The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-12-14
RAILWAY MEN TO QUIT
Final Test of Power to Follow
Governments Challenge.
FRACTION HAS COME"
Liberals Say That Witte Has Turned and
VIII Use Oppression to Settle
Civil Strife.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. n.-G:3o
p. m)-The telegraph lines with Mos
COW. Rcval, Kiclf, Noygorod, Archangle
aud Narva are working today. 1t is be
licycd that the strike is coIlapsing. The
mails have not arrived from the south
owing to the railway strike.
WARSAW, Dee. 1.-THE central
committee of the union of railroad men
now in session at Moscow will probably
order a general railroad strike to begin at
midnight in consequence Of the arrest OF
NJ Krustalcif president of the executive
committee of the workmen's council at
St. Petersburg. The local committee or
the railroad union has received noun
cation from the committee at st. feterS-
burg TO that effect
Whites Turn, the Challenge.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.-De-
laycd There was every indication this
morning that the governments challenge
will be accepted and that within forty
eight hours Il general strike throughout
Russia will be ordered.
Count Wittc has gone over 10 the camp
Of the enemy, it. is said, and IS now an
uncomproWsng rcprcssiOnist. lie has
to satisfy the people without completely
ovcrturuiug the Russian Kingdom Con
scqucntly he has consented to the use OF
force in putting down all uprisings
against the Car This is called the gov
crnmcuts challenge.
\ terrible storm has been raised by The
arrest Of NJ. Krustaloif, president OF the
executive committee Of the Worhmcl :
council. which was followed during the
night by the Imprisonment of the mem
bcrS Of the w0rkmcn's council ana
number Of SocIalistic leaders
Reaction Has Now Come.
"Tle reaction has come" were the
words on every lip, and in the liberal cN-
trpmist camp there was only one opinion,
namely, that il must be resisted 10 the
bitter end. At all the meetings last
night some Of which lasted until morn
ing. the opinion was unanimous that the
government had forced thc hands of tho
proletarat, and the supreme weapon,
general strike, must 1c invoked
Newspapers Conhscated.
The newspaper editors at yesterday
evenings meeting decided that the
temporary press law for bidding the dis
cussion Of vital questions affecting the
welfare of the nation violated the prin-
cipcs Of freedom of speech and of the
press guaranteed by the imperial mani
festo and that il must he detied. The
result was that the editions of the Russ,
and half a dozen more Radical papers
were conhscated.
The employees of the Riga-Orel rail
road have declared II strike on account
of the declaration Of martial law in
Livoni and have sent an appeal to the
other roads to join Last night the rail
road men Of the Baltic lines decided to
follow the example OF the Riga-Orcl
men.
Anarchy in Livonia.
Tho situation in Livonia is frightful
Absolute anarchy prevails.
4 messenger who arrived here this
morning declared that the streets Of
Riga were flowing with blood After a
meeting the railroad men of Riga were
moved down by the fire of machine
guns and artillery. The railroad men OF
st. Petersburg at a meeting yesterday
evening resolved that inasmuch las the
reaction Is gaining force and the govern
mcnt il seeking 10 rctrnct what was won
by the first Pan-Russian strike the
railroad men stand ready to obey the
signal for general strike. but advise
their fellow workers to await the word
from the central committee at Moscow,
as failure must not be riskcd.
Telegraphers Are Arrested.
simultaneously with the arrests here
NJ. DronshiIuy and all the members
of the union. Of the employees of the
posts aud telegraph operators of Mos
cow. with VI. KokohanowsH ut their
head. were arrested at Moscow.
Gar Grcets the Cossacks.
Emperor Nicholas has issued an order
today, thanking nh tn" tossack troops
for their self sacrificing, untiring and
loyal services to the throne and father
land both at the scat of war and in the
preservation of order within the empire. 4"