The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1906-01-04
ACKNOWLEDGE
THEIR DEFEAT
Meeting Of Workmen's Council Held
Across Finnish Border.
DECIDE TO CHANGE TACTICS
New Councils to BE Organized and an
Elaborate Plan Of Battle Against
the Russian Government Formuiat-
sd--Wiii Continue the Fight Until
Victory Has Been Achieved.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 4.-The general
meeting OF the Workmens Council
and Of representatives of the proletar-
lat organizations. which was held
across the Finnish border. lasted for
80 hours. adjourning at an early hour
this morning. The practical result Of
the meeting was a confession that the
government had proved to be too
strong in It's fight against the strik
ers and the proletariat organizations,
and that 1t would be necessary to or
sanize on new basis the armed revo-
luton to which the delegates at the
meeting were committed. II was ad-
mitted that the attempt to give battle
to the government without having made
complete change In tactics was de.
cided upon. A new council Of work
men. consisting Of 150 members, was
elected. Similar councils will be or
ganized. following which a general
congress will be. Called and an elabor-
ate plan Of battle against the govern
ment formulated. In the meantime
the propaganda Of the agitators will
be kept up. especially in the army, In
order to show that the proletariat or.
ganizations are firmly resolved not to
compromise with the government. It
was also decided not to take part In
the elections for the douma.
Just prior to the adjournment Of the
meeting, q resolution was passed to
turn the anniversary of January 20,
(red Sunday into day of mourning.
For this purpose an appeal will be
made to the socialist workmen organ.
ization both In Europe and the United
States to manifest their sympathy
with the Russian revolutionaries by
holding demonstrations on that day.
A member Of the workmen's council
acknowledged that the movement had
been severely crippled by the govern.
ment. as many Of the ablest leaders
had either been killed or arrested. He
said that the movement had lost con.
siderable prestige ahopg the prole-
tariat, and that IL th4 present system
Of repression were persisted in 1t
would be increasingly difficult to dis.
seminate the propaganda or to further
organize. The main danger was that
the leaders would be unable to gather
sufficient force to strike blow before
the meeting of the douma. Neverthe-
less this informant insisted that the
organizations he represented were not
discouraged and that the fight would
be continued until the proletariat
achieved Anal victory. He stoutly
maintained that the policy OF repres-
sion to which the government had re-
turned only demonstrated once again
that 1t lacked the moral support of
the public and that Its sole reliance.
as Of yore. was in its rifles and bayo.
nets and cannon.
1--WE now see In the army" said
this member OF the workmen's council,
shat nothing definite can be accom-.
plished by sporadic uprisings. The
possession OF city such as Moscow
or even st. Petersburg will, not prove
decisive. All Russia must rise at the
same time"
In answer to question as to
whether in the meantime the prole.
tariat organizations had decided to
abandon their acts of terrorism, the
member replied significantly:
"Perhaps. There have been no
acts Of terror because the persons
condemned have been too well guard.
3D."