The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-26
THE OFFICIAL VIEW.
sureauerac. Explains Why the People,
Compelled the Slaughter eff Sum
dnu Afternoon

st. Petersburg, Jan 25.-Tha story OIL
The events Immediately preceding andi
turing yesterdays outbreak. asVieWedf
by official eye is given in the 0fiiciais
Messenger as follows.
All attempts of the factory inspeet-i
ors to pacify the workmen were fruft-s
sess, and every worker from q number
IF large factories Joined the strike,
which spread quickly and extended to
$aearlsrA all the ssses,1ss in h atty
the same timesthe demands of the me
increased. These We're formulated in
writing. mostly by Father Gopon. The
employers discussed the demands and
decided thai il some of them We're SAT-
tsfied it could not fail to ruin industry.
while others deserved to be examined
and partially conceded. Furthermore,
willingness WAS expressed to negotiate
with the men, not with the strikers or
sanitation.
Attitude of the Men.
The wolkmen refused to agree to it
and violated the negotiations between
the masters and men of different fac
tories. As the strike was being CON,
Quoted without disturbance of publicl
order, no repressiSe measures wereI
adopted and no a single person was
arrested. The agitation OF the work.
mems association was, however, SOON
Joined by the agitation of revolution.
- S1t tS%e IL "
Esie4. ste:lsa :: scc:s o., g. LED by Pa ss4
:ther Gopon, drew up a petition of thel
Workmen to the emperor, which con-.
tanned, besides the demands In BEHALF.
Of the men, inSolent demands of a pos
litical character. !
The Sunday Meeting.
Among the workmen. verbal and
written notifications We're circulated
Urging the necessity for a meeting the
lDcH on 90 SN1y., Wa IL, NNrlNt. Is y r, r1,
Gopon, to submit the petition to the
emperor. One of h demands was of
a political character and the real pur-
pose of the meeting was concealed from
the workmen.
"Fanatical speeches which Gopon,
forgetting his clerical dignity, ad-
dressed to the men, and the criminal
agitation excited the men to such an
extent h a large crowds proceeded to
the center of the city. AT some points
bloody collisions occurred between
them and the troops in OF
their refusal TO obey the police regula-
tons or owing to their direct attacks
on the troops.
The Clashes.
The latter We're obliged to fire in.
Schlusselberg causeway, near the
Narva triumpal gate in Troitjki square,.
and in the fourth line on Vassili Ost5
rolf quarter, in Alexander gardens, at
the corner OF Nevsky Prospect and Ga
gol streets, near the police bridge, and
at the Kazan cathedral. In the fourth,
line the %populace erected three barri-1
cades of planks and wires. On one of
these a red flag was hoisted. From
the windows of n~eighboring houses
shots We're fired and stones were
thrown at the military.
Some Of the Damage Done.
Crowds took the swords from po-
flicemen and armed themselves there
with. They pillaged the Schall small
arms factory and carried off about 100
swords, a large number Of which, how
ever, the police recovered. The crowd
destroyed the telegraph wires and
knocked down the poles. Tho munich
pal building in the Second district was
attacked and demolished. In the even
ing five shops on the st. Petersburg
side We're plundered."