Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-21
RUSSIAN SITUATION
IS GROWING BETTER
Government Using its Power
to Crush Ont Strike.
TRYING TO PREVENT ANARCHY

Warned not to join the Strikers or
Give Them sueeor-strlke Move
ment Gets Little Encouragement.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 20.-The sud.
den awakening Of the Conservative
and Liberal elements to the impera.
tive necessity for resisting to the ut.
most the attempt Of Radicals and SO.
cialiss who are conducted the present
strike to obtain the upper hand las
galvanized the leaders into action and
has started healthy movement in ia.
Vor of entirely cutting loose from the
radical wing. M. Dmltr Shipof and
Duchkoff and other leaders Of various
groups including the constitutional
Democrats, will petition Moscow to as
semble the zemstyo congress assem-
bage there to unite all the forces |
which desire to prevent anarchy in
condemning the political strike and to
join in supporting the government in
its efforts to restore tranquility and
introduce the new regime. Tie gov
eminent Il able to take a firmer stand
because Of this reaction in public OpIn-
ion.
Count Witte believed that such a re.
action must come but he wisely waited
until public sentiment showed a dispO-
elton 70 support the government be-
fore indicating energetic measures. by
mis- direction the project OF police, Cen
eral DOdalin, issued the proclamation
yesterday instructing the trades not 70
yield to the threats Of the agitators
end walking delegates, who ordered
them to close their shops and promls-
ing the tradesmen police and military
protection.
A government note was simultane.
Ously issued prohibiting goernment EN-.
ployes from participating in organiza
tions actively opposing the govern.
ment. II points out that the restrlc.
ton Of political activity on the part Of
the government employees Is not sub
versive Of their liberties. but Is lmper.
alive 10 the maintenance OF the disci.
pline, calls attention TO the fact that
in free countries like the United States,
perniciOus political activity on the part
of the OHiClals Is inhibited and re.
calls the fact that less than a fortnight
ago the French chamber of deputies
supported Premier ROuvier's decision
not to permit the political organization
OF state servants.
The note ls directed particularly
against the attempt to organize in
Moscow, the society OF post and tele-
graph employees, the avOwed objection
Of which is % compel the cOnVocatiOn
OF constituent assembly and whose
members pledge themselves TO donate
80 per cent Of their salaries 20 the
strike fund.
The stopping Of the posts and tele
graphs II Is pointed out, would enian'
ser the life Of the state and every en-
plOye Joining the organization referred
20 win Instantly be dismissed.
The employees Of the government rail.
roads are also threatened with Jis
Enisaal b they Join tho strike.
Tue break In the raahn OF the Etrik
era In Poland and The refusal Of many
Organizations "a the interior especially Q
thosa Of The railroad men Al Moscow .
70 STRIFE on aecOuRt Of PolaAd, and the d
asrce dlaseaEi0as which have brOkenl 6
Ont among me WOrigmen's leaders 81 .
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