The Disturbance in Russia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1250, 14 February 1905, Page 2

The Disturbance in Russia

The Committee of Inquiry Employers and Workers to be Represented Press Association.—Copyright. St. PiiThßsßuaa, Feb. 13. Tim Czar has appointed Senator Chidluvski president of tho committee to ascertain tho oausos of tho workmon's discontent in St Petersburg and devise remedies. The uunufooturen and workmen will bo represented on tho committee, Tho Imperial Russian Technical Society urge tho convening of a pan-Russian Congress, representing labour, capital, and science, to consider the labour question. The Moscow municipality has refused to obey the Governor's summons to discuss a settlement of tho labour troublcs ) because lie enjoins that the debate must bo in held secret, THE RIOTING AT LODZ BURIAL OF THE VICi'IMb PRUSSIANS GUARDING THE FRONTIER Press Association.—Copyright. ' Si. Pktkiishurg, February 13

A hunilred anil forty-font victims have beon buried at Lodz, There ai'e two bundree! wounded in tlio hospital. Owing to the indignant fury of the people ut Sosnowico since the Outlier ins (tolliory uaassacro, largely augmented detachments of Prussian mounted police aro patrolling tin frontier. They will be blj lowed, if necessary, tn ontor Russian territory for tho purposo of convincing the Poles that unauthorised refugees will not be nllowod to cross. Concocted measures have beon taken to protect tho Russian railway bridgo aoross Briniiza. Mnuy of the rosorvists at Volhyria and Podjlla have taken rofuge in foroßts. The "reservist? arriving at Kieff began plundering, mid killed a p dicoman. The Cossacks fired, killing several.

DEMANDS OF THE WORKERS MORE TROOPS SUMMONED HOOLIGANS PLUNDER A GUNSMITH'S Press Association.—Copyright. St. Pktersborg, Fob 13 A hundred thousand are still on strike at Lorlz ior eight hours a day and ton-

penco per hour. Thero aro 10,000 troops -at Lodz, and more have been summoned, The disorder at Warsaw uas been renewed.

Hooligans have plundered a gunsmith's shop.

Tho printers have struolt, and all the h\ A factonoe aro idlo. Tho police intend to expel all strikers living outside Warsaw district. The Caucasian strikers aro resuming to avert starvation. An ovorwh-ilming display of military on Sunday overawod tho St, Petersburg workmen, who had threatened to avenge tho massacre of tho 22nd, Much violent and revolutionary literature has beon circulated among the workmen.