Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-27
CAR FEARS FOR THE NATIONAL CREDIT
Russian Ministry Makes Efforts to Create
Confidence on Part Of Investors.
BOND BUYERS ARE REFUSING PAYMENT
OptimiStic Reports Are Sent Out to Prevent
Scare from Spreading,
OLD METHODS ARE DECLARED Effective
Allegation Made that Plans of Revo-
lutiOnists Are in Hands of
Police and VIII Re
Checkmated.

ST PETERSBURG July @.-The decision
on the question Of a general strike IL stnl
hanging fire. No word has been received
from the revolutionary leaders, who again
were IN secret session tonight. In addi-
tion to other reasons, the conditions in
the famine district IL advanced as a new
argument against a strike as the peasantry
would resent the tying UP of the railroads.
upon which they are dependent for grain
to keep them from starvation. The minis
try Of railroads received word today OF
several attempts to destroy railroad
bridges and It Is believed that the radicals
are resorting to this means to force the
issue.
The police are becoming more active in
breaking up the meetings IN the capitals.
Today they invaded a conference OF St
Petersburg aldermen, which was held IN
private house. and placed all of those in
attendance under arrest for five hours while
the house was searched and papers ex-
amined.
News has been received here that racial
troubles have broken out at Krasnoyarsk
between Russians and natives OF Siberia
One person was killed and six we're
wounded in the first encounter.
CHar Fears Eject on National Credit.
The government is using every means at
Its disposal to create the impression both at
home and abroad that the crisis has been
successfully passed and the probability of a
general upheaval has disappeared. The
semi-offical press is filled with comforting
assurances that the government now has
firm hold OF the situation and that the
confusion and Generalization in the coun-
ellis OF the opposition political organizations
produced by the coup d'etat render united
I ANfs Ill
ports seek to create the impression that
there has been little response among the
masses to the plan for a general strike as
preliminary to a universal uprising. The
application Of the old methods. the govern
ment confidently asserts. has already
landed the most dangerous of the leaders
behind the bars and much stress Is laid on
| the Importance OF the capture of a number
| of revolutionary ring leaders at Moscow,
which it turns out was the result Of infor-
nation obtained at the time OF the capture
of the officers OF the Misla here. Among
the papers then seized, the government
claims, were the complete plans OF a revo-
lutionary military organization which ena-
bled the authorities to close the revolu-
tionary channels into the army.
For Eject Abrond.
The governments sudden access OF opti-
msm, however, is in reality traceable to
the CONSERVATION over the disastrous fall
in Russian securities at home and abroad.
The one thing which the government can-
not do without is money, and whatever the
response to the outlawed Parliaments ap-
peal to the people to refuse to any longer
pay taxes the whole future depends upon
the ability Of the government to continue
its foreign loan operations. The second in.
stallment of the big loan negotiated prior
I
August l and the outlook In Russia has
frightened the holders into refusing to pay
in any further cash.
The situation has evidently caused quito
as much alarm among the hnanciers who
underworld the loan abroad as II has at
the treasury here. Finance Minister Ko-
kovsof has been bombarded by kilograms
from French, English and Germany bank
ers. urging him the necessity of sup
porting the market. This accounts for
the activity of the government bankers
in bidding up prices on the Bourse here
and at Moscow yesterday. as well as for
the rosy view of the future sent abroad
by the oficial Telegraph agency last night
under NJ. Kokovsoffs inspiration.
Eruption Il Imminent.
AS a matter of fact the government can
hardly be blind to the evidence under its
nose that 1t is living over a volcano and
that the danger of eruption is Tar
from ended. For the last forty-eight
hours the central committees of the So
cial democrats, social revolutionists,
peasants league, railroad mems union and
telegraphers' union and the military COM
mittee have been comforting both sep
arately and jointly with the parliamentary
groups, not only the question OF calling a
general strike. but actually on the ques-
tion OF attempting counter coup d'etat
by settling up a provisional government
No inal decision has yet been taken, but
practically all the proletariat orRaniza-
tions, including that Of the railroad men
but excepting the telegraphers, have al
ready pronounced in favor of this step
The members of the group OF toll and
social democrats of the outlawed Parlia-
ment believe that another course is open
and irrevocably committed on the surface
with the constitutional democrats, to dis.
countenancing any active revolutionary
step, but secretly they have agreed to sup
port or join in II II IL can be successfully
inaugurated over 100 of them met last
night in Finland, under the presidency OF
Prof Miluon. Conferences will be held
by representatives, Of other groups mis-
afternoon and the possible extent OF the
support which a revolutionary movement
will receive from the army is therefore
vital
Soldiers, swear Allegiance to People.
r At Hesingfors. Finland, Tuesday night
1900 soldiers and sailors of the garrison
! took an oath to tight on the side OF the
, people
It is quite apparent TO disinterested OBJ.
servers Of the situation that the govern
! ment on entering on it's present policy made
perhaps fatal blunder IN lacking that
' hardihood TO arrest the members OF the
, outlawed Parliament. In It's desire to save
its face" II feared to go further than pro
, hibting the publication of the address OF
Parliament to the country and preventing
the members from giving public accounts
: OF their stewardship To their constituents.
: But this decision only left the members OF
' Parliament personally free 20 conduct a
conspiracy against the life OF the govern
msnt. When the plot Y Oomplsts ana tha