Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-02
in GRIP OF STRIKERS
The Russian Empire Is Facing an
Unexpected Crisis.
CITIES ARE MEgACED BY FAMINE
Committee Of Ministers Hold Pro
lonGed Session Considering the
sitHatiOu--Conaict with
TFOOpS Reported.

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Q st. Petersburg, Oct. &c. Over hall
g Of European Russia is in the grip Of
the striking railroad men and the
, strike continues to spread rapidly In
all directions. The roads In the Volga
region are at standstill and Wednes-
day general strike was proclaimed
on the two remaining lines running out
Of st. Petersburg Before Thursday
the capital is expected to be cut on
from the outside world by way OF the
continent. This will also involve the
suspension of postal communication.
The League Of Leagues has seized the
opportunity to come to the support
Of the raiIroadmen and has adopted
a resolution in favor of general strike
of all professions. The telegraph OPP
orators are joining In the movement
and the suspension of railroad trRfI1c
It is feared will be followed by COM
plete obllteration of communication
between interior points. The situation
Is critical and pregnant Of all sorts of
dire possibilities. The factories In the
affected districts have been forced to
shut down for lack of fuel and Moscow |
especially faces not only food but |
water famine. Fortunately st. Pet
ersburg will have communication open
through Finland.
The strength displayed by the so
cial democrats has amazed the author
tiles who were taken quite as much
by surprise at the evidence Of their
power as they were at the time Of the
Gapon rebellion.
The distress in the central provinces
is greatly increased by the enforced
suspension of the famine relief work.
The students Joined the railroad men
In passing resolution in favor Of the
immediate convocation of a constitu-
ent assembly elected by direct univer-
sal suffrage and determining that the
laws governing labor be sanctioned
by the representatives and the imme-
diate grant of political freedom and
declaring that thus only can an armed
revolution be averted.
The emperor's ministers under the
leadership Of Count Witte, spent al
most all Of Wednesday in conferences
in the hope Of finding some way out
of the crisis into which the revolution
lists and the Socialists have cast the
country.
The general strike on the railroads
Is complete except in few border
and st. Petersburg, Moscow
and other large cities are almost as
closely beleagured as If they were in
vested by besieging armies.
At the same time the Industrial
strike has assumed large dimensions
and the turbulent elements in several ,
ocalities are offering open resistance
% the troops
The ministers who had been in SEES I
ZION during the day, resumed their {
Meeting after short interval for din I
Ter and continued their deliberations {
Until long after midnight. The result {
u these deliberations is not known. 2
Conflict With Troops. !
Ekaterinoslav, Oct. 26.-Fifteen per- '
ons were killed and 20 injured Tues 4
lay In conflict between troops and I
trikers at the Briansk works, where v
he strikers had erecated wire entagle- b
lents. n
The courts, banks and other public L
ffices have been closed. 1t is reported a
hat the strikers have taken possession
a train which was approaching 8
'katerinoslav and have destroyed the y
Eation, buildings along the line. "