Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-16

Inc manifesto OF oct. 80 is lnfleXlDlc.
The employees of the ST. Petersburg
and Tsarkoe-Selo Railroad Joined the
strike. late tonight.
1t is stated that Father Gapon is
now in st. Petersburg.
The employers at a meeting, tonight,
resolved to adhere to their previous
decision that it would be impossible
to carry OH business if they conceded
the demands of the workers for an
S-hour day.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 15.-5.30 P. NJ
The Associated Press is informed from
Il high source that ukaSe Will be is
sued possibly tonight whereby a large
portion of the imperial domain which
covers almost third of European
Russia and which 1T present is the
property of the Emperor and grand
dukes will be given to the peasants.
St Petersburg Nov. 15.--5.4S p. NJ
Sensational reports were current, late
this afternoon, that the BLACK Hand
had begun rioting on the Niborg side
of the river and that great disorders
were in progress in the AleXandrovsky
the Jew market quarter) on the Sado-
via. hut investigation failed to con-
firm the rumOrs.
St Petersburg, Nov. 15.-12.15 P. NJ
The prUetariat of ST. Petersburg has
summoned another general politica.
strike. beginning Wednesday at noon.
This action was decided upon late
Tuesday night by the wOrkmen's strike
committee which is now completely I'M
der the domination of the social reNo-
lutionists whose leaders openly pro-
claim that their ultimate object is the
overthrow of the monarchy and the eS-
tabliShment of a democratic republic.
This also is the real aim of their broth
ers. the Social Democrats of Poland
but the proclamation issued keeps this
| in the background and apparently sup
| ports the popular sympathy for Polish
autonomy and the indignation against
| the application of the death sentence
| being imposed on the Cronstad mutt
neers. The proclamation says:
| THE imperial government continues
| to walk over our corpscS. 1t courtmar-
| tails the bold soldiers and sailors of
| Cronstad who rose III defense Of their
rights and national freedom. 1t encir-
clcs weak and oppressed Poland with
| the iron ring OF martial law.
| THE wcrkmen's council calls on the
revolutionary proletarat of st. Peters
| burg to renew the general strike which
| has already demonstrated its great
| power i'm order; to show the brotherly
| solidarity with the revolutionary sol
| diers and sailors as well as with the
revolutionary proIctariat OF Poland"
| ITO the workmcn of st. Petersburg:
| Cease work at noon, Nov. Is, with the
cries Of down with the court mar
| tial-:' Down with the death penal
| ty-.' Down with court martial law in
| Poland and in all Russia.
The committee has appealed to the
| strike committee throughout Russia to
| join in the movement ana has also APP
| pcaicd to the railroad men with the
view of bringing about another general
| tie-up.
One of the most potent arguments
used at the meeting Of workmen's del
egates. Tuesday night. was that in this
fight the workmen will have their eff
forts in behalf of the lives Of the mutt
| neers to increase the sympathy felt for
| the workmen's cause and help them to
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! cause Of freedom. Some of the dele
gates who. having the great question
of national economy uppermost i'll their
minds. namely, how to invest their in
| comes with diminished labor protest
ed that all the political strike would in
terfere with the fight for an cight-hour
day. but they we're rudely waved aside
| by the majority who claimed that il
would be time enough to deal with
economic questions when they had fin
ished with the autocracy.
| The strike commenced promptly on
the Baltic and Warsaw railways and il
| is announced that all the other lines
will follow suit. <ak
| Although the WOrkmen Of many Of
the big establishments beyond the Mos
| COW and Karva gates and in the Nova
and Vassili Ostroff districts promised
to obey the strike mandate. those Of
| the Putiloff and other factories declin-
| ed to join the strike. The various pro-
| fessional organizations which partici-
| pated in the other general strike, are
| also lukewarm, regarding the decision
| of the workmen'S committee as hasty
| and ill-devised. Nevertheless, in the
| present excited state of public opinion.
| they may be swept off their feet espe-
| Cially should some incident occur.
| Should the general strike again
| spread over the country. the govern
ments position might be rendered des-
| perate 1t is impotent now to deal
win many of the questions confronting
it and might be terrorized into making
further concessions. The ancient King
| dom of Georgia following the lead o.
| Finland and Poland has now plucked
IN courage and has demanded auto
| Monty. 'rhr attempt Ia -"storc order
! i'll the government OF kutais, Trans