The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-21
STRIKERS THRONG
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Business ParaIyzed and Situa-
ton Becomes Grave.
WILD THREATS ARE MADE
WoRKMEN DEMAND INTERVIEW
WITH GAR.
2 tt PETERSBURG, Jan. sl.-with the

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verge of an incipient revolution,
! thousands of workmen parading the
| streets. agitators and fanatics sowing the
I seeds of disorder, half the city in dark
ness and without fire protection, owing
/ to waIkouts, the situation was hourly
/ growing more tense tonight, when the
/ authorities decided TO adopt energetic
! ing and oveTawe the violent minded. at
! the same time seeking TO placdte the
/ ton of their demands in so far as they
| are just and reasonable, thus acting with
I combined firmneSS and moderation
/ The government tonight augmented the
! garrison of St Petersburg with $500 cav
/ airy and 1000 infantry from Tsarl0oe-Selo.
{ and filled the streets, especially IN the
/ disaffected quarter with heavy patrols
/ of soldiers.
! The refusal to permit delegation of
workmen to present a petition to En-
! perOr Nicholas at TSarkOe-SeiO has made
/ il known that the great demonstration
planned for Sunday. with its unlimited
/ possibilities for an outbreak, will not be
/ permitted 70 take place: At the same
! ference of employers, it has been deter
mined TO offer concessions in the terms
/ men would be inclined TO accept II they
We're guaranteed protection from the more
/ violent faction.
Leader Is Arrested.
/ Late tonight it was reported that Faith
]
/ been quietly spirited away from his body
i guard and taken into custody, in FUR
] theranCe of the plan to disorganize the
! elements that are threatening the peace
/ of st. Petersburg.
1 The authorities believe that by these
steps they have the situation well IN mana
! and announce they expect peaceful so
/ luton of the problem.
/ The situation had entered an acute
! stage today. and the strike had assumed
/ an open political phase. The day was
| one Of intense excitement Mill after mill
/ and factory after factory closed Throngs
! Of wOrkmen paraded the streets and.
| when their colleagues refused 10 JON
! them, broke down gates and forced our
/ the men, The whole industrial center
All the textile mills and every print
! ing office in st. Petersburg are closed
! One electric light plant and one water
/ plant have shut down, and over 100000
| men are out
| Throughout the day workmen's meet
/ ings We're held at which incendiary
| speeches were made. the widest threats
/ in the event of the authorities and en-
/ plOyers failing to meet their demands
/ next few days might bring forth was
/ increased by reports that the Wor IIs9
and other large cities IN the INTERIOR
/ might join the movement. While the
/ the telegraphers and railroad employees
! threatened to join the walkoUt. para w
/ ing the communications of the country
/ their families abroad. Every newspaper
! in St Petersburg has been forced 70
( suspend publication owing TO the sCrike-
Political Demands Made.
! The suddenness of the strike and the
far-reaching nature of the workmen's or
/ ganiZation was largely a surprise TO the
/ government and employers. Starting with
/ the walkout of a few thousand employees
/ of the Putiloff iron works, due purely TO
! industrial causes, il spread as rapidly as
/ a conflagration through the labor classes
! of St. Petersburg and became general.
/ At first only Industrial demands were
! presented. such as shortening the hours
! of labor and FOR increases OF wages DuI
| poverty and discomfort, under the mcite-
ment Of social democratic agitators LED
1 to the formulation of DoHtlcal demands
! A petition was drawn UP and largely
/ signed which. going beyond the com
! plants on which the strike originated. at
{ the country, bitterly assailed the present
/ zoy-erDu1ent as one of bureaucracy. and
! demanded the reform Of both. asserting
! that death was preferable 10 existence
/ under sUC'. conditions Ihis was 10 nave
/ Nicholas 4 deputation of workmen en-
I ccavored to see his majesty at TSarSkOe-
. winter palace sunday 10 be present az an
( immense demonstration OF the lhdtStttal
worIlmen in st. Petersburg. headed by
/ their leader, the priest Gopon, IN run
| gorgeous canonical sarb. march TO the
/ grounds in front of the palace and there
/ present the petition to his majesty. Inc Inc
! depUtatiOn, however. VIII DC reIuseu au-
mission to Tsarskoe-Selo
Swineherd Becomes Famous
/ The priest GOpon is an interesting per
sOnaHty- He is idolized by the worzmen,
/ who. since the beginning of the strike,
/ have furnished him with a body guard.
! He has been accompanied everywhere by
, a score Of IZVOschiks and has not been
sleeping at his own home for week for
! fear Of the very contingency of arrest by
| the police which is reported TO have al
/ ready happened As a peasant swine
! herder when a boy he showed such ca
: pacity for learning that he was sent 10
] the POitava ecCiesia stiCai seminary TO be
educated as a monk. His leaning toward
/ mary and this exclusion prompted de
sire to get close to the people and share
/ their lot. He was determined TO become
/ a priest in distinction from monk, and
! graduated from the St Petersburg &c
Z clesiastical academy. He then took up
work among the iaboriug classes, whose
/ leader he speedily became. re shows an
/ GOp0U is believed 70 be the heart and
soul OF the whole movement
+ No disturbance has so far been report
Z ed. There are heavy guards at the water
4 factory districts. Patrols Of cavalry are
! constantly in motion throughout the city.
t Altogether IA works in 81 Petersburg
have been closed by the strike. The man
agemeut % the Putiloff iron works.
where the trouble began. posted notices
last night ordering the employees 10 re-
ceive the pay due them today and resume
3 work This is an ultimatum and there is
F apprehension of probable conflict. A
minority oe the workmen are willing to
return 10 work. but the ma jority are de
termiHed 10 prevent them.
! All Demonstrations Forbidden.
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