The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
FUNDS 10 down THE GEAR.
Appeal to All Socialists to FURNISH sinews
for Another Revolution.

The New York section of the Socialist
party received yesterday an appeal for
FUNDS which Is being sent out to all the
socialist bodies throughout the world to
start another revolution in Russia. The
appeal. which comes from the executive
committee OF the International Socialist
Bureau at Brussels, says in part:
At the very moment when Nicholas II,
was preparing to convoke the first pc ace
conference his policy In the Far East rendered
inevitable the war against Japan. At the
moment OF receiving the homage Of the sec
ond conference at The Hague he orders the
dissolution of the second Duma.
Ihis coincidence admirably illustrates the
comedy which In being played at The Hague
and st. Petersburg. The proletariat has
long ago been enlightened on the traditional
policy or the Government OF Russia. the pivot
OF all reactions. Peace abroad az conceived
by that Government Is not a suppression Of
war it Is simply the enfeeblement OF the enc
MES OF Czarism and the consolidation OF
mis- The domestic peace II desires is the
people crushed. the autocracy perpetusted.
1t goes o n to say hat the Gar violated
his oath TO the people Of Finland ana re-
established at Riga the fortunes Of the
Middle Ages. II accuses him of sanction
ing pillage and massacre inc continues:
The Gear has conducted himself toward
his own subjects al he would have been
ashamed to conduct himself toward a hostile
soldiery. And II ia this chief OF the band Of
capitalist and colonial pirates who claims
to Impose himself upon the world as the
symbol OF right overcoming force. In ad-
hitting that apart from all this he may be
sincere 1t is impossible for him to realize his
pacific Intentions. because militsrism Ia moth
ing but the armament organized by the State
for the continued subsection of the working
class under the economic and political yoke
of the bourgeoisie.
The dissolution Of the Duma, says the
appeal, constitutes a danger to the whole
OF Europe. The struggle against autoc-
racy is to go on without truce. II CON
cludes:
The proletari ans OF other nations will whole
heartedly support the movement and remind
their members that our cry is:
Down with the autocracy. Success. to
the Russian Revolution"
A convention OF Lettish Socialists was
held yesterday in the Rand School, liz
East Nineteenth street, for the purpose
Of agreeing on a plan to spread social demo-
cratic propaganda among people OF Russian
nationality in this country, especially the
Let's. Fifteen local branches OF the Ameri-
can Lettish Socialist League were repre-
sented by delegates.
The executive committee OF the lea que
reported that il had grown in membership
in n short time from 247 to $50 and had
established an organ. Sfrdydnecks work
ingman). IL was announced that many
revolutionists were arriving here from
the Lettish provinces of Russia. and il was
resolved to ask the central committee Of
the league TO send its organizers among
them. A resolution was also adopted
TO assist the Lettish Socialist Democratic
party in Russia financially by contributions
which will he solicited here.
A long discussion took place as 10 the
attitude to be adopted toward the Socialist
parties of America. II was finally decided
TO adopt a neutral attitude for the present.