Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-21
Uncertain Conditions in Russia.

The public's feeling of uneasiness has
abated bu. little since the workmen's
council in St. Petersburg, announced
that the strike would end at noon yes
dav. as it is realized that new strike
will be declared on the first plausible ex-
cuse.
The foreign consuls at Odessa are
advising that women and children
leave the city. The British women and
and children will leave this week.
The situation is most threatening and
there are evidences Of mutiny among the
troops.
The members of the British colony at
Odessa held a conference yesterday un-
der the presidency of the consul ana ar
ranged at the first sign OF disorder to
assemble at the consulate and demand
that the Russian authorities send aguard
of soldiers 20 the consulate. Ii this Is
refused the male members Of the British
colony will organize an armed bodyguard
and escort the colony on board British
vessels. which will be held in readiness
in the harbor. The British consul ap-
piled for collective passport Tor the
entire British colony. The American.
Austrian and Italian colonies propose to
take the same measures
Leader, Of the "Reds" say they will
now devote their energies to tie prepa-
ration Of a universal political strike to
sustain the revolutionary pro :ramme
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 peas
antry, and, if lossible, the army aud
navy.
The propaganda among the soldiers
and sailors will be pushed energellcally
The leaders already claim that they
have organized the peassntry in five dis
tricls Of Karkof province, the peasants
having agreed not to work for the land
lords hen the strike is called.
They anticipate that the famine
which is at the doors of almost To-
600, 600 peasants of the central prov
ince, according to estimates, will prove
an effective ally of the agitation, as they
can promise to give TIE peasants land 10
an unlimited extent.
The plague which is moving north
ward from the Krghiz Steppe, if not
stamped out in the Vistula region, may
also be made to serve the purpose OF
arousing tie ignorant and superslitlous
peasants. Toe leaders will urge the
proletariat everywhere to secure arms
and prepare to fight for their rights.
1t is significant that delegate TO the
Zemstvo who presented himself as the
reprt sentative of the Jewish population
of Wins, Lithuania, was exclGded.
Many liberals in st. Petersburg be-
lieye that the Congress is sure to result
in split and that the radical wing,
standi~g on its insistCnce upon con-
stituent assembly and universal suffrage,
will refuse all connection with the gov
ernment.
The plan loudly discussed by the ex-
tremists fortnight ago of turning the
Congress into constituent assembly ap-
pears to have fallen through.
While no further information has
been recei,ed regarding the false en-
peror, who was said to be marching at
the head of thousands of peasants in the
province of Lenza, the turbulence there
has become so threatening that The gov
ernment has placed the province in a
state OF slege.