Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-03
RUSSIA FEARS THE PEASANTS
Feeling Prevalent That Worse Out
break Than Formerly VIII Come
in the Spring.

ST. PETERSBURG FEB. I'm view OF
the pro 1 conviction prevailing among
the mar of the nobility, members Of
the zemc and other classes which are
In directS \ with the peasants, that the
spring wf. tness a renewal OF agraran
disorders ghout the country on a more
deplorable than ever before, the EN-
peror has = ressed a plain, outspoken
mandate to peasantry, setting forth
that the rigi property are sacred and
that the peas will be violating his will
II they attem enter into possession Of
private lands. I the same time his
majesty has assured the peasants that with
the cooperation of the national assembly
he will institute measures for their relief.
The emperor's words were delivered per-
sonally to a deputation from the Kursk
government and will be sent broadcast
throughout the empire in the hope of coun-
teracting the widespread belief prevailing
among the masses of the peasantry that
his majesty had ordered the distribution
Of all private lands and that only the land
owners and local officials were hampering
the execution Of his will.
The emperor on this occasion addressed
the Kursk peasants as my brothers and
talked to them in simple Russian terms
capable of being understood by the most
ignorant peasant. He said:
| am most glad to see you fou must
know very well that every right of prop
erty is sacred to the state. The owner has
the same right to his land az you peasants
have to yours. Communicate this to your
fellows in the villages.
In my solicitude for you / da not forget
the peasants whose needs are dear To me
and L will look after them perpetuallv, as
did my late father. The Gosdarstvennaia-
duma the national assembly, will soon
assemble and in cooperating with me dis
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Have confidence in me. | will assist you.
But, ] repeat, remember always that right
of property is holy and inviolable.
Count Eugene Troubesky, who presented
the resolutions of the marshals Of the no.
| bility to the emperor in an interview at
| tributed the agrarian troubles directly to
| the revolutionary propaganda. He expects
| excesses in the spring, when the peasants
| throughout the empire, in preparing to take
| possession of and SOW private lands, Will
| become wilder than ever, because they arc
! unable to agree on division of the spoils
| and will fall to fighting among themselves
/ The land owners now are practically ruined
! The convocation of the national assembly
| is Immediately necessary to enable the gov.
| ernment to raise money abroad, set it on its
! feet and enable it to carry out it's plans
! for the wholesale colonization of Siberia
| which is an imperative measure of relief.
| BERLIN, Feb. 9.-Replying to an inquiry
! today regarding the report that he has been
condemned to death the Russian revolution.
lists for furnishing financial assistance t.
the government of Russia, Herr Mendel-
sohn, head of the banking house of Mendel.
sohn 8, Co., said:
II have received many threatening letters
| from the Russian revolutionists since the
revolutionary movement began. The latest
| Of n xr.it Il
skull and crossbones pictured on the com
munication. This was six weeks ago. But
have not yet been molested. though Ber-
| lin is full Of Russians l do not attach
| any Importance to the threats. They only
amuse me" .--