Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-21
WHITES FATE
HANGS IN BALANCE.
His Experiment With Moderate
Constitutionalism to be Put
To The Test.
FIRST GUN FIRED AT MOSCOW.
The General Strike Throughout
Russia Has Been Success.
fully lnaugurated.
Leaders OF Prolctariat and Govern
ment officials Both Busy
Pcrfccting Their Plans,

81. Petersburg, Dec, q. 2:e5 a. m,-Ths
srst guns in the battle which may de-
termIne the fate OF Premier Whites ex-
pertinent with moderate constitutional
ism and introduce either reaction or a
completely revolution were fred yester-
day at Moscow where the general strike
was successfully inaugurated. The
leaders Of the movement of the prole-
,ariat last night were making their last
preparations here for n general engage
ment which viii be on at noon today
The workmen's council has been sitting
continuously since o'clock yesterday
afternoon, receiving reports and Issuing
0nal orders. The leaders profess to be
Greatly encouraged at the news from
Moscow and the reports from district
meetings which were held In all sections
OF st. Petersburg yesterday declaring
that there is now no question that inc
,ie.up will be complete. They admit
hat many OF the ST. Petersburg work.
men especially the married men, would
prefer to continue at work, but they are
counting on the great majority favor
ing the strike to swing the recalcitranfs
into line and produce IA paralysis OF In
dustry even more complete than during
the strike Of January last. IL their ex-
pectations are realized st. Petersburg
today will be isolated from the rest OF
the world with railroad traffic stopped
and telegraph wires and cables cut,
The workmens council last night Is
sued a stirring proclamation, declaring
that the government had cast to the
winds the principles Of the imperial
manifesto Of Oct. 30 and was now bas-
jng itself on reaction, trickery and de-
relt. The proclamation ended with sum-
mopine all the people OF Russia 10 join
in a general strike and not TO cease
constituent assembly. universal sur
frage. the release of the arrested lead
ers of the proletariat, land FOR the
peasantry. etc, are granted
The editors OF the radical papers are
determined to print the manifesto TINS
morning. II is utterly revolutionary III
its phrasing and consequently the edi-
rurs are taking infinite precautions 10
prevent the conflscation OF sthe issues
By the police.
The leaders Of the government yes
terday also devoted the day TO review
Ing their plans for the conflict and N
consequence the consideration OF the
proposed election law was not finished.
The final decisions will be reached at
another session OF the cabinet 10 pc
held at Tsarskoe-Selo Friday
The first test OF the railroad strike
will occur on the departure of the Ber-
lin trains from here AT noon today. NJ
Nemechaieff, minister Of communica-
tions, will make determined effort 20
keep the foreign communications open
md the workmen are equally resolved
TO show their power.
Indications are multiplying that the
governments warning to the people OF
the smaller towns TO take the law into
their own hands II the railroad strike
Is called will bear fruit. NJ. Nemeohal-
Ell Ia counting upon this as wei as
financial reasons to keep many OF the
petty employees In line.
At meetings OF various liberal and
revolutionary organizations held last
night the sentiment as a rule was IN
favor Of the strike.
In response TO number of requests
nom editors Of local papers who were
pxpecting their employees to strike. the
workmen's council has decided to al
low the radical organs 10 appear. In
'ANo''N, noNcNtt, all tie iltN0PniNi'
will be compelled to cease publication.
The Physicians union decided last
hight that the dictates Of humanity re-
CURED the members to attend all sick
persons, but It was resolved TO devote
sll fees received to the strike fund and
TO boycott all doctors not doing so.
The Judge, In summing up, said II was
the most extraordinary case OF modern
times. Improbable as was the whole
itory he thought 1t was equally as
improbable that any one could con-
root and swear to such charges. The
question of the sanity Of Watt had not
been raised, so the jury had nothing
70 DO but find verdict OF guilty or
DOT guilty.
The Judge pointed out that the death
Of the former Mrs. Watt would place
Watt In exactly the position he desired,
rs II would enable him to legalize his
marriage TO Lady Violet Beauchamp
which at present was Illegal. because
Mrs Watt had declined TO have her
Mvorce made absolute. Her death
Mould also annul the deed OF settle
nent between Watt and Mrs, watt
Mich Mr., Watt desired,