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Show Strike of Priests In Moscow Caused By Bolshevik Rule LONDON, SepL 28. A strike of priests, in Moscow was one of tho incidents in-cidents of "Bolshevik rule. Bishop And-ronic, And-ronic, of the Perm diocese, A man of considerable influence among the Russian Rus-sian clergy, had been arrested for his outspoken opposition to the Bolshevik regime and all the ecclesiastics in that district went on strike in protest against his Imprisonment. They refused to perform the services their office required, and the devout muzhiks and townspeople were greatly great-ly mortified A number of striking clergymen were arrested, charged with counter-revolutionary activity. After a thorough examination by the local commission for the suppression of counter-revolution, sabotage and speculation, they were released upon signing a pledge that they would nover take part in agitation against tho soviet sov-iet government nor in connection with the arrest of the bishop. What became of the bishop and how the strike ended, has not been learned. |