The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-21
PLAN A
NEW STRIKE
Rey0lutiOnistS Busy Prepar-
ing Political Tie-Up
THROUGHOUT ALL RUSSIA
Count on Aid by Peasants-Demonstra-
ton viii Be Timed to Uphold
the Hands of the Ma
tionai Assembly.
THROUGHOUT ALL RUSSIA

collapse OF the strike the leaders Of
the reyolutionists say they will now de-
vote their energies to the preparation
Of universal political strike to sustain
the revolutionary progremme when the
national assembly meets.
These plans, which were suddenly up
set by the precipitation of the railroad
strike last month, are exceedingly ambi-
tious, involving the cooperation not only
of the worknen of other cities, but
Of the peasantry, and, if possible, the
army and navy
The propaganda among the soldiers
and sailors will be pushed energetically.
The leaders already assert that they
have organized the peasantry in five
districts of Kharkoff province, the peas
ants having agreed not to work for
the landlords when the strike il called.
The agitators believe that the famine,
which is at the doors OF nearly 10000
600 peasants of the central provinces,
Twill prove an effective ally, as they can
then promise to give the peasants land
TO an unlimited extent.
To Be Urged to Obtain Arms.
The plague, which is moving north
ward from the Kirghiz steppe and which
has not been stamped out in the Wis
tula region, may also be made to serve
the purpose Of arousing the ignorant
and superstitious peasants. The leaders
will urge the proletariat everywhere
to obtain arms and be prepared to fight
for their rights.
The struggle in progress in the Mos
COW Zemstvo Congress is being watched
with intense interest The main ques-
ton to be decided is whether the zem-
stvos viii cooperate with the govern
ment and on what terms.
The test will probably come ON the
resolutions to be offered by NJ. Nemi-
roveski. mayor Of Saratoff, and M. Kuch-
croft, mayor Of Kharkof, proposing CO.
operation with Count Witte in the gen.
eral pacifcation Of the country and the
introduction of the reforms, with the
understanding that the national assem-
bly, will work out the details.
The men who are making this fight
in behalf of Count Witte point out that
unless the country is tranquilized the
government viii be forced to return to
reactionary measures. From the DIES.
patches received, however, it is likely
that, even If the radical wing Is out
voted, certain guarantees will be de-
manded as the price Of the cooperation
Of the zemstyoists.
Tt Is significant that a delegate to
the zemstYo who presented himself as
the representative of the Jewish popu-
lation OF Lithunia was excluded. Many
Liberals here believe that the congress
is sure to result in split and that the
emit assembly, and universal suffrage
win refuse all cooperation with the
government. The plan loudly discussed
by the extremists, fortnight ago, OF
turning the congress into a constituent
assembly appears to have fallen through
Province in State Of Siege.
While no further information has been
received regarding the reported imperial
pretender who was said to be marching
at the head Of thousands Of peasants In
the province OF Penza, the turbulence
there has become SO threatening that
the government has placed the province
in a state Of siege.
The question of the rank Of the Rus
sian legation at Toxic is practically set
tied. Japan agrees to accept M. Bakh'
metieff as minister, with the understand
ing that the legation later will be raised
to an embassy.
During the negotiations now in prog
ress at Pekin between Baron Komura
the special envoy of Japan, and the
Chinese officials, Russian diplomacy has
simply been directed to safeguarding
Russian interests at Pekin. The Chin,
csc government has already given Rus
sia assurances that China will not en-
ter into any secret treaty with Japan
covering Nanchuria, and that Russia
will be entitled to the benefits Of any
privileges Japan obtains.
All issues on the Bourse yesterday
advanced sharply on the collapse Of chs
strike. Government lotteries Jumped &
points to 450, and imperial IS went
up over point, closing at 05Ia.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, Nov. 21.--
The consuls have asked the authorities
to protect the foreign residents, owing
| to the nrecarious conditions prevailing.