White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-23
SHORT REVIEW OF
RUSSIA REVOLUTION
REVOLT NOT BEGUN BY FACTION
BUT BY CRUELTY TO PEOPLE
DEMANDING FOOD.
FOOD SHORTAGE STARTED IT
Except Where Officers Were Caught
Doing Murder Reactinonaries Met
mprisonment.-The Cars
Farewell Message.


London.--A review of the Russian
revolution, forwarded from Petrograd
by a diplomatic official, says:
1T would be misconception to be.
lieve that the revolt was started by a
faction or that it was accompanied by
a great amount of bloodshed and dis
order The actual trouble began Sat.
urday, when citizens gathered to pro-
test against the food shortage. These
good-natured crowds were treated
with great brutality by the govern
ment police, who used machine guns
on the people and afterward on the
soldiers who opposed them.
300 Feel Police Cruelty.
"In the first outbreak 800 people
were killed or wounded by the police.
When the Cossacks were called to aid
the police they fraternized with the
people.
"On March IL the First guard regi.
ment joined the forces of the pro.
visional government and soon was fol
lowed virtually by the entire Petro
grad garrison.
1.-THE incendiarism and disorder at
this time was entirely due to the &C
tions of the police, and the result was
the burning Of two police stations and
v,ryc ND o1y tr,o ~f
houses, including the home of Baron
Fredericks. Except in cases where the
police were caught in the actual COM
mission of murder ally the adherents of
the reactionary party were imprisoned,
but not shot,
Fear Extremists Will Prevail.
"lhe winter palace was strongly
, neld by the police, but was captured
without losses to the revolutionaries.
No violence was offered to any mem
Der of the royal family. From the
time when the provisional government
took control there was no looting,
drunkenness or disorder.
Outside of Petrograd not a single
shot was fired. All the other cities
accepted the new order without resist
ance and it was warmly welcomed by
the people in the army.
"The reactonary party has been
completely suppressed and the only
fear now is that the moderates will be
unable to hold in check the extremists
among the revolutionaries
Cars Abdication Message.
The following is the text of the i'm.
perial manifesto in which the Russian
emperor announced his abdication and
that of his son:
1--WE, Nicholas H., by the grace OF
God, emperor of all the Russias, cza1
Of Poland and grand duke of Finland,
ETC., make known to all our faithful
subjects in the day of the great
struggle against foreign foe who has
been striving for three years to en-
slave our country, God has wished to
send to Russia a new and painful trial
Interior troubles threaten to have a
fatal repercussion on the final outcome
of the war. The destinies of Russia
and the honor of our heroic army, the
happiness Of the people and all the fu-
ture of our dear fatherland require
that the war be prosecuted at all cost
to victorious end. The cruel enemy
is making his last effort and the mo-
ment is near when our valiant army, in
concert with those of our glorious al
lies, will definitely chastise the foe.
"In these decisive days in the life of
Russia we believe our people should
have the closest union and organiza-
ton of all their forces for the realiza-
ton of speedy victory. For this rea-
son, in accord with the duma of the
empire, we have considered it desir-
able to abdicate the throne of Russia
| and lay aside our supreme power. Not
wishing to be separated from our
loved son we leave our heritage to our
brother, the Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch, blessing his advent to
the throne of Russia. We hand over
the government to our brother in full
union, with the representatives of the
nation who are seated in the legis-
lative chambers, taking this step with
an inviolable oath in the name of our
well beloved country. We call on all
faithful sons of the fatherland to full
fill their sacred patriotic duty in this
painful moment of national trial and
to aid our brother and the represent
atives of the nation in bringing Rus
STA into the path of prosperity and
glory. May God aid Russia"