THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7724, 28 January 1905, Page 3

THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA.

1 NOYEL SUGGESTION. Japan Blamed For Strikes. (Received Jan. 27, 10.15 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG,. Jan. 27. The Prefect of Police at Odessa has issued a proclamation to the workers stating that the Japanese with their allies in Europe, were responsible f° r the Russian strike*, which began in St. Petersburg lactones supplying ammunition to the army and the fleet. He urges the • men to continue work, saying that everybody wishes to terminate the - war, but not without glory to Russia or before the lost ground in the Far East is regained. SUNDAY'S CASUALTY LIST. POSITION SHOWING LITTLE IMPROVEMENT. (Received Jan. 27, 10.32 p.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27. A deputation of newspaper editors handed to Prince Mirski a list of 4600 |>crsons who were killed or wounded on Sunday.

There were numerous arrests of Liberals in St. Petersburg yesterday. General Trepoffi has promised to protect tin? workers. Three hundred men at various Baltic ports have resumed work, and ot hers at ObukholT ; but workers generally are indifferent to the Imperial proclamation.

Mounted police knouted demonstrators at Helsingfors (capital of Finland), and later on the police, armed with swords, attacked a mob of 5000. Many demonstrators were wounded. The strike at Moscow is extending. In ail encounters between troopers and strikers at Riga thirty of the latter were killed or wounded. APPROVAL FROM PARIS. ST. PETERSBURG BARRISTERS' ATTITUDE APPLAUDED. LONDON, Jan. 27. Many barristers in Paris have warmly congratulated the St. Petersburg Jjarristers on the attitude they have taken up in relation to the crisis. THE CZAR'S PROCLAMATION HIS DESIRE TO HELP THE WORKERS. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 26 The proclamation ordered by the Czar was issued by General Trepoff and M. KokovsteiT conjointly. It states that the Czar of his own free will recently ordered the Government to deal with the questions of workmen's insurance,, shortening of hours of 'labour, and permission to workmen to discuss and declare their needs. The railway workshops employees at SaratoiT have strucK. M. KokovsteU has agreed to delegates representing manufacturers and workmen conferring with the Government on Friday. THE REVOLUTION IH THE CAPITAL. BERLIN OPINION IS THAT IT IS PRACTICALLY SUSPRESSED. LONDON, Jan. 26. The opinion in Berlin is that the revolution in St. Petersburg has been practically suspressed. Moscow is quiet, though thirty thousand have struck. The newspapers are appearing. The French journal Le Matin's St. Petersburg correspondent asserts that artOlery was used on Tuesday -to stop a thousand strikers in the suburbs.