Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
NO DISORDERS SUNDAY
EFFORT TO PnoLoNa RUSSIAN
STRIKE HAS FAILED.


night says: Apprehensions that the de-
feat OF the reds in the council Saturday
night might inspire them to take violent
measures yesterday against the troops or
the merchants who refused to- close their
places Of business Saturday when ordered
by the leaders, were. happily, without
foundation. though rumors OF collisions
between workmen and troops In the yasili
Ostro and Putiloff districts were In circu-
lation.
At police headquarters. however. 1t was
said that there had been no disorders. and
at strike headquarters 1t was stated that
there had been no collision. though per-
haps a few shots might have been fred
in the air by overexuberant demonstrators.
Nevertheless, the patrols In the streets
were doubled yesterday. These were gen
orally commanded by noncommissioned Of
ficers. showing that. In spite or rumors OF
disaffection among the troops, the govern
of the guard at large without commis-
stoned officers.
Proclamation Blind.
The high-sounding proclamation with
which the council of workmen announced
the end of the strike. declaring that the
demonstration" had served Its purpose
by saving the lives of the mutineers at
Cronstadt, while, Of course. 1t Is prlnci-
pally blind to cover defeat, as the trials
Of the mutineers are still In progress, II
at the same time shrewd tactics for use In
the propaganda which the council fs &C
lively pushing among the army and navy.
Such claim, however cannot disguise the
fact that the strike was inaugurated to
compel the government not only to pardon
Internationally the mutineers, but to abol-
ish martial law in Poland and to compel
the calling OF a constituent assesnbly, none
Of which objects has been achieved.
The refusal Of the afilliated organiza-
lions In the interior to respond to the call,
and the revolt Of many Of the better class
of workmen here against the dictation OF
political agitators and walking delegates,
by no means represents the full measure
Of the real defeat Of the strike movement.
The strike, by alternating public sympa-
thy and opening the eyes OF Intelligent
liberals and mOderates to the fact that
the first duty Of the hour was to stand by
the government in its efforts to tranquillize
the country and to make head against the
tide of socialism and revolution which was
threatening Russia with anarchy. aided
greatly In the formation OF the new law
and order party. which has now sprung
into formidable being.
Movement to Help White.
Interest has now shifted to Moscow, where
the zemstvo congress opened yesterday.
The members of the new party from all
parts Of the country have gone there to
make fight in the congress for a union of
all the conservative and liberal elements to
hold up the hands of Count WHITE. to con-
denim the political strike and to seek fur
Their political salvation through the doors
opened by the manifesto. though 1t is
neither expected nor desired that the con-
stitutional democrats will abJure their pro-
gram while joining In the movement to aid
in the restoration of tranquility.
The failure of the strike has shown the
country as a whole how little sympathy
there is with Poland in her demand for
complete autonomy. At Moscow the rail-
road men refused to strike on the ground
that they did not sympathze with the Poles
In their struggle. 1t seems that in the heart
of Russia the people remember only too
we'll the endless wars with the Poles, and
cannot forget that the white eagle of Po-
land once waved from the pinnacles of
Kremlfn, SO sacred to Moscow.
Conservatives Again Victorious.
The conservative leaders in the council of
workmen are again victorious. At 2:55
o'clock this morning they carried reso-
luton against any attempt to introduce
movement for an eight-hour day.
When the council convened last night a
socialist representative introduced an
amendment to the resolution calling off the
strike. providing that the men In returning
to work should hereafter labor only eight
hours. laying down their tools at o'clock
In the afternoon instead Of g o'clock, while
insisting on the same rate of pay.
Encouraged by their earlier victory, the
conservative leaders at once opened Wig
orous opposition to the resolution, pointing
out the determination Of the employees to
regard any attempt to obtain shorter hours
by revolutionary means as the signal for
lockout of the great mass of the workmen
of st. Petersburg. and that they were in no
position to enter on q prolonged combat OF
endurance at the very outset of long, cold
winter.
number of orators even questioned the
wisdom of an eight-hour day itself. declar-
ing that Russia at present was not ripe for
1t, while others who are in sympathy with
the movement for shorter day declared
that 1t would not be wise to fritter away
their strength at this time, when great
and decisive combat in January was i'm
minent.
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