Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-06-23
Big STRIKE EMINENT
ALL RUSSIA In MIDST OF LARGE
POLITICAL UPBEAVAL.
Agrarian Troubles Distended and Dis
orders Are Rife in the Army-Reds
Eager to Lift Lid-St. Petersburg
Streets Filled with Crowds of Work
men Talking of Political Strike.

st. Petersburg, June l9.-The gen
eral situation is hourly growing more
disquieting and the country seems to
be on the verge of another gigantic
upheaval In St. Petersburg and Mos
COW the populace is greatly excited,
and nothing is talked Of except gen.
eral political strike which would bring
the government to its knees. The pro-
letariat leaders, who have been pre-
pairing for months for a blow, believe
the moment has come to strike. The
agrarian troubles now are sufficiently
extended and disorders in the army
are rife. The government has openly
refused to accede to the demands OF
parliament, and a rupture is imminent
| there.
The ultimate plans of the leaders de-
pend upon the success achieved, but
if the government is brought down 1t
is not doubted they have determined
that they and not parliament shall
take over the reins of government and
forever enjoy the fruits Of victory.
The strikes in st. Petersburg and
Moscow, with which the movement
was started, while based ostensibly on
economic grounds, really are political
The committee of unemployed is only
a revolutionary organization, like last
falls committee of workmen, in dis
guise. The bakers of st. Petersburg
and adjoining towns struck today an6
only the black bread eaten by the
poor was sold.
The streets were filled with crowds
of workmen.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press was stopped today in one of thu
suburban towns by a workman, WHIT
demanded money without the slight
est embarrassment He announces
; that those who had money might a
well divide it as the workmen sOol
would be ALE to take what they want
ed.
; A monster meeting of $4,000 socia
, democrats and workmen held this AFT
| ernoon at Terioki, Finland, was &C
, dressed by members of the group Q
| toll of parliament, and every revolt
tionary utterance was Practically al
, plauded
The government appears to be wal
r ing for the blow to fall before raisin
its hand. and it is reported that tn
: design Of several ministers to raise tn
question of a more active policy du
: ing the cabinet meeting yesterday wa
? apparently fruitless. Heavy patrol
have been placed in the streets an
: the railroad stations are occupied b
8 troops, hut no action has been take
} to stop the agitation. The emperor
reported to be spending most of HI
time playing tennis at Peterhof.
D 1t is significant as indicating tn
n progress of the revolutionary sent
t ment that general strike is expecte
: to be inaugurated on the Nicholas raj
r road between st. Petersburg and Mo
:. COW, which was the only line out {
e Moscow that was not affected durin
J. the uprising last December.
e The workmen in the shops of tt
: Syrian & Viasma railroad have a
S ready struck, but apparently the der
p onstraticn is premature.
d The Reich today again appeals
J. the emperor to try to save the stu
g ton by dismissing Premier Goremyki
r and placing members of parliamel
f who enjoy a measure of public con
o dence in possession of the government
Admiral Alexieff, in command of tt
fortress at Cronstadt, has received
grim warning in the shape of cofh
which was delivered at his house.