Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-06
STRIKE MOVEMENT
DOOMED TO FAIL
Practically Crushed by ST.
Petersburg Officials.
LEADERS PUT IN PRISON
Hope for Success Must Come From
the Interior. -
LEADERS PUT IN PRISON
IRREsoLUTIoN AFFECTS SPIRITS
Sympathy of the Intelligent Public is
Reported Lacking workmen
Rebel Against Strike Orders.

ST. PETERSBURG, August 6-Late this
afternoon ii was evident that the governs
ment had practically succeeded in crush
ing 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 great
est confusion prevails in the revolutionary
camp
The hope of the revolutionists is now
eentered In Moscow. The St Petersburg
railroad committee has decided to await
the result of the strike at Moscow before
attempting to order out the men. We'd
nesday is now the day on which they say
the railroad strike will begin. The en-
ployes of several of the street railroad
lines who struck Saturday have resumed
work.
The prefect of police of Cronstadt, acting
under the authority of the commander OF
the fortress, has notified the striking long,
shoremen there that unless they return to
work tomorrow they will be expelled from
the island.
A private dispatch from the westing-
house branch at Moscow, received late to-
the manager had been assured by the pre-
feet of police that general strike in
Moscow was impossible.
Promises Complete Failure.
Unless dispatches from the interior with
In a few hours entirely change the situa-
ton, the general strike promises to prove
complete failure. Although the liberals
are strongly opposed to the course Of the
government they shrink from precipitating
a revolution and the horrors of a civil war
in which the country would be plunged IL
the plans of the proletariat leaders were
successful.
Not only is the sympathy OF the intelli-
gent public lacking. but in ST. Petersburg
the leaders of the various labor organiza-
ton may find many Of the followers luke
warm and even in open rebellion against
their orders. When the central committee
of the printers union adjourned last night
many of the men returned to their cases.
with the result that four newspapers ap-
peared this morning.
The central committee of the railroad
mems unions finds so many of the men
either opposed to strike or afraid to risk
the loss of their positions with imprisou-
ment Into the bargain, that it had not yet,
Sd far as known issued a formal order TO
strike. If the train service is not brought
to standstill, the collapse of the strike
movement is inevitable
The workmen's council which apparently
Is a much weaker body than the similar
council which managed the strike of last
fall, in fear of failure. has already practi-
cally determined to resort to violence in or
der to stop traffic on the railroads IL the
men refuse to join in the movement.
The authorities are using all the means at
their disposal to block the revolutionary
moves in every direction and appear con-
WINGED that the strike leaders cannot gather
sufficient headway TO endanger the life of
the state. Indeed, they believe that nothing
more than local strikes, which will soon de-
generate into the old story of crime and
terrorism, will result.
The principal danger is expected In south
Russia from which the tide might sweep
northward. The Novoe Vremya likens the
present war proclaimed by the revolution
lists to '-infuriated beasts. striking blindly
and wildly IN the dark"