The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-22
FINAL ORDERS ISSUED.
Workmen Profess to Be ENCOURAGED
Over Present Conditions.

st. Petersburg. Dee q. 2:35 a. NJ
The first guns In the battle which
may determine the fate of Premier
Whites experiment with moderate con-
stitutionalism and introduce either re-
action or a complete revolution were
fred yesterday at Moscow, where the
general strike was successfully in
augurated. The leaders of the move
ment of the proletaTiat last night were
making their last preparations here
for general engagement which Will
be on at noon today. The workmen's
council mas been sitting continuously
since o'clock yesterday afternoon, re-
ceivtng reports and issuing final or
ders. The leaders profess TO be great
~ encouraged at the news from Mos
COW and the reports from district meet
ings which were held in ali sections
of ST. Petersburg yesterday. declaring
that there is now no question that the
tie-up viii be complete. They admit
that many Of the st. Petersburg work
men, especially the married men, would
prefer TO continue at work, but they
are counting on the great majority
favOring the strike 10 swing the recall
citrants into line and produce a paraIy-
sis of industry even more complete than
during the strike of January last. Ii
their expectations are realized, St
Petersburg today will be isolated from
tie rest IF the world, with railroad
traffic stopped and telegraph wires and
cables cut.
Proclamation of Strikers.
The workmen's council last night is
sued a stirring proclamation, declaring.
that the government had cast 10 the
winds the principles or the imperial
manifesto of Oct. 80 and was now bas-
ing itself on reaction, trickery and de
Ceit The proclamation ended with
summoning all the people Of Russia 10
join in a general strike and not to
cease the struggle until the demands
for a constitutional assembly. universal
suffrage, the release of the arrested
leaders OF the Broletariat, land for the
peasaptry, etc. are granted.
The editors Of the radical papers are
determined to print the manifesto this
morning. 1t is utterly revolutionary in
its phrasing, and consequently the ed
itors are taking infinite precautions TO
prevent the conflscation or the issues
by the police.
The leaders Of the government yes
terday also devoted the day To review
ing their plans for the conflict, and in
consequence the consideration OF the
proposed election law was not finished
The final decisions will be reached a
another session of the cabinet to be
held at Tsarskoe-Selo Friday.
Test Came at Noon.
The first test of the railroad strike
win occur on the departure of the Ber-
lin trains from here at noon today. n !
Nemechaieff, minister of communica-
tons. will make determined effort to
keep the foreign communications open
and the wOrkmen are equally resolved !
TO show their power
Indications are multiplying that the
governments warning to the people Of I
the smaller towns to take the law into
their own hands If the railroad strike
is called will bear fruit NJ. Meme
chaieff is counting upon this. as Well
as financial reasons, TO keep many Of
the petty employees in line.
At meetings Of various liberal and
revolutionary organizations held last
night, the sentiment as a rule was in
favor of the strike.
In response to "a number of requests ,
from editors of local papers who were
expecting their employees to strike the
workmen's council has decided to al
low the radical organs to appear. In /
Moscow, however. all the newspapers
win be compelled 10 cease publication
The Physicians union decided last
night that the dictates Of humanity re-
quired the members 10 attend all sick
persons, but it was resolved to devote
all fees received 10 the strike fund and
TO boycott all doctors not doing so.