The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-20


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OF. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20, 1855 a.
y m.-Afcer the severe reverse
which they suffered early yester-
day morning, when at the end OF
seven-hour debate the council tf work
men decided to abandon the Industrial
strike, the leaders of the extremist So
cialist factions Of the st Petersburg
workmen are again ems aged I'm har1
and apparently losing fight in defense
OF a resolution for an eieht-ho da
which was the slogan of last weeks
strike, but was abandoned at the 'ast
moment in favor of an APPEAL for the
lives of ne mutineers at Cronstadt and
the liberty of Poland.
Vigorous Opposition,
When the council convened last night
a socialist representative introduced an
to the resol ton calm
the strife. providing that the men
TO work hereafter a or onl
eight hours, laying down their tools
at o'clock in the afternoon instead OF
6, while insisting on the same rate Of
pay. ENCOURAGED by their earlier Vic-
tory, the conservative lea'ers It once
o ened a vi orous opposit on TO the
resolution Iointin~ out the determine
tiOn of the employers TO re ard any
attempt TO obtain shorter hours by
means as the si3nal for
n aF af a
workmen of St. Petersb rig, and tn [
they were in no position TO enter OF
pro Onged combat of endurance at the
very outset of a long, cod winter.
Time Not opportune.
A number of orators even questioned
the wisdom Of an eight-hour day itself,
declaring that Russia at resent was
not rice for it. while others who are in
sym athy with the movement for a
shorter day daclared that it won d not
be wise to fritter away their strength
at this time. when a great and de-
cisive combat in January was imn.t-
nent
At / o'clock this morning the de ate
was on in fu'l swing, with no ST ms OF
abatement, the decision Sc min large
" 10 hinge on the gu stion as to
whether the owners would stand o
their guns and shut down rather than
reduce the numler Of hours.
Were No Riots.
Approximations that the defeat Of the
reds in the council might inspire them
10 take violent measures yesterday
against the troops or the merchants
who refused to close their places of
business Saturday when ordered by the
laeders, were happily without founda-
ton though rumors of collisions be-
tween workmen and troops in the WASH
liostrOv and Putilofr districts were in
circulation.
At police headquarters, however. It
was said that there had been no disor-
ders. and at strike headquarters the
Associated Press was informed that
there had been no collision, though per-
haps a few shots might have been fired
in the air by Over-eXuberant demon
Strators Nevertheless. the patrols in
the streets We're doubled yesterday.
These were generally commanded by
nOn-commanding officers, showing that
i'll spite OF the rumors of disaffection
among the troops the government was
not afraid to trust the soldiers of the
guard at large without commanding Of
ficers.
Shrewd Tactics.
The high-sounding proclamation with
which the council Of WoTkmen an
ununced the end of the strike declaring
that demonstration had served its
purpose by saving the lives of the mu-
tineers at Cronstadt, while of course il
is principally blind to cover defeat, as
the trials of the mutineers are still I'm
progress. is at the same time shrewd
tactics for US in the propaganda which
the council is actively pushing among
the army and navy. Such a claim,
however, cannot disguise the fact that
the strike was inaugurated to compel
the government not only to pardon Un-
conditionally the mutineers. but to
abolish martial law in Poland. and to
compel the calling of constituent as
sembly. none of which objects has been
achieved.
New Party Formidable.
The refusal of the affiliated organiza-
tionS in the interior to respond 10 the
can and the revolt of many Of the bet
ter class of workmen here against the
dictation OF political agitators and
walking delegates by no means repre-
sents the full measure Of the real de-
feat of the strike movement. The strike.
by alternating public sympathy and
and moderates to the fact that the first
duty Of the hour was to stand by the
government in its efforts TO tranquiliZe
the country and to make head against
the tide Of socialism and revolution
which was threatening Russia with an
archy, aided greatly in the formation Of
the law and order party. which has
now sprung ipto formidable being.
Situation At Moscow.
Interest has now shifted to Moscow,
where the zemstvo congress o ened
yesterday. The members of the new
party from all parts Of the country
have gone there TO make a fight in the
congress for a union of all the conserv-
alive and literal elements 10 hold up
the hands Of Count White, 10 condemn
The political strike. to seek further To-
litical salvation through the doors
o ened by the manifesto, though it is
neither expected nor desired that the
constitutional democrats wi a Jure
their programme while join 'ng in the
movement to aid in the restoration OF
tranquility. It is expected that d harp
combat viii develop with the large fac
ton of the zemstyoists who are ar
rayed with the socialists to continue
the fight against the government 10
the bitter end. The result OF the con-
eress is awaited with the deepest in
, terest,
No Sympathy for Poland
The failure OF the strife has shown
the country as a whole how little SYM
pathy there is with Pc and in her de
mand for complete autonomy. Al
Moscow the railroad men refused u
strike on the ground that they did not
sympathize with the Poles in theii
struggle il seeTs chat in that par'