Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31


and proceed with the organization
of an armed inSurreCtiOn.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 31.-The
council of workmeu met secretly last night,
and after an eight-hour session at 2 o'clock
this morning adopted a resolution to call
off the strike Monday because the fight of
the people against the government can no
longer be limited to the disorganization of
the economic life of the nation through
universal strike and is already in many
parts of the country taking the character
of an armed uprising
1.-The council of workmen's deputies" the
resolution concludes decides to proceed
Immediately with warlike operations and
the organization of armed uprising
The council recognized that the attempt
of an immediate uprising could not succeed
in the capital, but that while making prep
arations it would be necessary to under
take sort of guerilla warfare, consisting
of the disarming of police and soldiers
wherever they are found alone in the
streets, the use of bombs from ambush and
other acts of terror.
The council drew up n proclamation to
the Cossacks warning them that if they
continued TO fight against the people they
would be treated like mad dogs. and If
they desired to be treated brothers they
should remain in their barracks.
An appeal was also drawn up requesting
the proletariat of all countries to support
the fight begun at Moscow.
Claims of the Government.
The government claims that the attempt
at an armed rebellion has failed signally. In
semi-official communication issued tonight
1t declares the movement has been broken
and within few weeks It will be definitely
crushed. 1t attributes the defeat of the
reds not only to the force it employed,
but to a lack of public sympathy.
simultaneously the government an
nounces that the regulations for the cleo
tions to the national assembly have been
completed and will be published tomorrow,
and that everything possible will be done
to accelerate the meeting Of the douma.
when the voice Of the nation and not of
single class can be heard.
member of the cabinet said today:
THE result of the attempt of the revo-
lutionaries to overthrow the government by
force was never for q moment in doubt
but what has occurred and what is occur
ring we believe will have a salutary effect
on public opinion. Revolution will go on,
but it is our purpose to confine it to peace
full channels"
Revolutionists BIundered
The Associated Press tonight talked with
a prominent revolutionary, who Is lead
ing spirit IN the movement to raze the
dynasty and its regime and for whom the
police are searching. He was unable to
conceal his depression, but nevertheless he
claimed that the movement had received
only a temporary check.
I'VE blundered badly" he said I'VE fell
into the trap Witte set for us. Emboldened
at the seeming paralysis of the government,
We proclaimed broadcast our intentions of
preparing an armed revolution for Janu-
airy or February We virtually threw our
cards on the table then.
"Witte challenged and we rashy accept
ed before either organization was perfected
den and ill-timed. The workmen were
worn out by the recent strikes and the hoIi-
days were at hand; and besides, we obtain
ed neither active cooperation from the
populace on which we had counted nor
from the troops, among whom we know we
have support. 1t is bad reverse. Our
most skillful leaders have been arrested,
and the supplies of arms which we la
boriously collected have been seized.
Situation Has Bright Side.
But the situation has also it's bright side,
for 1t is the first time the proletariat has
fought in the open against the bayonets
and cannon of the government. That Is
great victory The government must not
flatter Itself that II has dealt a decisive
blow We have dedicated our lives to the
work. We are lighting not only for the
emancipation of Russia, but for the social
revolution OF the world
The elements are now fighting on the side
of the government as they did in the days
of Napoleon. The northern winter, with
all its rigors has set In, and the upper
half of the empire is locked in snow and
ice, and II would be difficult for the prole-
tariat to build and defend barricades In the
streets and fight a winter campaign. In
St. Petersburg tonight the temperature is
is degrees below zero, and everywhere fires
are burning in the streets to keep the
homeless from freezing.
Hundreds Perish at Moscow.
No other details have been received of
the horrible affair at Moscow today when
Gov. Gen. Doubassoff's artillery brought
the walls of the Prokharoff cotton mill
tumhling down on the heads of several
thousand strikers and revolutionaries, ex-
cept a statement that hundreds perished.
The attempt OF the black hundreds to
march into the city and wreak vengeance
on the revolutionaries and strikers only
tends to confirm the fears that the final
collapse OF the revolt at Moscow will be
followed by an awful massacre and al
though Gov. Gen Doubassoh succeeded in
preventing their entry into the city today,
and will take stern measures in the future,
IL win he difficult to restrain the lower
classes. who regard the revolutionaries as
enemies of the emperor and the country.
Already row6ies are taking advantage of
tie situation to plunder on large scale.
Figures of Losses.
Gov Gen Doubasson has not yet given
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