The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-21
GRiVE UNREST IN
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Situation Growing More In
tense When the Govern
ment Adopts Energet-
ic Measures to Con-
troll PopuIIace.
100000 MEN QUIT WORK
a AUTHORITIES SEEK TO PLAClTE
THEM WIYH PROMISE.


Offer Satisfaction of Their Demands in
SO far as They Are Just and Reason-
Without Fire Protection-CavaIry
and Infantry Patrol the Streets
Father Gopon, Leader and Idol of the
Working Classes. Reported to Have
been Spirited Away.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-2:S0 a. M
with the Russian capital seemingly on
the verge Of an incipient revolution,
thousands Of worknen parading the
streets, agitators and fanatics sowing
the seeds of disorder. half the city in
darkness, and without fire protection,
owing to walkouts, the situation was
hourly growing more tense, when the
i authorities decided tonight to adopt
energetic measures to preserve order,
prevent rioting and overawe the yio-
lent-minded, at the same time seeking
fering satisfaction or their demands in
50 Car as they are just and reasonable.
thus acting with combined firmness
and moderation. &
The government tonight augmented
the garrison Of the city with $500 cav.
airy and 1000 Infantry from Tsarskoe
Selo and filled the streets, especially in
the disaffected quarters, with heavy
patrols of soldiers.
The refusal to permit a delegation
of workmen to present a petition to
Emperor Nicholas at Tsarkoe Selo has
made 1t known that the great dernon-
stiation planned for Sunday. with it's
unlimited possibilities for an outbreak
will not be permitted to take place. At
the same time. acting in conjunction
with a conference of employers, 1t has
been determined to offer concessions in
the terms of employment. which the,
employers declared the great majority
OF The workmen would be inclined to
accept If they were guaranteed pro-
lection from the more violent faction.
Late tonight ii vas reported that
Father Gopon, the leader of the work
men had been quietly spirited, away
from his bodyguard and taken into
custody in furtherance Of the plan to
disorganize the elements that are
threatening the peace of the city.
steps, they have the situation well in
steps they have the situation well n
hand and announce that they expect a
peaceful solution of the problem.
The situation has entered an acute
stage to-day, and the strike had as
sumed an open political phase. The
day was one of intense excitement. Mill
after mill and factory after factory
closed. Tllrongs of Workmen paraded
the streets, and when their colleagues
refused to join them, broke down gates
and forced out the men. The while in
dustrial center is idle. All the textile
mills and every printing office in St..
Petersburw are closed.
One electric light plant and one wa
ter plant have shut down and over 100,-
600 men are out.
Throughout the day workmen's meet
ings were held, at which incendiary
speeches We're made, the widest threats
being uttered as to what would come
in the event of the authorities and em-
ployers falling to meet their demads.
The nervousness and dread of what
the next few days might bring forth
was increased by reports that the
workmen of Moscow, Kieff, Kharkoff,
xishineff and other large cities in the
interior might join the movement.
While the government and employers
tenlporized the telegraphers and rail-
road employees threatened to join the
walkout, paralyzing the scommunica-
tions Of the country. Many foreigners
are preparing to send their families
abroad. Every newspaper i'm ST. Peters
burg has been forced to suspend publi-
cation owing to the strike.
The suddennessz of the strike and the
far-reaching nature of the workmen's
organization was largely a surprise to
the government and employers. Start
ing with the .waIkout of few thousand
employees Of the Putiloff Iron works, due
to purely industrial causes, It spread as
rapidly as a conflagration through the
Jaboring classes of st. Petersburg and
became, general. AT first only indus
trial demands were presented, such as
shortening the hours of labor and for
increase of wages, but poverty and dis
content, under the Indictment of social
istic democratic agitators, led to the
formulation of political demands.
petition was drawn up and largely sign
ed which. going beyond the complaints
on which the strike originated, attacked
The whole capitalistic system of the
country, bitterly assailed the present
government as one of bureaucracy and
demanded the reform of both, asserting
that death was preferable to existence
under such conditions. This was to
have been presented personally to En-
peror Nicholas. A deputation Of work
men endeavored to see his smajesty at
M sarskoe Selo and appeal to him to
Ecoirle to the winter palace sunday to be
}present at an Immense demonstration