Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-12
LIMII UN OUTTNAUL
Russian Government Decides Against Law
for UniVersal Ballot.
WILL ALLEVIATE THE ZEMSTVoISTs
Railway Men Are Advising Against
General Strike at Present.
SITUATION IS EXCEEDINGLY oMlNo
Government Has Apparently Entered
Fatal Path Of Reaction.
SITUATION is EXCEEDINGLY oMINo
SLACK PICTURE OF THE FUTURE ORA
st. Petersburg Looks Like an Armed
Camp, Patrols Are DSubIed and
Grim Looking Cannon RuHble
Through the streets.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10. via Eydtku-
hem East Prussia, Dec. lit IL learned
on high authority that the government mas
hnally decided against universal suffrage
and practically In favor of the old project |
Of twenty-one workmen representatives and
the extension of the ballot to the small
rent payers, merchants and the educated
ofasses. However, the law must still pass
the council of the empire and receive i'm
perial approval. II the decision is upheld
Il Is ant TO end all question OF the support
OF the zemstovoists.
The railroad men claim that they have
been informed that several sections OF the
southwestern systems have already re-
sponded to the appeal for general strike'
Cooler heads however, are advising against |
precipitate action. which might result IN
failure, and urging postponement OF
action until the organizations throughout |
the country have been consulted 1t Is be- |
ueved that II the attempt at reaction Is |
persisted in the moderate liberals, who are
aisgusted with the tactics of the revolu- |
t,onists and. fearing anarchy, are inclined |
"a support the government, will surely ne |
driven back into the camp OF the ex-
tremists.
Place Blame on DurnOvO'
r,-sr,,ar Whites friends declare eTnphat-
tcauv that he has never been In favor OF
arnoed repression and they intimate
stron9Iv that the arrests of the strike
leaders must be charged 20 Interior MIN
ister Dlrnovo. who insisted that ne hau
proof which could he established IN the
courts that NJ Krustalef was planning an
armed revolution and that besides attempt
ing to subvert the government ne had AZ
taoled It's credit in circulars advising tne
g. rrytth their
funds from the savings banks. Not"ltn-
.a.ss,,a this Doubt Is expressed as to
,vhather M. Durnovo can establish his case
a. the speciic law making agitation TOT
y,o,tttcal strikes which interfere with the
railroads. teiegraphs. posts, etc. GRIM
fnal ofYense has not yet been promui-
rated IT Is expected that the law VIII De
nromulgated before the end OF the week
when n is said that the government can
proceed legally against the present "e
tators. l'sy---srr-. ,..,,, ors-
.sct ~ 81 petersburg has refused to carry
o,, NJ Durnavo's orders. that he has re-
.tsred and that he has been succeeded oy
rsron de Meyendorff, commander OF EN-
peror Nicholas body guard.
A humorous sidelight on the situation IL
the action OF the cooks. laundresses ana
norters of the asylum for the insane IN
str,kinR and demanding that the chief ply
s,oian be chosen by the equal direct ana
secret ballot Of the employees
printers of the Russ, the chief organ OF
the liberals. an edition OF which was seized
last night have now struck because the
proprietor has refused to pay them for
time lost during the last strike.
situation IL OminOus.
,rhe situation is exceedingly ominous.
lly
the government has entered upon the fatal
path OF reaction, and that Whites ministry
!, must fall Reaction and revolution confront
8 each other in a death struggle. Both Gen
eral Trepoff and General Count 1gnatien
according to the popular impression are be-
ing held in reserve to execute the program
OF repression.
II is again said that the entire Cossack
strength OF 10000 will be mobilized in a
supreme effort to crush the revolutionary
forces.
Genera. Parsenpoff said; Il think we are
coming to rivers OF blood in which the rev.
= olutionary party will lose their game ana
Russia her liberty"
Certainly the appearance of st. Peters
burg and the events here today seemed to
Justify this black picture OF the future.
The capital resembles a great military
camp. The patrols everywhere were dou-
bled and grim looking cannon rumbled
through the streets What happened
smacked strangely OF the old regime. A
large workmen's meeting was dispersed by
Cossacks.
LIvOnIan situation FFishtfuI.
The situation in Livonia is frightful Alb
solute anarchy prevails. a messenger who
arrived here this morning declared that
the streets Of Riga were flowing with
H..
Of Riga were moved down by the fre oi
machine gum and artillery.
The railroad men Of st. Petersburg at q
meeting yesterday evening resolved thai
inasmuch as the reaction Is gaining force
and the government is seeking to retract
what won by the FIRST pam Russian
strike, the railroad men stand ready &C
obey the signal for a general strike, bu
advise their fsllow workers to await tn,
word 5.Gm the central committee at Mos
COW. AZ a failure must not be risked.
simultaneously with the arrests here, NJ
Dronshilny and al the members OF tn,
union OF employees OF the poNts and tele
graph operators OF Moscow with NJ Kok
hanowski at their head were arrested a
Moscow.
Interior Minister DurnOvo today ISSUED
an official proclamation not only nolifyinI
all tho post and telegraph employees tha
their failure to return 10 work tomorrow
viii be equivalent 10 their discharge, bu
that all those who agitate Ior a continuanc,
uf the strike or are guilty Of cutting o.
. otherwise destroying wires and apparatu
will be prosecuted to the fun extent OF tn
law
Emperor Thanks COsHacks.
Emperor Nicholas has issued an order O
the day thanking all the Cossack troop
for their self-sacrihcing, untiring an,
loyal services to the throne and fstherIan,
both at the seat Of war and the preserva
don Of order within the empire"
The municipal board OF arbitration ma