The Jersey City news., 1906-08-08
RUSSIAN STRIKE FAILS
Declared Off In Capital and Not
Expected to Continue
Elsewhere.
LAND QUESTION CONSIDERED
Government contemplates Immediate
Distribution Among Peasants-Agra-
rian Disorders Continue Radical
Leaders Not Discouraged by Failure
of Plan to Stop All Work.

St Petersburg, Aug S.-While the
Workmen's council has decided to call
off the strike In this city, reports from
other cities and from the provinces in
licate that the workmen there are still
determined to hold out. The leaders OF
the revolutionary movement here do
not believe, however, that after the
men return to work in this city the
workmen of the provinces will con
tinue the strike. Should they decide to
remain out, however, they will receive
the support of the workers of st, Pc
terSburg
All the indications are that the call
ing OF the general strike was badly
timed. Many of the trades unions re-
fused absolutely to Join in the move
ment, and the railroad men, without
whom the strike could not succeed, re
fused to give the signal to go out.
The ministry of the interior has is
sued a statement describing the strike
as a complete failure, it having at
tained serious dimensions nowhere eX-
cept in st. Petersburg and Moscow.
The statement says further that the
factory inspectors are of the opinion
that most of the factories will be
working full strength before the end
of the week.
Land Question Under Amusement.
The government, it was said by a
high official, now that the strike is
practically over, intends to follow its
programme of strong handed reform
In order to avoid the land riots and the
burning of big estates by the peasants
the cabinet is now considering a real
apportionment of land among the
peasants and the ending of commu-
nistic land holding.
Premier Stolypin believes that the
peasants will be ready to listen to a
plan that means the distribution OF
land Immediately and that they will
gladly accept less than they expect at
present when they realize that they
can get the land at once. The admin
istration believes that this move will
only rally the peasants to its side.
Although the government has an
nounced the policy it will pursue, it is
hard to see just how it will obtain the
money with which to buy the land for
distribution, although, as q result of
the agrarian disorders the holders of
the great tracts are willing to sell at a
reasonable figure.
The agrarian disorders continue
throughout the country Word was re
ceived of the destruction of Prince
Kotzebue's estate, near Poltaya. Not
only were the houses and barns burn
ed, but all the horses and cattle per-
ished in the flames.
POLICE Seize Arms.
That there is continued preparation
among the revolutionaries for an arm
ed uprising in the south is believed to
be Indicated by the interception by the
police Of shipments of arms and am
munition including rifles and sabers,
at Poltaya and Theodosia
More than half of the factories in
| this city resumed work, and it is eX-
pected that all of those affected by the
strike will reopen in a day or two.
The government naturally is rejoicing
over the failure of the strike, and the
conservative element of the dissolved
lower house hopes to regain its lost
| prestige in the next general election.
Just when the next election will be
held is not known.
| The leaders of the radical movement
are not discouraged. They say that
| there must be a lull before each storm,
aYad ;.;<
lied to cause the entire country to rise
up in arms at given signal the best
thing they can do is to keep the czar
| and his officials in perpetual state of
terror by sporadic uprisings.