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Title: George von Lengerke Meyer; his life and public services
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960
Subjects: Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918
Publisher: New York, Dodd, Mead and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e barrier. Under strictorders of the Revolutionary Committee, no one is allowed toremain behind them. When the soldiers come to destroy thesebarricades, half a dozen revolutionists fire at the officers fromsome adjoining house, and then escape by a prearranged plan.The soldiers attack the house and not infrequently shoot downand kill innocent people. This condition of affairs may dragon for several days, but from what advices I can obtain, thetroops have remained loyal and the present revolution in Mos-cow will prove a failure. I have an acquaintance in St. Petersburg who is on veryfriendly terms with one of the leaders of the Union of Unions.He asked him what they expected to gain by their action inMoscow. He replied that their object was to capture Moscow,and set up a provisional government; that they expected someof the troops would come over to them; this would attractothers from all over the country and ensure the final overthrowof the Government. And if you fail in Moscow.? Then
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I 1^05) AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA 230 answered the revolutionist, We will possibly make another attempt in KiefF, Harkoff, or Odessa; otherwise we shall resort to a form of terrorism greater in extent that has ever been ( attempted in Russia. The lives of twenty have been decided upon. First of all, the Tsar, and among the others is Witte. Two days ago in Moscow the house of the Chief of the Secret Police was entered by five men, who warned him that they were about to kill him and that he must take leave at once of his children. This privilege was alone allowed to him, and a j few minutes later he was taken out into the court-yard and shot. j The Jews have undoubtedly to a large extent furnished I the brains and energy in the revolution throughout Russia. I The students are generally revolutionists, and throughout the j summer and autumn they have travelled and worked among the peasants in many parts of the country, showing them the injus- I tices under which they were living and the remed

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