The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-11
Managed to Escape.

As the strikers were WlIhQraWlng a
Cossack patrol came galloping 10 the
Iescue. One of the strikers turned and
threw an imitation bomb. and the
Cossacks wheeled in order 10 avoid
what they presumed 10 be "a deadly
missile The crowd managed to get in
an open cOurlWay close 10 the door
and 20 escape.
The news Of the arrest Of Krustaleff
created an immense sensation among
the Workmen. All the socialist. Ia Dor
and kindred organizations are holding
a meeting tonight, at which most il-
hammatOry speeches are being made
in denuuciauOn of the government. and
all are talking of q general strike in
order 10 save their leader.
Krustaleff, as he is called. though
that is not his name. is regarded as
the brains of the revolutionary move
menu. He has displayed genius in or
sauiziug both the Industrial and p0-
HticaI strikes which have terrorized
the government. His offer of financial
support 90 the telegraphers Yesterday
prevented collapse of their strike.
Crisis Prseipitated.
In some quarters it is believed that
the government, realizing that great
struggle with the WOrkmen and the
socialist OrgauiZa lions is meVita BILE in
January. arrested kTustalen with the
intention Of deliberately prec.pitating
matters by challenging the organiza-
tons before they We're fully prepared
This show of strength also gives color
t0 the report that the dOuma election
law which 1T is now expected viii be
promulgated next week, is so be fol
lowed by energetic measures 10 restore
order, even il il be necessary TO de
clare martial law i'm various parts Of
the empire. on the ground that il would
be impossible To mold the elections in
the present state OF the country. Al
the same time il is understood that il
is the intent on az The government TO
20 sep further in the direction of
appelsng the peasants by providing
FOR purchase by them on the INSTALL
ment plan Of a portion OF the crown
appeuddEes and the private estates
that have been hyputhecaJed 10 the
government land banks and unre-
deemed.
Probable Revolution,
While such a programme undoubted-
iy would receive the sympathy of that
section of the population which desires
the restoration of order above every
thing. especially of the business inter
ests Ike the manufacturers Of st.
Petersburg, who yesterday passed a
resolution ia favor Of prosecuting the
agitatorS TO the fun extent Of the law.
Il would provoke the socialists and rev
Olut Ouaries to desperation. The mod
crate liberals also believe that such q
policy would be suicidal and would be
sure "a bring iH its wake repression,
then an armed Coudic. with the prOle-
iaridJ and finally q bloody revolution.
D.
WHITE win NOT lend a mself 20 such q
programme. that his fan is imminent
and that when he goes he viii leave
reaction aud revOlu ion face to face.
1t Is again rumored that the premier
alreadv has resigned and will be sue
ceeded bV General Count Alexis Iena-
tieT Another rUmor IS TO the effect
that Lieutenant General MIstchepko,
one OF the heroes Of he war in Man
churlc who is now on his Wav TO St
Petersburg, Will assume the dictator
shin
Witte Losing Ground.
The Associated Press is unable to OBJ
tain confirmation OF any Of these ~
mors On the ~ontr7ry il learns from
a nigh source that Coun' " ties posi-
ticn. 50 far Is the empernr Is concerned.
Is pe~fectly secure and that his majesty
Is gf' ih" nm me WldeSl c0-OuefdtlOn.
Nevertheless the counts failure 10 aC-
something Tangible has caused
him % lose ground stead ly in public
O"fuiou.
Even the Slovo. the organ of the
'legal orders" turns savsgeiy on him,
declaring that pc is failure and urg-
inc THAT u VIII be inIDosSible to restore
pufliC confidence until power has
passed 10 the hands az the douma,
when Court Wife must give way 70
cab'net selected by the national as
se~~Nly.
Tre e6ito~s Of the newspapers are
holding q meeting tonight to determine
their attitude toward the new press
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