Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-15
ST RIKE PROCLAIMED
Russian Workmen Resent
Acton Against Poland.
BEGIN AT NOON TODAY
ULTIMATE OBJECT IS COMPLETE
OVERTHROW OF MONARCHY.
Labor Committee Dominated by Social
Revolutionists-Full Text of Man.
ifesto-Trouble Feared.
BEGIN AT NOON TODAY

proletariat of St Petersburg has summoned
another general political strike. beginning
today at noon This action was decided
upon late last night by the workmen's
strike committee. which now is completely
under the domination of the social revolu-
tionists, whose leaders openly proclaim
that their ultimate object Is the complets
overthrow of the monarchy and the estab-
lishment of democratic republic.
This also is the real aim of their brothers.
the social democrats of Poland but the
proclamation issued Keeps this in the back
ground and apparently supports the popu-
lar sympathy for Polish autonomy and the
indignation against the application Of tho
death sentence being imposed on the
Cronstadt mutineeIs. The pracl lmation
says:
The imperial government continues TO
walk over our corpseS. 1t court-martials
the bold soldiers and 81 .iors of Cronstadt
who rose I'm defense of their rights and ma
tional freedom. 1t tncrcles weak and op-
pressed Poland with the iron ring of mar
tial law.
"The workmcn's council calls o. the reyo-
luticnary proletd1iat of 81 Petersburg TO
renew the general political strike which
has aIleady demonstrated its dread power,
in order to show brotherly solidarity with
the revolutionary soldiers and Sai,o $ as
well as with the revolutionary pToieiariat
of Poland Let the workmen OF 81 Peters
burg cease work at noon November II with
the cries of Down with the court -martialr
Down with death penaltyr Down with
martial law in Poland and in all Russ.ar''
Appeal to All Strike Committees.
The committee has appealed TO the strike
committee throughout Russia 10 join in the
movement, and has also appealed to ths
railroad men, with the view To bringing
about another general tie-up. One OF the
most potent arguments used at the meet-
ing Of workmens delegates last night was
that in this fight the workmen will have
their efforts In behalf of the lives of the
for the workmen's cause and help them to
win over the army and navy to the cause
of freedom.
Some of the delegates who having the
great question OF national economy upper
most in their minds, namely, how to in
crease their incomes with diminished labor.
protested that the political strike would in
terfere with the fight for an eght-hour
day, but they were rudely waved aside by
the majority, who claimed that ii would be
time enough TO deal with economic ques-
tions when they had finished with the
tocracy.
The strike commenced promptly on the
Baltic and Warsaw railways, and ii is an
nounced that all the other lines will follow
suit.
Meeting of Firms.
The Finnish railroad men are meeting to
decide whether they too will join in the
movement.
The factories in the industrial strict
beyond the Narva and Moscow gates have
shut down and the Nevsky, Admiralty and
Baltic yards, the big tube works and all
the cotton and woolen mills on both sides
of the Neva closed at noon and soon thou
sands of workmen were paradiDg the in
dustrial districts carrying red flags and
forcing those who Were reluctant 10 strike
to join them. The compositors are said to
have decided to join the general strike, ard
it is expected that all the newspapers will
again have to suspend publication.
The order for a general strike was Won
derfully successful, almost 100000 men
walking out in obedience 10 the mandate of
the strike committee
The Northern Express, bound for Paris,
remains standing In the station.
Some Workmen Declined to Strike.
Although the workmen of many of the big
establishments beyond the Moscow and
Narva Gates and in the Neva and vassili
Ostroff districts promised to obey the strike
mandate, those of the Putiloff and other
factories declined to join In the strike The
various professional organizations which
participated in the other general strike are
also lukewarm, regarding the decision OF
the workmens committee as hasty and i'll
advised. Nevertheless, in the present ex-
cited state of public opinion they may be
swept off their feet especially should some
untoward incident occur
Should the general strike again spread
over the country the governments 5 position
might be rendered desperate. II is impotent
now to deal with many of the questions con-
fronting II and might be terroriZed into
making further concessions. The ancient
kingdom of Georgia following the lead of
Finland and Poland, has now plucked up
courage and has demanded autonomy.
The attempt TO restore order in the gov
ernnlent of kutais. trans-Caucasia, with
Russian troops has inflained the populace
that the municipal council of Kuta.s. capi-
tai of the government of that name. las
telegraphed TO both Count Witte and the
viceroy advising against further attempts
at coercion.
Fight Between Strikers.
At the SangalIi works there was a fight
between strikers and anti-strikers, during
which four men were killed and ten were
wounded with knives.
The electric lights will be shut off this
evening and the city will again be in dark
ness tonight. The car drivers and cabmen
have also been asked to join in the strike.
The suddenness and magnitude of the
movement has terrorized the inhabitants
and has caught the government, as usual,
unprepared.
cavalry and infantry, but the authorities.
in the face of such gigantic revolutionary
seem to be hesitating over
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