The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-23

No one douts the severity Of the
storm which will rise in the country
n response tothe Bmperor's dispersal
Of the men whom he welcomed two
months ago in the winter palace as
| The best men in Russia but the
die is cast
The government has elected to fight
and the capital today bore eloquent
testimony of the preparations. made
to repress the masses by force, The
| city is packed with soldiers and re
| Sembles an armed camp.
Agtators Quickly Arrested.
The work cf gathering in the revo-
lutionary agtators began Immediately
after the ukase placing St Petersburg
in a state of extraordinary security"
! vas PROMULGATED and hundredsof ar
! rests Were made before day light
The powers conferred upon M Won
Der Launitz, prefect of police, aud NJ.
Iinoyiff, governor Cf the province, are
tile short of those of petty dlctators.
Searches and arres 3 can be made
without process of law, new papers
forced TO suspend publication, and
persons reported by the administra
tive order held without trial rablic
and private meetings are forbidden
Those arrested may, if desired be
tried by military court and summarily
executed. The only real difference
between extraordinary security and
full martial law is that the power is
exercised by the so-called civil in
stead of military authorities.
Peasants May Rise Enmasse.
Although the news OF the dssolu |
ion of parliament spread like Wild |
fire among the members Of the yari- I
us poit cal organizations the masses /
here generally are hardly awake to |
the momentous event The news trav
eled fast in the country and the gener-
al expectation is that the peasan;ry,
accepting the dispersal OF parliament
as The final blow to their hopes will
ri, c enmasse.
Proletariat organizations have been
prepar ng for months for just such
to declare open war II Is
to describe The conster-
nation with which tie constitutional
Democrats learned tfc news. Although
L has been expected for the past three
lays. the ukase was received by them
n blank amaZement.
The government undoubtedly calcu-
atcd On catching the opposition OF
guard but if it expected to strike teri
'or TO the hearts of the members ef
IT has failed gnally. II
Remember French compatriots.
Some time ago when dissolution
.eemed imminent the various groups
.irtually agreed to follow the example
# their French compatriots if driven {
lut of the Lauridc palace wherever O
nd whenever circumstances dictated. 4
niil the constitution is firmly csiab ,
ished. After a hurried secret con
ercnce this morning it was decided
n account of the possibility of the 7 Z
Meeting being broken up and The j.
lembers arrested that they go i'm
lediatoly TO Finland and decide upon
he future course TO De pursued. and
mall groups left this afternoon and
vening by train Il seems probable J.
nat Finland in the future Russian bis o
Dry viii become syHosimous with tho q
tennis court Of the French revolu- y
on. Even Count Hayden as under "a
ocd 10 have depar. ed. ic
Whole Country to Strike. h
The constitutional Democrats ana o
Itellectuals generally recognize that %
iey have no weapon with which to l
rht the e0vCfnme1t hayDue.s. This g..
le social Democrats and the Group ol
T., in the parliament ali along have L
'cognizcd and mnst elaborate prc7sr
ions have hccu made 10 reDe1f The "a
lct es II last fan and paralyse ttr ti
b ntry with general .riEe imt he nj
ans at thi time have been perfected r
iih much more delihcratiou and ia Q
live not onIy paralysis If cities. tei hs
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