Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-05
Restoring Order in
Russia
Accomplishes Settlement
of Railroad Strike
Causes Practical Surrender by Govern
ment to Reasonable Demands Of
the Men-Press Applauds
Premier's Action
BY Associated Presa.

BY Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 4.-Count
Witte is getting his hands on the
helm and the Russian ship of state is
beginning to right itself Gradually the
disorder that followed the promulga-
tion of the constitution, giving the
people liberty, is being put down. The
premier has met the immense difficult
ties confronting him, and the pressure
of the demands of the different classes
of society with energy and sincerity
that are more and more giving him
the support of the moderate liberals
who have been frightened by the car
nival of disorder into which the coun-
try has been plunged and the inordi-
nate demands of the proletariat under
the leadership Of the Reds" and So
cial Democrats.
Freedom of the press and general
amnesty for offense. except crime,
have followed each other but Count
Witte has steadfastly refused to yield
to the demand for the organization of
a national guard, on the ground that
1t would be equivalent to arming
the Socialists to fight and destroy the
whole government between midnight
and morning.
Count Witte today solved the rail-
road strike at a conference with the
srike leaders at which he did not hesi-
tate TO make practical surrender of
the government to reasonable de-
mands. The bases of settlement are
comprised in the following communica-
ton sent to the strike committees
throughout the empire:
Terms With Strikers
First-Thc ton of all rail-
road employees is increased and the
budget of 1906 will lbe revised to pro-
vide therefor
Second-The creation of a committee
on which the employees are to have
elected representatives to consider
questions of improvement in their con-
dition
Third Permission is given railroad
employees and workmen to have CO.
operative organization ba ased on models
of western Europe and the United
States
Fourth--The abolition of military
regulations applying to railroads.
Fifth--Freedom of meeting for en-
ployes of railroads to discuss questions
of a strike without notice being given
to the police.
Sixth-Inviolability of the persons of
strikers and the unemployment of men
dismissed for striking.
Seventh-The cancelling OF all circu-
lare limiting the employment of Poles
IN the Polish Southwestern and Wes-
tern railroads and giving permission
to use the Polish language in private.
Railroads Resuming Work
Under this settlement all the rail-
roads are resuming work today.
Quite as important was M. Whites
decision in connection with the situa-
tion in Finland. He fully realizes the
necessity of appeasing the aspirations
of the Firms and proposed to the en-
peror the entire reversal of the policy
OF classification of Finland, to which
he himself has always been opposed,
and the restoration of the old civil and
military liberties of the grand duchy.
The Associated Press hears that EN-
peror Nicholas was convinced by Count
Whites arguments as to the necessity
for such a step and the proclamation
may be issued tonight.
Meantime Gen. Trepoff is restoring
order.
In the interior martial law has been
declared and in many Titles in order to
Quell disturbances a sort of militia has
been organized under the direction of
students
Social Democrats in a number CT
places including Kazan, Odessa and
Yaraslav are helping to maintain or
der, but are not cooperating with the
authorities.