Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-06
POLICE FORCE TOO ACTIVE
Cars Government Is Apparently Carrying
It's Advantage Too Far,
FIRES OF REVOLT AXE ONLY sMoLDERNG
Drastic Policy of Repression May
Drive Liberals to support of So
cinIists-Hundredso of Ar
rests Are Made.

rests Are Made.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 5-The govern
ment's victory over the revolutionists has
been quite decisive, although open revolt
continues in many places in the interior.
The military is employed mercilessly, and
gradually the movement is being stiied.
These fires Of revolt. however, are smoth-
cred, but are not extinguished. and the
main fear is that the government. en-
couraged by success. will fall into the
very error of which the revolutionists
were guilty and attempt to press its ad-
vantage too far. Already there are signs
that the policy of repression may be car
ried to a point which is sure to again
arouse the resentment and discomfort OF
the classes which shrank from the violent
program of the Reds"
In St Petersburg, for instance, the
wholesale acquisitions OF the police have
been succeeded by a particularly offensive
measure OF the prefect Of police which
practically gives the dvorniks, or house
porters, a free hand to search private
lodgings for arms. for suspicious persons
and for documents. offering them
premium OF so cents for the discovery Of
every revolver or bomb and 95 cents for
knife.
Many Arrests Are Made.
Such measure naturally will arouse the
cupdlty Of the house porters and restore
the intolerable system Of personal espion-
age which was in vogue during the time
Of the late Minister Won Phleve. Thirty
arrests were made last night. Among those
takin in custody were four Moscow revo-
lutionists who came here TO consult their
comrades in this city. They were cap
tured on their arrival at the railroad sta
ton after desperate struggle with the
police.
The program for the demonstrations OF
January o. the anniversary of red Sun
day, includes services for the martyrs"
at the Narva gate. Palace square and
other places where the troops fired on the
workmen. and also at the cemetery of the
TRANSPORTATION. where the majority of the
victims were buried.
Two wings of the social democratic party
have now Joined the workmens organiza-
ton in declaring that they will boycott the
elections to tho national assembly. The
social democrats have adopted series of
resolutions instructing the members of
| socialist organizations not to participate
| in the police elections but to take every
advantage OF such freedom OF meeting as
| may be allowed them to discuss the cleo
| tons and preach the extension of the
| doctrine of armed revolt for the purpose
| OF completely overthrowing the present
| government Only then, the resolutions
say, will 1t be possible to ascertain the. real
| will Of the people through direct secret
| and universal suffrage,
Gloomy Christma. In Ru.sia.
The Russians love nothing so much as
| their holidays, but depressed in spirits and
| purse in these revolutionary days the cele-
| bration OF Russian Christmas next Sunday
will be a sad one. The streets of the CAPT
/ tai have put on a pitiful semblance of holi-
| day attire, but none of the heavy buying
| characteristic of the prodgal Russians In
| former days is In evidence, while in the
! industrial sections the workmen, exhausted
| by a long series OF strikes. are without
money for Christmas trees The green trees
and gewgaws were brought into the city
by the country people, but the trees remain
| unbought in the streets
| The holidays, however, promise at least
superfcially a period OF comparative quiet
the proletariat organizations having de
| cided to refrain from activity until they are
| ended.
| Whites Probable Action,
The Novoe vremya is printing a series Of
articles In defense of Premier Witte which
are attracting much attention and are as
sumed to be inspired by the premier him
self. The most important statement mad,
is that Witte has taken a definite resolu
tion to retire soon as the national as
sembly meets.
With the turning over OF the reins o.
power to the peoples representatives, h,
I'D 1, ,Ke tngLT AVafgI -h,nI.
course of events since the reform manifest,
was issued is attributed by the paper t.
the refusal of the conservatives to supper
the government 1t is expected that man!
of the reforms that witte and his cabine
have continually been berated for not re
alizing were not promulgated, becaus
every bit of leeway given was seized on b,
the reds" TO advance an armed revolution
until finally the government, being withou
the active support of the conservative
classes. was forced in self protection 4
adopt repressive measures. The policy It I
now following Is for the purpose of MAXIM
possible the holding OF elections and &C
| celebrating the convocation of the assembly
The government is yet uncertain as (
what the results of the elections will he
but it is confident that tho party OF la,
and order will have a majority. The rumor
that Whites position is shaky are charaC
terized as pure inventions. The writer o
the article says: "Witte is as firm in tn
saddle as ever. His health is good and h
: Is proceeding on the conviction that at leas
three-quarters Of the Russian people ap
} prove Of his struggle against the revolu
ton"
Germans StiII Leaving Riga.
RIGA, I.ivonia, Jan. 5.-The energeti
manner in which General Solloguh has in
augurated his governor generalship is reas
suring the German residents somewhat an
there is less talk of abandoning their pror
erty interests in the Baltic province,
Nevertheless another German steamer wi
leave Riga tomorrow with 400 refugees c
foreign nationalities.
A gradual resumption Of railroad trafi
is in progress. Two trains are sent fror
. Riga daily. Governor General Sollogub ha
announced that he is willing to accede
2 the economic demands of the railroad meI
r but he absolutely refuses to consider an
t political demands. The railroad men VIII
= have been obstructing traffic are being al