Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-22
A GENERAL STRIKE
IS NOW PROCLAIMED
Street Railway Service Com
pletely Suspended
DECIDE TO CLOSE EVERYTHING


Single Stroke, but viii Labor for 4
Gradual Extension.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. @O-l:20 D. M
The proclamation Of a general strike
for tomorrow al noon has created the
most intense excitement II 1t can be
, successfully inaugurated and ma,nt tain
cd the reyolutlonaries are confident
that 1t will break the govcrnmenrs
back In government circles. how
ever, confidence Is expressed that the
proletarIat organizations can not II.
feet complete tie-up and that tne
strike must be OF a short duration.
This hope seems based on the theo.
~ that the extreme program Of the
reds aas sllepated the sympathy Of a
large proportion OF the real workmen
! and also on what they claim to be 90.
solute knowledge that the organlEa.
tions are without funds The govern.
ments calculations. however, have
proved deplorably o. variance with
the true situation In the past and tie
strike leaders declare the government
Is again hopelessly ignorant ~ the
magnitude OF the struggle confronting
IT, Taeir plans are exceedingly am.
| bilious.
From the nature Of the appeals Of
the leaders to the troops Il Is evident
that they expect to prccipllatc a crisis
in the army
The central comm!rtee N railroad
men Of Moscow which determined the
issue last night by voting In favor Of
a strike has tclegHphed over the rail
road lines that tho employees Of %
roads are ready 10 ttop all traffic Tao
decision Il 10 close everything In the
empire railroads. manufacturing. the.
wholesale and fo'ail stores and all
government works except the water.
works. The bakeries IN the cities
however. will not be- closed 20 long rs
they DO not raise their prices n.
they raise the price Of bread, even toe
bakeries will b. closed u vas pro
posed In Moscow 10 eKsmpt the electric
light plants bot his was defeated
Although the bloW was timed for
tomorrow noon On account 81 the dlffi-
Guilty ~ communlca ion the strike lead
ers do no, hope % bring the life u
tho empire ~ s'nndstlil by a single |
stroke. bu' they vii Labor for . grad
ual extension ~ ihc strike movement |
The nature ~ The manifesto Of the
Workmcu's council ~ MoscoW 70 tae |
army 70 10 iudammliory that even The
radical papers a.. afraid 10 print u |
During the s'rlIr ~ II proposoA col
stop all papers and % print and dlalrib.
ute only The organ u The Wo,kmeH's
council
The police ~. uniting down and |
arrosiinE strike Iea Iers a. Fapifly 90
they can b. f0aut 10 Tho comparative.
y few captures have besa made a. the
leaders keep IN t!dihg. avoiding their
residence, AMI r'AiAG each time A.
diastrut locality
The hs,plsss6sss % Tao EDyefnmsnt
IN this crisis IL ASmSnstFatsd BY he
liability ~ q Interior Mtalsiss Dufno
70 las, niEa' 10 ct tborOuGh instrac
tioas ~ arrest nssnbsFs o. 'he NOTt
mess council ~ N1soou Sc attAmpi
"a 70 uss The fal,laAA uifsa, bat the
opsrniors obsys3 30 dietHn ~ ths
council snd Fpfassi 20 sena ne wss
SsEs Ths EoVsfumaut 10 even "a.
abs 70 a0ruard istiFurfiOns 10 C;fhsf
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