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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
12
Soviet authorities fret as revolutionary activity spreads from Moscow to Vilna and Kovno with industrial strikes alarming officials. The Moscow outbreak grows, and strikers plan a major action with Moscow revolutionists, signaling potential nationwide upheaval.
Yesterday in St Petersburg amid rising violence crowds clashed with police while thousands of troops and machine gun batteries were deployed. Proclamations from the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party urged revolution and direct action, with arrests of writers and officials signaling a crackdown on dissent.
A strike has commenced in Vilna, Russia, with the town reporting quiet streets as workers halt activities. No further details on participants or causes are provided in the readable text.
Radom in Prussia described as under siege with military patrols patrolling streets. Citizens reportedly fire on troops and officers returned fire, killing three officers amid unrest in the city.
Strike action stops work at all factories and railroad shops in Kovno as of January 24, with widespread labor stoppages affecting city industries.
St. Petersburg to be declared in a state of siege with General Trepoff appointed Governor General. Stock on hand reported at 500000 as shops plan to close for markdowns. Meanwhile Moscow faces major unrest with over a million inhabitants affected and authorities warning of possible bombings.
Ellis F. Glickman, a Russian resident, says the Russia uprising will expand rapidly and be larger than Napoleon in scope. He warns of mass slaughter if rights are not won and predicts cities from St Petersburg to Port Arthur will rise within days.
John Baker, Russian exile in Melrose, spoke on The Eastern Question Past and Present at Trinity Episcopal Church. He called the current outbreak ill timed and premature, saying the Czar is merely human and not a strong ruler, and warned of a general European war.
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