Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-01
THE CRISIS STILL CONTINUES.
Threat Of General Political Strike
Hangs Over Heads OF the
Government.
No weapons Available to Fight the
Passive Reyolution--A Rift In
The Clouds.

g, petersburg, Dec. 1, 2i20 p. M
The crisis continues. The telegraph
,ie.pp throughout Russia is practic-
Ally complete and the government does
not know what is happening In the m
terror OF the empire. Emissaries OF The
strikers have been sent TO Finland to
induce their comrades to join In the
strixe. This would cut off cable COM
muncation which remains open for
;hs press and government messages,
although the central office here is
closed Much rs the government would
like to resist. 1t is powelless with the
threat Of general political strike next
Monday hanging over its head and the
fact that Interior Minister Durnovo
Will probably be sacrificed to secure
the resumption of telegraph communi-
cation at the same time the govern
ment Is fully conscious that the de-
mands for the reinstatement Of the
leaders OF the Telegraphers union and
The dismissal OF NJ. Durnovo are mere
pretexts and that its surrender Will
only serve to encourage the Tevou-
ing the tactics In the case OF the Cron-
stadt mutineers are certain to take the
form of a fight TO save the lives of the
sebastopol mutineers for the purpose
OF again proving the Iroletariats soil
darity with the army and navy. The
Russ declares the situation Is such
that the government Is unable 70 guar
antee that tomorrow the guns of Cron-
stadt will not lombard the capital.
The Witte government seems utter
~ unable to find weapon To fight the
passive revolution while II hesitates
hoping that the eide viii somewhat
subside and permit the realization of
the reforms In an orderly way. Mean
while the country Is threatened with
a counter revolution with all The hor-
rors Of q Jaequerie. unsurrection OF
peasants) and It becomes more and
more apparent that there are only two
modes Of egress--the government must
put the whole country under dictator
ship and martial law or proclaim
ready-made constitution, Premier
White refuses TO consent TO the former
although the court officers and the i'm
perial guards are clamoring for II. The
advocates of the latter are increasing
NJ Souvorin editor OF the Novoe
vremya openly announces this Is the
only possible hope of rallying the mod
crate sentiment of the country to ac-
tive support Of the government.
The Associated Press learns that
none Of the Sebastopol mutineers will
be executed.
No further details are obtainable of
the circumstances of the arrest at
Tsarskoe- Selo Of soldiers belonging to
the imperial guard.
RIFT ~ THE CLOUDS.
St. Petersburg, Dec, /, p. m.--Late
this afternoon the outlook for a tenn
porary improvement IN the situation
which would give the government an
opportunity to catch its breath was
brighter The danger of an immedi-
ate general strike was considered TO be
practically averted as the result OF
three cornered negotiations between
Premier Witte. the emperor's and the
WOrkmen by which II was decided that
both the government and private es-
adjustments which are now closed shall
be reopened.
The law governing elections to the
national assembly is now practically
completed. The premier hopes II will
aid the situation. The measure will
be compromise, Direct suffrage IS
not granted, but the suffrage viii viz
tually be universal in the second de-
gree.
Firms JOIN THE STRIKE.
stockholm, Dec. l,--AdVices re-
ceiyed here say that the telegraphers
Of Finland have Joined the strike of
the Russian operators.
The Associated Press is Informed
from London that the officers OF the
Great Northern Telegraph company In
Finland are still working.
No MESSAGES DELIVERED.
New York, Nov 1.-The cable COM
panies received notice today that the
delivery Of messages In St Petersburg
has been stopped and that communica-
lion with Finland has been interrupted.
WARSAW WITHOUT SERVICE.
Warsaw Dec. mo letters or news
papers are being delivered here The
authorities have informed the telegraph
and postal employees that they will be
dismissed unless they resume work. The
situation is so bad in the LODI district
mat many foreign factory owners have
paid of their men and closed their
works and are handing over the build
mgs and machinery to the care of the
authorities prior to leaving the coun-
try.