THE RUSSIAN REVOLT

Evening Star, Issue 12871, 21 July 1906, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN REVOLT

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. AN ANXIOUS TIME. THREATS TO DISSOLVE THE DUMA WHAT WILL THE CZAR DO? _ ST. PETERSBURG, July 20. The temper of the Russian Court and of the Government has become markedly reactionary, and the dismissal of the Duma and the declaration of a dictatorship have bpeo seriously discussed. The Ministry say that the Duma’s threat to appeal to the people on the agrarian question is tho proluninary to a rebellion. At. Petnmkevitch (? Petrazycki), acting on behalf 0 f the Constitutional Democrats, is to induce the Duma to be more moderate, but the speakers on the Extreme Left have affirmed that the patience of the people has ended. [The Extreme Left include the more vioient of the peasant and workers’ representatives. Their violence, though perfectly comprehensible, is likely to lead to disaster at this crucial juncture. Professor Petrazyoki is a member of the Law Faculty in fu Y5 terf * ,ir £ an< i their representative in the Duma. He believes in the expropriation of private lands and land nationalisation, but ne is not prepared to rush into any hasty scheme. He also opposes leasehold tenure as a solution of tho problem,] THE POLISH INTERVENTION STORY. ST. PETERSBURG, July 20. The Russian Foreign Office and the German and Austrian Embassies at St, Petersburg declare that they are unaware of any intention on the port of Germany and Austria to intervene in Poland, and they do not believe the story of- the Parisian paper. The report was referred to at a meeting of the Duma, the Speaker protesting against the ignominy of German troops occupying Rusesian territory, HERALDS OF DISASTER. troops poured into st Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG, Julv 20. (Received July 21, at 8.32 a.m.) ' Wild rumors are current in St, Petersburg regarding the impending dissolution of the Duma. Troops are pouring into the city. THE MONEY MARKET. LONDON. July 20. The weakness of Russian securities is depressing all sections of the Stock Exchange and seriously checking businesa A TOWN IN FLAMES. 56,000 HOMELESS. ST. PETERSBURG. July 20. (Received July 21, at 10.13 a-m.) The wliole town of Syzran is aflame. Thirty-six thousand people are homeless, and several hundreds have perished. [Syzran is on the river of tb© same name near its confluence with tho Volga, It has its own local government, and was tho home of many factories, churches, and schools.]