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Show Ai PEOPLE FA5EI0 FACE Approaches in Great ma of the Revolution I in Russia. S RIPE FOR A VIOLENT OUTBURST r Realizes Crisis and ; Vast Army in Readiness Readi-ness for Fight. 3TERSBURG, July 22. "With irial ukase, dissolving PaTlia-ich PaTlia-ich was promulgated early this the curtain roso upon prob-last prob-last act in the great drama issian revolution- The pooplo Jovernment now stand face to . upon the army depends the e issue. ihould tho Government, how-iceed how-iceed in restraining an out-the out-the people, tho victory prob-only prob-only be temporary and sim-le sim-le the steam for the final ox-Nb ox-Nb one doubts the severity of l which will rise in the coun-isponse coun-isponse to the Emperor's dis-tho dis-tho men whom he welcomed ;hs ago in the palace, as "the . on Russia"; but the die is e Government has elected to . the capital today bore elo-stimony elo-stimony of the preparations represB the masses by force, was packed with soldiers and I an armed camp. During Sat-ght Sat-ght additional troops wore in and disposed of according gjtijis previously adopted. These re-jjjlfements re-jjjlfements included four infantry aSenta of the Chevalier guard, hus-Sgfimounted hus-Sgfimounted grenadiers and a bas ?Jifof machine guns. The troops iSJJped railroad stations and the ufAs across the rivers and camlB and j.Matrols of both police and gen-ig&Ie gen-ig&Ie were everywhere doubled. liriHundreds of Arrests Made. work of gathering in revolu-py revolu-py agitators began immediately j5tho ukase placing St. Petersburg flrtfcstate of extraordinary security " promulgated, and hundreds of ar-JJSworo ar-JJSworo made before daylight, wfe powers conferred upon M. Von miunitz, Prefect of Police, and M. Jinpeff, Governor of the provincot aro ijtffishort of those of a potty dicta-.fSearches dicta-.fSearches and arrests can bo made 'Silt process of law. newspapers !y to suspend publication and por-Mieportcd por-Mieportcd by administrative order iwjut trial. Public and privato nieet-SJjjifire nieet-SJjjifire forbidden. Those arrested may, ajKis desired, be tried by military gl and summarily executed. The Jjgreal difference between "extraor-SSy "extraor-SSy security" and full martial law Jfct power is exercised by tho so-it. so-it. civil instead of military author- iljShough the news of tho dissolution syarhament Epreud' like wildfire jK the members of the various po-swL po-swL organizations, tho masses hero 'Jfijally are hardly awake to the mo-Hpus mo-Hpus event. Tho news "traveled fast Eat.' country, and tho general expec-Efto expec-Efto is that the peasantry, accepting ffipsporsal of Parliament ns the final rfz to their hopes, will rise en masse. Eeady for Open War. SKVb proletariat organizations have IMpreparing for moves for just such cation to declare open war. It possible to describe the contserna- . with which the Constitutional crata learned the news. Although d been bruited for the past throo vtlie ukase was received by them M&nk amazement. Evon Saturday Iucus did not believe tho Gov-rould Gov-rould dare to take tho threat-and threat-and seriously discussed tho o be taken toward Minister terior Stolypin when ho ap-P'arliament ap-P'arliament tomorrow to an-pellations. an-pellations. The Government ly calculated on catching the off its guard, but if it ex-Btriko ex-Btriko terror to the hearts of Bra of Parliament it has failed Some timti ago, when disso-imed disso-imed imminent, tho various of the opposition virtually fololw tho example of their mpatriots of the states gen-leet, gen-leet, if driven out of tho Tau-B, Tau-B, wherever and whenever cir-s cir-s dictated until a constitu-irmly constitu-irmly established. Finland for Conference, i hurried secret conference Jig it was decided, on account isibility of the meeting being ) -and tho membors arrested go immediately to Finland .o upon the future course to d, and small groups loft this and evening by train. Whoth-ras Whoth-ras iven them to meet at Vi-Lelaingfois Vi-Lelaingfois is unknown, but it bablo that Finland in futuro tustory will become Bynony-li Bynony-li tho "tennis court" of the ivolution. Even Count Hoy-Lender, Hoy-Lender, and other members of ; are understood to have do-Lt do-Lt is quite improbablo, how-b how-b Parliament as a' body will formally to sot up its an-gaiust an-gaiust that of tho Govern-lstitutional Govern-lstitutional Democrats and In-; In-; generally recognize that they roapon with which to fight tho' nt bayonets. Tho initiative, naturally will fall to tho t. This the Social Democrats Jroup of Toil iu Parliament have recognized, and the moat preparations havo been made tho tactics of last fall and tho country with a general, it tho plans at this time have cctod with much moro dcliber-1 dcliber-1 involve uot only the paralyses, paraly-ses, telographs, railroads and of communication throughout re, but a complete strike of in the country as well. Thov y bolievo tho loyalty of tho 3 boon no shaken that tho mil-jSllupPorts mil-jSllupPorts o tue Government will fJjJaFW and that whon put to tho JSttio army will bo divided against jaHRuncil of workmen's doputios al-ffS5f"a5 al-ffS5f"a5 been elected at Moscow and gSffif' similar council hero in coujunc- J Ml tion with the Group of Toil of Parliament Parlia-ment a rising of the people will bo engineered. en-gineered. Tho leaders at a recent meeting in Moscow issued instructions to branch organizations throughout tho empiro warning them against premature prema-ture divided action and specifically instructing in-structing them, when the signal is given, to extend tho strike gradually and carefully, avoiding collisions at the beginning. M. Chernoff, who escapod es-capod .Friday from tho offices of the Misla, when a raid was made upon a sitting of the central committee of tho Social KevolutionaT' party which was being hold there, is regarded as one of their most skillful leaders. No Warning Given. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the events connected with tho dissolution dis-solution of Parliament is that tho Government Gov-ernment carefully avoided notifying the representatives of the foreign pow-ors pow-ors of what was coming. No word of official warning was received even by the representative of Russia's ally. France. The only intimation that somothing was about to happen was tho appearance of iruards at the embassies, em-bassies, legations and consulates shortly short-ly after midnight, but this morning, immediately im-mediately after tho guards had been stationed, notes were sent explaining the measures taken to protect tho foreign for-eign representatives. Up to this evening even-ing no other communication has been transmitted to them. The representatives of tho powers wero busy today dispatching long telo- framB to their Governments, advising hem of the sudden and serious turn or events. There wore several conferences confer-ences of diplomats this afternoon and evening concerning the advisability of asking for warships, or at loast hiring steamships to take off foreign subjects in case of necessity, but no concerted action was decided upon. Tonight tho trains aro filled with foreigners departing depart-ing abroad. An imperial manifesto issued tonight, which is regarded as both a threat and an appeal to tho Emperor's millions of mupiks' to join in suppressing the revolution revo-lution under promiso of land, summons the "faithful sons of holy Russia." Many Liberals consider this a direct incitement of the black hundreds. In spite of this excitement tho day passed with comparative quiet in tho capital and street rioting onlv began with tho advent of darknoss, "but the collisions generally wero on a small scale. At Sadovia crowds with stones hnd the gendarmes and police on tho run whon a squad of Cossacks came to the rescue and charged and dispersed the mob with their whips. About midnight there woro rumors of heavier fighting at the Narva gato, whoro tho massacre of tho followers of Father Gapon took placo eightoon months ago today. Tho troops there aro said to havo fired sovoral volleys and it is reported that thero wero a number of casualties. German Ruler Blamed. Tonight stories wero industriously spread that tho Emperor's final decision deci-sion to dissolvo Parliament was not taken until he had communicated with Berlin. According to ono story, a member of tho Gorman embassy wont to tho telegraph office Saturday night and engaged a wire for diroct communication commu-nication with Emperor William, and only after receiving and transmitting a 1000-word dispatch from Emperor "William to Emperor Nicholas was the ukaso finally signed. Tho inferonco intended in-tended to be drawn is that Emperor William is Emperor Nicholas's evil genius and falso advisor. Tho trouble with this storv is that tho sovorcigus would not bo "forced to resort to such roundabout methods of communication, as direct wires aro available at Peterhof. Ecside tho story is traceable to sources which usually soek to make Emporor William responsible respon-sible for all of Europe's ills. Tho status of tho Council of tho Empire Em-pire seems to bo in doubt. Neither tho ukaso nor manifesto mentions it, but whether this was by design or oversight over-sight hns not yet been cleared up. Ab a co-ordinate branch of Parliament it must bo adjourned or dissolved when the. lower houso is prorogued, but it remains re-mains to bo seen whether now elections will bo ordered for tho upper chambor. i |