Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-12
STRUGGLE ,,jR
RUSSIAN CONTROL
Political Parties
Are Widely Sep
arated.
PEASANTS HAVE MAJORITY
Jews Pillaged Again--.Gen-
eral Strike Declared Off
by Leaders.

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impossible in the present confusion to
clearly outline the various political
forces which are struggling for the
mastery in Russia, the foreign stud
ents of Russian affairs can with prof
1t bear in mind the general party di.
visions as they are at present consti.
tuted.
Perhaps the first of all, in order of
Importance, isnthe party of reaction
among the nobles, who believe in the
old regime and among the great mass
of peasantry who still believe that all
good flows from the Little Father"
and the church which continues to be
"Intelligencia.'
"The Black Masses" term by
which the ignorant peasantry, who
comprise so per cent Of the Russian
people, is known, can at any time turn
the scale. In skilful hands they, there
fore, will always constitute an i'm
mense force in favor of a counter revO-
luton.
There are two parties under which
the peasantry might eventually be
enlisted and which may be said to
make up the extreme right, consisting
of those who will never forgive the
Emperor for the abrogation of auto.
cratic power. They talk of deposing
Nicholas Mdselecting new Emperor
Prince Dolgbruki Of Moscow, one of
the descendants of the Ruriks is their
avowed candidate.
Church Party.
The church party under the name
Of the "Holy Alliance for National
Self Protection" has been organized,
and these parties might eventually
unite for a military dictatorship
against the revolutionary forces. y
Immediately to the left Of this party
of reaction might be placed the mod
crate conservatives who support Witte
in the introduction of the new regime.
Their platform calls for the realiza-
ton of the reform promised for the in
tegrity of the empire and for strong
central government.
More radical still is the group of
parties between the supporters OF
Witte and the Social Democrats. Its
foremost demand is for constitu-
tional assembly elected by the univer-
sal. direct and secret ballot. Tne
Russ the Novosti and the Bourse Ga
zette are its spokesman.
Then come the parties favorlng
the complete overthrow OF the gov
ernmcnt and the establishment OF
republic. Lastly are the Anarchists
whose program is not announced.
Mob Plundering.
Vienna, Dec. ia dispatch from
Bucharest, Roumania. says: "A report
received here through refugees de-
clares that since Sunday the town OF
Elisabethgrad, Russia, has been burn
ing and that mob has been killing
and Numbering in the Jewish quarters.
A regiment is proceeding there from
Kisiineff to restore order.
No Strike Now.
Caution having prevailed over the
fury aroused by the arrest OF strike
leaders, the workmen's council mas
rejected the proposition to order
general strike at present, as untlmely.
The council here realized the weak
ness and unpreparedness OF the WORK
men for a general conflict and had
been informed that the railroad men
had already decided against the strike.
The sentiment of the workmen,s
delegates. which was extremely de-
pressed. has been somewhat raised by
the receipt of dispatch from Mos
COW claiming that the revolutionary
propaganda has finally taken root
among the Cossacks, the last hope OF
a reaction.
The third squadron of the First Reg
iment of Don Cossacks is reported 10
have held meeting and to have
drawn up service demands, claiming
that the men are fed like dogs anu
shabbily clothed. This is the nrst
sign of disaffection on the part OF
the Cossacks.
Strike Leaders Feast.
Many of the striking operators nave
lost heart, owing to the news from
Moscow that the leaders when arrest
ed were indulging in an expensive sup
per at popular Moscow restaurant
in company with the women strikers,
and spending funds lavishly on cham
pagne and expensive cigars and
liquors.
T. A. Eddy, of Denver, Is in Alamo
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