Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-20
RUSS|A'S GENERAL
STRIKE STARTED
Workmen Claim
They Will Be
Victorious.
MOSCOW BEGINS THE BATTLE
Insurgents Gaining Ground at
All Points--.R Riga Country
Devastated. ..

Moscow, Dec. 20.--On account OF
some confusion, general strike was
proclaimed at Moscow at noon today
instead of tomorrow. It has begun
with complete suspension of the
street car service.
The government enters on the new
struggle greatly crippled The situa-
tion In the Baltic provinces is growing
steadily worse and in Caucasia a re
neWal OF the outbreak of Tartars and
Armenians has produced another reign
OF terror. At Sebastopol new mutinies
have occurred and 1,G00 soldiers have
been disarmed and are under guard.
The troops at Kharkoff have revolt
ed and the inhabitants are still admin
istrating the city. The weather has
become very cold and deep snow
covers the country as far south as
Kieff. 1t is believed that few days
of hunger and starving will easily
drive the people to desperation and
will provoke uprisings and attacks on
strikers and perhaps general pillage.
St. Petersburg Situation.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 20.-The proc
lamation Of general strike for to-
morrow at noon has created most i'll
tense excitement. If it can be success
fully begun and maintained, the revo-
lutionists are confident that it will
break the governments back. In gov
ernment circles, however, confidence
is expressed that the prOletariat Or
ganizations cannot effect complete
tie up and that the strike must be of
but short duration.
This hope seems to be based on
the theory that the program OF the
reds has alienated the sympathy OF a
large proportion of real workmen and
also, upon what they claim to be alb
solute knowledge, that the organize
tions are without funds. The govern
ment's calculations, however, have
proved deplorably at variance with the
true situation in the past and the
strike leaders declare that the govern
ment is again hopelessly ignorant OF
the magnitude of the struggle con
fronting it.
Size of Strike.
From the nature of the appeal OF the
leaders to the troops it is evident that
they expect to prccipitate a crisis in
the army. The central committee pro.
poses to stop all the work in the EN-
pire, not only on the railroads, but
the manufactures, the wholesale and
retail stores and all government works
except the water works. The baker
les in the cities will be allowed to run
unless they raise the price OF bread.
The police are hunting down and
strike leaders as rapidly as
they can be found, but comparatively |
few captures have been made as yet.
Condition at Riga.
The consul of continental power,
who arrived here this morning from
Riga, on train heavily guarded by |
troops. says that throughout the dis
trict extending twenty miles on this
side of Riga the land has been, laid
to waste, all buildings belonging to the
landlords having been burned to the
ground.
The situation in Courtland is even
worse. At Riga the garrison Is too
small to attempt to wrest the power
from the hands of the workmen VINO
have organized a police force and are
administering the affairs OF the city.
The city is terror stricken but COM
paratively quiet, T.
Killings take place on the streets
daily but the workmen's militia IS sue
cessfully preventing pillage, having no
mercy on the rowdies, several OF Whom
have been shot or hanged.
Rumors on Bourse.
There was very panicky feeling
on the Bourse today and a great rush /
10 sell everything. Imperial fours tell
three points closing at 76. There We're
rumors on the Bourse that M. Gucp
koff, the conservative leader, Will sue
ceed Count Witte as premier.