Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-23
TROOPS HOLD
CITY At BAY
Government Throws Its
Reliance on The
Army

81 PETERSBURG, July 2S.-Ihe city
is packed with soldiers and resem-
bles an armed camp. During Saturday
night additional troops were brought
In and disposed of according to plans
previously adopted. These reinforce
ments included four infantry regi-
ments Of the Chevalier guard. hussars,
mounted grenaders and battery of
machine guns. The troops occupy
railroad stations and the bridge across
the rivers and canals. and the patrols
of both police and gendarmes We're
everywhere doubled
The work of gathering in agitators
began Immediately after the ukase
placing St Petersburg I'm "a state of
extraordinary security" was promul-
gated and hundreds of arrests were
made before daylight.
Arrests Without Process of Law.
The powers conferred upon NJ. Won
Der Launitz. project of police and NJ.
Zinovieff, governor of the province, are
little short of those of petty dictator.
Searches and arrests can be made
without process of law, newspapers
forced to suspend publication and per-
sons deported by administrative off,
GERS without trial. Public and private
meetings are forbidden. Those arrest
ed may, If 1t is desired. be tried by
military court and summarily execut-
ed The only real difference between
extraordinary security" and full mar
toll IL, t., l..
the so-called civil instead Of military
authority.
Although the news of the dissolu-
ton of parliament spread like Wild
fire among the members of the various
political organizations, the masses here
generally are hardly awake to the mo-
mentous event. The news Travelled
fast in the country, and the general
expectation is that the peasantry, ac-
cepting the dispersal of parliament as
the final blow to their hopes, will rise
en- masse
The proletariat organizations have
been preparing for months for just
such provocation to declare open war.
1t is impossible to describe the con-
sternation with which the constitution
al democrats learned the news. AL
though it has been bruited for the past
three days the ukase was received by
them in blank amazement. Even Sat
, urday nights caucus did not believe
the government would dare to take the
threatened step and seriously discuss
the attitude to be taken toward Min
! lister of the Interior Stolypin when he
appears in parliament tomorrow to an
swer interpretations.
Sought to Catch Them Unawares.
The government undoubtedly calcu-
lated on catching the opposition off it's
guard but If it expected to strike
terror to the hearts Of the members of
parliament ii has failed signally. Some
time ago, when dissolution seemed
imminent the various groups of the
opposition virtually agreed to follow
the example OF their French compat-
riots of the states general and meet. If
driven out of the Tauride palace
Wherever and whenever circumstances
dictates until constitution was
firmly established.
After a hurried secret conference
this morning it was decided. on ac-
count OF the possibility of the meeting
being broken up and the members ar
rested, that they go Immediately to
Finland and decide upon the future
course to be pursued and small
groups left this afternoon and evening
by train. Whether word was given
them to meet at Viborg or Helsing-
fors is unknown. but il seems probable
that Finland in future Russian history
Will become synonymous with the
tennis court" of the French reVolu-
ton. Even Count Havdon the leader
and other members of the right are un-
derstood to have departed. 1t is quite
improba Bile however that parliament
as a body will attempt formally to set
up its authority against that of the
government.