Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-22
STRIKE IN CzAR'S
EMPIRE COLLAPSES
"Reds" Are Preparing For a
Political Revolution.
100000 PEASANTS FACE FAMINE

While the Great strike Failed to Mate
rlaIze, Yet Russian Socialists Are
Preparing to Force Government to
Grant Their Demands.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 21.-With the
collapse Of the strike, the leaders o,
the Reds" say they will now devote
their energies to the preparation of a
universal political strike to sustain
the revolutionary program when the
national assembly meets,
These plans which were suddenly up.
set by the precipitation Of the railroad
strike last month, are exceedingly am
bilious involving the cooperation OF
the workmen in the cities and the peas
antry, and If possible, the army and
navy.
The propaganda among the soldiers
and sailors will be pushed energetic.
ally. The leaders already claim that
they have organized tle peasantry I'M
five districts Of Kharkoff province
the peasants having agreed not tot
work for the landlords when the strike
is called, They anticipate that the
famine which Is at the doors Of almos
100000 peasants Of the central prov.
inces according to estimates, Will
prove an effective ally Of the agitation
as they promise to give the peasants
land to an unlimited extent, The
plague which is moving northward
from the Krghiz steppes, If not
stamped out in the Vistula region. may
also be made to serve the purpose Of
arousing the ignorant and supersti
tious peasants. The leaders will
urge the proletariat everywhere 10 Sc,
cure arms AMI be prepared to fight for
their rights.
The struggle in progress in the Mos.
COW zemstvo congress Is watched with
intense interest. The main question
TO be decided Is whether the Eemstoyi.
iSts Will cooperate with the govern.
luCuN anu on what leIlub.
The test probably will come upon
the resolutions to be offered by VI. y.
EmirOvesh. mayor OF Saratoff, and
NJ Kucheroff, mayor Of Kharkoff pro.
posing cooperation with Count WitcI
in the general pacifcaton Of the coun.
try and the introduction OF the reforms
with the understanding that the nation.
al assembly will work out tine dotaTs
The men who are making a fight on lne
necessity for supporting Count Witte
urge that unless the country 10 tran
quilted. the government will be forced
TO return 10 reactionary measures.
From the dispatches received. how
ever. II is likely that even II the raii
cal wing Is out voted certain guaran
tees will be demanded az the price Of
cooperation Of the EemStvoIsts Il i
that a delegate TO The Iem
stvo VINO presented himself IS tho rep
TeseDtative Of the Jewish population Of
wilma, Lthuania IL Included. Many LIB
erait here believe that The congress Il
sure 10 result In a split and that The
Radical wing standing on lie insistanee
upon a Constituent assembly and On!
VerlAl suffrage viii refuse all ooansc
ton with The government The pIar
loudly discussed by TIE extremists
q Fortnight ago % Of turning the con
Ereas Int . constituent assembly ap
pears TO have fallen through
While 10 fnrtheF Information has
been received regarding the rspor'et.
iAise emperor Who Was said 70 b
marching at the bead Of Thousands o,
'sasants In the province Of Peusa. tbs
turbulence there has become 30 brrat
ana thai The EoVerumelt has place.
'he province IN a state Of sicsa.