Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-09
.WORKMEN
TERROR|zE !
GOVERNMENT
Russian Industrial Arteries
PapaIyzed.
GREAT TRADES UNION WILL
STOP AT NO EXTREMES
More BIoodshed Is Certain and Ter
ribIe Crisis Is Expected Early
in the Year.

New York, Dec. S.--The Herald's
European edition publishes the follow
ing from its correspondent In st. Pet
ersburg:
Once again this country is face to
face with that most modern weapon of
terrorism, original with the Russian
workman, known as the political
strike.
The ordinary strike is one created
by the workngman as against his
master but the political strike, as un-
derstood today, means arbitrary, abso-
lutte order by committees of the work
mems alliance to all members in all
trades, occupations or callings OF the
country to stop work.
It's object Is by paralyzing entirely
the industrial arteries of the country
simultaneously to force the govern
ment into obeying the demands Of the
alliance TO accomplish its ends. The
workmen's alliance has worked out a
combination so terrifying that the
world may well stand aghast at It.
In fact, the workmen's alliance
stops at nothing. Its plan of campaign
when it comes into action with its po-
litical strike Is nothing less than to
prevent life being liveable IL calls up-
on employees of railroads. of factories,
electricians, engineers, printers, tele-
phouists, clerks, walters, traniway and
omnibus conductors, even droshky
drivers, and others to throw up work.
to lie idle, and, to further coerce the
government, already severely hit by
the stoppage of the railroads which
belong to II. The workmen's alliance
enjoins boycott of vodka. one of the
richest sources of revenue of the EN-,
pire. In the Narva district that boy
colt Is complete In the Karkoff and
Saratoff governments II is being orga
nized In St Petersburg the govern
ment meets and wonders what TO do.
The idea of force has already been
discounted by the alliance. First, 1T
has a special branch of its organiza
tion engaged in nothing else but cor
ruptng the army and navy. Even in
the far away army of Manchuria its
agents are busy at work Here II
claims to have two-thirds of the sol
diers on its side. also that 240 officers
in the capital have given assurance
that they will not raise hand against
the populace. on this very matter of
loyalty I'm the army depends every
thing. Today It is the sole protection
representatives of law and order have
against anarchy and chaos. Should II
tait, then indeed All would seem lOSt,
but even II soldiers prove faithful and
march against the people the latter,
according to the statement of com
mitteeman of the alliance. are armed
and fire will be met by fire, force by
force.
Bloodshed is certainty. The crls-
Is, which is intended to take place on
the anniversary of what is termed
Massacre Sunday" January 81, has
been precipitated and delegates of the
alliance are securing the country with
the view of bringing on a general po-
litical strike within the next ten days.
That sudden. arbitrary, irrevocable or
der was given because the government
closed down the new navy works the
Franco Russian shipbuilding estab-
lishment and others, while several big
engineering institutions depending up
on government works followed suit.