Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-16


which blew down on st. Petersburg. to-
night. prevented bloodshed in the Rus
sian capital. The bitter cold by fore
ing the strikers to remain indoors, did
more to preserve order than all the
Cossack cavalry patrolling the streets.
Heavy military reserves are stationed
in ell the industrial districts, but up to
midnight there was no rlOting. There
were rIImors of collisions in various
parts of the city but on investigation
they turned out to be false. The Social
Democrats had an impressive response
on the part of organizations of work
men to their summons for general po-
itical strike to demonstrate their SELF
darity with the struggle of their Polish
comrades for autonomy and to protest
against the execution of the mutinous
sailors at Cronstadt. The men walked
out of all the big mills and factories
and the employees of the Baltic and
Warsaw Railroads, the printers and
other classes of laborers struck, but the
shops in the center of the city were not
closed. Troops took charge of the cleo
trio station which We're operated by
sailors SO that the city was not plac-
ed in darkness, tonight.
No dispatches have arrived from the
interior, however. to show that the
Vorkmen in other cities are respondent
to the demand for their cooperation
and discussions has broken out among
the leaders some of whom believe the
strike to be hasty and ill-advised and
who say if it does not succeed the re-
will hn Of
ings, tonight, this faction urged the
leaders to announce. tomorrow, that the
strike was only intended for demon
stration but the radicals, whose aim is
to keep up the revolutionary agitation
at all hazards. refused TO listen to such
counsels.
The situation has caused ii renewal
OF the panicky feelings among the in
habitants whose nerves We're already
shattered by the events Cf the last
fortnight. and hundreds of persons who
had just returned are again leaving for
Finland. The foreign residents are be-
coming more and more alarmed and
many Of them are hastily preparing to
go abroad for the winter.
In case the Finnish Socialists should
join their Russian comrades and tie ur
the Finnish railroads, the only exit
would be by water and the freezing OF
the gulf of Finland a fortnight hence
would close the last exit The foreigl
embassies share the public alarm and
the British embassy is advising the i'm.
mediate removal of women ana child.
rem.
There are all sorts of wild rumors
about Interference by the foreign pow
ers in circulation and the Bourst
Gazette prints Il report that all tn,
great powers have joined i'm a Motif
cation to Russia that they intend t.
interfere and prevent anarchy. This
is as false as the story circulated tina
Mr. Eddy the American charge DAT
| flares. had telegraphed for a warshiI
and that the cruiser Minneapolis was
| now proceeding hther. The American
embassy has not asked for d warshiI
| and has not been advised by the state
| department that one is coming.
Count White and his cabinet We're ir
session throughout the afternoon and
evening discussing the situation and
d number of prominent Liberals were
| called in for consultation. Grand Duke
Nicholas was present part of the time
| The possibility that the government
| might be compelled if the situation
grew worse to declare martial law il
| ST. Petersburg was considered, but a:
far as has been learned no definite de-
cision in this respect was reached.
While the League of Leagues is dis
posed to back up the strike, the work
| men are undoubtedly alternating mucl
public sympathy by their recklessness
Many Liberals openly declare that the
strike is tactical blunder which ma!
prove very serious but this temperate
council is rejected. NJ. Hessen. editor
of the Pravo and one of the staunch-
est of the Liberals and who was one
of the famous delegates that tried tc
prevent bloodshed, Jan. %. and later
was arrested and lodged in the St
Peter and Paul fortress, while clingine
as stoutly as ever to his advocacy OF
constitutionalism believes the politica
salvation of Russia can be worked on,
through the Emperor's manifesto OF
Oct. 80. when the douma meets and
openly expresses the fear that the
strike may ruin all. He thinks it will
strengthen the reactionary forces.
In government circles it is recognize
ed that the situation i'm Poland re-
quires a skllfu hand at the helm
| Governor General Scalon will prOba bly,
be replaced by a man of Count Whites
choice The name of General Mensky
! is mentioned in this connection but IL
| is doubtful if he will accept the Office
under the present conditions.
In response to inquiries. Count
| White is said to have reiterated his
assurances that the Jewish question
will be referred to the douma fol
opinion and he is also said to have do
clarei that The Emperor's will for The