Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1905

Ambassador Meyer to the Secretary of State.

American Embassy,
St. Petersburg, December 28, 1905.

No. 379.]

Sir: I have the honor to confirm my telegram of this date, reading as follows:

Strikes appear to be breaking out in new places. Troops are being sent to Moscow from here. Injured now estimated at 2,000. Struggle has lasted six days and still continues.

* * * General strike in Kharkoff, collision between troops and laborers, 200 injured. Shops closed. Rostoff meeting fired upon by artillery; 800 reported killed and wounded. St. Petersburg quiet. Insignificant collisions in the environs between laborers and troops; many arrests have been made here. Cossack General Mishchenko, Baron Stackleberg have gone to Moscow.

I have, etc.,

G. v. L. Meyer.