Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-03-20
SHORT REVIEW OF
RUSSIA REVOLUTION
REVOLT NOT BEGUN BY FACTION,
BUT BY CRUELTY TO PEOPLE
DEMANDING FOOD.
FOOD SHORTAGE STARTED 1T
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 diplomatic official, says:
1T would be a misconception to be-
lieve that the revolt was started by a
faction or that it was accompanied by
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.
800 Feel Police Cruelty.
''In the first outbreak 300 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-
visioal 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
one prison and the ransacking OF
houses, including the home of Baron
Fredericks. Except in cases where the
police were caught in the actual com
mission of murder all the adherents OF
the reactionary party were imprisoned
but not shot.
Fear Extremists Will Prevail.
The winter palace was strongly
held by the police, but was captured
without losses to the revolutionaries
No violence was offered to any mem
Der of the royal family. From tn,
time when the provisional government
took control there was no footing
drunkenness or disorder.
Outside of Petrograd not a singl,
shot was fired. IL the other citie
accepted the new order without resist
ance and it was warmly welcomed b.
the people in the army.
The reactionary party has beef
completely suppressed and the onl.
fear now is that the moderates will b
unable to hold in check the extremist
among the revolutionaries.
Cars Abdicaton Message.
The following is the text of the in
perial manifesto in which the RUSSIA
emperor announced his abdication an
that of his son:
I'VE, Nicholas H., by the grace G
God. emperor of all the Russits. cza
of Poland and grand duke OF FINLAND
subjects in the day of the gres
struggle against foreign foe who ha
been striving for three years to ell
slave our country, God has wished t
send TO Russia a new and painful tria
Interior troubles threaten to have
fatal repercussion on the final outcom
of the war The destinies of Russi
and the honor of our heroic army, tn
happiness of the people and all the fl
ture of our dear fatherland requir
that the war be prosecuted at all cos
to a victorious end. The cruel enem
is making his last effort and the m'
ment is near when our valiant army, i
concert with those of our glorious a
} lies, will definitely chastise the foe.
In these decisive days in the life {
Russia we believe our people shoul
have the closest union and organic;
ton of all their forces for the realiz;
ton of speedy victory. For this re;
son, in accord with the duma of tn
empire, we have considered it desi
able to abdicate the throne of Russi
and lay aside our supreme power. Nc
wishing to be separated from on
loved son we leave our heritage to GU
brother. the Grand Duke Michae
Alexandrovitch, blessing his advent I
the throne of Russia. We hand owe
the government to our brother in flu
union, with the representatives of tn
nation who are seated in the legi
lative chambers, taking this step wit
an inviolable oath in the name of on
well beloved country. We call on a
faithful sons of the fatherland to flu
fill their sacred patriotic duty in thi
painful moment of national trial an
to aid our brother and the represn
atives of the nation in bringing Rui
STA into the path of prosperity an
glory. May God aid Russia"
MORGAN Loans S2OO, 900, 900.