The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-28
RoMR-THRowINe PREDICTED.
Strike Is Over and There Will Be No
Revolution.


st. Petersburg. Jan. 2S. go a. M
News Of General Kuropatkin's sue
cessful repulse of the Japanese advance
comes most OpportuneIy.
The belief exists that Field Marshal
Oyama sought TO take advantage of
any depression prevailing in the Rus
sian ranks as the result of tho news
from St. Petersburg to launch an at
tack against General Kuropatkin's
right; but the Russian cOmmander-in-
chief seems to have turned the tables
fRfiicting considerable loss on the
japanese on Thursday and taking sew
eIal positions westward along the Hun
river.
Evidently General Kuropatkin is fol-
lowing up his victory the latest dis
PATCHES to the Associated Press from
the front. dated O'Clock in the evening
of Jan. %. indicating that there is a
Lattle in progress extending along the
center and becoming more and more
serious. However, it seems to be con-
Tined 10 artillery.
If the fighting develops into a gen.
eral engagement military men believe
that IL must reach out to the TANKS
their opinion being that a frontal at
tack by either side under the present
circumstances is impossible.
The authorities are receiving the
news from the front with great salts
faction. being convinced that Il viii
serve at least partly To distract atten-
ton from the strike and in internal af-
1airs generally
Situation Improving.
At the same time the strike situa-
ton generally is improving. In St
Petersburg there IS no longer any
doubt that the strike is broken. Four
teen establishments including the
franco Russian. Aboukoff Baltic.
so-Am sFiCaH Rubber company and
the kOpcS-AmeriCan Refinery. already
have resumed and an entire starting up
o. factories seems to be assured for
JeNt Monday.
Tha men who are returning to work
ere not asking conditions of the en-
gloNerS. They have seemingly turned
Their backs on political agitators and
accepted the governments promises in
Ire matter of shorter hours and an
equitable adjustment of their griev-
snces AT their face value
Ihat the government purposes to
compel the masters to settle uron the
governments terms is plainly evidenced
2'y Finance Minister Kokovsoff's re-
sIOnse yesterday TO "A deputation of
masters TO whom he announced the
governments decision. after an i'm
Iarual investigation of both sides OF
the controversy. to carry ont the letter
and spirit of the proclamation Of Jan.
. To the masters this means that
they viii have to foot the bills.
Quietly Went to Work.
One Of the best posted and most
famous of Russian liberals said to the
Associated Press last night:
While the events OF last SUNDAY
nave given an enormous impetus
throughout Russia to all movements
against the existing order Of things. it
T. truly marvellous with what skill and
adroitness the government seems TO be
turning tho situation TO its own &C
count with the very men who have suf-
l. rcd and who less than "A week ago
Ouid have been in open revolt had
they had been able to procure arms.
ne government proclamation an
7eaied to the wOrkmen always to look
l. the government for redress of their
ErtVanCes. reinforcing this procIama-
ton with quiet missionary work with
such agencies as the government knows
50 well how 10 employ to convince
them that the blOOdshed and misery
Drought down upon them on Sunday
as the result Of listening to student
agitators and revolutiOnaries and the
governments i'll wishers generally: and
the governments plan has evidently
u en- successful with the vast majority.
Aim of the Workingmen.
outside Of Father Gopon's organiza-
ton Of "A few thousand the work
men knew little and cared less for
POLITICAL aspirations. Their sole idea
vas To improve the miserable lot of
themselves and families: but their
tI1aginatiOns were stirred by the
orators idea of an appeal direct to the
emperor. and and they joined the
movement with enthusiasm. While
The events of the last few DAYS have
lcft many of them forever in the ranks
Of the socialists and revolutionaries
the vast bulk are going back TO work
cmbittered against the programme of
the agitatOrs, which seemingly brought
item only sorrow aid misfortune"
Conditions Not Ripe.
Speaking generally of the situation.
this man said:
strikes will sweep over Russia like
q wave, but there viii be no revolution:
the conditions are not yet ripe. II is
only spasm. CONFUSION of greater
or less duration in different places. ac-
oCmpanisd by disorders and perhaps by
bloodshed. 1t viii subside tempo
rarily at Least, and reappear again in
sc me other form. now i'm the cities. and
next in the provinces. a movement. OF
which I have received information
and which is aSrarian in character al
ready is afOot in the province of Kfev.
! expect its extension in the spring
throughout central Russia. il is pro-
test of ignorant peasants against "A