Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-21
SOCIALISTS ASK
AID FOR RUSSIANS
World is Requested
to Help Fight
for Liberty.
GENERAL STRIKE NOW ON
Soldiers Disarmed by Insur-
gents---People of Moscow
Securing Supplies.

Brussels, Dec. 21.--The Information.
al Socialists Bureau has issued a man
ifesto to the Socialists of the world
as follows.
THE revolution in Russia advances
from aspiration to realization. In this
struggle the Russian proletariat should
have the moral and material assist
ance of our brothers throughout the
world Our comrades in the United
States request the International
Bureau to invite the affiliated organi-
zation to solemnly commemorate jan
uary 22d.
Collections.
"The workers of the world will re-
call the struggle which the Russian
proletariat was then carrying on and
therefore the order is hereby given
that all the affiliated groups organize
meetings and collections for January
22d next, or the night of the Sunday
preceding. Let the orators refer to
the heroic efforts of our Russian broth
ers and let the collections from all
countries aid those who are battling
against Imperialism, and for liberty.
Down with autocracy, long live So
cialism."
The document is signed by all the
International delegates.
Battle Begins.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2l.-The first
guns in the battle which may deter.
mine the fate OF Premier Whites ex-
pertinent with moderate constitional'
ism and introduce either reaction or
complete revolution, were fired yes
terday at Moscow where the general
strike was successfully launched.
The leaders of the movement of the
proletariat last night were making
their last preparations here for the
general engagement which will be on
at noon today The leaders profess
to be greatly encouraged at the news
from Moscow, and other districts, and
declare that there is no question that
the tie-up will be complete.
Stirring Procamations.
The workmen's council last night is
sued stirring proclamations, declaring
that the government had cast to the
winds the principles of the imperial
manifesto of October 80 and was now
basing it's self on reaction, trickery
and deceit. The proclamation ended
with summoning all the people Of Rus
sia to ioin in general strike and not
cease the struggle until the demands
for a constituent assembly, universal
suffrage, release of the arrested lead
ers of the proetariat, land for the
peasantry, ETC., are granted.
MOSCOW Excited.
According TO reliable information
that was received during the
night from Moscow, that city
was in state of great excitement yes
terday. The inhabitants were scurry
ing about buying supplies, candles
etc. The stores we're closed and board
ed IN. Last night Moscow was in
darkness. The strike leaders in Mos
COW are boasting that the strike viii
he transformed into an armed revolu
tion, the orators at the meetings de
claring that Russia will be drenchet
in blood long before the struggle ends
Military Train.
AT noon today the continental tralr
left Warsaw station with military en-
eine drivers and strong guard O
soldiers, The tender and locomotive
were old, the strikers having rendered
all others useless Two files OF sol
diers were drawn up on the platform
The railroad strike began at Nicholas
station at noon but the Baltic roads
were still working at that hour. INT
employees of the Putiloff Iron Works
to the number of 10000 have struck
cossacks Disarmed.
The governments advices show ina
all trains, with troops, which enter th'
Baltic province are being stopped D.
the insurgents. A number OF Cos
sacks in the cars were captured am
disarmed beyond Dorpal. me tow'
of Tukum has been retaken from 'h
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