Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-11
j. 5. MAY SEND A
SHIP TO RUSSIA
CRUISER COLUMBIA IS GIVEN
MYSTERIOUS ORDERS
Men Are All Provided With Heavy
Clothing-Rumor That Whole
Garrison at Moscow Has
Mutinied

barred the approaches force of troops
and police surrounded the building
after which secret service men rushed
in and seized Krustaleff. The latter
made no resistance and the affair was
conducted quickly. 1t was impossible
for Krustaleff to conceal the papers Of
the organization, in which the police
evidently expect to find evidence prov
ing the ultimate effect to be an armed
uprising against the government.
A disturbance in which two strikers
were killed and policeman and sew
eral Others wounded occurred at the
same hour Immediately in front of the
general postoffice. The strikers for
two days have been seeking to per-
suade the volunteer and regular car
riers to refuse TO work. At the door
OF the building today the strikers en-
ragged by the refusal of the volunteers
to quit, drew knives. whereupon a car
rier attempted to defend himself with
n revolver. Both the carrier and a
companion were killed on the spot A
squad of policemen was stood off by
the strikers and workmen who sym
pathized with them. Both sides ex-
changed a fierce fusillade, during
which a policeman and several work
men were wounded.
Threw Imitation Bomb
AS the strikers were withdrawing a
Cossack patrol came galloping to the
rescue. One of the strikers turned and
threw an imitation bomb and the Cos
sacks wheeled in order to avoid what
they presumed to be a deadly missile
The crowd managed 10 get in an open
courtway, close to the door and to
escape.
The news of the arrest of Krustaleff
caused a tremendous sensation among
the workmen. All the Socialist labor
and kindred organizations are holding
n meeting tonight at which most in
f1amatory speeches are being made in
denunciation of the government, and
all are talking of a general strike in
order to save their leader.
Krustaleff, as he is called, though
that is not his name, is regarded as the
brains of the revolutionary movement
He has displayed genius in organizing
both the industrial and political strikes
which have terrorized the government
His offer of financial support to the
telegraphers yesterday prevented col
lapse of their strike.
In some quarters it is believed that
the government, realizing that a great
struggle with the WOrkmen and the
Socialist organizations is inevtible in
January, arrested Krustaleff with the
intention of deliberately precipitating
matters by challenging the organiza-
tions before they We're fully prepared
This showing of strength also gives
COLOR to the report that the douma
election law which it is now expected
VIII be promulgated next week is tC
be followed by energetic measures to
restore order, even if it be necessary to
declare martial law in various parts
of the empire, on the ground that it
would be impossible TO hold the cleo
tionS in the present state of the cOun-
a ie.
that it is the intention of the gov
ernment to go Il step farther in the
direction of appeasing the peasants by
providing for purchase by them on the
installment plan of a portion of the
crown appendages and the private es-
tates that have been hypothecated to
the government land banks and unre-
deemed.
Would Arouse Desperate Action
While such a program undoubtedly
would receive the sympathy of that
section of the population which de-
slres the restoration of order above
everything. especially of the business
interests, like the manufacturers of
st. Petersburg. who yesterday passed
a resolution in favor of prosecuting
the agitators to the full extent of the
law, it would provoke the Socialists
and revolutiOnaries to desperation.
The moderate Liberals also believe
that such policy would be suicidal
and would be sure to bring in it's wake
repression, then an armed conflict with
the proletariat and finally a bloody
revolution. Many persons believe that
Count Witte will not lend himself to
such a program, that his fall Is i'm
minent and that when he goes he will
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