The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-11
ARREST OF
KRUSTALEFF
Russian Government Throws
DownG auntletto Labor
EDDY TO RETURN HOME
Bloodshsd al 81. Petersburg
Strikers Fatally Wound Roy.
81 Csrritn.
EDDY TO RETURN HOME

ale IL az hand herr Involving the lnsi.f'
mite prolongation of the strike, the
probable immsilaie precipitation % .
general strike throughout hnssia aud
possible anal slrusgl. between the gov
-rnmsn, aud the prslriAIiat
This sudden change fof the worse 10
the result 81 the shedding 81 the nrst
hlosd In the telegraph strike simos,
simnlia neously with the action - NJ.
Durnovo. minister OF the Interior. In
throwing down the gan,lsi 10 the labor
organizations by arrrsting NJ. krus'
taicr. president 81 the executive cotii'
Mite. ~ IN. worsmen's council. with
cut warning.
Several companies u co-sarks clat'
tered through the streets leading to the
h-adquArt-rs ~ the coancll la largo
via street aud having barr~d the ap'
proach@s a forr- % truops aud police
surrounded ". building. after which
secret s-rylc- men rushed Ia aud s-is-d
krurtal-r. The latter mnd. po resist
ance. aud the affair was conducted
quickly. II Was impossible Tor krus'
talrn 10 conceal M. paper ~ the or
ganlEniion. la which m" police evident
~ expect 10 fnd evidence proving III.
ultimate object 90 be- M arms-i npris.
ing against the government.
IL il SAID That a.. peasants every
where arr willing to join the r.Nolu.
tionarics They arr the principal sui
fer-rs from oppression sud excessive
taxation and have lost confidence Ia
the emperor. The rrvoluiionarl~s haN"
their own postal and telegraph services.
through whirh they are able To- keep In
touch with their organizers through.
out In. empire.
Besides krusinicn three otho- mem.
hers OF the workmrn'- council were mr.
rested.
Strikes have started on the following
railroad lines: kursk. Moscow and
S.yasiopol: Iiisa aud Erlon. kharkov
aud Nicolairf. SouihwrstrrH. South.
eastern. Samara aud Slatous. Szran
and \iaSemsk.
n il reported that the garrison OF
Ss.hluSs.lburg fortress has practically
muiinic,i and ~ Joining In fiss demand
for the liberation of all political prison
err.
The leaders OF the striking teleg.
raphers AZ the capital have taken
new grip of III. situation. mud the tie.
MP continues practically complete.
Gases at attacks Un strike breakers are
reported. aud at SmOlpnsk. middle Rus
sin. the strikers fired into q passing
mail ear.
Spencer +. Eddy. secretary of the
American embassy. will depart from
ST Petersburg Immediately on leave Of
absence. He j. much run down as the
result of tue strain which has fallen
on.his shoulders here aud II In need of
rest and recuperatlon. After receiving
treatment IN Germany he will proceed
To the Emitted States.
A disturbance in which two strike
breakers were killed and N policeman
and several others wounded occurred
Immediately IN front OF the general
postofice. The. strikers for two days
have been seeking TO persuade the vol
unteer and regular carriers 10 refuse TO
work At the door Of the building the
strikers, enraged by the refusal of the
volunteers to quit. drew knives. where
upon carrier attempted 10 defend
himself with revolver Both the ear.
rier and companion were fatally stab
bed and sank dead on the spot.
A squad of policemen was stood of
by the strikers and workmen who sym
pathized with them. Both sides ex-
changed a fierce fusillade. during which
a policeman and several workmen were
wounded.
AS the
co..,oI We're Withdrawing a
came !galloping b the
rescue. One of the strikers turned and
threw an imitation bomb. and the Cos
sacks wheeled in order to avoid what
they presumed to be a deadly missile.
The crowd managed to get into an
open courtway close to the door and to
escape.
The news OF the arrest of Krustaleff
created an immense sensation among
the w0rkmen. All the Socialist, labor
and kindred organizations held meet
ing ut which most infiammatory
speeches were made in denuneiation
of the government. and all are talking
of general strike in order to save
their leader
Krustaleff as he is called, though
that is not his right name, is regarded
as the brains Of the revolutionary
movement. He has displayed genius
in organizing both the industrial and
political strikes which have terrorized
the government His offer of financial
support to the telegraphers prevented
Il collapse Of their strike