turns out was the result of information
obtained at the time of the capture of the
offices of the Misla here.
u,
ment claims were the complete plans of
revolutionary military organization which
enabled the authorities to close the revolu-
tionary channels into the army
The governments sudden access of opti-
mism, however, is in reality traceabe ID
the CONSERVATION over the disastrous fall
In Russian securities at home and abroad.
The one thing which the government cannot
DO without Is money, and whatever the re-
sponse to the outlawed parliaments appeal
10 the people 10 refuse TO any longer pay
taxes, the whole future depends on the
ability of the government to continue its
foreign loan operations in the future. The
second installment OF the big loan negotiat-
ed prior TO the assembling of parliament
is due August l, and the outlook in Rus
STA has frightened the holders into refus
ing 10 pay in any further cash.
The Financiers Alarmed.
The. situation has evidently caused quite
as much alarm among the fnanciers who
underworld the loan abroad as it has at
the treasury here.
Finance Minister Kokovsoff has been
bombarded by kilograms from French, Eng
lish and German bankers urging on him
the necessity of supporting the market.
This accounts for the activity of the gov
ernment bankers in bidding up prices on
the bourse here and at Moscow yesterday,
as well as for the rosy view of the future
sent abroad by the official telegraph agency
last night under NJ. Kokovsoff's inspira-
ton.
As a matter OF fact the government can
hardly be blind to the evidence under its
nose that 1t is living over volcano and
that the danger OF an eruption is far from
ended. For the last forty-eight hours the
central committees Of the social democrats,
social revolutionists. peasant league, rail-
road mems union and telegraphers' union
and the military committee have been
comforting. both separately and Jointly.
with the parliamentary groups, not only
on the question Of calling a general strike,
but actually on the question of attempting
a counter coup d etat by setting up pro-
visional government. No final decision has
yet been taken, but practically all the
prOletariat organizations. including that of
the railroad men, but excepting the tele-
graphers, have already pronounced in favor
OF this step.
Leaders Are Planning.
The members of the group OF toll and
social democrats of the outlaws parlia-
ment believe that another course is open
and are irrevocably committed on the sur
face. with the constitutional democrats to
discountenancing any active revolutionary
step but secretly they have agreed to
support or join in it if it can be success
fully inaugurated.
About hundred met last night In Fin
land under the presidency of Prof Milu-
koff Conferences will be held by repre-
seutatives of other groups this afternoon
and the possible extent OF the support
WhlCn a revolutionary movement VIII
Ceiye from the army Is therefore vital
Al HelsingfOrs, Finland. Tuesday night
l.5Oo soldiers and sailors OF the garrison
took an oath 10 fight on the side OF the
people.
Government Made a Blunder
IT is quite apparent to disinterested oh
servers of the situation that the government
in entering on its present policy. made a
perhaps fatal blunder in lacking the hardi-
fagv aF bz5 -,
parliament. In its desire to save its face"
1t feared to go further than prohibiting the
publication OF the address OF parliament 70
the country and preventing the members
from giving public accounts of their stew
Rrdship 10 their constituents. But this deci
sion only left the members of parliament
personally free to conduct conspiracy
against the life OF the government
When the plot is complete and the signal
has gone forth arrests VIII be useless and
the government will again find that IL act
ed too late i'm closing the political clubs,
which has been followed by the c.osing of
all the workmen's unions and suspected tea
houses.
The perfect OF the police has issued an
other proclamation warning the population
that persons guilty of armed resistance to
the authorities or police or OF attempts TO
commit political crimes will be given over
TO the tender mercies of military courts
martial. while lesser ofenses, like particl-
patton in the formation of leagues, incite-
ment 10 Strlkes. etc. Will ebe puniSnaOie ad-
ministratively without trial by a fine OF
81 SEQ and Imprisonment of from three to
SIX months.
Conditions in the Provinces.
The reports from the provinces Indicate
that the authorities do not fear TO employ
harsher measures than used at the capital
The editors of .conhscated newspapers are
compelled to give hostages guarantees
against attempts at Illegal publications.
In the meantime the government, In spite
of the rebuffs received from M. Shipom
aond others. whom 1t approached, has not
abandoned the idea OF inducing men of
standing In the country. outside OF bureau
cratic circles to enter reorganized or en-
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