Arizona republican., 1905-12-12
RED RIVERS
 FOR RUSSIA
The People Swiftly Pass.
 ing Toward Them
The Agitation Against the Govern. ment to be Allayed by Repression or Not at All.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 10.-(Sunday)- via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. n.-It is learned on high authority that the government has finally decid- ed against universal suffrage, and that 1t was practically in favor of the old project of twenty-one workmen repre- sentativeS and the extension of the ballot to small rent payers, merchants and educated classes. However. the law must still pass council of the em- pire and receive imperial approval. If the decision is upheld it is apt to end all question of the support of the Zem- stvoists.
 Railroad men claim that they have been informed that several sections of the southwestern systems have already responded to the appeal for a general strike. Cooler heads, however, are ad- vising against precipitate action which might result in failure and are urging the postponement of action until the organizations througout the country are consulte-.
 It is believed that if the attempt at reaction is persisted in, the moderate liberals who are disgusted with the
 
 anarchy and are inclined to support the government will sarely be driven back into the camp of the extremists. Witte's frienos declare emphatically that he has never been for armed re- pression and they intimate strongly that the arrests Of tte strike leaders must be charged to Interior Minister Durvno, who insisted that he has proof which could be established .n the courts that Krustaleff was plan hing an armed revolution and that beside attempting to subvert the gov ernment he had attacked it's credit in circulars advising worknien and peas ants 10 withdraw their funds from the savings banks.
 Notwithstanding this. doubt IS ex- pressed as to whether M. Durvno could punish his case as the specific law making agitation for political strikes which interfere with railroads telegraphs, posts, etc, a criminal of fense has not yet been promulgated It is expected, however, that the law will be promulgated before the end of the week when it is said the govern lnent can probably allay the influence of the agitators. It is understood that General Dedulin, the prefect of St Pet ersburg, refused to carry out M. Durv- nos orders. that he had resigned and that he had been succeeded by Baron De Meyendorff, commander of Emper- or Nicholas body guard.
 A humorous side light on the situa- ton is the action of the cooks, iaun- dresses and potters of the asylum for fs,a iy, tril f,,o that the chief physician be chosen by the equal, direct and secret ballot of the empIoye5.
 The printers of the Russ. the chief organ of the liberals, an edition or which was seized last night, have now etruck because the proprietor had re fused to pay them for lost time during the strike. The situation is exceedingly ominous. Public opin- ion is practically unanimous that the government has entered upon the fatal path of reaction and tha. ministry must fall ReactioB and revolution confront each other iD a death struggle. Both General Ire poff and General Ignatieff, according To the popular impression, are being held in reserve to execute the program of repression. It is again said that the entire Cossack strength of 100000 will be mobilized in a supreme effort to crush the revolutionary force.
 General Parsenhoff said: "I think we are coming to rivers of blood. In which the revolutionary party will lose .heir game and Russia her liberty"
 Certainly the appearance of St. Pet ,rspurg and the events here today ;eem to justify this black picture. The capital resembles a great military amp. The patrols everywhere arc loubled, the grim looking cannon umbles through the streets. What las happened smacks strangely of the i'd regime. A large workmen's meet {. ng was dispersed by Cossacks. The building in which the executive com nittee of the league of leagues meets vas surrounded by troops and no one vas permitted to enter it. The colone, n command, replying to all inquiries aid: "I have my orders."
 At the same time a vast meeting Of i 'loyalists" was freely permitted, at which speeches were made eXtolling ne emperor and the government. To ap the climax the funeral of Lieut. nant General Sakharaff, former mfp- ster or war, who was assassinated at ,aratoff December 5, with an imposing rray of military, representing all rms of the service artillery, horse ruards and foot soldiers, passed up the levsky Prospect between sullen rowds.
 The remnants of the workmen's