Immense Revolutionary Demonstration.

West Coast Times, Issue 13671, 2 November 1905, Page 2

Immense Revolutionary Demonstration.

The Triumph of the Proletariat.

Police and Troops Powerless

(Received Nov 1 at 10.15 p.m.)

St Petersjjuko, Nov 1

An immense procession of workmen, btudents, and school boys {carrying red flags demonstrated on the Nevski prospect, iingirg the Marseillaise and other revolutionary BODgs and compelling the police to remove their capß and the troops to salute the fla^s. The procession shopped at the point of the massacre on Red Sunday and uncovered. 1 hey eang the hymn for the dead with impressive effecr, outside the officee of the general staff and again sang a diige outside the University, which was decorated with red

Orators proclaimed the triumph of the proletariat and downfall of the autocracy and deaiardtd ' the withdrawal of the troops from the capital, the telease of

ail politicil prisoners, Fnd the retirement of Trfpoff.

The police and troops did not interferb even when tbd Emperor was contemptuously advised to abdicate and retire, or when the crowd destroyed the Russian flag carried by patriotic demonstrators.