New-York tribune., 1905-02-20
AUTOCRATS In TERROR.
THE POLICE HELPLESS.
otrike Forces Russia to Order VA
Munitions abroad.

st. Petersburg, Feb. Cot has been decided
That the body of Grand Duke sergius will not
De brought TO ST. Petersburg at present but
VIII be placed temporarily in a receiving vault
OF the cloister of the Chudon Monastery. The
funeral has been set for Thursday, February %.
The body will be buried later in the Rouanoff
mausoleum in the Cathedral OF ST Peter ana
st. Paul On account of lack of space. IL was
decided last year to bury only rulers OF the
dynasty in the old mausoleum. and new sepul-
chre in the new wing OF the cathedral is being
built for other members Of the imperial family
This. however. is not the only reason for the
decision not to bring the grand dukes body 70
the capital. Even Governor General Trepofr has
recognized the fact that no precautions can fur
nish absolute guarantee OF safety. and great
state funeral where ancient custom requires
that the Emperor and all OF the Romanofr fam
fly assemble and follow the coffin on foot. a
single bomb might wipe out the dynasty.
Regard for the safety of the sovereign also
has led to the decision that the Emperor must
not go to Moscow to attend the funeral of his
uncle 1t is possible that no members Of the I'm
perial family will be present on that occasion
cept those who are now within the walls OF the
Kremlin. Grand Dukes Constantine and Paul
probably will represent the Emperor at the SER
vice. Constantine is personally popular. never
having been prominent In the politics OF the
Court. and preferring devote himself 10 sci
ence and the arts and to his work as the head OF
the military academy He went to Moscow I'm
mediately receipt of the news of the assas-
sination of Grand Duke Sergius
So grave is the danger of a repetition OF the
Moscow tragedy that several OF the grand dukes
have not stirred from their palaces since the
murder. and instead Of going 10 Tsarskoe-Selo to
be present at the requiem there they have at
tended special services held in the chapels Of
their own palaces A service also was held in the
Winter Palace on account OF Governor General
Trepoh. who is known to be under the sentence
of the fighting organization OF the Social Rsvo-
lutionists and who. as far as can be ascertained.
has not left his quarters IN the palace sincs the
assassination of the grand duke
The public is greatly concerned over the de-
veIopments of the next few days. other terror
ist crimes are generally anticipated According
to reports. many cities and towns are in q c0ndi-
tion OF political ferment. and several officials
have been assassinated in Southern Russia Ac-
cording to telephone message from Moscow.
the students there afraid to appear on the
streets in their uniforms.
In addition. the strike situation has again
grown menacing especially in the matter Of the
railroads Three Of the lines entering Moscow
are almost completely tied up In ST. Peters
burg the strike has assumed the form OF a lock-
out the Putiloff Iron Works. the Franco Rus
sian Works thu Russian American Rubber
Company and few smaller concerns having
discharged all their employees. with the notice
that the works will be shut down indefinitely
There are many alarming reports regarding the
action of the men. With thirty thousand
forty thousand men out Of work for an indefinite
period, even If no more join the ranks of the
idle rioting and bloodshed are feared. From
the attitude of the men many of the masters
are convinced that they have received financial
assistance from some source.
The closing of the ranco-Russian and the
Putilo1 Works is a serious embarrassment TO
the government. the former mills are oecu-
pied exclusively in navy work and the latter in
manufacturing guns and munitions for the army.
Over 25OO0OOO projectiles and shrapnel are
being prepared at the Putiloff Works. and the
government has been compelled within the last
ten days to place orders in France and Germany
for S125OOOOOO worth OF munitions. At the
government owned Nevsky works the Minister
of Finance. NJ. KokOvseff. has been able to hold
the men only by conceding everything they have
demanded. including the eight hour day.
The employers in a letter to the Finance Min
lister. squarely refuse all responsibility in set
thing the labor ferment declaring that the strike
is not of economic origin. and that the nature
by political reforms They say that the condi-
ton of industry in Russia renders yielding to
the demands of the men utterly impossible
Revolutionary literature is being distributed
picked UP in offices and factories. wherever it
can be scattered unobserved. These pamphlets
assert that dissatisfaction is fast spreading In
the army.
A telegram from Svenun reports a serious
riot workmen wrecking the house cf
pected political informer. In the fight between
the rioters and the police one of the workmen
was killed. and several. including policeman.
wounded.
The suspension for three months Of the news
papers "Our Life" and Our Days" following
second warning. is probably equivalent to the