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Show QUIET IN ST. PETERSBURG. Anticipated Trouble Failed to Materialize Ma-terialize in Russia's Capital. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 12.-Thc anticipated an-ticipated rcnowal of trouble among the workmen today was not realized. Neither Neith-er strikers nor students made tho slightest slight-est attempt to demonstrate, and throughout through-out tho day tho city presented a normal appearance The Emperor's creation of a Joint commission of masters and workmen, work-men, chosen bj themselves, to Investigate tho causes of discontent among tho laborers, la-borers, haa mndo an exceedingly good Impression Im-pression being considered definite cvl-denco cvl-denco of the Government's purpose to compel some the masters who havo paid starvntlon wages to do Justice to tholr employees. The Imperial decree ordering tho formation for-mation of tho committee reposes thc presidency of tho body In Senator Chld-lovskl, Chld-lovskl, a member of the Council of tho Empire, and Instructs tho committee to ascertain Immediately tho causes of discontent dis-content of St. Petersburg's workmen and dovlso measures to prevent such discontent discon-tent ln future. The commltteo consists of representatives of Government departments, depart-ments, tho various Industries and tho workmen The president Is authorized to report ln person to tho Emperor and determine de-termine tho number and modo of selection selec-tion of the commltteo. At tho Mall theater tonight a scene was created by cries of "Down with tho autocracy," and personal abuso of tho Emperor. Tho demonstrators wcro ejected eject-ed from tho theater. The police continue to make arrests. M Souvouraln, ln a sarcastic editorial article ln tho Novoo Vremya, suggcs( that the best egress from tho present trouble Is to Invito an American syndicate syndi-cate to come In and tako over the Government Gov-ernment "as Americans mako tho best managers of big enterprises." |