New-York tribune., 1905-12-05
MOVING TOWARD ANARCHY
prTSSIAN RULE DEFIED.
The Strike To Be Continued-Free
Peasant Ballot Refused.

G. Petersburg, Dec. (via Eydtkuhnen, Dec.
.-The city remains quiet, but extreme tension
--.vssIs. Armed patrols of cavalry and infantry
in the streets. especially in the neighbor-
s,,a of the telegraph office
rbe.teiegraph and postal tie-up remains com
-snts are being used TO deliver portions OF
-. vast accumulation of mail
The telegraphers met yesterdays threat to
discharge them to-day unless they returned to
-.,-k by resolving to prosecute the strike until
,,s,r demands were satisfied. The League of
rasgues which is issuing DEGREES like a veri-
table provisional government has openly defied
The projects warnings TO walking delegates and
srtstors that any attempts to persuade en-
noves TO leave their work would lead TO arrest
and fine, and is issuing a counter proclamation
vsrning not only the Russian. but the Danish
operatnrs to work at their peril.
The authorities profess confidence that the
strike viii be broken III few days but the
bssis of their optimism is not stated. The immo-
lst.on Of NJ. Durnovo. the acting Minister of In
t.-icr seems TO offer way OF retreat for the
government This involves another surrender
before the victorious pruletariat.
Count WItte IS now convinced that the EN-
peror, by acceding to the demand for universal
suffrage may still find common ground on
-us,ca the government and the moderates and
IN. extreme elements can stand. If this fails
. stsv the headlong march of events, the proc
isnation of q ready-nade constitution might be
tried as the last card. Then nothing would re-
tho ion of 6iCt9fOrShin-
eompetent judges of the situation believe that a
sctstorship while IT might retain the rising
floor temporarily. would only increase the di-
-osnsions of the cataclysm, and when the dam
,-ote would sweep the government and dynasty
away TO common ruin.
Tn order to convince the zemstvo leaders that
-. government Is honestly trying to meet the
..z of +be moderate and substantial ele-
,,.r+e Count Witte has invited not only depu-
+.t,or ~ the Moscow Congress, NM Petrunke-
Itch KososhI<ine and Mouromstef, put also
prince Troubetskoy. DrnitTf Shtpof' M euch-
tof NJ. Kusninkara and NJ Vief1' TO Jake par !
in the sessions of the Cabinet on the eiectioh
Ian, which were continued last night ana To-
sov Count witte appealed TO the PATRIOTISM Oh
- zer,e+,,o leaders. saying 1t was their duty
-. 70 spAaroe the situation, but to Cooperate
=, sowing the country from complete anarchy:
so.;stoo was reached to grant practicails
.anerai secret and equal suffrage TO Haies
+yrepf,--fve years old. on the basis OF one rep
sentative for each 250.O00 Of the populauon' o"'
count witte refused to yield direct suiiIase ~
he country districts. where there VIII De d uou
Sic set of electors .o,o,o,,+
this solution the support of the Moderaoes WIN
not greatly improve the situation, as the lat-
olrr nsfa a
oyan4itv. Perhaps It is too much to hope tnA'
-. .ocis1 revolutionary leaders. drunk with the
successes achieved. can be induced to cease
.bssr efforts which are now entirely directed TO
winning over the army.
7-1a +eIapraphers have replied to Count Wlttes
-sfss, 70 treat with them by an open letter. de-
cIarine they will have no negotiations with Min
,star Durnovo. and must now continue the strike
until the abrogation of all government measures
n nrevent the organization and activity OF their
1,n3on and congress and the liberation and rein
statement of their arrested comrades. adding:
.Thus we fnscribe our banners with workmens
notices"
The threatened strike of the police and house
porters to-day did not occur.
The r1utineers of Sebastopol will be tried by
court martial
MOSCOW, Dec . NF1d EyOlhuIliiSllF DS>- ~
The congress of telegraphers has adopted a
resolution to continue the strike. declaring that
ii Will be impossible to get justice until civil
liberty is introduced by constituent assembly.
The house porters declared a strike to-day.
Their meeting was held in Red Place under
the walls of the Kremlin. Their orators ha-
rsngued the crowd from the block on which the
strelitzers were executed. The meeting was dis
persed by dragons
UTTTTNTES SPREADING.