The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
inauguration. 4. Of Strike 7 ll1,t3'
W. LaCks Snap but. Move q
mentaisES Sprea aiding. 4
sGOVERNM STILL sys
HOPEFUL OF ISSUE
Members Of w orktnei1's Council,
Prepared to oclairn Them
ss3 selves Provisional Govern iS38
n1er1t- R ports Of :. Re sssI q
4 newcd Fl ghting at
2Cronstadt.
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Associated, Press. a. |


M BY Associated Press) IA gaEs fs
#S ST. T.yPETERsBtRG R 6, q "a Y gust z. WI tn q
general strike formally declared and the
country; APPARENT y on the threshold slof
$a 4 gigantic struggle, minor issues fade
In the back ground III e the strike Ina usu-
rat ed III to-day gathers suficlent heAdwayj
to endanger8 the life Of the State, It has
been virtually decided that Grand Duke
Nicholas VI Nlcholatevith& b will 55 be ss named 4
command err OF all the troops in the en-a
fpIre where martha law exists Il whictS
would be tantalnpun 3 to the decreei1g OF i
amilitaryg q dictatorship g HI
eminent will moi be driven to this ex--S
6tretnity, MS the showing * made to-day by
the st. Petersburg prol ariat Z was II not
Impressive. ff.3
s8s Although, u nearly 900 5workmen are
reported 83t be- out ut nigtfall many OF \
the men appear to- be entering the Satrug-s
gle with heavy carts. The u spon ta.S3S .S3
nety@ s$w with which = racti icall the en- tiTs
nation nrrayed Itself against the old re-
glne last full Isl lacking /; the nduranceg
OF the people has been snpped {; by thdS
long strain the &synpa thy Of S the moro \
conservative Liberals has been ienated
by, fear OF ID revout ion h and the lowest
elements S OF the vi lpopulat t Ion have been
organized into what ar kn own as N black
hundreds ,'@'S and $arc ready i to- enter the !,
light on the side ot IL he goyernrn nrnent sS y &
the signal Is 81 ven, s.
" " Gorernyk kin a one Abroad
s$3 NJ Goremy kln's sRSw D was remier from
May Cd to j a2d, "a ms left ST. Peters
burg and gone 4; nbr I'd. ..s8 Six teen al rests
have been Il, ade IN y connection with thsS
,1otSH "A n M
$Herzenstcin, the sgss nstitutlonal Demo-
Ora tic leader. n ~ " Isl
f,eselectric lighting tions In. st. Pes
Stersburg are being perated to-nigh It by
ss
|i Divided Agains III q themselves
iss EN- ons also \ re NJ rife among the
LENDERS over tlleRop opportu naness OF Isl inK
3battiestos theE Egovernin en- ,s bu those probr
ably willabeS short u we'd . lf Il the response
4of fSt he5 count try shows M that the 4 na ton
\ 4 & Il whole endorses II he rnoyemen
i8 NJ Ioscowf and St p etersburg are expected
ITO decid de tho issue The rail- ders, on
whom the Initial IS success Depends al 81; 81;
though committed, have not yet formally
sorde red a strike n on the &ulterior objeots
Of the prof. etaran n lead ers, viii al pres
ent Is .masked ID ,8must; d depend Il the 5at de-
OF the troops. II 8the mil tary supports u
iof the government stand uIl as they did did !
at Syea borg ana Cronst tad L, ,s tho leaders
acknowl edge that tho game Is lost ;8S8 but
even so hey declare hat defeat, aif II
forces the disanected rtion OF the army m
to show Its qcolors, will only prepare thu
way for. final Victory. u
i3s IN q wagering 81 # the artllleryists at e
SCronstadt and the attitude Of major.
portion OF the crew Of he armored scruis5sdS s5sS
er Pamyat sAzovn. which remained Enoni-55$s
naly ] loyal and which they helleve AWould zig
undoubtedly have thrown Its lot With
the rebels II the rebels q had 84f re- r,ee
celved Ill expected uppor sSsf rom isl tne Il
Reval forts. they cite s3 y as ss pelns 81
Fin their favor; and and tley "a aFe tSo,,- So,
ndent Il that lfaput to- a test n lnouN
sands 81 / soldiers will re fuse to fire on q,
I tho people and that weak spots poct " III Z
develop In the army wh ere the govern 9SS
ment least expects tlieni, ,SI 10 . I,
tie authorities aund oubtedly are are
anxious. they manifest dual conl 1 ZIG lo oence q 4
that the army will not fall the Hn!,&
peror n q crisis and thas the
prove a dismal failure. .s nd eed, the 7 ac-5s
Etion now In \ control seems to Bwelcome yA 'a
M Immediate test. In o. c0ny ton that
III viii be able to scotch the SeYo luton u
for a long time to come. +. The weakest
point In the Revolutionary armor85 ls De's
lIeyed to be lack OF compel tent leaders ~
Much Excitement. ass
Tonight brought increased excttement
the Industrial sc 5ns OF the q
city, Although the police are relnt t' torced
by mounted patrols In the central dls (
jtrcts Of the city, all y quiet there,
@fIn the workmen's quarters which the
Associated Press representative visited.
there was terment Dragoons and Co.'S
Hsncks we're In eVidence in the principal u
streets, and police picleets, armed With
rifles, Were at almost every corner il
Nevertheless. the correspondent heard 3
orators addressing crowded meetlngs al
many places, Tho police displayed opea Sf
sympathy with the men, turning thels'4 OF
backs to avoid seeing what was golna w
on, ai3 q, isyS <, ,.1s2}i}}5
gun to close the shops and have eVek Vkt
5 stopped cabs. turning the occupants q
them out into the street and lnstfuctllh's 4
the drivers to return home, 7. /,
8f fSearchllyhts from n cruiser ut the Ia
tin works and from tbs s'nfsf Of the oullc 'ss
ings are swcepins the Neya, and seY,
eral torpedo boats built N the M lu3h'seus 4.
states are sourrying8 up and down . .tNe n
river. No collisions OF Importance were X
r,annrted IN to midnight. No nswspa pers sa
win be published tovlnorrow,, eHcept .hs
Novoe yremya, whose men do mol oe- =
inna 10 the union, The cAbHen nave
agreed to strike Monday.
ai' All Eyes on Provinces
All eyes are turned on MOSCOW ana - ues
gnrovinces. St. Petersbnrg. the govern
ment's stronghold, is expectea g 70 rch,, .SnS
8lnst to succumb to the state @ ahaasny l.as.,a.
;,,o Witch the reyolutlonists have 'iilueF-
taken to plunge the country, !, !. 4
Tine battle cry OF tho strike. ". re-
iconvoca t,o tion az parliament for tho puFposs @
Of o. eiabora ting a Law for consutuens y y
assembly,.' does not ring tFue ana' = = Y v
ahbndoned II the government tottsrs.
Whan the erue colors VII bs run w u \.
The members Of the wpsitIlssl's council
III nnj,nction With che ra.dical sIpups q
ths os1tlawsd partHment, hays uadA
sdefnite arrangements 70 S7teoelSltp ths'la-
salusa q provisional kossrp tnan& = s1e. ss5