Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
SITUATION WORSE
THAN IS REPORTED
Armenian Tartar Provinces in
Cars Realm
ARE STRONGLY DISAFFECTED
Poltava Cossacks in the Latest Re-
volt.
VERSION OF DASHLAGAR AFFAIR
Secret Meeting Of Representatives of
Guard Regiments Declared Scat
tered Mutinies Futile.
Poltava Cossacks in the Latest Re-
volt.
VERSION OF DAsHLAGAR AFFAIR

81. PETERSBURG, August 23.-The AS
ISOLATED Press learns by mail that the
strictest censorship is now exercised over
press dispatches in the Caucasus to conceal
the true state of affairs, both regarding the
true inwardness Of the Tartar-Armenian
warfare and the fermentatio1 among the
Russian troops in the garrisoned towns Of
trans Caucasia.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
has not been permitted to telegraph many
items of news, and in other cases the censor
would only accept his dispatches when sup
ported by the official version of the affairs
they reported.
The Armenian-Tartar situation Is worse
than is known to the outside world. Almost
all the Russian military units are disaf-
fected, and even the Cossacks are rebelling
against doing police duty. The latest mu-
tiny is that Of the Poltava Cossacks, who
several days ago at Tif1is formally de-
manded to be relieved from police duty, and
asked for the discharge of those who had
served over three years. The entire regi-
ment was disarmed and confined In their
barracks under guard
Another version Of the Dashlagar affair,
In which number of officers were killed,
is to the effect that the sailors Of the Black
sea fleet implicated in the Kniaz Potemkine
mutiny, who were attached to a disciplinary
battalion at the village Of Kusar, on the
SdSpidu Sed, near DdSnldSaC, QaQ Deen In
communication with the :]amur regiment,
which constituted the garrison of Samur.
After the dissolution of the parliament
the soldiers held meetings and marched to
the quarters of the commander, Col. Lem
koul, to present their demands.
It appears that Father Palmoff the
chaplain who was greatly beloved by the
men. sought to enact the role of peace
maker and was beseeching Col. Lemkoul
to make some concessions when the latter
shot him down. The soldiers thereupon
fired at the colonel. who fell pierced by
fifty-two bullets. The officers fired on the
soldiers from the windows of their quar-
tiers and the Infatuated men rushed into
the building and killed six of the officers.
A secret meeting of about 200 soldiers,
including representatives of some of the
guard regiments, has been held In the
woods near their camp at Krasnoye-Selo.
1t is reported that a large portion Of the
men were shown to be in thorough sym
pathy with the cause of the people, and
would refuse to fire on them when ordered
to do so, but 1t was also determined that
the time was not yet ripe for general
mutiny, as the majority of the troops at
the capital were still nominally loyal.
Without a general rising of the people
which would offer a prospect Of success
the leaders declared, 1t was hopeless to ex-
pect any active support from the admins
tration. Insignificant mutfnies were charac-
terized by the speakers as useless sacri-
fees and the agitators who prematurely
precipitated the risings at Sveaborg and
Cronstadt were severely criticised.
Reports Of Commissions.
Some of the commissions which have been
engaged in drawing up projects Of law for
submission to the new parliament already
are giving out the results Of their work.
One commission, which has been dealing
with the question Of exceptional laws, will
recommend for adoption the principle that
certain conditions alone can justify the
proclamation Of martial law or other stages
Of exceptional security"
When q province or locality is proclaimed
by the central government to be in an Eek
ceptional state" the conditions justifying
The initiative, however, will rest as here
tofore with the central government or
upon the application of the local military
authorities.
Notes.
MOSCOW, August 23.-The trial of three
persons charged with having been con-
of former Governor General DoubaSsoff be-
gan here today. One Of the accused Ia a
daughter of Gen. Keller.
ST. PETERSBURG, August pa new
regiment, selected from the squadrons of
the different Cossack guard regiments has
been created to act as the personal escort
Of the emperor.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 23.-An i'm
portant series of conferences began last
night at Peterhof on the question Of the
immediate distribution of the crown lands
and appendages to the peasants, in an at
tempt to find a partial solution of the
agrarian question by measurably appeas-
ing the land hunger of the peasantry.