The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-20
Men Also Declare Industrial
Strike Off.
WORKMEN CLAIM VICTORY
Hot Discussion in council-Question of
Abandoning the Strike Warmly De-
bated-Proclamation by Rail-
road Strike Committee.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 20.-The railroad
strike was formal declared off Saturday
beginning at noon ,day. The workmen's
council at o'clock yesterday morning
decided to call off the industrial strike
today noon, calming that great victory
has been achieved and that the lives of
| 1000 Cronstadt mutineers have been
saved.
| At the meeting of the workmen's coun-
ell Saturday the question of abandon
ment of the industrial strike was hotly
discussed. The advocates for con-
tinuance Of the strike especially the
leaders of the extremist faction, declared
that no relations with the government
except war to the knife were possible,
and urged that the strike be enforced
until the Cronstadt mutineers were UNI
eonditionally pardoned and martial law
in Poland abolished. The intransigeants
| insisted that the industrial proletariat
| of the whole country was ready to fare
out in a resumption Of the former gem
eral strike ii the st. Petersburg work
men would stand TO their guns only a
| few days longer. They declared that the
strike committee in Moscow was Satur-
day night debating the question of join
| ing the call for universal strike; and
! produced a telegram from Rybinsk, say
/ ing that the workmen in the shops of
the motor-power department Of the rail-
road had struck Saturday and that traf-
iic was at standstill. The orators of
the other faction resented sharply the
destinations of treachery and poltroon-
ery and warned their opponents that
they ran the danger of being deserted
and entirely discredited If they persisted
in ordering a continuance of the strike.
The division of sentiment was acute
among the leaders Of the large body of
workmen who opposed the strike and
who had been held in line through loyal
| ty.
The railroad strike committee covered
the abandonment Of its position in the
following proclamation: The strike Of
the st. Petersburg railroads workmen
has shown the government that the ex-
ecution OF cruel measures, like the death
penalty, win always meet the active re-
sistance of the working classes, The
strike has shown that our power is grow
| ing, and If later the committee finds it
necessary to offer the government decis-
i've battle, we win conquer. Comrades,
grid yourselves for the struggle. When
Lit is found necessary all the railroads in
Russia will strike Immediately and viii
Ieontinue the struggle until the govern
ment fulfils all our political and econ
ionic demands
| The prospects Of popular support being
given the government of Count White
are daily growing brighter, and many
prominent and influential men among
the zemstvoists who are now assembling
at Moscow are calling themselves the
Flaw and order" party. A dispatch from
kieff reports the organization Of strong
groups Of party in all the cities Of
southwestern Russia to put into execu
! ton the principles Of the emperor'i
manifesto Of October 80, and of s'peac,
society" forming with similar aims il
! west and central Russia, with headquar
ters at yitebsk. This apparent awaken
! ing of the prominent and influential sec
ton of society to the necessity of TIL
abandonment of hostility to participa
ton in the constructive work Of the gov
ernment, if anarchy is to be averted
win not only strengthen Count Witte'
hands immensely in the task before him
but viii also disarm the criticism of mel
close to the emperor who are endeayor
ing to discredit the new premier, arguin;
that be Committed fatal mistake an'
r weakened the position of the government
) and the emperor by seeking to negotiate
! with the zemstvoists and other leader
/ among the liberals.
ii BY his direction the project of police
Gen. Dedulin issued the proclamation