Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-12-28
RUSSIA NEARS
LAST STRUGGLE
Proletariat and Government
Forces in a Great Battle
Array
WILL BE FIGHT TO THE DEATH
Summons to General Strike Is De-
claration of War-Labor Leaders
Plan to Tie Up Every industry in
the Country.

st. Petersburg, Dec 20, 2:05 a. H.
A call for general political strike
throughout Russia, to begin Thursday
at noon, was issued tonight.
The call is approved by the union
of unions, the union of peasants, the
general railway union and the coun-
ellis of workmen at st. Petersburg and
Moscow.
A response received from the rail-
road men of Moscow is unanimous for
strike.
The leaders have declared their
ability to stop every railroad in
Russia.
The strike order renders every
member of the union signing it liable
to arrest and punishment under the
new strike law, and Minister of the
Interior Durnovo attempted to tele.
graph orders to Moscow to arrest
members of the railway union and of
the workmen's council, but the dis
patches were held up by the railroad
telegraphers.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 10, p. M
Russia apparently is on the eve of a
great If not final struggle for mastery
between the government and the pro-
tetariat. Both sides have lined up
fer battle.
Late this afternoon all indications
pointed to a declaration of war by the
oroletariat in the form Of summons
for complete general strike tomor.
row, which will tie up the railroads,
the telegraphs, and every industry
and business in the empire.
All the proletariat groups here
have decided in favor Of general
J strike and news has been received
that the workmen's council and the
allied bodies at Moscow have also pro-
nounced in favor of it. The decision
of the central committee of the rail
road union, sitting at Moscow, with
out the support of which the other
| organizations probably will not risk
q battle, has not yet been received
but 1t is known that the delegates are
In favor of the movement and the
leaders here are confident that the
radicals will carry the day.
Tomorrow Russia may again be cut
| off from the world, not only by wire
| but by rail.
| There is an air of suppressed excite
ment throughout the city. The streets
have regular holiday appearance
in honor of the emperor's name day
and are crowded.
Collisions between the reds and the
loyalists are momentarily expected
but none have been reported up to
| this hour.
A big loyaiist demonstration had
been planned, but it was abandoned
at the request of the project Of police
( who believed that it might provoke
bloodshed.
Batteries of machine guns are sta,
toned at several points Of vantage
throughout the city and patrols of in,
fantry and Cossacks are everywhere
A specially heavy guard is stationed
in the nsighborhood of the Jewish
market.
Services were held in all the
churches today and at every barracks
the emperor's order for an increase
of pay and of food was read to the
troops.
At Tsarskoe-Selo the emperor re.
viewed the three guard regiments,
whose patron is st. Nicholas. The
review was made the occasion of a
remarkable demonstration of fidelity
TO his majesty.
to furnish evidence in the event OF an
Investigation.
1t was the general opinion at The
meeting that since the law had abro-
gated the penitentiary clause and sub
stituted fine against railroads vio-
lating the law, railEoad men should
no longer feel any delicacy in giving
information regarding infraoions Of
the law.
Through Tuesdays actions 1t is ex-
pected to stop the payments of re-
bates and all devices for giving pre-
ference to shippers.