The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-19
Union of Unions the Donai-
J mating Power in the Rus
sian Situation.
Mysterious Forces Accom-
plish Wonderful Change
in Political Affairs.
Great Strike Declared Off:
Men Saying Their Goal
T.. is Attained.
WEEKS RECORD IN RUSSIA

RECORD IN RUSSIA
Sunday. Influence of national church
thrown toward law and order by
pacifcatory encyclical issued by
Prince Alexis Obolensky and read
in every church in the empire.
Czar makes effective move
ment to preserve integrity of EN-.
pire by denying Poland's request
for autonomy and declaring martial
law in province.
Tuesday.-Witte's cabinet at second
: meeting decides that occupants of
one-fourth Of the positions In the
. council Of the empire, heretofore
purely appointive, shall be elected
by them. ..s.3.
Wednesday.-Announced til at the
: czar will grant peasants large part
T. Of imperial domain, which covers
one-third of European Russia.
Thursday. General strike fails to
spread outside of St.. Petersburg
and the leaders talk Of letting it
subside into Demonstration to
prevent fasco. r4.:
Friday.-Land ukase lifts $40,0o0,000
taxes from people, increases re-
sources Of peasant banks and abol-.
ishes property redemption depts
after Jan. IA, 1907.
Saturday.-Dmitri Shepoff and Guch-
Z koH and other leaders of the con-
servative and liberal elements go
to Moscow to urge the zemstvo
congress assembling there to unite
all forces that desire to prevent
anarchy.
New York Herald Special Service.
IT. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1s.-The
- "Union of Unions, is today the
dominating power in Russia.
The name is in everybody's, mouth. It
lS JIG IlOSG IcIutThdUl0 COIuDludtIOu
known in the annals of history. This
mysterious power which has made a
miraculous political transformation in
Russia has astonished the world.
The big strike of the workingmen's
organizations will be called off tomor-
| row at noon, such action having been
decided upon at a meeting Of the lead
ers of the Union Of Unions, which has
IL It'll IL IL
have achieved their purpose in that they
have received assurances that all Of the
sailors and soldiers condemned to death
at Kronstadt will have their sentence
| committed. --a
Purpose of the Union.
Feodor Rodicheff, one of the leaders
of the "Union Of Unions" says the
union was founded in February and
March last, the order being to forward,
develop and sustain the growing desire
of the Russians to rise out of the i'm
possible situation into which, the coun-
try has fallen and give it constitution
| and liberty.
cit is a perfectly organized move
ment,'' he said. "The formation of
union of liberal minded members Of in
telligent vocations thruout the .coun-
try, for instance lawyers, professors,
teachers, engineers, journalists, doctors.
chemists, electricians and, would you
believe it, even tchinovnicks.
i Professions Organized.
!, "The professions thruout the coun-
try have organized SO as to have sep
! arate organizations and to connect with
, the central unions. All alike are en-
gagged in the collection of fees and
funds and the disbursements in connec-
tion with the object Of establishing q
constitution and liberty.
"Our first expenditure took the eff
fective form, by the way, Of providing
; professional and legal assistance for
people unjustly arrested and with in
sufficient money to obtain advocates.
Then came the great strike in October,
for which we supplied considerable
funds. What would have happened had
the manifesto not come out just when
it did, I need not say. It is enough
to mention that all measures were taken
to force the situation. -
! No Workmen in Union.
/ tDo workmen belong to the union9"
"No; the unions are merely for the
higher professions, with the necessary
protection for the workingmen if they
are seeking liberty, which are one Of
our aims, but we are willing to give adj
vice to them which they gladly follow.
You will see number of their leaders
! tonight at our central meeting. They
: come to take counsel Of us.
Is it for revolution9o
i He hesitated at this ssWell, - he re-
!, piled, "not on my side. Undoubtedly
! the extreme left is. It is composed Of
the younger members who border upon
socialism and, - he added significantly,
owing to existing circumstances, that
party is increasing rapidly
81 Are the unions opposed to Count
} Witte7''
"As for Count Witte,'' he replied,
personally he is of small Importance
: to us, except inasmuch as we absolutely