THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8000, 12 December 1905, Page 2

THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA.

PREPARING FOR AN ARMED RISING. THE STRIKES. Received 11, 9.50 p.m. St. Petehsbubo, December 11. M. Kronstaloff, president of tho Council of Workmen's Delegates, <-t states that a general strike will be de« clared just after Xmas, the ' country being ripe for a revolution, and preparations for an armed rising being well advanced, and a largo quantity of arms having been obtained The revolutionaries cannot, he eon. * aiders, hope to succeed unless they are ' joined by a considerable portion of the army, but a propaganda among the army has made ;such strides that thoy are able to count on sufficient support to ensure victory, while peasants will refuse to supply corn for cattle except to tho revolutionaries. M. Kronstaloff and three members of the Workmen's Council havo beeu arrested. A strike has commenced On seven railways. ' jThe factory strikes at Moscow are abating, most of the workmen having resumed work for ten hot -s per day. SOLDIERS JOIN REBELS. COSSACKS INCITED TO SHOOT PEASANTS: Recevcd 11,11.12 p.m. St, Petebsbubo, December 11. A hundred soldiers of the Kezholm * Regiment maiched at the head of a revolutionary procession at Warsaw, *' The Krochowski Infantry Regiment was ordered to fire, but rei'used, and allowed the procession to pass. General Maximovitch has issued orders to the Cossacks to shoot rebel peasants free'y, adding: "The more political malcontents killed,[the higher will tho Czar estimate the services of his troops." THE AUTHORITIES PUNS. St. Petecibubq, Decomber;iO. i It is persistently rumoured in Bt. , Petersburg that tho authorities are planning a cor iter revolution, if they feel they are ablo to rely on the bulk of the army. PROBABLE RUN ON SAVINGS ! BANKS. St. Petebsbobo, D comber 10. \ There is grave danger jf a run on ' 1 the Savings Banks in.jEu isia, owing to the Eadicals intriguing with deposjiaM to withdraw their deplmtSf,"" l(» AN UNWISE APPOINTMENT. ] . . iSt. Pitehsbuhg, December 10. »! The Czar has -appointed. Colonel Mill one of his aides, though ho meroilessly i uhofc down people in the'streets" of 'JSt, Petersburg on October 31st, and proposed to burn the Technological Insti. tutc, with tho students insido. A Duchess and two Princesses are : assisting to sort letter's in St. Peters- « i burg. Members of the aristocracy act as tetter carriers.