Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-31
ALARM IS INCREASING
Situation Throughout Poland
Continues to Be Serious.
WORKMEN ARE RIOTING
MANY DISSATISFIED AND DES-
PERATE MEN ROAM STREETS.
Ready Material for the Revolutionary
Parties in Poland, the Hot
bed Of Socialism.
WORKMEN ARE RIOTING

The storm center of the Russian labor
disturbances now seems to be Poland,
where the situation is reported in todays
dispatches as being increasingly serious.
Minor collisions between the police and
the populace are frequent in Warsaw,
where the number of killed Is estimated to
be about 100. The mobs are pillaging
shops and all Industrial concerns are
closed Semi-offlcial reports received In
Paris regarding the general conditions In
Russia are described as very unfavorable.
The Associated Press correspondent in
ST. Petersburg cables that Maxim Gorky,
the author and reform leader, who is under
arrest, is In no danger. 1t is expected that
he will be released in few weeks
ST PETERSBURG. January 81. 2:4o
p.m.-The latest reports from Warsaw de-
pIct the situation throughout Poland as In
creaslugly serious. Minor collisions be-
tween the troops and police and the popu-
lace continue to swell the number of dead.
Trade and industry are completely at
standstill and the presence of thousands OF
idle workmen who have been out OF en-
ployment for months and are starving ana
desperate adds factor of the greatest
danger which Is not present TO the same
extent in st. Petersburg. where the gov
ernment orders for war purposes have kept
the factories busy.
The American vice consul at Warsaw,
witold Fouchas. telegraphs that many
stores chiefly Russian. have been pfllaged
by mobs and that the shops and factories
without exception are closed A genera!
strike is in effect. Those who are not
willing to walk out are compelled to join
the strike by threats
Lodz and Radon.
Mr.. Fouchas saw no Improvement in the
situation up to last night and reported the
recent of bad news from LodZ and Radon.
1t is estimated that the number Of killed
or wounded at Warsaw is about one hum
dred which is a conservative estimate.
The rioting in Poland will largely affect
the economic situation. The factories at
Warsaw Lodz, Petrokoff and other indus
trial centers in Poland have been compelled
TO gradually reduce their output and de- |
crease their working forces since the out |
break Of the war which has almost en- |
tireiy closed the Siberian and Manchurian !
markets. The result has been that thou |
sands of workmen have been thrown out OF
employment for many months. furnishing
horde OF hungry. dissatisfied, desperate
men, among whom the news from st. Pc
tersburg produced outburst of riOtoue
and !ncendiary spirit.
Poland Hotbed of Socialism.
1t is feared that a large proportion Of
these thousands may be utilized by the
revolutionary organizations in Poland,
which is the hotbed of socialism, and the
movement may develop purely political
character. though there is no indication so
far of any cooperation on the part Of the
intelligent classes of the Polish populati |
which averse to revolutionary move |
Eent.
The Nashazhzn, a liberal newspape of |
st. Petersburg, which has received a sec |
ond warning from Governor General Tre- |
pom in a moderate tone, raises the legal |
point in connection with the firing of jan
uary % that the law requires the police to |
exhaust all means to preserve order before |
calling In the troops, and the NashaZhizn !
claims that this was not done before the |
military began firing.
Unfavorable Outside st. Petersburg.
PARIS, January 31.-Semi-oficial reports
which havel reached here concerning the
general conditions in Russia outside Of St |
Petersburg are very unfavorable.
No Fears for Gorky.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 31.-The re-
port that Maxim Gorky may be hanged for
high treason is without the slightest founda-
tton. Even his friends declare the rumor
absurd. The expectation is that he will be
released in a few weeks. He was a mem
ber of the deputation of editors and literary
men who called on NJ. Witte, president of
the committee of minister's January 2I. all
or whom were arrested, but several of
whom have already been released
Inc only other charge against Gorky Is
that he was member OF the committee
of three which was appointed to collect
funds for the strikers.
The Associated Press is informed on
exceedingly high authority that the chances
OF the government meeting the present sit
uation by granting q sort of zemskyzabor
toid Russian land parliament) is growing
hourly brighter. In the opinion OF MANY
liberals the creation OF such a body made
up of representatives of all classes. which
could, IKE the old states general OF France
voice the needs and grievances of the peo
pie without Intermediates directly with the
sovereign. would rally TO the governments
support all the conservative and liberal
elements