Ambassador Meyer to the Secretary of State.
St. Petersburg, June 11, 1906.
Sir: I have the honor to report that I have this day received a letter from the American vice-consul in Warsaw, dated June 8, in which he informs me that on the 7th instant a meeting of delegates [Page 1280] was held from several of the chief Russian railway lines, at Bialystok, at which representatives of the Social-Democrats of St. Petersburg were present.
It was resolved that should the Douma be unable to carry through various projects on account of the opposition of the reactionary ministry, a general strike on all the railroads will be started on or about the 7th of July, to be continued until the Government gives way to the Douma. This undoubtedly will lead, it is said, to a fresh general strike throughout the whole country.
In government circles in Poland, also, fears are expressed of general agrarian troubles, and urgent demands have been made of the return of all regiments sent temporarily from Poland to quell the disturbances in the Baltic provinces.
Strikes continued off and on in Poland and have been a serious embarrassment to the manufacturers, compelling them to refuse contracts, which are supposed to have been transferred to foreign firms.
I have, etc.,