THE STRIKES.
St. Petersburg, December '■'■•■ Owing to the arrest of M. 7£ron- ■ staloff, chairman of -the Worker;'i Council, a general' is ()->; =--.der- { ed inevitable. . M. Durnovo has issued a proclamation forbidding the employees of the Post and Telegraph Department to form unions. A sum of £50,000 is to be distributed among the more deserving of the, men resuming work. •'"The post and telegraph strike at Kieff has ended. A railwaymen's meeting at Riga [ yesterday interrupted by the ar- j rival of troops with machine guns. TELEGRAPHISTS RESUME WORK. - (ReceiveJ December 12," 10 p.m.) St. Petersburg, December IS. ; Many of the Russian telegraph operators who have. been on strike have resumed their -duties; ' FREEDOM, OF . THE , PRESS., ;. 'St., Petersburg, December ",.11).;, . Despite its promises the Government has revived the worst forms of press, 'irestriction!' and' punishment. Many editors declare that they: will suspend publishing rather than continue under such conditions. V... ~; . ' .'-,-/. , ..;-. ,'■;'.',-■. .'-.: .-'■■' " '"' . , i A recent cablegram said that th© l>' ! 7«m- s ment bad decided to remove all restriction., i OB the liberty of the press. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13048, 13 December 1905, Page 5
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