The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-02
YIELDS TO
WORKMEN
Witte Negotiates for Their
Reinstatement.
MAY AVOID NEW STRIKE
Car Puts an End to Marial Law in
Poland - Premier Decides Not to
Grant Direct Ballot--Sebas-
topol Mutiny Crushed.
MAY AVOID NEW STRIKE


day afternoon the outlook for tenn
porary improvement in the situation
which would give the government an
opportunity to catch its breath was
brighter. The danger of an immediate
general strike was considered to be prac-
tically averted as the result of three
cornered negotiations between Premier
Witte, the employers and the workmen,
by which it was decided that both the
government and private establishments
which are now closed shall be reopcned.
| The telegraph tie-up throughout Rus
STA is practically complete, and the gov
eminent does not know what is hap
pening in the interior of the empire.
Emissaries of the strikers have been
sent to Finland to induce their COM
rades to join In the strike. This would
cut off cable communication which re-
mains open for press and government
messages, although the central Office here
is nominally closed. Much as the gov
eminent would like to resist, IL seemed
poweriess with the threat Of a general
strike next Monday hanging over its
head and the fact that Interior Minister
Durneyo will probably be sacrificed to
secure the resumption Of telegraph com
munication. AT the same time The gov
eminent lis fully conscious that the de-
mands for the reinstatement of the
leaders of the teiegraphers' union and
| the dismissal of NJ. Durnovo are mere
| pretexts, and that its surrender will
only serve to encourage the revolutions
| lists to new efforts. These, following
| the tactics in the case of the Kronstadt
mutineers, are certain to take the form
Of fight to save the lives Of the Sc
bastopo mutineers for the purpose oil
again proving the proletariat solidarity
with the army and navy. The Russ de-
clares the situation is such that the
government is unable to guarantee that
tomorrow the guns OF Kronstadt will
not lombard the capital.
| The White government seems utterly
unable to find weapon to fight the
passive revolution, while it hesitates,
hoping that the tide will soinewhow sub
side and permit the realization of the
reforms in an orderly way. In the
meanwhile the country il threatened
with a counter revolution, with all the
horrors Of Jaequeric (insurrection of
peasants) and it becomes more and more
apparent that there are only two modes
Of egress-the government must put the
whole country under dictatorship and
martial law, or proclaim ready-made
constitution. Premier Witte refuses TO
consent to the former, although the court
1 officers and imperial guard are clamoring
for it. NJ. Souyorin, editor of the No
voc Vremya, openly announces this Is
the only possible hope of rallying the
moderate sentiment of the country to
a true support OF the government. None
OF the Sebastopol mutineers viii be ex-
ecuted. No further details are obtain
able of the circumstances of the ar.
rest of Tsarkoe Selo of soldiers belong
! ing to the imperial guard.
At protracted cabinet council Thurs
. day long and serious consideration wai
given to an even graver problem, thu
general strike of telegraph and posta
employees, which has completely para
lived the interior communication of thu
empire, and which, if continued, vii
mean nothing else than the economi'
and industrial death of Russia. Rumorl
we're fiyinq thick and fast late Wed
nesday night that Count Witte haf
decided to sacrifice Durnovo, acting min
lister Of the interior, whose action II
diseharging the leaders of these EN-
ployees brought on the strike. It i
believed, however, that Durnoyo will ,
given d final opportunity to rectify hi
error. According to telephone infor
nation from Moscow the telegrapherl
there approached Baron Midem, the pre-
feet, who promised to present a peti
. ton for the unemployment of those VIII
7 had been discharged if work was i'm
! mediately recommended The govern
ment perhaps will accept this egres
from its difficulty in this regard.
81 Communication with the outside worll
& ceased at three o'clock Thursday after
!. noon. when a strike was called in tn
! general telegraph Office BY ruse, how
d ever, the management succeeded in re
1 opening the cable shortly after 81,
Q o'clock. At three o'clock, when tn
strike went into operation, many of tn
d operators were reluctant to leave, bu
l a walking delegates promptly smashe'
r q bottle of hydrochloric acid on tn
! floor, and the fumes soon drove the me-
y from their keys. The Danish cable op
u -.