Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-27
STRIKE STARTED IN WARSAW
1t is Spreading Rapidly 49, A Number
Of Factories Closed---Work-
men Are Quiet.
EMPLOYEES COMPELLED TO QUIT.
Strikers Made Them Leave Workshops
At Nlitau-TroOps Summoned Quiet
At ST. Petersburg and Moscow.

Riga, Russia, Jan. 7-Twenty-nne
men and two women were killed and 81
civilians and eight soldiers wounded by
revolver shots during Yesterdays riot
ing, according TO the returns made by
the hospitals.
At the request of the workmen OF
Riga, the thoaters of this city have
been closed.
STRIKE At WARSAW.
warsaw Russia, Jan. ETA strike
WAS started here today and is spread
ing rapidly. a number Of factories
are clased The workmcn are quiet,
ONE STARTED AT LoDZI.
Lodzi, Russia, Jan. ETA general
strike has commenced here.
FORCED woRKMEN TO QUIT.
Mitau, Russia Jan. 27--Labor agents
from Riga organized a strike here to-
day. Bodies OF strikers marched to
the factories and workshops and COM
PEELED the men at work to leave their
employment. Troops have been SUM
moned to the scene Of the disturbance.
STRIKE FLATTENING OUT,
St. Petersburg, Jan, 27, 1850 p. M.
Early reports from all over Russia in
dictate that the strike situation ia fiat-
tening out. The authorities regard the
danger Of a general te.up Of Russian
Industries as probably over. and declare
that the attempt TO turn the movement
into general political revolt has fall
ed The governments promise Of
shorter hours of labor has been pro-
claimed In Moscow and other cities,
aud seems 20 have had effect upon the
workmen. The political side Of the
movement Is again sinking beneath the
surface, When and In what form It
viii again break out only the future
can determine, The authorities every
where seemingly are attempting to treat
the workmen whose aspirations are
purely economic without harshness,
and appealing to their patriotism by
pointing out the benefit which viii ac-
crue to the Japanese by suspension
Of the work at the arsenals. dock yards,
etc. on the other hand the authori-
ties are putting down the revolution
lists with stern hand The latter have
again been forced to cover meetings
being almost impossible. Many foreign
correspondents are nocking here to
find that the acute stage Is past, and
some Of them have been driven to re-
poatng the horror stories Of Sunday.
while others are INDUCING In the Wild
est inventions, particularly about the
intrigues and terrors prevailing ut
court. The latest sensational report Is
that the emperor and the imperial fam
lily have Ned 10 Luvldia
Only two Russian newspapers out Of
the four here appeared this morning.
Their accounts Of the Sunday tragedy
are Colorless. and their editorials are
only able with great clrcumlocutlon 10
indicate the feeling Of popular indigna-
ton
The morgue stil contains many un-
Identified dead. The hands of some or
the victims are white and on their An
gers are diamond rings the supposti0a
being that they were Liberals Of gentle
birth IN sympathy with the strike
movement, who dressed up as workmen
and took part I'm the demonstrations
NIGHT WAS QUIET.
ST. Petersburg. Jan. q, II a. mali
was quiet during the night. Traffic ON
the streets this morning Is practically
nominal. Here and there small groups
of workmen are reading Gov. Gen.
Trcpoff's proclamation. -Four papers
were published this morning. Their Of
fees were guarded by police patrols
all night long Most Of the compost
tors VIII resume work today. The troops
have disappeared from the streets. The
press administration has sent a circular
10 the newspapers prohibiting the pub
lication ~ news or comment regarding
the strike.
TO EXAMINE WORkMEN'S DE-
MANDs.
Moscow. Jan. q, 10 a. m.-The night
passed quietly. Work was resumed
this morning In some Of the factories
OF the Samoskaratschje quarter.
The project has Issued a proclamation
declaring that the demands OF tho
wurkmcn win be examined and salts
fed within legal limits when work is
resumed. The men are urged to resume
their employments without delay and
are threatened with arrest " they at
attempt 20 incite % spread Of the strike.
The master printers and newspaper
proprietors at q meeting just held re-
solved To- act unitedy and not 10 in,
crease the pay OF fhe compositors.
There Is every p' aspect Of "a terminus
ton OF the strike without bloodshed.
only now IS the poltica! side Of tho
movement coming Ia the surface.
As the chief " police Rouducn has
also posted proclamation pointing
out that the government action VIII be
a reduction OF the hours Of labor etc,
he declares that the preservation Of
order IS indispensable and urging tho
workmen to return TO work.
Although thiH is payday the ON.
ployers az the request Of the authow-
ties have posted notices AZ the closed
factories that the men will not be paid
until work lB resumed tho fear bciug
that n they reported while Idle they
Will indulge In vodka and precIpitate
trouble which the employers and tho
arc seriously trying TO
avoid.
Troops arc stll poster AZ various
points IN the city but 50 far as pos.