Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-10-27
STRIKE TO REND RUSSIA
Socialists at Work on Scheme to
Gain Universal Suffrage.
RAILWAYS AS STARTER
Test Will Be Made of Strength and Then,
It Is Planned, All Glasses Are
to Be Called Out.

kALUGA, Russia. Oct. 23.-That the
railway strikes ;naugurated in many
places in Russia are but the beginning
OF great genera upheaval, was shown
here late today when the strike of the
railway employees was supplemented by
strikes in the factories. Disorderly
crowds paraded the streets all day.
Word received that the railway strike
was to be but a starter for 4 general
effort on the part of the Socialists to
force the government to grant universal
suffrage, is now not doubted here.
Disorders Affect Railways.
kHARKOFF, Russia, Oct. 23.-A
general strike on all the roads broke out
here today. 1t is feared that there will
be serious outbreaks with loss of life and
property.
SIMBIRUK. Russia, Oct. 23.-The
railroad men here stopped work today
The service IS diSOrganiZed. The Off
Gals managed to dispatch one train, but
its arrival at its destination was not
guaranteed.
BALASHOFF, Russia, Oct. 23-All
local employees Of the railroad here
struck today. Train communication is
stopped.
Ie NoIhlnen o. All TIC 1dClOIIcS III
Guiding the great grain mills ard vodka
distilleries have joined in the strike
Moscow Strikers Hold Out.
MOSCOW, Oct 23.-A meeting of
railroad men held in the university here
today adopted resolution to continue
the strike until their demands are salts
fed and the arrested members of the
union are released.
Forty detachments of the railway bat
TALON have arrived here for locomotive
service on the MoscowKaZan line.
Prince Hilkoff, minister of railroads, is
using all his personal influence with the
men, but without any result.
Much Trafie Is Paralyzed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 23.-The
railroad strike situation shows no signs
of amelioration. Traffic across the cen
trail belt is paralized while a general
strike which broke out today at Kharkotf
has cut off communication i'll another
great section of the country.
Kharkoff is the most important rail
road center in south Russia. The strike
affects the line to the DOnetz coal region,
on which Russia largely depends for fuel
during the crisis in the oil regions, and
the line to Odessa and Sebastopol.
Moscow Is Isolated
Moscow is isolated except the line to
st. Petersburg, while the capital has
an international line, via Fydtkuhnen,
open to Berlin.
The strike is part of a general scheme
of the Social Democrats to compel the
Emperor to grant universal suffrage and
complete political freedom, but the plan
of the leaders is to avoid a collision with
the authorities. Their present purpose
is to make tests of the strength of the
various ORGANIZATIONS preparatory to the
Inauguration Of a general strike of all
classes in support of the radicals at
about the time the national assembly
meets.
Demand Universal Suffrage
The congress of railroad employees now
in session here has adopted a resolution
in favor of universal suffrage, political
freedom, amnesty, the right to organize
strikes, the liberation of the arrested
strikers, an eight hour day, school for
the employees children and the abolition
of martial law, the railroad gendarmerie
and capital punishment.