The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20
POLITICAL STRIKE.
Is to Follow the Collapsed Industrial
Strike in Russia.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 20.-With the
collapse of the strike the leaders of
the ''reds" say they win now devote
their energies to the preparation of a
universal political strike to sustain
the revolutionary programme when
the national assembly meets. These
plans. which were suddenly upset by
the precipitation of the railroad strike
last month. are exceedingly ambitious,
involving the cooperation not only of
the workmen of the cities. but the
peasantry, and if possible the army
and navy. The propaganda among
the soldiers and sailors will be pushed
energetfcalIy.
The leaders already claim that they
have organized the peasantry in five
districts of Kharkoff province, the
peasants having agreed not to work
for the landlords when the strike is
called. They anticipate that the fam
inc which is at the doors OF almost
100000 peasants Of the central
provinces, according to estimates will
prove an effective ally of the agitation,
as they can promise to give the peas
ants land to an unlimited extent. The
plague, which is moving nOrthWard
from the Kirghiz steppe, il not
stamped out in the Wistula region,
may also be made to serve the pur-
pose of arouSing the ignorant and SUI
pershtious peasants. The leaders will
urge the proletariat everywhere to Sc
cure arms and be prepared to fight for
their rights.
The struggle in progress in the
Moscow zemstvo congress is watched
with interest. The main question to
be decided is whether the zemstvoists
will cooperate with the government
and on what terms. The test probably
viii come up on the resolutions to be
offered by NJ. NemfrOveski. MAYOR of
Saratof, and NJ. Kucheroff, mayor of
Kharkon, proposing cooperation
with Count Witte in the general paci-
flcation of the country and the intro
duction Of the reforms with the I'M
Outstanding that the national assem-
bly, Will work out the details. The
men who are making a fight on the
necessity for supporting Count Witte
urge that unless the country is tran
quilted the government will be forced
to return to reactionary measures.
From the dispatches received how
ever it is likely that even if the rad
/ zeal wing is outvoted, certain guar
antees will be demanded as the price
OF the cooperation of the zemstvo-
/ lists 1t is significant that a delegate
to the zemstvo who presented himself
as the representative of the Jewish
population of Wilma, Lithuania, was
excluded.
Many liberals here believe that the
congress is sure to result in a split
and that the radical wing, standing on
its insistenee upon a constituent as
/ sembiy and universal suffrage. i'll re
+ fuse all connection with the govern
ment The plan loudly discussed by
/ the extremists a fortnight ago OF
/ turning the congress into a constituent
| assembly appears to have fallen
4 through.
While no further Information has
been received regarding the reported
+ false emperor, who was said to be
marching at the head of thousands ~
1 peasants in the province of Penza
/ the turbulence there has become Sd
/ threatening that the government has
placed the province in a state OF
/ siege.