Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-07
BIG STRIKE LAGCING.
Czar's Men Seize Leaders In
 Russian! Capital
REVOLUTIONISTS ISSUE MANIFESTO

REVOLUTIONISTS ISSUE MANIFESTO Former Douma Members and Other
 Agitators Issue Appeal te Pee
 pie to Overthrow h.
 perial Ruls.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Tt is ev- ident that the government has practi- cally succeeded in crushing the organ. ization of the strike leaders here.
 The centrc <committee of the Social Democrats was captured and landed in prison in the early hours, and the greatest confusion now prevails in the revolutionary camp. The hope of the revolutionists is now centered in Mos. COW.
 The St. Petersburg railroad commit tee has decided to await the result of the strike at Moscow before attempt ing to order out ne men.
 Unless dispatches from the interior within few hours entirely change the situation the general strike promises to prove complete failure.
 Not only is the sympathy Of the in- telligent public lacking, but in St. Petersburg the leaders of the various labor organizations find many of the followers lukewarm and even in open rebellion against their orders.
 The central committee of the rail road mems unioss finds so many of the men either opposed to . strike or afraid to risk the loss of their posi- tions. with Imprisonment in the bar gain, that 1t has not yet, % far as known. issued formal order to strike. If the train service is not brought to . standstill the collapse of the strike movement is inevitable.
 The former deputies composing the Social Democratic and Labor parties, Polish and Jewish committees and va rious revolutionary bodies have issued the following joint manifesto:
 'To the whole nation: Citizens, . fortnight has elapsed since the gov ernment dissolved the lower house of parliament It laughed at the national representation and set the whole people at defiance. Russia has received this new crime of the autocratic power in sullen silence. The government re- joiced at this victory, but the thunder of guns at sveaborg and Cronstadt proved this rejoicing to be premature. The army and the navy have raised the standard of insurrection against the oppressors of the people. The roar of the guns at Sveaborg and Cronstadt has given the signal for a new pan Russian attack on the autocracy. A new and decisive struggle for land and liberty has begun. The lessons of the past win not have been in vain.
 'The imperial manifesto of Oct. 30 proved deceitful. and state douma' Is without authority and unable to satisfy single national need.
 "The people see now they can hope and expect nothing 50 long as the state power is in the hands of It's enemies. The object is not an unauthoritative parliament, but constituent assembly, with full powers, elected by universal equal, direct and secret suffrage. The people must apply themselves. Citi. sens all, te whom freedom is dear. we call upon you for . decisive struggle against the government of the sm- peror. for . national government and for land and liberty. We call upon you for a general strike to cast down the imperial government and the au- thorities depending thereon.
 Long live the general strike and the decisive struggle for national power"