Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-17
In ST. Petersburg, }Shik.
ers Keeping Indoors.
Factory Strike Assumes Large
Proportions in Moscow.
Railway Station and Drug Stores Forced 10
CIoss...The End In Sight.

TCtCISDuISp ANot lt.-SsJ- "A. NJ
Though the industrial tie-up in St.
Petersburg. yesterday, was even more
complete than 1t was, Wednesday, and
though no break has been manifested in
the ranks Of the workmen and strikes
have broken out at Moscow and Re-
val. the most important feature of yes
terday's developments was the failure
Of the walkout to spread generally out
side, the capital. The movement ap-
parently lacks the spontaineity and con-
tagiOusness of the last great strike,
which broke out at Moscow. and dis
centers in Russia UP to this hour show
little inclination on the part of the
workmen to take up the cudgels in be-
half of Poland.
The factory strike at Moscow, which
has assumed considerable proportions
probably 5000 men being out. has dl-
rect connection with the st. Petersburg
walkout, and dispatches from the other
capital says that the railroad received
the requests of the st. Petersburg COM
work Of railroads centering at MOSCOW.
d. except the st. Petersburg line, is sun
: in operation. At Reval the employees OF
, the railroad shops struck but the
reasons for the strike are not stated.
In st. Petersburg, yesterday, passed
with complete order Patrols were Wis
ible In all the industrial quarters and
Cossacks were trotting up and down
the Nevsky Prospect among the swift
" dashing carriages and sleighs, but
the workrnen, in obedience to the orders
Of the strike committee, kept general
" indoors, and did not attempt DEM
xlpt
sion for resort to force to avert
trouble
The strikers forced the closing of the
Moscow railroad station, early yester-
day, stopping outgoing traffic for
Moscow and at 10 o'clock, last night.
they finally succeeded in closing the
electric light stations and in cutting off
light from the city. Committees were
sent to all the theatres and succeeded
in stopping the performances in several
of them, and in the outlying districts
they went from drug store to drug
store and ordered the pharmacists to
close and threatening the obstruction
Of their stocks If they refused. Other
stores were not interfered with.
The action of the strikers with regard
to the druggists, is in striking contrast
with the course pursued in Finland
where, when every other business
participated in the general strike, the
druggists were directed to remain in
order that the sick might not suffer.
The course Is commended by a large
part of the population.
At a meeting of the strike committee,
last night, the question of the termina-
ton Of the strike was not broke up, but
The Associated Press noticed the ex-
pectation. on the part of many dele
gates, that the strike would end. Sat
urday night. The principal question un-
der discussion at the meeting was the
formation of a strike treasury by gath
cring funds to be used in future walk
outs and after long consideration it was
decided to ask the workmen to contrib
ute 1 per cent. of their wages for this
purpose, the fund to be at the DISPOSE
ton of the committee. A proposition
to call out the cab drivers was also
discussed but though several of the del
egates asserted the drivers were ready
to strike at a nod from the committee,
there was general doubt as to whether
such strike could be effected
There Is no betterment Of the Agra
rian conditions. Dispatches from
kursk, Poltava. Rizzan, Samara and
other provinces continue to report the
spread Of disorders. which in Poltava
are taking an anti-Jewish turn. How
ever. the imperial manifesto regarding
the distribution of the crown domains
which by strenuous work. was finished
last night. will be issued early, this
morning. and the Emperor and Count
Witte hope it will tend to pacify the
peasants and will have an important
tactical effect on the coming struggle
with the Socialists and other anti-gov-
eminent forces IN elections for the
douma.