The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-08-06
IS
HELD BACK
RevolutiOnists to Tie Up Rus
sia With Dynamite.
RAILROAD MEN QUIT
Council Of WOrkinsmen's Depu.
ties Meet and Decide TO De.
strOy Bridges.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 6.-The
fate Of the general strike, which, al
though II has affected close TO 1000
men In st. Petersburg, has met with
only slight response IN other sections
Of Russia, probably viii be decided
soon with AN adverse expression Of
public opinion. The lack OF union
among the leaders of the prOletariat
organizations Is playing against the
success OF the movement
The railroad men, upon whom the
success OF the entire movement de
ponds. are still working full time The
leaders OF the railroad organizations
are hestatlng about Issuing call fer
tie-up. They fear being deserted and
discreted 10y their materlallstic follow
ers. who are no more responsive TO
the avowed preteXt Of this strike
namely. sympathy with the mutineers
OF Sveaborg. Cronstadt and Reyel-than
they were TO the similar reasons given
for the abortive strike OF last Noyem-
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undated by the recent making OF
strikes affecting communications and
penal offenses and providing very Sc
we're punishment
The Council Of Workmen's Deputies,
which met secretly at Terioki, Fin
land, continued It's session TIL late
hour The deputies were so incensed
at the timidlty displayed by the rail
road men that they decided TO resort,
If necessary. TO the blowing up Of
bridges and the destruction of the
rOadbeds, etc, TO bring the Transports
ton service TO a standstill Represents
tives OF all the revolutionary parties
and emissaries from Moscow, Klev.
Riga, Odessa and other cities were
present at the meeting The teleg-
raphers thus far have been appealed
to In vain
The first break In the ranks OF the
ST. Petersburg strikers occurred when
the printers decided TO return to work.
The employees Of several street car
lines and river ferries have resumed
work
The revolutionists claim to have pos
tive information that conference OF
the chiefs of the military and secret
police was held here, at which the
question OF whether or not the troops
will obey orders to fire on the people
was considered. The officers express
ed grave doubt as to whether the sol
diers, especially those of the guard
regiments, would obey without provo
cation.
The revolutIonists add that 1t was
then arranged that government spies
shall give the necessary provocation
by firing ON the troops with revov-
ers A proclamation was therefore
prepared by the revolutionary leaders
reciting these alleged facts and warn
ing the workmen to be on their guard
against such proyocatorS.
The number of strikers In St Pc
tersburg is officially estimated at g.
100.
At Donets, the center Of the mining
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more than 5000 strikers marched, sing
ing The Marselllalse, to the residence
of Governor General Hartung and de-
manded the release of the orators ar
rested at a strikers meeting Many in
the procession carried clubs The gov
ernor general refused TO release the
prisoners. and when the processlonsts
would not dispense dragons swept
down on them with sabers and whips,
woundlng about hundred, some seri-
ously. Wholesale arrests We're made,
including the strike leaders.
At Samara the fighting organization
Of the revolutlonsts has issued a proc
lamation avowing responsibility for
the assassination of Governor Block
of this city Many arrests have been
made The governors body was torn
into fragments by the bomb.