Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-18
Conservative and Liberal EIe.
ments Have Awakened to
Real Situation.
DESIRE TO PREVENT ANARCHY
Constitutional Democratic Lead
ers Have Gone to Moscow to
Plead With zemtvoists.
Proclamation Issued by Project OF
Police Asking Trades People not
TO Yield to Walking Delegates.

St Petersburg, Nov. lS,-The sudden
awakening OF the conservative and lib
eral elements to the imperative neces-
sity for resisting to the utmost the at
tempt Of the radicals and Socialists who
are conducting the present strike to
obtain The upper hand has galvanized
the leaders into action and has started
~ healthy movement in favor OF entirely
cutting loose from the radical wing.
Dnitri Shlpoff and Guskon and other
leaders Of var,ous groups including
Constitutional Democrats, have gone 10
Moscow % urge the zemstvolsts assem-
bling there to unite the forces which
desire to prevent anarchy in condemns
ing the political strike and to join in
supporting the government in its ef-
forts to restore tranquility and intro
duce the new regime, The government
is able TO take a iirmer stand because
OF this reaction in public opinion. Count
Witte believed that such a reaction
must come. but he wisely waited until
public sentiment showed a disposition
10 support the government before initi-
recllon the project Of police Gen. De-
dulin, issued the proclamation yester-
day instructing the tradesmen not to
yield 10 the threats of the agitators.
and walking delegates, who ordered
them to close their shops and promised
the trades police and military protec-
ton. \ government note was smulta-
ne0usly issued, prohibiting govern
ment employees from participating In
organizations actively opposing the
government II points out that the re-
strlctlon Of political activity on ths
part OF the government employees Is not
subyerslve OF their liberties, bus Is i'm
peratiye to the maintenance Of disci-
pine; calls attention 20 the fact that
In free countries like the United States
perniclous political activity on tho
part Of officials is Inhibited, and re-
Ca'ls the fact that less than fortnight
ago the French chamber Of deputies
supported Premier Rouvier's decision
not to permit the political organlza-
lions of state servants. The note is
directed particularly against the at
tempt TO organize In Moscow the Soei-
ETY. Of Post and Telegraph employees.
the avowed object Of which is to COM
pei the convocation of u constituent as
sembly and whose members pledge
themselves 10 donate 80 per cent of
their salaries TO the strike fund. The
stopping Of the posts and telegra phs. IL
Is pointed out, would endanger the life
OF the state, and every employe joining
the organization referred to will in
stantly be dismissed The employees OF
the government railroads are also
threatened with dismissal II they Join
the strike.
The break In the ranks OF the strikers
IN Poland and the refusal OF many or
CARNATIONS IN the interior, especially
those OF the railroad men nj Moscow, TO
strike on account of Poland, and the
fierce dssensOns which have broken
out among the workmens leaders at
St. Petersburg, seems TO doom the
strike movement 10 failure and tenn
porarly. at least must lnhict a defeat
on the Social Democrats.
The government has taken the occa-
sion to officially deny that the measures
taken IN Poland We're In any way in
cited by Germany or that any arrange
ment exists with Germany upon the
subject