Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
LEADERS BEHIND BARS
Danger From Eruption Is Far From
Ended-Administration is Resting
Over Observation-Disclosures Being
Held

at home and abroad that the crisis has
been successfully passed and that the
probability of a general upheaval has
disappeared. The semi-official press isl
filled with comforting assurances that
the government now has firm hold
On the situation. Official reports seek
to create the impression that there
has been little response among the
masses to the plan for general strike
as preliminary to universal uprising.
The application of old methods, the
government confidently asserts, has al
ready landed the most dangerous
leaders behind the bars
The governments sudden access of
optimism, however, is in reality trace
able to the consternation over the dis
astrous fall in Russian securities at
home and abroad. One thing which
the government cannot do without is
money, and whatever is the response
to the outlawed parliament's appeal to
the people to refuse any longer to pay
taxes, the whole future depends upon
the ability of the government to con-
tinue its foreign loan operations.
Over Volcano.
AS matter of fact the government
can hardly be blind to the evidence
under it's nose that it is living over a
volcano and that the danger of erup-
tion is far from ended. For the last
49, hours the central committees of the
social democrats, social revolutionists,
peasant league railroad mems union,
telegraphers' union, and the military
committee have been confering both
separately and Jointly with parliament
ary groups, not only on the question of
calling a general strike, but actually
on the question of attempting to coun-
ter coup d'etat by setting up pro-
visional government. No final decision
has yet been taken.
Stoypin Issues Explanation.
Premier Stolypin authorized the Of
fetal st. Petersburg agency to give out
the following statement explaining the
dissolution:
From the very first of it's existence
the lower house of parliament over
stepped all the limits Of law. In it's re-
ply to the speech from the throne,
modification of the fundamental law
was demanded in the shape of the sup
preston of the council of the empire
and the creation of a responsible cabi-
net. BY it's agrarian program, based
on the appropriation of land, the house
raised hopes that could not be realized
and weakened the respect for property
of others, already enfeebled. In the
speeches of it's members the house con.
sistently discredited the government
which it ever accused of organizing
pogroms and disorders BY sending
deputation to Bialystol1, it openly
aspired to usurp executive power.
Fourteen deputies appealed to the
people, melting disorders, a step which
called forth no expression of disappro
baton from the house. In the last
moment of it's existence the house de
clared that the government had acte6
Illegally in explaining to the popula
tion the nature of the agrarian project
proposed by itself and decided to ad
dress a manifesto to the people per
suading them not to believe in the gov
ernment regarding the question, but tt
await it's settlement by parliament
Several members also undertook jour
neys to the interior of Russia with the
object of supporting agitation, their ap
pearance being followed by renewed
disorders, pogroms, and strikes. Al
these causes necessitated the decision
to dissolve the house.
Discover Plan to Kill Governor.
Warsaw, July ga plan to xii
Governor Krithitsky was frustrated
yesterday. The would-be assassin
who was heavily armed, resorted t
bribery and then to force in order t
remove the guard from the route b.
which the governor general was t.
pass. but failed. He was arrested.
The lawlessness here is assumin
alarming proportions Daring theft
and robberies, with violence. are O
. daily occurrence. The police maintai
passive attitude.
Resign From Parliament.
ST. Petersburg, July 26.-Six of th
elected members of the upper house c
parliament, including four Representa-
tives of science, have resigned.
SINGING SOCIETIES GATHER.