The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-06
RUSSIAN STRIKE
LIKELY TO FAIL
Outside of st. Petersburg There
Is Little Response Among
LabOring Men.
LACK OF CONCERTED ACTION
is PLAINLY INDICATED
Failure of Railroad Men to
Walk Out May Cause Blow
ing Up of Bridges.

ST PETERSBURG. Aug. 6.-Tho fate of
the goncral strike, which, although il has
affected close to 10000 mon In st, Peters
burg. hns mot with only slight response in
othcr sections OF Russa, probably will be
decided today with mn adverse expression of
public opinion The lack of union among
is playing against the success OF the move
mont.
The railroad men, upon whom tho success
OF tho ontiro movement depends, arc still
working full time. The leaders OF tho rail
road organizations are hcsitnting about is'
suing a call for tc.up, They fear being
deserted and dsorcdited by their marerialis'
tic followers, who aro moro responsive TO
the avowcd prctcxt OF this strike, namely.
sympathy with the mutinccrs of Svenborg.
Cronstadt and Reyul, than they wero 10 tho
similar reasons given for ;he obortiyc strike
OF Inst November. Tho railroad mon have
been intmidated by the recent making OF
strikes affecting communications penal OF
fcnse. The law providing severe punishment
was enacted with direct reference to general
strikes.
May Blow UP Railroad.
The Council OF Workmen's Deputies, which
met secretly Of Terioki, Finland, continued
it's session till o late hour yesterday morning.
Tho deputies wero SO incenscd mt the timid-
ity displayed by the railroad mon that they
decided TO resort il necessary 10 the blowing
up OF bridges and the destruction of the
roadbcds, etc, TO bring tho transportation
service TO stnndstill. Representatives of
all tho revolutionary parties and omisssries
from MOSCOW, hlcI NlEh, puShoh hnu otmci
cities were present at the meeting The
telegraphers thus far have been appealed 20
in vain, Tho final meeting OF the council still
is bcInS held at :30 this morning
Tho first break in tho ranks OF the St
Petersburg strikers occurred yesterday, when
the printers decided TO return 10 work. The
employees of several street car lines and
river ferries have resumed work.
Rain Prevents Meetings,
\ steady downpour Of rain all day long
prevented the open air gatherings scheduled
for the day in 81. Petersburg and tho conse-
quont possibility OF collisions and disorders.
The day was without Incident except for the
departure for Cronstadt Of the eighteenth ma.
val cquippnge. Thcre was large number Of
drunken men among these soldiers.
kilograms from the interior throw little
light tho manner in which the country may
u strike There has been no cessation in the
number OF robbcries and murders in the
Interior.
New Phase in Poland.
The Government attaches much importance
to the declaration Of tho Poles in the Minsk
congress against the principle Of eNproprR-
ton and in favor OF acquicscing in the dis
solution OF the lower house and preparing
for new elections. This action is regarded in
administrative circles as almost equivalent
TO the withdrawal OF tho propertcd classes
of Poland from tho revolutionary movement.
The Novoa Nremy0 which is the only
newspaper appearing except In dodgcr form,
devoted n large portion of Its Spncc this
morning TO article prophccying war DO.
tween Japan and the United States and pre-
dieting q sure and speedy Japanese victory,
the seizuro OF the Philippines and Hawaii and
the occupation by tho japanese of California.