Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-06
GOVERNMENT HAS WON so FAR
Central Committee Of Social Dem.
OCratS Captured and Placed
In Prison.
Every Means Being Uscd to Block
Revolutionary Mo,cs-Chief Danger
l. Expected In South Russia.

ST. Petersourg. Aug. G.-Unless dis.
patches from the interior within a few
hours entirely change the situation. the
general strike promises to PROVE a
complete failure.
Although the Liberals are strongly
opposed to The course OF the govern.
ment they shrink from precipiating a
revolution and the horrors OF a civil
war ia which the country would be
plunged II the plans of the prolctsrlat
/ leaders were successful Not only Is
the sympathy Of the Intelligent people
lacking but I'm st. Petersburg the lead
ers OF the various labor organizations
ind many OF the followers lukewarm
and even in open rebellion against their
orders When the central COMMITTEES
OF the Printers union adjourned last
llght many % the men returned 10
their cases. With the result that four
newspapers appeared this morning. The
central committee ~ the railroad mems
union md so many men equally op-
posed 10 The strike or afraid 10 risk
the loss Of their positions. with lmpris-
onment into the bargain. that Il has
not yet so far as known issued o for
mai order 10 strike. II the train ser
vice Is not brought 30 a standstln col
lapse of the strike movement is lnevit-
able, The Herkmeu's council which
apparently Is much weaker body than
the similar counci, which managed the
strike OF last fan, Ia fear Of failure.
has already practically determined TO
resort 10 violence in order 10 stop traf-
o. ON the railroads II the men refuse
10 Join In the movement
Late this afternoon 10 was evident
that The government had practically
succeeded In crushing the organization
Of the strike leaders here The central
committee Of the Social Democrats was
captured and placed in prison In the
early hours and the greatest confusion
prevails IN the revolutionary camp.
The hope Of the reyolutionists is now
centcred I'm Moscow The 81 Peters
burg railroad committee has decided 10
await the result of the strike Al Mos
COW before attempting % order OUT the
men, Nednes iax q nov tha dey on
which they say The railroad strike win
begin. The employees Of several Of the
street railroad lines who struck Satur-
day have resumed work.
The project OF pOlice ~ Gronstadt.
acting under the authority ~ the com.
mander Of tho fortress, has notified tho
striking loHgshoIemen there that m-
less they return 90 work tomorrow they
will be expelled from tho island
= private dispatch from the Westing
house branch AZ Moscow received late
today. said The men were az work anil
that the manager had been assured by
The project NJ police that general
strike iD Moscow was impossible
The authorities are using an the
means an their disposal to block tho
revolutionary moves in every direction
and appear convinced tnat the strike
leaders muuot get sufficient heaivav
90 cDdsnecr me NE ~ the state. In
deed they believe that nothing more
than local strikes. w,uch viii soon de-
generate into the old story Of crime and
terrorism Vill result
The rriucIral danger is expected iu
south Russia, from which the tide
might sweep northwsri. The Novoe
Nr,mya Ukens the present war pro-
claimed by he revolutionists 10 "infu-
rated beasts striking blindly and Wild
by On tho dark