Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-16

PREVENTS
BLOODSHED
Driving Snow More Effective
Than COSSaCkS.
FOREIGN RESIDENTS AYE
FLYING FROM RUSSIA
Latest Strike Outbreak Regarded as
Last Step Toward a peign
of Anarchy and
Terror.

St Petersburg, Nov IA fierce
northeast blizzard and snow storm
which blew down on st. Petersbur1
tonight prevented bloodshed in thu
Russian capital. The hitter cold, by
forcing the strikers TO remain in
doors, did more to preserve order thar
all the Cossack cavalry patrolling tn,
streets. Heavy military reserves are
stationed in all the Industrial dis.
tricts. but up to midnight there was
no rioting
The social democrats had an inn
pressive response on the part of all or
ganZations of workmen to their sum-
mons for a general political strike tc
demonstrate their solidarity with the
struggle of their Polish comrades for
autonomy and to protest against the
execution of the mutinous sailors al
Cronstadt.
The men walked out of all the big
mills and factories and the employees
of the Baltic and Warsaw railroads,
the printers. and other classes of Ia
borers struck. but the shops in the
center of the city were not closed.
No disuatches have arrived from
the interior, however, to show thai
workmen In other cities are respond
ing to the demand for cooperation
and dssension has broken out among
the leaders, some of whom believe the
strike to be hasty and ill-advised, and
who say that II 1t does not succeed
the result will be loss of prestige.
The situation has caused a renewal
of the panicky feeling among the in
habitants whose nerves were elreadl
shattered by the events of the last
fortnight. and hundreds of persons
who had Just returned are again leaV-
ing for Finland. The foreign residents
are becoming more and more alarmed
and many of them are hastily prepar'
ing To go abroad Cor the winter,
In case the Finnish socialists should
ioin their Russian comrades and tit
up the Finnish railroad, the only
egress would be by water, and tbs
freezing of the Gulf of Finland, fort
night hence, would close the last exit
The foreign embassies here share the
public alarm and the British embassy
is advising the immediate removal OF
women and children
Complete Liberty the Cry.
st. Petersburg. Nov. 15,-The Pro-
leteriat of st. Petersburg has sum
moned another general political strike
beginning today at noon. This was
decided upon late last night by the
workmen's committee which Is now
completely under the domination OF
the social revolutionists whose leaders
proclaim their ultimate object Is the
complete overthrow of the monarchy
and the establishment of a democratic
republic. The proclamation says: "Ihe
imperial government continues to walk
over our corpses. 1t court maruals
both soldiers and sailors of Cronstadt
who die i'm defense of their rights ana
natural freedom. II encircles weak
and oppressed Poland with the iron
ring OF martial law" The committee
apueaIed to strike committees
throughout Russia to join the move
ment and also to railroad men with a
view of bringing about another gem
eral tie-up.
Ready to ToppIe Over. 4
st. Petersburg, Nov. l5.-The strike
commenced promptly on the warsaw
and Baltic railways and IL Is announc-
ed ali others will follow suit Work
men at Putiloff and some other fac
tories declined to join the strike.
Should a general strike again spread
over the country, the government 8
position must be rendered desperate
IL Is impotent now to deal with many
questions confronting 1t and might be
terrorlzed into making further con-
cessions. The ancient kingdom of
Georgia. following the lead of Finland
and Poland, has now demanded au-
tonomy. An attempt to restore order
I'm the government of Kutais trans
Caucasia, with Russian troops has so
Innamed the populace that the muni-
cipaI 6ouncil OF Kutai, capital, has
teleRrAphed Count Witte and the vice.
roy advising against further attempts
at coercion.
Three Hundred thousand Out.
ST. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-The Or
der for a general strike was wonder
fully successful, three hundred thou
sand men walking out.
10 Give an Empire To Peasants.
St Petersburg, Nov. i5.--The Asso-
ciated Press IL informed from a high
source that a ukase will be issued to-
night whereby a large portion of the
imperial domain which covers almost
a third of European Russia and which
at present Is the property of the em-
peror and grand dukes will be given to
peasants.
Fight ut Sangalll Works.
st. Petersburg, Nov l5--At the San
GALL works there was fight between
strikers and anti-strikers. four men
being killed and ten more wounded
with knives.
Polish Leaders Arrested.
Warsaw. Nov i5.-Count Taszkie-
klch editor of Libski and Mr. Jant.
zen. manufacturer. both prominent
Polish politicians were arrested this
morning.
Vladlvostock a Smoking Ruins.
st. Petersburg Nov. 15.-IAtest re-
ports from Vladivostock indicate the
riotlng is not yet suppressed. Bo.h
sailors and the fortress artillerymen
participated In the outbreak The
commandant lost his head. The situ-
alton got beyond his control and en-
ergetic measures were not taken until
a large part OF the city had been de-
stroyed. The population Is seeking
refuge on the vessels I'm the harbor.
According 10 one report. 300 rioters
mostly sailors and artlllerymen. were
killed or wounded during the fret day
af the nufhpaaE