Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-03
WILL USE STRIKE
TO FORCE ISSUE
Russian WOrkmen Start For
midabIe Movement.
IN ST. PETERSBURG TODAY
Plans to Extend 1t Throughout the
Empire.
MORE TROOPS IN OPEN REVOLT
Stolypin's Much Vaunted Scheme for
Cabinet Fell Flat Before Bureau
cracy-Premier May Resign.

y Senerdi Slr1ke mas Deen 1Or-
mally ordered, to begin in St. Pc
tersburg tomorrow at noon, and as
preliminary the men employed in
a dozen establishments went out at
noon today.
Premier Stolypin has gone to
Peterhof, with the intention, it is
believed, of rendering his resigna-
ton.
All the stations of the Finnish
railway between St. Petersburg
and Niborg, as we'll as the entire
length of the coast which the line
skirts, have been occupied by
troops.
The artillerymen in the summer
camp at Rembertoff, near Warsaw,
have mutinied. Infantry and Cos
sacks have been dispatched to quell
the revolt.
A secret revolutionary meeting
at Riga, in Livonia, which was at
tended by 500 persons, was sur
rounded last night by dragons,
who captured every man present.
ST. PETERSBURG. August "A dozen
establishments in the vasili, ostrov and
Viborsky quarters and in the Moscow quar-
ter beyond the Narva gate, went out at
noon today. The final decision for gem
eral strike was not reached without a
strong fight In the workmen's council, three
delegates standing out to the end against
nine. The failure OF the strike is predicted,
since the workmen generally are not pre-
pared.
The plan is to begin the strike here to-
morrow and at Moscow on Monday. and
gradually TO extend 1t though the empire
until everything. including the railroads
and telegraphs, are at a complete stand
still
section OF the street railroads here.
including the Nevsky Prospect line, stopped
running this afternoon.
The police this morning arrested half a
dozen members of the workmen's council
who were elected to direct the general
strike. and they also captured several raem-
bers OF the revolutionary military commit
tee.
The signal to strike has been forwarded
20 seventy-two different proletariat organi-
xations throughout the empire
The strike here has already affected
1900 men. including the employees of the
electric lighting plants.
collision between workmen and troops
during which shots were exchanged Is re-
urb.
Other disorders are said 10 have taken
place IN the Niborg section OF this city.
Troops in Open Revolt.
WARSAW, August "A portion OF the
troops In the summer camp at Rembertoff
near here. mutinied yesterday and are In
open revolt today The artillerymen have
driven their officers out OF their quarters
detachment OF CossaCks sent to over
power the mutineers were received with
grapeshot. Details are lacking as extraor-
dinary precautions are being taken 10 pre-
vent the facts becoming public.
Restlessness Among the Troops.
ODESSA. August 3.-The growing rest
lessness among the troops composing the
garrisons in the southern provinces is be-
Ing carefully watched by the provincial
commanders in chief. Protracted staff
councils are being held daily
4 revolutionary manifesto was circulated
OF a military and naval revolution which
VIII be sharp and desperate.
An Appeal to the Public.
ST. PETERSBURG. August s.-M.
Chechtogioviton. the minister OF Justice.
today issued an appeal TO the public in the
name OF the emperor to observe the law.
saying he was especially charged by the
emperor to warn the courts that iustice
must be administered without fear or IA
vor.
To Investigate Murder.
MOSCOW. August 3.-Premier Stolypin
has given orders 90 investigate the re-
markable evidence that the black hundreds
OF Moscow were aware In advance that NJ.
Herzenstein, the constitutional democratic
leader. was 10 be murdered at his country
residence near reriold. Finland. 1t de-
Velops that II was correspondent of the
Associated Press who asked ST Petersburs
By telephone two hours before the assas-
sinatiOn whether there was any truth in
the report in circulation I'm Moscow that
NJ. Herzenstein had been murdered The
correspondent obtained his information
from local evening paper, the Maik The
editor Of the Maik has informed the police
that he obtained his information from the
editor OF the Nieche. black hundred pa
Per OF Moscow, which has been publishing
provocative articles against the Jews and