The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
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suffrage and demanding that the laws governing labor be sanctioned by the representatives of the people. These resolutions were adopted after a Reputation which called on Count Witte had reported.
 Count Witte informed his visitors that law permitting greater freedom of meetings than allowed by the laws of Italy, Austria and Hungary and pro- viding for freedom the press has already been elaborated. Martial law on the railroads, he said, was an ach- ronism which should be abolished. The demand for constituent assembly. the count said, could not be realized nor could universal suffrage be admitted as all the people were not prepared to exercise the right of franchise In this connection the count spoke of the power wielded by capital in America where universal suffrage existed. He thought 1t impossible to meet the de- mands for an eight hour day especially for outdoor workers, and warmly favored the general measures advocated with the view ot improving the condi- tion of the workingman, especially in the way of schools, hospitals, etc.
 HOwled Down the Count.
 In conclusion Count Witte advised the men to return to work, but his ad- vice was howled down and the resoiu- ton to strike was adopted.
 Prince Hilkoff believes that the strike cannot be prolonged, as the men are without funds.
 Some of the revolutionary leaders here declare the present strike is simply test of strength as a prelude to complete strike of all the social groups.
 There was considerable excitement today at all the railroad stations which are in possession of troops. Not 1Af fAaI- ions were called out and an attempt will be made to man train to Mos COW and the frontier tomorrow. Col lisions are feared.
 Great crowds assembled at the Mos COW station and gendarmes interfered twice to restore order, but there was no bloodshed.
 The leaders of the strikers on the Moscow and Warsaw lines, after con- suitation have planned big meeting for October 2S. There are 100000 raif- way employees in the empire and their average wage Is $40 per annum.
 The minister of railroads has ordered that an allowance of a dollar day for food be made in the case of first class passengers who are detained en route and that fifty cents be allowed to sec ond class, and twenty-five cents to third class passengers.
 This afternoon reports show an enor- nous extension of the strike. All of the Poland lines are tied up and strike has begun on the great Southwestern system, covering the territory west ward from Kieff toward Odessa.
 The German Red Cross which has ar- rived here from the front is unable to leave St. Petersburg.
 Trains in the Baltic Provinces are not running and the situation Is reported very bad at Riga and Libau.
 The railroad stations here are guard ed by police and troops, the soldiers in barracks are kept under arms, and squads of Cossacks are in evidence in the streets which are filled with idle men.
 In addition to the strike, workmen on Obukhof Putiloff, Neveski, Alexandrov- ski, and Kolpino works, all the em- ployes of the factories in the sch.ussel- burg Chaussee walked put today in sympathy with the railroad strikers.
 Bloody conflicts have occurred at Elk aterin6slav.
 The price of food is increasing. Meat in the markets Is one-third higher than l yesterday. The people are becoming alarmed istered letters, parcels CT :roney for | transmission abroad.
 The radical papers are in open sym ! pathy withsfbe strikers. The Slovo. | liberal condemns tte strike as a colos- | sal blunder Hitherto" the paper says | "the struggle has been against the bu- | reaucracy. The present movement in- | jurcrd the whole nation, impoverishing | the people and driving them to excesses | to get food.
 Hospital trains having on board 500 | sick and wounded soldiers from Man churia are held up near Moscow. The | condition of the men is said to be |