Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-31

anu 81. IeteTSDufS:
Moscow and other large cities are al
most as closely beleagured as if they
were invested by besieging armies
Even the Gar in his palace at Peter
hof is cut off from train service and
the commerce of the empire is par
alyZed
At the same time the industrial
strike has assumed large dimensions
and the turbulent elements in several
localities are Offering open resistance
to the troops.
An encounter took place Wednesday
evening between strikers and engine
drivers who were preparing to take out
trains. Revolver shots We're exchang-
ed, and number of persons were
killed or wounded. The striking rail
road men are being enforced by the
workers in other branches.
Hold Authorities Helpless.
With the railroads at standstill
and the wires inactive, the social dem
ocrats believe they have the govern
ment at their mercy, since the authOri-
uprisings in the various cities and
provinces. and, in fact, with the mails
and the telegraph useless, no informa-
ton of even the most serious disorders
could get out. This situation is rem
dered all the more serious by reports
of bloody collisions already reported
from Ekaterinoslav and other places,
while dangerous agrarian movement
has broken out in the government of
Samara, across the Volga. The
strength displayed by the social demo
Gratis has amazed the authorities, who
were taken quite as much by surprise
at the evidence of their power as they
We're at the time of the Gopon re-
belIiOn.
Famine already has reared a threat
ening hand, as the relief work in the
unfortunate districts has been stopped
through the railroad strike. The price
of food is increasing rapidly even in
st. Petersburg, where meat was one
third higher Wednesday, and the peo-
pie are alarmed.
That the officials have become
aroused to the seriousness of the situa-
ton was shown when the special meet
ing of the committee of ministers was
called late in the afternoon under the
presidency of Count Witte to consider
the situation The meeting was the
result of a request by Prince Hilkoff
that the council of the empire assem-
bic under the presidency of the Gar
himself to take action. The Emperor
approved the request, but announced
that he had chosen Count White to
preside. The ministers continued their
deliberations until long after midnight
Prince IIilkOff believes that the
strike cannot be prolonged, as the men
are without funds Besides this. he
declares that it is impossible for the
men to realize their dream of tying UP
all the railroads simultaneously With
the assistance of the railroad battal-
ions some trains will be run he says
Nevertheless the leaders of the 40O,-
600 railway employees Ia the empire
are planning further trouble They
have arranged Il big meeting, when
the grievances of the men, who get an
average wage of $40 a year, will be
thoroughly gone over.
Summary of Situation.
Reports received in st. Petersburg
summed up the results of the strike in
several localities as follows:
st. Petersburg is practically cut off
from the world, except through Fin
land and Sweden.
Trains in the Baltic provinces are
not running and the situation is report
ed to be very bad at Riga and Libau
All the lines in Poland are tied up
and a strike has been begun on the
Great Southwestern system, covering
the territory southwark from Kieff to-
ward Odessa.
The wOrkmen of the Obukhoff, Putil-
off, Nevski, AleXanGrovski and KoI-
pino works are out, as are the en-
ployes of the factories on the SchlUs-
selburg Chaussee and the cotton mills
and other factories on the banks of the
Neva.