New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-12
A NEW RUSSIAN PERIL.
BUREAUCRACY RAMPANT.
nassacres of Je1rs and Death of
Count Uitte Advocated.

St Petersburg. March 11.-Sore OF the re-
dictionary organizations are pushing the agita-
ton against the radical elements TO a dangerous
point League OF the Russian People" held
a service al the Alexanderevsly Monastery to-
day TO celebrate the manifesto OF March as a
victory for the old system. Later. at the Horse
Guard riding school, the fighting society OF the
same organization held a public meeting and
listened TO iniammatory speeches by DR.. Douo-
rovin and Professor Nickosky, two extremist
leaders. in which the orators openly summoned
their followers. the Black Hundreds, 10 kill the
Jews and hang Count witte
Prince Mestchersky. Editor Of the Crash
DAMN" who supported the witte section,
charges the bureaucracy with support Of the
court clique which is opposing the plans Of the
Cabinet and with melting class hatred and
strikes in order 10 make the National Assembly
a failure. He quotes Professor Nickolsky as
saying that friends OF the aUtocracy should see
that a number Of revolutionists are elected IN
order TO furnish an excuse for dispensing the
National Assembly with bayonets. AS proof OF
the completely of the bureaucracy, Prince
Mestchersky prints a proclamation against the
Jews which. he asserts, was printed IN the ONCE
of the police with the approval Of the censor and
widely distributed. The proclamation. which is
addressed to workmen and peasants. says that
Jews. who throughout the world hate Russia
and want to rob the peasants Of their land and
make them slaves. "unfrock the priests and turn
the churches into Jewish stables and pigsties"
The proclamation also asserts that the Ar
menians. English and Germans want to destroy
Russia and divide the country among it's
emies. The proclamation calls Count Witte
supporter of the Jews and the chief enemy Of
the country and summons the faithful wherever
they find Jews, TO tear the Christ sellers to
pieces"
Prince Mestchersky calls attention to the IN
rest among the peasants, and the
bureaucracy that it is playing desperate game
in arraying class against class. IF to-day the
peasants are melted to slaughter millions OF
Jews, the Armenians tomorrow may be seized
with the mania of murder. and massacres may
occur everywhere, without regard to race or
class"
Another important development in the political
situation, though moderate in character.
the success of what is called the reactionary
elements in wrestling the control of the zemstvos
from the hands Of the Liberals. Although the
zenstvos are not elected. and democratic in
their Views. they heretofore have been in the
forefront of the fight against the bureaucratic
system. The issue was raised by the zemstvos
the demand of the federal administration in
the provinces to discharge doctors, teachers, ag-
ricultural experts and other employees OF
zemstvos suspected of revolutionary tendencies
activity. At Moscow the Liberals made a
hard fight to protect the employees. but the re-
dictionary party. under the leadership Of 81.
Guchkon. victorious, whereupon thirty LIB
erals resigned. At Tula the struggle was so Bit
ter that two challenges to duels were exchanged
Of them between Prince Dolgoroukon and
Prince Ourussod the latter heading the reao-
tionary forces. Neither Of the duels WIS fought
the sanitary department Of the zenstvos was
discharged, and the department was closed
resolution was adopted TO the effect that the
revolutionary propaganda must be stopped
A similar contest is being waged in the St
Petersburg Douma, and has already resulted IN
the resignation of III. Petrunkevitch. president
Of the Medical Commission.