The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-05

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+ Minsk, Aug. 4-The Polish depu- =
+ ties who represented Lithuania =
= and white Russia in the late par y
= lament have returned from vi
borg and created a sensation by +
= issuing q statement to their con- y
y stituents which criticises parlia- =
= ment for its program, and Justi- =
y fies It's dissolution as cOnstitu- +
= tional. The deputies say they are =
= opposed to measures of violence or
y revolution, and appeal to the 4
y voters TO prepare peacefully and Z
= quietly for the new elections. =
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st. Petersburg. Aug. 4.-With gen.
eral strike formally declared and the
country apparently on the threshold of
gigantic struggle minor issues fade
in the background. If the strike in
augurated today gathers sufficient
Roadway to endanger the life of the
state, it has virtually been decided that
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch
will be named commander of all the
troops In the empire, where martial
law exists" which would be tanta-
mount to the decreeing of a military
dictatorship. 1t is possible, however,
that the government will not be driven
TO this extremity, as the showing made
I today by the st. Petersburg proletariat
was not impressive.
Hopeless Struggle.
y Although nearly 10000 workmen are
reported to be out at nightfall, many of
the men appear TO be entering the
struggle with heavy hearts The spoh-
taneity with which practically the en-
tire nation arrayed itself against the
old regime last fall is lacking; the en-
durance Of the people has been Slapped
by the long strain, the sympathy of the
more conservative liberals has been
alienated by fear of a revolution, and
the lowest elements of the population
have been organized into what are
known as black hundreds" and are
ready TO enter the fight on the side
of the government If the signal is
given.
Leaders Do Not Agree.
Discussions also are rife among the
leaders over the opportuneness of the
battle. But these will probably be
short-lived, if the response of the coun-
try shows that the nation endorses the
movement. Moscow and st. Peters
burg, or rather st. Petersburg, are ex-
pected TO decide the issues. The rail
readers, upon whom the initial success
depends, although committed, have not
yet formally ordered a strike. On the
Interior object of the proletariat lead
ers which at present is masked, must
depend the attitude CT the troops. If
the military supports of the govern
ment stand up as they did at Sveaborg
and Cronstadt the leaders acknowledge
that the game is lost, but, even so, they
10 forcaS he
affected portion of the army to show
its colors. viii only prepare the way
for final victory.
Some Weak Spots.
The wavering of the artiIlerists at
Cronstadt and the attitude of a major
portion of the crew of the armOred
cruiser Azova, which remained nOmi-
nally loyal and which they believe
would undoubtedly have thrown its lot
with the rebels if the rebels had re-
ceived the expected support from the
Reval fortress, they cite as being in
their favor, and they are confident that
If put to test thousands of soldiers
will refuse TO fire on the people and
that weak spots will Develop in the
army where the government least eX-
poets them
While the authorities are anxious,
they manifest equal confidence that the
army will not fail the emperor in
crisis and that the strike will prove
failure. Indeed, the faction now in con-
\ troll seems to welcome an immediate
test. in the conviction that IT will be
able to scotch the revolution for long
time TO come. The weakest point in
the revolution. airy arnOr is believed to
be lack of competent leaders.
warknoan EXcifed
Tonight brought increased excite
ment throughout the industrial section
of the city. Although the police are
reinforced by mounted patrols IN the
central districts of the city, all is quiet
there In the workmen's quarters,
which the Associated Press representa-
tive visited, there was ferment. ORA
goons and Cossacks were in evidence
in the principal streets and police pick
cts, armed with rifles, were at almost
every corner. Nevertheless the CORE
spondent heard orators addressing
crowded meetings at many places. The
police displayed open sympathy with
the men, turning their backs to avoid
seeing what was going on.
Shops All Closed
On Basil island the wOrkmen have
begun TO close the shops and have even
stopped cabs, turning the occupants of
them into the streets and instructing
the drivers to return home.
Searchlights from cruiser at the
Baltic works and from the roof of the
buildings are sweeping the Neva, and
1several torpedo boats built in the
United States are scurrying up and
: down the river No collisions Of i'm
portance were reported up to midnight.
There will be no newspapers published
tomorrow. except the Novoe Vremya,
whose men do not belong to the union.