Arizona republican., 1905-01-24
A LuII in the Storm Which
 Shook St. Petersburg
FEAR FELT FOR MOSCOW
A Report That the Emperor Has De- Cided to Inquire by Means of Mix
 ed Commission Into the Grievance
 of the WOrkmen.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-The most startling feature in the situation to- night is the news that several factories in Moscow have closed and that the workmen in the old capital of Russia are repeating the tactics of their fellow workers of the new capital, marching from shop to shop and mill to mill, de- manding that establishments be shut down.
 The whole city is reported to be in q state of great excitement over the news of bIcodshed yesterday. which has precipitated immediately the strike that had been scheduled for Wednes- day. Moscow has more wOrkmen and less troops than St. Petersburg, and besides is now the heart of the liberal movement and the danger of bloodier occurrences there than have been wit messed here are approximately greater 4 rising at Moscow is also more like ly to have greater results industrially and politically than that in St. Peters, burg.
 PEACE OUT OF TURBULENCE.
 According to private reports the wOrkmen in several other big cities notably Khar5off, where large locomo- tive 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 into the shops or starve. have received as surances of financial support from sources which hitherto have furnished the sinews of war to the liberal revolu- tionary agitation but have not before been in touch with the labor move ment. If a strike becomes general all over Russia and especially if the rail roads are drawn in. it might immedi- ately force the nation to make peace with Japan.
 The situation appears grave from every standpoint. but the authorities although apparently somewhat bewil- dered, declare their purpose to stand firm, maintaining that it is their first duty to preserve order, scouting the idea of an actual revolution. Seeming ly the ministers are most concerned over the effect of the present situation abroad where they declare -eXaggerat- ed reports create a false impression.
 TO CALM THE PEOPLE.
 What if any steps have been taken to relieve the general situation, how ever. has not yet been disclosed, but there are extremely significant reports tonight that Emperor Nicholas in mak- ing a decision at an extraordinary meeting of the council of the empire at Tsarkoe- -SeIo today to declare St. Pe- tersburg in a state of siege, annOuunc- ed that he had resolved to issue a manifesto to the people with a view of calming them, promising to create a mixed commission of wOr!Smen and of ficials to investigate the questions and demands of the strike, especially the one, affecting hours of labor. which the Russian law fixes at eleven. Repre- sentatives of the wOrkmen, according to this report are not to be appointed, but selected by the laboring men them selves. This would be the first con cession to the repre esentative principle. According to reports the emperor will also promise to investigate yesterday $ events in St. Petersburg.
 Today there was no repetition of the depIora ble occurrences of yesterday with the exception that a single plank voIley was fired to awe the crowd near Warsaw Station. Careful investigation shows that no bullets were fired. The