New-York tribune., 1905-02-02

sn-,sed voriunan's representatives of thirty-two
81 the largest Industrial establishments In ST.
41etershuTg. Including the Baltic and Franco
Russian shinyards, the PutilofT Iron Works and
bhe Russo American Rubber Works. The Min
sEter OF Finance. NJ Kokovsoeff. and Governor
General Trepoff. accompanied the delegation to
9rsarskoe selo.
The Emperor entered the hall accompanied by
Grand Duke George NIikhailovitch. General
Tgesse the Minister of the Imperial Court, ana
she commandant of the palace. The workmen
s.owed deeply TO his majesty. who said:
Good day. my children"
The workmen replied:
I've wish your majesty good health"
uhe Emperor then sala:
have SUMMONED yoa il order that you may
Hear my woTSs from myself and communicate
chem 70 your companions. The recent lamen-
Table events, with such sad but inevitable re-
sslits, have occurred because you allowed your
Hslres . be led astray by traitors and enemies
10 our country. When they induced you TO ad-
dress petition TO me or your needs they desired
20 you revolt against me and my govern
aaen. They forced you to leave your honest work
~ = nerjod when ain Russian worknen should be
lsboTing increasingly in order that we might
SRnQuish our obstinate enemy. Strikes and dis
graceful demonstrations led the crowds to disor-
ders which obliged. and always will oolige. th4
authorities to call out troops. AS result IN
nocent people were victims.
I know that the lot of the workman is not
easy. Many things require improvement, but
have patience. You viii understand that 1t is
necessary TO be just toward your employers
and 10 consider the condition of our industries.
But to come TO rebellious mob in order
10 declare your wants is a crime.
In nv solicitude for the working classes l VIII
take measures which will assure that every
thing possible Will be done to improve their lot
and obtain an investigation OF their demands
through legal channels. / am convinced or tne
honesty of the workmen and their devotion TO
myself and 1 pardon their transgressloh. Re-
turn to your work with your comrades ana
a,-f-- Na6 n
assist you
After leaving the palace the workmen pro-
ceeded to a neighboring church, where they
prayed and. after kissing ikons. placed lighted
candles before the shrines. Subsequently they
were entertained at dinner in building which
formerly was the high school of Tsarskoe Selo.
one of the members of the deputation pro-
posed the health of the Emperor. which was
drunk with cheers.
The association of St. Petersburg manu-
facturers has adopted the following resolutions:
First-Am points of the mems demands con
cerning the eight hour day, participation or the
men in fixing pay for piecework and regulation
Of the internal workings of factories etc. shall
not be discussed but submitted to the Minister
OF Finance. with view TO their settlement by
second-Regarding special demands advanced
a the different works discussion is lnadVlSable
fill the men have returned to work.
Third-RecOgnizing that the men were drawn
into the movement by other than economic
causes. the association unanimously voted that
no mutual bitterness exists, and has therefore
decided TO meet the workmen, not to apply the
penalties for wasted time not TO endeayor to
discover the instigators and leaders of the
strike, or to employ special measures against
them, and to collect funds for the support of
the families of the victims. and in this respect
10 make no differences between voluntary and
coerCed strikers.
Fourth-The association. in order not TO Gre
ate precedent by paying workmen for the
time they have been engaged in the strike, will
grant assistance to the needy, which need not
he reDafd