The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-26
OVER A VOLCANO.
That Is the Situation OF the
Russian Government
Effort Made to Deceive the
World as to the Facts
SHE MUST HAVE MONEY
And to Get 1t win Adopt
Most Desperate Measures.
RevOlutionists Still Talking Of
Provisional Government
SHE MUST HAVE MONEY

e Toets~zbura July 26--Ine soN'.
n7ent is using every means at llS u'
nosal n create the impression nO''
l.-s s,d abroad that the crisis mas
49,, .nocessf,jl1v passed and that 1ne
,,~,,.,1,il;+x- Of a general upheaval mas
afsanpeared. The semiofficial press -
eued with comforting assurances ina
the government now has f1rm hoiu ..
the situation and that the confusion anu
5aroora1ization in the counsels OF the
onnosi+ion political organizations pro-
d,,ce5 nv the coup d'etat render unl1en
so+to,, tr,nassible Moreover, the OIL
cial renorfs seek to create the impress
sion that there has been little response
among +he masses to the plan for gen
arai strike as a preliminary to UNI
,-arsa1 17prfsinR. The application OIL TN
old methods. the government confidently
asserts has already landed the most
dangerous of the leaders behind the
bars and much stress is laid on the I'M
,,o~+a,ca of the capture of a number OF
revolution ringleaders at MOSCOW WAlcii
# t,rns out was the result OF 1nIoIrna-
ton obtained at the time OF me ca
of the office Of the Misla here
wou9 the papers then seized, tns
Government claims, were the conplete
n1ans of a revolutionary military OF
eaniza tion. which enabled the authorl-
fias TO close the revolutionary channels
into the army. The government SUI
den access of optimism, however IS IN
reality traceable TO the consleI l..,. lis ~
over the disastrous fall in Russian secur-
{ties at home and abroad The one
thing which the government can MOI 90
without is money. and Whatever tne ie-
Spouse to the outlawed parliament ap-
peal to the people to refuse to any long
-.-f1 e,,<. el{a af7eT7dQ
the ability of the government TO continue
its foreign loan operations IN the rutufe-
THE second instanment of the big loan
negotiated prior to the assembling OF
parliament is due August l, and the out-
look in Russia has frightened the mold
ers into refusing to pay in any Iurther
cash.
The situation has evidently caused
quite as much alarm among the nnan-
ciers who underworld the loan abroad
as it has at the treasury here.
Finance Minister KOkovzoH has oeen
bonbarded by teelgrams from French,
English and German bankers urging
on him the necessity of supporting the
market This accounts for the activ-
itv Of the government bankers in bid
ding up prices on the bourse here and
at Moscow yesterday as we'll for the
ROSY view of the future sent abroad
by the OhciaI Telegraph agency last
night under NJ. KokovzOfi's inspira-
ton. As a matter Of fact the gov
ernment can hardly be blind to the
evidence under its nose that it is liv-
Ing over a volcano and tnat the dan
ger of an eruption is far from ended
For the last As hours the central
committees of the social Democrats,
social revolutionists, peasant league,
railroad mems union and telegra PHI
ers union and the military committee
have been comforting both separately
and Jointly with the parliamentary
groups. not only on the question of
calling a general strike. but actually
on the question of attempting a coun-
ter coup d'etat by setting up a provi-
sional government. No final decision
has yet been taken. but practically all
the proletariat organizations, includ-
ing that OF the railroad men. but eX-
cepting the telegraphers. have al
ready pronounced in favor Of this
step. The members of the group of
toll and social Democrats of the out
1awed parliament believed that an
other course is open and are ire
vocablv committed on the surface
with the constitutional Democrats to
discountenancing any active revolu-
fionary step. but secretly they have
agreed TO support or Join in it if 1t
can be successfully inaugurated. over
q hundred Of them met last night in
Finland. under the presidency of Prof.
Miluof'.
Conferences viii be held by repre-
sentatives of other groups this after
noon and the possible extent Of the
support which a revolutionary move
ment will receive from the army Is
therefore vital.
Soldiers on Peoples Side
At Helsingfors. Finland. Tuesday
night. 1900 soldiers and sailors of the
garrison took an oath to fight on the
side of the people
II Is quite apparent 10 disinterested
observers of the situation that the gov
ernment In entering on its present policy
made a perhaps fatal blunder in lack
Ing the hardihoOd to arrest the mem
bers of the outlawed parliament. In
Sc desire to save its face" it feared
to go further than prohibiting the Duh-
licafion Of the address of parliament
to the country and preventing the
mem bers from giving public accounts
of their stewardship to their constitu-
ents But this decision only left the
members of parliament personally free
to conduct conspiracy against the
life of the government. When the
plot is complete and the signal has
gone forth arrests Will be useless and
the government Will again ind that It
acted too late IN closing the political
clubs which has been followed bv the
closing of all the workmen's unions
and suspected tea houses.
The prefeet Of police has issued an
other proclamation warning the popu-
1ation that persons guilty of armed
resistance to the authorities or police.
or Of attemps TO commit political
crimes VIII be given over to the tender
merciss of military courts martial
while lesser oHenses, like participation
in the formation of leagues incitement
TO strike etc. viii be punishable ad-
miuistrat lively without trial bv a f7ne
Of $500 and imprisonment of from
three to six months
dicate that the authorities do not fear
70 employ haTsher measures than used
at the capital The editors Of con-