The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-24
MOSCOW now STORM
CENTER IN RUSSIA
That City in Great State Of
Excitement 80 Workmen
Repeating Tactics Of
the St. Petersburg
Strikers.
THOUSANDS QUIT WORK.
RESULTS MAY BE MORE SERI-
Gus THAN IN CAPITAL.

More Workmen and Less Troops-City
the Heart of the Liberal Movement
and Greater Results IndustrialIy and
Politically Are Probable Workmen
in Other Big Cities Complete Ar
engagements for General Suspension
Of Mork..-situation Grave from
Every Standpoint Though Troops for
the Moment Have Ascd the Populace
In the CapitaI--Report of Another
Collision Yesterday Untrue.
st. Petersburg. Jan. 2S.-The most
startling feature of the situation to-
night is the news that several factories
in Moscow have closed and that the
Workmen i'll the old capital of Russia
are repeating the tactics of their fellow
workmen of the new capital, marching
from shop to shop and mill to mill, de-
nanding that the establishments shut
down. The whole city is reported to
be in a state of great excitement over
the news of the bloodshed shere yester-
day,which has precipitated Immediately
the strike that had been planned for
Wednesday. Moscow has more work
men and less troops than st. Peters
burg, and besides is just now the heart
of the liberal movement, and the dan
ger of hloodier occurrences there than
have been witnessed here are proper
tionately greater A rising at Moscow
Is also more likely to have greater re-
suits industrialiy and politically than
that in st. Petersburg
According to private reports, the
workmen in several other big cities,
notably in Khrakoff, where large loco
motive works are located, already have
completed plans for a general suspen-
sion Of work Moreover, reports are
current that the Workmen, who other
wise would soon be forced back to the
shops or s.arve, have received assur-
ances of financial support from the
sources which hitherto have furnished
the sineWs of war to the liberal and
revolutionary agitation, but have not
before been in touch with the labor
movement If the strike becomes gener-
al all over Russia, especially if the
railroads are drawn in, it might imme-
diateiy force the nation to make peace
with Japan. y
The situation appears grave from
every standpoint: but the authorities,
although apparently somewhat bewild-
cred, declare their purpose to stand
firm, maintaining that it is their first
duty to preserve order, scouting the
idea of actual revolution. Seemingly
the ministers are not concerned over
the effect of the present situation
abroad, where, theg declare, exagger-
ated reports create a false impression.
What, if any steps have been taken to
meet the general situation, however,
has not vet been disclosed: but there
are extremely Significant reports to-
night that Emperor Nicholas, in max
ing the decision at the extraordinary
meeting of the council of the empire at
Tsarko Selo to-day to declare st. Pet
tersburg in a state of siege, announce
n edy that he had resolved to issue a
manifesto to the people with view
to calming them. promising to create
& mixed commission of workmen and
officials 20 investigate and decide the
questions os the demands of the strik-
ers especially the one affecting hours
OF labor. which. Russian law fixes at
eleven hours. The representatives, of
the workmen, according to this report,
are not to be appointed, but selected
Nv the laboring men themselves This
would be the first concession to the
representative principle. .r@
According to reports the emperor
will also promise to investigate yester-
4 days events in St. Petersburg.
To-day there was no repetition of
the deplorable occurrence of yesterday,
with the exception that single blank
yolley was fired to awe the crowd
near the Warsaw station. Careful in
yestigation shows that no bullets were
fred. The military everywhere had a
firm grip on the situation, and the
police used every Drecaution, such as
forbidding the sale OF petroleum and
advising people to remain indoors.
The tension, which was somewhat
relaxed in the morning, continued to
increase during the day. Conditions
appeared to be ominous when, shortly
after dark, the workmen in two electric
light plants, walked out, refusing triple
pay to remain. and plunged half the
city into darkness, including the New
slSy Prospect, which is in the fashion
able residence quarter. The water sup
ply also was cut off. and veritable
panic ensued. Tales that dynamite
was in the possession of the strikers
and burn the town had been in circula-
and burn the town, had been circula-
ton, and many persons were terror
stricken. Reserve troops were called
out to guard the darkened position OF
the city. The persons still in the
streets, except a few strikers ano
roughs, fed to their homes. Police Of
tesrs visited every house and store