The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-28
STRIKES IN RUSSIA
NINE RAILROADS RADIATIKG OUT
OF MOSCOE ARE CLOSED.
Commercial Heart Of Russia Cut on
From hest Of Revolution.
lists Have Shown Their Aklllty-
Factory Strike Looked For-FamIns
stricken District Cannot Get Relief

Moscow. oct. 24.-TraHc on seven
OF the nine main trunk arteries Of com
merce radiatIng from Moscow is com
pIetely paralyEed BY the railroad
strike, and the commercial heart Of
Russia has been shut on from all com
munication with the rest OF the emf
pire. except with the narrow section
TO the nOrthwsstwaTd. including St.
Petersburg and the Baltic provinces.
Though the government has ordered
the railroad battRlions Of the army to
proceed 70 Moscow and take the places
OF the strikers for the purpose OF re-
storing traffic. the reyOlutionists. By
sudden and unexpected blow. have
shown their ability TO lay their hands
ON the throat Of the nations CONNER
ciai life.
The strikers forced the employees Of
the general of1ces and financial depart
ments Of three lines. the Windau and
Rybinsk, the Moscow and Brest-
Lloysk and the Kien and veronese, TO
quit work The city Is already feeling
the effects OF milk and meat famine.
and \ few days continuance Of the
strike viii cause serious embarrass-
ment. and even suffering. to the popu-
lation. The renewal Of the factory
strike Is not improbable.
An important development Sunday
was the strike on the Brest-LiOysk.
which runs 20 Minsk and Warsaw and
carries international trafac from Mos
COW 10 Germany. Austria and other
parts Of Europe. The engineers and
hremen have drawn the fres and de-
serted the engines. Communication
with points abroad. however. il still
open By way Of St Petersburg and
PskoI
During the morning q crowd Of
strikers proceeded 20 the freight sta
ton OF the Kursk road and let on the
steam Of eight engines. drove away
the guards and forced the employees 70
stop work. The franc over the road
thereupon stopped.
The strike, coming at ahis time, is
apt 70 seriously cripple the work Of
relief In the famine stricken provinces.
and also 70 impede the movement Of
THE years grain crop. Rs the rail
roads under normal conditions are not
able TO keep the grain crop moving
promptly oaacial reports show that
I2s. s24 loaded cars were awaiting re
moval on October 20 in various sec.
tions. and that the grain and coal
handling districts are daily increas'
ing their accumulations at the rail
road stations.
Great suffering is certain IL the
supply Of grain and other provisions
can not be forwarded into the famine
stricken districts, where. up TO the
present. the work OF relief had not
been carried out successfully.
| Later Report.
ST. Petersburg. The railroad strike
situation has now entered on q highly
serious phase. The movement IL
lspreadinF rapidly to all the railroads
Of the empire. and apparently can mol
be stopped, while in many cities IL ID
Communicating itself TO the mill and
factory employees. The general strike
in all branches Of labor. which the 80
clalistS planned for the end OF thi'
year lie suddenly bursting forth Of ia
Town Voiition.
Minister Of Finance Kokyoson hai
received q telegram from the govern
ing committee OF the Moscow bourse
which said that q continuation OF the
strike tor a week longer would force
every factory in the Moscow region &
shut down owing to lack OF coal
whether or not the factory hands tool
part in the strike.