The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-28
SITUATION
 IMPROVING Russian Strike Practically
 Is Broken.
PLANTS REsUMING WORK
Governments Adroit Pro-
 clamatiOn Has its Effect.
Eather Gopon Said Now to be Fall Pledged sociaiist--Knew Thst
 the strikers would be Slaughtered.

situation generally is improving. In St. Petersburg there is no longer any doubt that the strike is practically broken. Fourteen establishments. in- cluding the Franco-Russian, Aboukoff, Baltic, Russo o-American Rubber Com pany and Ropes American Refinery have already resumed and an entire starting up of factories seems to be assured for next Monday.
 A remarkable feature is that the men who are returning to work are not ask ing conditions of the employers. They have seemingly turned their backs upon political agitators and accepted the governments promises in the matter of shorter hours and an equitable adjust ment of their grievances at their face value. That the government purposes to compel the men to settle upon the governments terms is plainly evidenc- ed by Finance Minister Kokovsoff's response to a deputation of masters yesterday afternoon to whom he an- nounced the governments decision after an imperial investigation of both sides, to carry out the letter and spirit of the proclamation of January 25. Naturally to the masters this means that they will have to foot the bills.
 One of the best posted and most famous Russian liberals said to the As- sociated Press Iast night:
 The Governments Adroitness.
 Whilst the events of last Sunday have given an enormous impetus throughout Russia to all movements against the existing order of things, 1t is truly marvellous with what skill and adroitness the government seems to be turning the situation to it's own ace count, with the very men who have suf- fered and who less than a week ago would have been in open revolt had they heen able to procure arms.
 '"The governments proclamation ap-4 pealed to the workmen to always look to the government for redress of their grievances, reinforcing their procla- nation with quiet missionary work with such agencies as the government knows so we'll how 10 anspfay fss can-s vince them thar tEe bIoodshed and misery brought down on them on Sum day was the result of listening to student agitators and revolutionaries and the governments iIl-wisbers gen. Nerally and the governments plan evil dcntly has been successful with the vast majority.
 "Outside of Father Gopen's organi- Eation of few thousand the work men knew little and cared less for .po- htical aspirations. Their sole idea was to improve the miserable lot of them- selves and families but their lmagina- lions were stirred by the orators idea of O. appeal direct to the emperor and they joined the movement with en- thusiasm. While the events of the last few days have left many of them firm In the ranks of the socialists and rev olutionaries, the vast bulk are going back to work mutteFing against the program of the agitators which seem- ingly only brought them sorrow and misfortune."
 Speaking generally of the situation this gentleman said: Strikes will sweep over Russia like a wave but there will be no revolution; the con- ditions are not yet ripe. It is only spasm, q cUnVulsion of greater or less duration in different places accompa- nied by disorders and perhaps by bloodsned. It will subside temporarily at least and reappear again in some other form. now in the cities and next in the broad country. A movement of which I have received information and which is agraian in character already Is afoot in the province of KlefE
 May Extend In the Spring.
 T expect It's extension In tue spring throughout central Russia. 1t Is an uninteIigent protest of ignorant peas- ants against a miserable existence and is directed blindly against the landlords some of whom are striving earnestly to help them. It is very similar to the movement in the prov tnees of PoltaVa and Kharkoff of three years ago when the peasants attacked the landlords, blbned their property and robbed and often killed them and possibly 1t may create q similar reign of terror in the country districts
 The governments embarrassment will go on and the autocracy will fight inch by inch but it will be forced to give way as 1t has done here, whenev- CT too hard pressed, until finally the contest will end in the granting of 3 constitution or revolution will over
 What of the immediate future?" was asked.
 "Bombs." was the reply. ''rhe ter rorists will begin to take vengeance"
 The most of the Russian newspapers which will appear today have decided Inasmuch as they will not be permit ted to publish full and uncensored &C., counts of the events of the last few
 to print only the official state
 It Is understood, however. that
 sople say the censorship will be ed soon as the situation becomes H.
 russian novelist says that Father | told him Sunday night that the ------ had come when he could take off fbe mask and declare himself a social ist. He said he knew the Emperor would not be at the winter palace Sun day to meet the workmen and that he knew the troops would fire. although he had preached the contrary at the workmen's meeting. The object Fath- CT Gopon Is reported to have had, was to open the eyes of the workmen and turn them Into revolutionists. Father Gopon's whereabouts is not yet defi- nitely established although he is said 10 be In the Shafousofsky hospital wounded.