The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-16
ARDOR COOLED
BY A BLIZZARD
Cold Weather Kept Russian Revolu-
tionists Indoors.
THE SITUATION is CRITICAL
STRIKERS LOSING SYMPATHY OF
THE PEOPLE.

y ma fierce northeast blizzard
and snow which blew down on st.
Petersburg tonight prevented blood
shed in the Russian capital The bitter
cold, by forcing the strikers 10 roman
indoors. did more TO preserve order
than all the Cossack cavalry patrolling
the streets. Heavy military reserves
are stationed in all the industrial dis
tricts, but up 10 midnight there was no
riOting There We're rumors of COLT
sions in JiTercut FITS ot the city, but
on investigation they turned out 10 De
false.
The Social Democrats had an I'M
pressive response on the part Of all or
CARNATIONS of wOrkmen to their sum
mons for n general political strike 10
demonstrate their solidarity with the
struggle of their Polish comrades Cor
autonomy and 10 protest against the
execution of the mutinous sailors at
Cronstadt. The men walked out Of all
the big mills and factories. and the en-
plOyes of the Baltic and Warsaw rail-
roads, the printers and other classes
of labOrers struck, but the shops in the
center of the city were not closed.
Troops took charge of the electric light
station, which were operated by sail
&
darkness tonight. .--.''- '''.''F.
Discussions Among Strikers.
No dispatches have arrived from the
interior, however TO show that the
workmen in other cities have responded
10 the demand for cooperation and dis
sension has broken out among the lead
ers, some of whom believe the strike
to be hasty and ill-adVised, and who
haA - "a ia
suit will be loss Of prestige. At meet
ings tonight this faction urged the
leaders TO announce tomorrow that the
strike was only intended as a demon
stration. but the radicals, whose aim
is TO keep up the revolutionary agIta-
, tion at all hazards. refused to listen to
such counsels,. They insisted that il
of their prOpa ganda among the army
and the navy that they should get
credit for saving the lives of the mutt
neers, and that if they could force the
government to recede from its position
regarding Poland they would have it
by the throat. At strike headquarters
tonight reports We're being received
and the leaders refused to admit that
the question of abandoning the strike
had yet been raised.
Panieky Feeling Prevails.
The situation has caused a renewal Of
the panicky feeling among the inhabit-
ants, whose nerves were already shat
tered by the events of the last fort
night. ana haudreds- OF persons who
had just returned are again leaving for
Finland. The foreign residents arc be-
coming more and more alarmed. and
many of them are hastily preparing 10
go abroad for the winter
In case the Finnish Socialists should
joint their Russian comrades and tie up
the Finnish railroad the only egress
would be by water, and the freezing Of
the Gulf OF Finland q fortnight hen .
would close the last exit. The foreign
embassies share the public alarm. and
the British embassy is advising the inn
mediate removal of women and chill
dren.
Many False Rumors.
All sorts of wild rumors about inter-
ference by the foreign powers are IN
circulation, and the Bourse GarA tie
prints a report that all the great
powers have Joined in a notification 10
Russia that they intend to interfere
and prevent anarchy. This is as false
as the story circulated that Mr.. Eddy.
the American charge d'affaires, has tel
egraphed for a warship and that the
cruiser Minneapolis was now proceed
not asked for a warship and has not
been advised by the state department
that one is coming
Count White and his cabinet were in
session throughout the afternoon and
evening discussing the situation and d
number of prominent liberals were
called in for consultation. Grand Duke
Nicholas was present part of the time.
The possibility that the government
might be compelled. if the situation
grew worse, to declare martial law in
St Petersburg was considered, but as
far as has been learned no definite de-
cision in this matter was reached.
Losing Public Sympathy.
While the league of leagues is dis
posed TO back up the strike, the work
men are undoubtedly alternating much
public sympathy by their Tecklessness.
Many liberals openly declare that the
strike is a tactical blunder which may
prove disastrous. but their temperate
counsel is rejected.
In government circles il * recognized
that the situation in Poland requires a
skilful hand al the helm. Governor
General Scalon probably viii he re-
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