Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-26
RUSSIA IN THROES
OF GREAT STRIKE
Over Half of European Russia
is Already Affected.
COMMUNICATIONS ARE CUT OFF
Many Towns Are Already Isolated on
Account of Railroad Strike and ST
Petersburg Will Be Cut Off Before
Long.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-Over half
of European Russia is in the grip of
the striking railroad men and the
strike continues to spread rapidly in
all directions.
The roads in the Volga region are
at standstill and today a general
strike was proclaimed on the two re-
naming lines running out of st. Peters
burg. Before tomorrow the capital
is expected to be cut off from the out
side world by way of the continent.
This will also involve the suspension
OF postal communication. The league
OF leagues has seized the opportunity
to some to the support of the railroad
men and has adopted a resolution in
favor of general strike of all pro-
fessions. The telegraph operators are
joining in tle movement, and the sus-
pnesion of railroad traffic, it is feared,
will be followed by complete obli-
cation Of the communication between
lnterir points. The situation is crit.
ical and pregnant Of all sorts Of dire
possibilities.
The factories in the affected districts
have been forced to shut down for the
lack of fuel and Moscow especially
faces not only a food, but a water fam
inc. Fortunately, ST. Petersburg will
have source of supply through Fin
land.
British Ambassador Sir Harding call
ed on the emperor yesterday previous
ly to leaving ST. Petersburg on a mis-
sion in connection with the proposed
British-Russian understanding. but was
unable to start for England this NOR
ig.
The Social Democrats believe they
have the government at their mercy
since with the railroads stopping, the
authorities are powerless to transport
the troops. This is all the more Sc
riOus as bloody collisions already have
been reported at various places and
dangerous Agragrian movement has
again broken out in the government of
Samar.
The strength displayed by the So
cial Democrats have amazed the au-
thorities, who were taken quite as
much by surprise at tn eevidence of
their power as they were at the time
of the -Gapon rebellion The distress
in the provinces is greatly increased
by the threatened famine.
Prince Hilkoff, minister of railroads,
whose appeals to the strikers at Mos
COW were SO unavailing that he could
not get an engineer to bring him to ST.
Petersburg, but who, with a fireman
stoking his own engine, arrived here
black and dust-begrimed, is not blame
able for the failure Of the government
to keep its promises to increase the
wages. That responsibility rests on
toe minister of finance
Prince Hilloff expects to meet the
railroad delegates here but apparently
they have already burned their bridges
at meetings held last night and which
continued until dawn this morning.
A dozen of these, of the most enthu-
siastic characters, were held. The
largest was attended by about 10000
persons, including students who are
making common cause with the work
men and whose leaders are making
speeches in favor of a resumption of
the students strike. The Students
joined the railroad men in passing
resolution in favor of the immediate
convOcation of constituent assembly
elected by direct universal suffrage
and demanding that the laws govern
ing labor be sanctianed by the repre-
sentatives of the people. These res
olutions were adopted after a deputa-
tion which called on Count Witte had
reported.