The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-02
GAR MUST YIELD
OR BE CRUSHED
Latest Act Of Workmen Leaves
Him No Choice Except Con-
cession or Revolution.

st, Petersburg, March 2.-The strike
situation thruout Russia has become
more critical by the bold de-
yesterday. .M...
The government confronts the neces-
sity Of yielding everything or seeing all
nope OF permanent settlement Of the
strike here and elsewhere dashed to the
ground. q :
But the worst feature of the situation
pursuance Of deep political plan, are
by a shrewd hidden agency,
which is deliberately trying to prevent
a settlement. -
The authorities seem at their wits
end and in the meantime rumors are
again afoat that the action Of yesterday
was preliminary to big demonstration
on Saturday. There are similar reports
of a projected demonstration of the
workmen of Moscow to signalize the
anniversary.
Police Live in Fear.
The police, apparently, do not know
what to expect, but their general fear
of the outcome is based on the discovery
at Moscow and Wirballen, Russian
Poland, of quantities Of bombs, many
boxes Of which have been smuggled into
Russia, and it is reported that the
demonstrations may be backed by the
use Of bombs against the troops.
Another 10000 men struck today in
the large factories Of the Viborg quar-.
ter Of St. Petersburg.
scene Of remarkable convention yes.
terday when workingmen representing
100 factories Of the city met for the
first time in their lives with freedom of
speech and assembly guaranteed them.
These workingmen were ESQ primary
electors, who tomorrow are to select
fifty Of their number as members Of the
mixed economic commission of which
M. Schidlovski is president.
Workmen's Demands.
The convention unanimously adopted
a resolution to refuse to participate il
government pledges the release of the
workmen who have been arrested since
Jan. 90; that the members Of the com
mission be- given absolute freedom Of
speech and immunity from arrest on &C
count of the expression of opinions ant
the proceedings of the commission b,
published uncensored.
The resolution closes with the state
ment that unless the demands ar
granted by 2 pm. Of March 8, they will
refuse to elect fifty representatives
conditions is to be placarded on tn
factory walls.
AS a result of this action by tn
workmen, there 10 doubt whether tn
mixed commission will be convoked.
The Gear Hesitates.
| The great and overshadowing ques
ton for Russia, that Of granting tn
people a voice in the government, re
mains undecided at Tsarskoe Selo. En-
peror Nicholas has not yet given tn
final word. .' -: o@
The ministers with whom the en-
peror has. been discussing the problem
since the Inauguration Of the cabine
divergent opinions, but by a process o
elimina tion, two propositions have BEEF
definitely .rejected;, the first, a Iconsti
tutional monarchical regime, base
upon western models, with a parliamen
to frame laws and control the budget
and the second, the converting Of tn
zemsky tabor. The former propositio,
has been rejected on the ground tina
Russia is not yet ripe for constitutions
government, and the second because tn
| zemsky TABOR is now an anachronism.
I -, -. Makeshift Proposed. 49,. .
In: substance, the proposition whic
the emperor is now considering wit
the council Of ministers is the estaI
| lishment Of national assembly base
on direct class representation, to sit i
a consultative capacity and propos
laws; in other words, yielding the forr
| while retaining the essence of autoc
| racy.
All, however, recognize, and so &C
wise his majesty, that such solutio
can be only temporary. An assembl
Of this kind would be an anomaly O.
the Russian government and must 500
give way to regular parliamentar
| body. This fact is equally recognize
| by the liberals, whom the proposed for1
could not satisfy, but who. are COZ
vinced that this would be a forwar
step, and who would hail it as prac
teal victory for future constitutions
| ism.
Strike Spreads in South.
The strike movement has suddenl
assumed active form in the Ekaterin(
slav and Don Cossack governments.
All the miners of the Donetskoy COZ
mines, mum bering over 100000, threate
to walk out on Monday.
| Gear Cl1ngs to Autocracy.
Emperor Nicholas yesterday reptile
to the recent address of the Mosco,
bourse expressing attachment to til
principle of autocracy, saying:
In this year Of grievous trial this ev
dence Of loyalty to the old foundations ,
Russias political life has afforded n
special qualification.
MOSCOW STRIKE SPREADS