The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-26
Gar PLANS TO BREAK
STRIKES BY PROMISES
WILL -MEEF DEMANDS so FARAS
LAWPERMITs.
Proclamation Issued Instructing Men to
EmperOr's Name That Shorter Hours
of Work VIII be Given and Plan
of State Insurance Instituted
Strikes Spreading-Cossacks Charge
WOrkmen in Moscow.

VI State insurance IDstttuted-
Strikes Spreading-Cossacks Charge
WorISmen in Moscow.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 26-2:15 a. m.--
Governor General Trepoff and Minister
IIkokoyseff issued proclamation last
wednesday, night which reveals the
governments plan for breaking the
strike not only here, but throughout
Russia. The proclamation is conceived
in paterna1 tone, and points out that
honest workmen who want to better
their condition should have brought
their demands to the government in
stead of being misled by agitators into
affiliatfong with a. movement which is
not confined to economic aspirations. 1t
instructs them to return to work prom
Using in the emperor's name a revision
of the general law SO as to restrict
the hours of labor, the institution of a
plan for state insurance, and otherwise
to meet their demands so far as the
law will permit. and guarantee them
protection against interference by agi-
tators.s This document will be followed
the same lines in the hope of prevent
ing the spread of the strike, or by spe-
cific proclamations by the local author
tiles wherever strikes are in progress.
BY promising to yield the question of
the hours of labor, which are now le-
gally eleven in Russia, the authorities
believe they will meet the main griev-
ance of the workmen. This, together
with the guarantee OF protection, the
authorities hope will induce those
strikers who are Indifferent to political
demands and which class they declare
constitutes a great bulk Of the men, to
resume work. as...
1T is certain that many strikers We're
forced out against their wishes; but
the general effect of the proclamation
is still problematical.
Though the strikes have been spread
ing in various towns, the situation to-
night while disquieting is not acute
anywhere. The great demonstration
with am accompaniment of bloodshed
which was anticipated at Moscow yes
terday did not occur and the strike in
the ancient capital has not spread rap
idly, only about 10000 workmen being
out, according to latest reports. Cos
sacks charged and dispersed a crowd
of 5000 workmen, and reports We're cir
culated in ST. Petersburg that many
were killed, but dispatch direct from
Moscow at midnight denies this, the
best information being that only a few
blank volleys were fired. The Moscow
military have received orders to avoid
a repetition of Sundays tragedy here
and not use ball cartridges unless they
were driven to do so by the dires the
cessity
In several Baltic province towns
there has been considerable disorder,
especially In Riga. where the military
are in complete possession. In the
streets of Helsingfors there was last
eayling resumption of Tuesday
nights rioting with bloodsfed, some
thirty persons being wounded.
If a general movement breaks out
a1rong the Firms it is likely to. take
the fern o. ain armed uprising, as al
most every Finn has a weapon in his
house.
Sir Charles Hardinge, the British am
bassador, last night received from Cap
tain Grove, the British consul at Mos
COW, confirmation of The Associated
Press dispatch from Moscow announc-
ing the public posting of a London tel
egram imputing the disorder to British
and Japanese influences and he will ask
explanations from Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff to-day. Tt is not expected,
however, that the affair will lead to a
serious diplomatic incident, and it is
thought the Russian government will
disavow responsibility for the course of
Acting Chief of Police Roudeneff. The
dispatch to Ambassador Hardinge
makes no mention of Roudeneff's offer
to fight Captain Grove.