The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

The Men We'll Organized
The strike committee which is d.
recting the movement here is well
organized and is sitting constantly.
It's directions are obeyed unhesitatinS-
ly by the workers. One of the MEM
bers today advocated attacking the
arsenal, but his comrades opposed
violence.
The committee consists of repre-
sentatives of the Social Democrats.
the two factions of which nave set
tied their differences and are work
ing in harmony. Outsiders are not
admitted to the sessions of the COM
mittee which UP TO the present time
have been held in the chronological
institute, the director of which has
received a warning from General Ire
poff not to permit them any longer.
A prominent member of the COM
mittee informed the Associated Press
today that there was little probabili-
ty of an armed, uprising in st. Peters
burg.
eve have arms but not enough to
give any hope of success so long as
the army is loyal. There are six or
eight thousand rifles in st. Peters
burg as we'll as revolvers.
AS the day advanced the military
patrols were multiplied but no vio-
almost deserted save for throngs of
idle workmen. Groups Of agitators
are entering all the stores and banks
which are still open insisting on their
Immediate closing. The authorities
seem to hesitate to employ force.
Funds Furnished Strikers.
The strikers evidently have some
funds. but whence they have been de-
rived is a mystery According to ru-
mors the Moscow millionaire mer-
chants who have been supporting the
Constituencies have made large
contributions to continue the strike
under the belief that the government
will be forced to surrender
Rations for ten days have been dis
tributed at all the barracks.
Two Moscow merchants arrived here
during the afternoon, having covered
the distance in a motor car. They re-
ported that Moscow is in an almost
frenzied state of. agitation
Foreigners Ask Protection.
The foreign residents here are ex-
tremeiy nervous and have begun to
.besiege their embassies with inquiries
AS to what will be done to protect
them in case the mob gets the upper
hand. Requests for protection are
also reaching the embassies from the
interior. ,1h1S IS especially the case
with the British embassy. Large prop
erty interests are also asking for mill
itary protection All such requests
are being sent Immediately TO the for
eign office, but it is realized that the
government could give little special
protection to foreigners. Should an
armed uprising take place the for
eigners will have to take their chances
with the native population num-
Der of Americans have written to
Charge d'Affaires Eddy asking him
whether they had better try to leave
the country. The emDassy's courier,
who is in Berlin, has been instructed
to come here Immediately by boat In
the meantime Mr.. Eddy is getting out
dispatches by the English courier via.
Heisingfors.
Urgent appeals have reached the
British embassy from Ekaterinoslav
and Groznyi in northern Caucasus
where large English works are threat
ened. The feeling generally at the en-
bassies is one of extreme tension and
nervousness, but there is manifest un-
willingness to prophecy the result. If
the worst should come warShipS could
enter the eva and protect foreigners.