Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-18
CLASS WILL SUPPORT WIFE
OsopIe BeginninG to Realize Necessity
Of something Like Public
Tranquility and
Order,


ST.. PETERSBURG, Nov. B.-l:4o a m
Though according to surface Indications
Yesterday the outlook for the speedy end
ing Of the Strike was gloomy, the reVela-
lions made at meeting last night OF the
council of the workmen's delegates showed I
that a iai ge portiCn of the workmen We're |
breaking loose from the control Of the |
leaders and were anxious to return TO WORK
and plebiscite, which will be taken today
in the various factories, probably will re-
suit in q decision to abandon the strike
on Monday At the meeting of the council
which was held in the same han that
Father Gapon. Maxim Gorky and other
leaders denounced the emperor on Janu-
" ary % delegate after delegate from DIFF
ferent factories arose and reported that the
workmen, under the influence of the ult-
natum issued by the employers announ-
cling that the factories would be shut down
indefinitely unless work was resumed on
Monday and with the pleading of their
wives and of the conservative worlmen
ringing in their ears, were demanding that
The strike should be ended.
This precipitated hotly contested de-
hate between the moderates who declared
that the strike i'm the first instance was
strategical mistake and that II would be
graver error in tactics to attempt to torce
the men TO remain in line and the last
Itch faction. especially tho unattacheu
delegatesN who are members OF the couhcil
by virtue Of their membership IN socialist
organization. one fiery speaker, who In
order to be better seen and heard mounted
the balcony from which Father Gapon, IN
disguise. had delivered his last address in
that hall. thundered his denunciation OF
those who wished to discontinue the
struggle.
VIII Tie Up City To-day.
After n long discussion a motion to call
OF the strike was rejected and 1t was de-
cided to call meetings OF the workmen III
the factories Today for the purpose OF lay
ing the situation before them and to aplde
hy their decision. The leaders, however
we're determined not TO permit the strike TO
dic without a fnal determination of their
mower to render st. Petersburg dead
city" After resolution calling for a
referendum. It was decided to bend every
effort to close every store, market ana
ONCE beginning at II o'clock this morning
and 10 stop all street car and carriage trat-
fc in the streets so as To bring the lie OF
the Russian capital TO a complete stand
etin The stoppagc OF the electric plants
which the government had succeeded In
getting in partial operation, was entrusted
tricts. who were empowered TO use any and
ali means deemed advisable for the injur-
ing Of the machinery and the short-cir-
cutting of the dynamos, even TO the extent
of destroying the plants
Another resolution called for demonstra-
tlons to effect the release of the four dele
gates who had been arrested 1t was de-
clded to mass 5000 men in front of each
prison where the delegates are detained and
to hold them there until they are liberated.
The prefect OF police has published an ap-
neal to the we'll disposed classes warning
them that the strike leaders intend TO take
aggressive action today and asking them
TO cooperate with the police against the
agitators, who are making life unbear-
able"
Refuse 20 Approve strike.
strike has broken out in the section OF
the Southwestern railroad between rsarit-
syn and Veronesch in the lower Volga re-
gion, but the demands for shorter hours
and higher pay are economic and have nc
connection with the present aims of the St
Petersburg strikers. The news from Mos
cow is even less encouraging The rail
roads are still running and the telegra-
phers have natly refused TO consider q
strike for the political aims Of Poland
whose endangered liberties form the osten
sible cause of the strike in st. Petersburg
Work Is being resumed in Moscow and th'
news from other sections show that th'
call Of tho St. Petersburg committee hai
awakened little sympathy. The utterl,
reckless spirit manifested by the reds
who engineered the present strike is pro
ducing a natural revulsion of feeling
which is shared by all classes OF society
The prospect Of anarchy and mob rule
which would be the logical outcome of tn
ad In not
country districts and the cities, has had
SOLDERING influence.
The lower classes, who are always on tn
verge of starvation, are growing bitterl
angry against the agltators, who by thes
continued strikes are taking the brea
from their mouths and not only being in
cited by the police. but in spite OF all tn
authorities these classes are threatenin
re9risals.
Middle Glass supports witte.
II is the intelligent middle class which
beginning 10 rally to the support of tn
government in it's effort 70 secure some
thing like order and public tranquility
Many OF the liberals who fought the gov
ernment actively before the proclamatio
Of the emperors manifesto. are now cor
WINGED that their leaders blundered fTigh
fully by refusing 10 lend their support
Count Witte in his difhcult task. becaus
he had declined to accept the unqualihe
conditions laid down by them. They Sc
now that Il is too late that they misse
the great opportunity Of becoming n
leading influence in the government an
that they by their inaction have become
negligible quantity. The leadership whiC
they fondly imagined they exercised hs
passed over 10 the extreme socialistic eli
ment with whose extravagant progral
for the dwelling OF all ranks they ha,
nothing in common. They realize that n
restoration OF public tranquility is an in
mediate necessity or otherwise the govern
nent viii soon have TO choose between r
preston and anarchy. The Associat,
Press heard one disgusted liberal say thi
after ali he preferred the despotism Of n
government to the tyranny Of mob rule.
The new party of law and order" whi,
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