Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-27
Time Not Ripe for an
Attack on the Gov
ernment.
LEADERS LOSE HEART
Emperor in Better Spirits Feel
Ing That Day Is
Won.

St. Petersburg, July 27.-At a joint
conference of the Russian revolutionary
committee held across the Finnish
frontier this morning it was resolved
not to declare general strike at pres
ent.
TINE NOT RIPE.
determining factor in the decision
was the advice of the revolutionary mil
itary committee which reported the
time not quite ripe. II was decided to
energeticaIy push preparations and ad-
dress manifestos to the army and navy,
peasants, workmen and people gener-
ally.
still withhold DecisiOn.
ST. Petersburg. July 27-A decision
regarding the proposed general strike
is still in the balance. Conferences of
leaders are being greatly tampered by
the activity of the police. who all day
yesterday and last night bounded them
from place to place.
Army is Uncertain.
Hope of the leaders being able to
bring about genuine coup d'etat, how
ever. is vanishing, and reports of the
support to be expected from the army
are disappointing A certain faint
heartedneSs is noticeable among the
leaders produced by fear of failure in
the face of the imposing array of the
governments military forces. A sec
tion of the constitutional democrats
has Withdrawn from all participation in
the conspiracy, not being ready to sane
ton opening civil war.
AssassinatiOns Continue.
Half a dozen government spies were
found dead in the industrial section of
St. Petersburg this morning Political
assassinations are increasing in Poland
and small strikes are reported to have
been declared in many places in the
provinces. But the peasant movement,
so far as reports show, is not gathering
headway Half of the Siminovsky
guard regiment has been sent to Cron-
stadt in view of the ugly temper of the
sailors there.
Emperor Pleased With Himself
St. Petersburg. July 27.-The emper-
or is apparently convinced he took the
right course in the suppression OF par
lament. A member of the nobility en-
joying personal relations with the SOW
ereign and who saw him yesterday, in
formed the Associated Press today the
emperor has displayed exceptionally
high spirits. Two weeks ago when he
saw him the emperor seemed under a
great mental strain over the situation.
Burden Lifted.
But with parliament off his hands and
the government again free to pursue
it's own policy. the great burden ap-
peared to be lifted from his shoulders.
The original plan of creating an advis-
ory council of empire having broken
down, Premier Stolypin's purpose is to
form a reOTganiZed cabinet containing
non-bureaucratic elements which i'll
be able to introduce the policy of
stTong-headed reform proclaimed by
the government.
Secures Promises to Serve.
He has secured tentative zcceptances
from several prominent moderate re-
formists upon condition that no less
than half the portfolios are to be given
to non-bureaucrats and that "a broad,
conciliatory program of reform" will be
proclaimed in the hope of calming the
population
Some of those with whom Stolypin
is negotiating are insisting the pro-
gram must include an unequivocal dec
laration of placing Jews and all other
inhabitants on an equal footing before
the law
Appeals for support.
Official Russia in rather a pathetic
leading article today summons the peo-
pie who really desire to see Russia re-
generated to abandon their Indifferent
attitude toward the revolution and
strike hard for the government, (which
is opening the doors to an era of re-
FORM Declaring, mo government has
a right to try experiments with the
country"
Offset BY an Order.
Running parallel with these liberal
promises, Stolypin has issued a further
circular to the governors instructing
them to keep watch on the population.
to prevent meetings tending to lawless
acts and giving them authority to ex-
pei dangerous characters and arrest
persons belonging to the revolutionary
parties and when found in possession
of discriminating documents to exile