The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-28


CT. PETERSBURG. oct. 27.-That
- the present situation cannot end
without bloodshed is the convic-
ton prevailing in the higher govern
ment circles. which from moment to
moment are expecting a conflict be-
tween the troops and the revolution
ITS in st. Petersburg and news Of
trouble IN the provinces. especially at
kharkon, which has been declared in
a state of siege. Governors have been
Instructed to take all necessary pre-
cations to preserve order.
Oneof the most prominent members
Or the smperOr's council received the
Associated Press representative today
ana said With every evidence of deep
emotion:
s9Od Must Flow.
THE situation is a grevious and
painful one. aNd see no way out of
IT. except by the employment of armed
force. Please % not misunderstood
me. / look upm the prospect with
tears, but it is becoming more and
more evident tina the troops will be
compelled TO FIRE. 1 can see no other
possible outcome. The reVOlutiOnists
and terrorists are absolutely bent on
forcing conflict upOn us. and noth-
ing we can do will ntisfy them. The
extension of the suffrage and the right
OF assembly viii be nothing to them.
They are determined 70 have bloodshed
and we cannot avoid the issue. 1t is Il
drightful disease from which Russia is
suffering and sad and painful as it is.
The government mus act with force"
The minister said tat the law Great
Ing a responsible cabinet will prob
ably be promulgated AID Count Whites
nomination as premiet announced to-
morrow.
Witte With tie Car.
Under the statute thu premier may
not hold a special po4folo Count
Witte spent almost the Atire day with
abe emperor at Peterhos and he has
not coniided 20 his colleagues whether
he intends to take the. ministry of
finance or no portfolio at all. The
whole OF the ministerial body is also
IN ignorance as to Whether they will
retain their places undr the new
leaders.
Meeting Was Held.
Realizing that any attempt to inter
fere with the monster Meeting At tne
university would inevitably lead to
bloody outbreak, General Trepoff, who
announced during the AT 4rnoon that
he intended 10 prevent he assembly.
instructed the police to cbse their eyes
10 the fact and the meeting. which was
attended by between Is 90 and % go
persons, passed off without a conflict
The troops stationed arOUld the build
ing were withdrawn, but ln the court
the city bourse and other nearby
i buildings half d dozen Cm1anies of
cossacks and strong forces Of infantry
aud dragons were IL readiness 10 sally
forth if necessary.
Right of Assembly Conceded.
Big meetings were also held i'm the
archaeological and art institutes and in
TWO engineering schools Tue students
at neither of these meetings took
prominent part In the deliberations.
yielding the hospitality of The college
buildings without attempting 10 cloak
the meetings with the guise of student
assemblies. With the hope Of avoidins
further meetings at the university Cen
eral Trepo6 later placed halls ian three
different parts ST the city at the DISPOSE
tion Of the people for meetuR. thereby
practically conceding the deuand of the
agitators of the right of assembly.
The seems inside the university beg
gars description. ln the aeat open
court. with no light except a few flick
cring candles oH "a hastily constructed
tribune. from 1000 10 $1,000 workmen,
stus~-tts and professional men stood
w~dged together in the c0h and wet
snowfall listening to revolutionary
harangues.
Another great meeting was held iu
the central hall OF the university build
ing and several smaller meetings. were
acid i'm labor and secret halls.
General Strike Certsin.
In all the sections a strong minority
urged conservatism. but these were
carried from their feet by t1e general
enthusiasm. and resolutions ior gen
eral strike in every branch of social
democracy were adopted witha hUrrah
Even the chmOyiks i'm the government
service, whose meeting WAS largely at
tended were possessed of -he same
shirt and passed resolutions 10 stop all
work in the government departments
tomorrow. This probably val include
the government telegraph agency, and
may put the telegraph and catle service
ont of commission. Another resolution
" Inch was generally adopted, notified
the authorities that the asSize court
building i'm Litania street must DC
opened Tor universal me- riio ~, o.,
classes at noon tomorrow, at Whlcn
measures viii be adopted against any
person who is reported as mol adherins
TO the general strike.
A remarkable feature of all the
,sneeches was the spirit of complete con
fidence that the success OF the move
,nent was at hand and the manifest M
feution, as the minister quoted IN the
first part Of this dispatch said TO force
an armed conflict upon the government
The meetings continued far into the
night
Panic in ST. PETERSBURG.
In the city. in spite of the absence or
disorders. there is conditio9 OF actual
nanic. Half of the population Is COM
nelled to rely on candles y kerosene
ian,ns for light. while the street lamps
IN a large part of the city have been
extinguished.
The streets practically afe deserted
Except for the squads of Infantry ana
cavalry which are every where.
The shops begin To close n the after
noon fn even the Morskaia Neysky ana
sther central streets. Many of the IN
habitants shut themselves in theif
homes. scarcely venturing out 10 make
secesxary purchases Of food, which has
...unfaf IN famine VFiCesf