Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-26
Appeal of Douma to Stop
Paying Taxes is
Potent.
CREDITORS ALARM Ed
Government Driven to Inspire
UnreasonabIy Optimistic
Reports.

st. Petersburg, July 26-The gov
eminent is using every means at its
disposal TO create the impression both
at home and abroad that the crisis has
been successfully passed and that the
probability of general upheaval has
disappeared. The semi-official press is
filled with comforting assurances that
the government now has a firm hold
on the situation and that confusion and
decentralization in the councils of the
opposition political organizations pro-
duced by the coup d'etat render united
action impossible.
RespOnse to Call Held Small.
Moreover, official reports seek to Gre
ate the impression there has been lit
tie response among the masses to plan
for general strike as preliminary to
a general uprising The application of
the old methods of the government, it
is confidently asserted. has already
landed most of the dangerous leaders
behind the bars. Much stress is laid
on an important capture of a number
of revolutionary ringleaders at Mos
COW, which it turns out was the result
of information obtained at the time of
the capture of officers of the Misla
here. Among the papers then seized
the government claims were the COM
plete plans of the revolutionary organ
ization, which enabled the authorities
TO close revolutionary channels into
the army
Is Really Frightened.
The governments sudden access of |
optimism, however, is in reality trace
able to CONSERVATION over the disas-
trous fall in Russian securities at home |
and abroad. One thing which the gov
ernment cannot do without is money, |
and whatever the response. to the out
lawed parliament's appeal to the peo-
pie TO refuse any longer to pay taxes, |
the whole future depends upon the
ability of the government to continue |,
it's foreign loan operations in future.
The second installment of the big loan |
negotiated prior to the assembling of |
parliament is due Aug. 1, and the out |
look in Russia has frightened holders
into refusing to pay it or any other
cash.
Foreigners Alarmed Also.
The situation has evidently caused |
quite as much alarm among the finan-
ciers who underworld the loan abroad |
as it has at the treasury here. Finance
Minister Kokovsoff has been lombard |
ed by kilograms from French, English
and German bankers urging on him the
necessity of support of the market.
This accounts for the activity of the
government bankers in bidding up
he nd ar 81
COW yesterday, as well as for the rosy
view of the future sent abroad by the
official telegram agency last night un-
der NJ Kelkovsoff's inspiration.
Trouble Far From Ended.
AS matter of fact, the government
can hardly be blind to the evidence un-
der its nose that it is living over vol
cano and that the danger of eruption
is far from ended.
For the last As hours central commit
tees of social democrats, social revolu-
tionists. peasant league, railroad mems
union. telegraphers' union and military
committee have been comforting both
separately and jointly with parliament ]
tary groups, not only on the question
of calling general strikes, but actually
on the question of attempting a coun-
ter coup d'etat by setting up a provis-
ional government.
Practically All Favor Move.
No final decision has yet been taken,
but practically all the proletariat or
ganiZations, including that of the rail-
road men, but excepting the telegra-
pliers. have already pronounced in IA
vor of the step.
Course of Parliament Denounced.
St Petersburg, July 26.-The official
st. Petersburg agency was last night
authorized to issue the following:
From the very first day of its ex-
istence the lower house of parliament
overstepped all limits of law. In its
reply to the speech from the throne
a modification of the fundamental law
was demanded in the shape of sup
preston of the council of empire and
the creation of a responsible cabinet.
BY it's agrarian program, based on ex-
preparation of land, the house raised
hopes that could not be realized and
weakened the respect for the property
of others, already enfeebled. In
speeches of its members the house con-
sistently discredited the government,