Show russian workmen are resolved to get suffrage st petersburg opt 23 the railroad strike situation shows no signs ot amelioration traffic across the central belt Is paralyzed while a general strike which broke out today at Kharl coff has cutoff communication in another great section charkoff Kh arkoff la the roost important railroad center in southern russia the strike affects the line to the done coal ron on which largely depends for fuel during the crisis in the oil regions and the line to odessa and sebasto pol moscow is isolated except the line to st petersburg while the capital has an international line via ahnen open to berlin the strike Is part of a general scheme of the democrats to compel the emperor 10 grant universal suffrage 1 and corn plea political freedom but the leaders ibi to avoid a collision with the authorities their present purpose is to make teats of the strength of the various organizations preparatory to the inauguration of a general strike of all classes in support of the radicals at about the lime the national assembly meets the convention of railroad employed emp loyes now in session here has adopted a resolution in favor of universal suffrage political freedom amnesty the right to organize strikes the liberation of the arrested strikers an eight hour day school for the employed emp loyes children and abolition ot martial law the rail road gen dannes and capital punishment |