The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-03
DEMANDS WE'RE RATIFIED.
Workmen IK Enthusiastic Meeting En
 doxse Conditions of strikers.

St. Petersburg. March 2.-Workmen representing nine groups met again to- day at the Peoples Palace and ratifed the demands drawn up March l, by the representatives of the strikers groups and decided to meet at the same place at II o'clock tomorrow morning and await reply until noon.
 If at that hour satisfactory guar antee is not forthcoming the delegates will leave the hall, decline to elect members to serve on the mixed com mission of which M. Schidlevski Is president and proclaim general strike.
 About 400 men were present at to- days meeting. The proceedings were more formal than yesterday. A number of the speakers reviewed the situation showing thorough familiarity with strikes, revolutions and the history of other countries. They described the benefits of constitutions and parlia- ments and declared that the Russians would be content with nothing less than a representative government. The sneakers were versed in socialistic literature.
 The meeting applauded accounts of victories gained by the proletariat Tn other countries. One speaker In par ticuiar delivered fully prepared ad- dress flaxen hair hanging to his shoulders wearing a loose red shirt and high Russian boots he looked the picture of one of Maxim Glory's types.
 He said the proletariat alone. could achieve positive results. The liberals used the masses to crush dynasties and then turned upon the masses. The liberals had done little for Russia. He appealed to the audience to stand to- gether and demand peoples parlia- ment which was the only solution now possible. He added: -s
 we went out into the streets one Sunday and were shot down like dogs. We are on the eve of great events, perhaps a fearful drama. No matter. We must be firm and steel our hearts to fulfill the watchword- fight"
 The speech was greeted with tremen- dous applause.
 Amid intense enthusiasm the assem- bly unanimously adopted resolutions re-affirming the resolutions of March 1, and after agreeing on the hour for tomorrow's meeting dispersed at p m
 The authoities are preparing to meet a serious situation March 4. Many residents are laying in stores of provis- ions.
 Workmen to the number of 250 rep reSenting 15O factor1eS or St. PeterS- burg met in convention March l. at the Peoples Palace az the primary electors who may on March 8, select fifty of their number t. serve on the mixed commission of Smployes and employes which by impelial decree was to in- vestigate and report on the causes of discontent among the working classes The convention unanimously adopted resolutions to refuse to take part in the proceedings of March 3. unless the government pledged itself to release the 5000 workInen who had been ar rested since January 22, and agreed that the memLers of the commission should have absolute freedom of speech and immunity jf arrest on account of expression of opinions and that the proceedings of the commission should be published uncensored. The resolu- tfons concluded with the statement that unless the demands were granted by z D. m. Mach 3. the workmen would refuse to elect the fifty representatives 10 serve on the commission and that If granted acceptance of the condition is to be placsrdede on the factory walls.