Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-12-13
RAIL WAY MEN TO QUIT
Final Test of Power to Follow
Governments Challenge.
FRACTION HAS COME"
Liberals Say That White Has Turned and
VIII Use Oppression to Settle
Civil Strife

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 11.-(7:3O
p. m.)-The telegraph lines with Mos
cow, RevaI, kieff, Novgorod, ArchangIe
and Narva are working today. 1t is be-
lieved that the strike is collapsing. The
mails have not arrived from the south
owing to the railway strike.
WARSAW, Dec. 1.-THE central
committee of the union of railroad men
now in session at Moscow will probably
order a general railroad strike to begin at
midnight in consequence OF the arrest of
M. Krustaleff, president of the executive
committee of the WOrkmen's council at
St. Petersburg. The local committee of
the railroad union has received nOtiti-
cation from the committee at st. Peters
burg to that effect.
Whites Turn, the Challenge.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.-De-
layed. )-There was every indication this
morning that the governments challenge
will be accepted and that within forty
eight hours a general strike throughout
Russia will be ordered.
Count White has gone over to the camp
of the enemy, it is said, and is now an
uncompromising represslOnlst. lie has
become convinced that it is impossible
to satisfy the people without completely
overturning the Russian kingdom. Con
seQuently he has consented to the use OF
force in putting down all uprlslngs
against the Gar. This is called the gov
ernment's challenge.
A terrible storm has been raised by the
arrest of NJ. Krustalof, president OF the
executive committee of the workmens
council, which was followed during the
night by the Imprisonment OF the mem
berS of the Workmen's council and
number Of Socialistic leaders.
Reaction Has Now Come.
"The reaction has come" were the
words on every lip, and in the liberal eX-
tremist camp there was only one opinion,
namely, that it must be resisted to the
bitter end At ali the meetings last
night, some of which lasted until morn
ing, the opinion was unanimous that the
government had forced the hands of the
proletariat, and the supreme weapon, u
general strike, must be invoked.
Newspapers Confscated.
The newspaper editors at yesterday
evenings meeting decided that the
temporary press law for bidding the dis
cussion of vital questions affecting the
welfare of the nation violated the prin-
press guaranteed by the imperial mani
festo and that it must be defed The
result was that the editions of the Russ,
and half a dozen more Radical papers
were confscated.
The employees of the Riga-Orel rail
road have declared a strike on account
of the declaration of martial law IL
Livoni and have sent an appeal to the
other roads to join. Last night the rail
road men of the Baltic lines decided to
follow the example of the RigaOre
men.
Anarchy in Livonia.
The situation in Livona is frightful
Absolute anarchy prevails.
A messenger who arrived here this
morning declared that the streets of
Riga were flowing with blood. After
meeting the railroad men of Riga were
moved down by the fire of machine
guns and artillery. The railroad men of
st. Petersburg at a meeting yesterday
evening resolved that inasmuch ''as the
reaction is gaining force and the govern
ment is seeking TO retract what was won
by the first Pan-Russian strike" the
railroad men stand ready to obey the
signal for a general strike, but advise
their fellow workers to await the word
from the central committee at Moscow
as a failure must not be risked.
Telegra piers Are Arrested.
simultaneously with the arrests here
M. Dronshilny and all the members
of the union. of the employees of the
posts and telegraph operators of Mos
cow. with NJ. Kokohanowski at their
head, were arrested at Moscow.
Car Greets the Cossacks
Emperor Nicholas has issued an order
today thanking all the Cossack troops
for their ''self-sa crifcing, untiring and
loyal services to the throne and father
land both at the seat of war and in the
preservation of order within the empire"
INDIANA GAMBLERS CLOSE