The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-31

store Russia to her normal condition
In the same manner the shot and sa-
bers OF the soldiers did upon Bloody
Sunday"
A doputation of strikers while in the
act of calling upon all the bankers and
requesting them to close their institu-
tions were last night arrested.
Early last evening vast crowd Of
students, male and female, augmented
by thousands of school children and
working people of all classes, proceed
ed to the university, where an immense
meeting was held in the great hall To
accommodate those who could not gain
admittance. meetings were held in five
adjoining halls.
CLASHES WITH TROOPS MORE
FREQUENT.
st. Petersburg. Oct 2S.--The famine
staring the people of this city in the
face. and the public temper hourly be-
coming more bitter toward the govern
ment, the crisis in the present strike
and revolutionary movement is rapidly
approaching. This has been what Is
shown in the increase in the number
OF conflicts between bands of citizens
and detachments of troops during the
night. AS yet there has been no gen
eral outbreak, but clashes between the
people and the soldiers are booming
more frequent, and unless some solu-
ton of the present trouble Is found in
the very near future a general demon
Stratinn 10 hnnY1I m
The warning issued by Gen. Trepoff
that the soldiers will fire with bail
cartridges, without notice, at the first
sign OF an outbreak has been RESPONSE
BILE In great measure for the degree Of
peace which has prevailed. But the
people are gradually becoming more
and more aroused, until 1t is doubtful
whether even this threat, which is GER
tain to be fulfilled, will restrain them
much longer.
There are several reasons for this.
In the first place. the supply of food in
the, city is so nearly exhausted that a
general famine will soon prevail.
Among the poor classes there has al
ready been much suffering for lack of
food. The prices OF all supplies have
scared SO high that they are practi-
caily out OF the reach OF most OF the
working people. Until railway traffic
Is resumed 1t will be impossible to
bring in more food.
Under the circumstances the people
naturally are not in a mood to teel
kindly toward the government. which
they blame for all their troubles. so
soon as the famine Is really felt by a
majority of the cilizens. fighting is al
most certain to follow.
The revolutionary feeling has like
wise been increased by the fighting
which has occurred in the last lew
hours. The strikers succeeded late yes
terday afternoon in stopping the ma
chinery of the electric light plant and
the city last night was plunged in
darkness. This gave an excellent OPP
portunity for the people. under cover
of the darkness. to attempt disorders.
and clashes with the soldiers were OF
occurrence.
One development of the situation
which threatens serious consequences
Is the spirit of revolt manifested by
the troops themselves. The soldiers.
like every one else, are suffering from,
the effects of the threatened famine.
Their rations have been reduced and
this has rsulted in great deal OF |
1t has likewise lessened
the loyalty Of the soldiers They, too, |
are beginning to turn against the gov
ernment. Here Is where a great danger
lies. If the army does ever desert the
cause of the government. the empire Is
doomed. Fear OF the military Is all
that has kept the people in check rof |
so long. II the soldiers turn to the
side of Tie populace. q revolution is as
sured.
Inc military forces In the city are
being reinforced.
The reports which reach the city |
from other parts of the empire are
to the greatest degree. The
strike is still spreading. In several To-
calities the strikers have the upper
hand. Their success has encouraged
The revolutionists In the great centers.
~ uhoutoW ~ hab bOOh houho hCSCb-
'ary to resort to just as stern measures
IS those being employed In st. Peters
burg to keep the people In subjection.
The governor general has posted a
warning that the troops will shoot into
he crowds with ball cartridges at the
irst attempt at insurrectipn.
At Warsaw similar condition of
Unrest prevails. The city is in worse
than other centers of popu-
alton because 1t has practically been
ut off from the rest of the world.
even by telegraph. owing to a fire
which occurred in the telegraph Of
Ice.
At Odessa the situation is equally as
Dad. The students there are threaten
ng to make trouble, and an outbreak
s feared at any moment. The recent
lots there, at the time the mutineers
II the Kniaz POtemkin threatened the