The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-07-26

| About I uClotk the lunuch To
| turned and landed under our stern
with 10 sailors in It. The officer In
charge Of about so soldiers told
[ them not 10 land or hiB men would
shoot Talk about confidence In
/ what one Is doing, those fellows
/ certainly knew what they were
about.
They took no notice 81 him. and.
making a circle. landed az the steps
of the wharf The officer backed
I down aud allowed them Go remain.
lie then sent FOR the commanding
officer
The sailors told the command
/ ing officer that they did not want
anything 70 DO with him az the
army. but wanted the mayor OF the
/ town When the mayor arrived
there were about 800 people with
/ him. and they crowded around the
! sailors 10 hear what they had to
say. The soldiers made feeble
attempt "a keep the people away.
After the mayor had promised
coal and provisions he went away.
The sailors then requested permits
sion Co - aboard a Russian steam
ct that had just come Ia from So
hastopole They vent on board
and returned in about 70 minutes.
Zach carrying bread and eucum-
| beers
by this time about 500 people
Nege crowded about the launch, and
he sailors told the people their
Z f...el.-s IL 49, eare as.ua. rsanf thai
al the people were Ia sympathy
wlth them. one sailor. who was the
leader. got up and made a specch
70 ali the people. and he vas given
every attention. the crowd calling
upon everyone to give attention.
The speech. as Il was translated
/ e me. was 10 the effect that the
| sailors wanted a change In the
government and q constitution given
g. the people lie said that. AZ Il
AS nov. the poor people had no
chance. and Il was almost impoN4i-
hle for them % make a living He
sid Il was not alone the sailors. but
al the people throughout the eoun-
ny who we're oppressed.
while they we're the first ship
/ IN the navy 10 mggfny. Others would
/ follow. and. above all. theirs vas
the best ship left after the disaster
| 81 the fights with The lalss. They
Knew their lives we're IN danger tf
I tAe government captured theR. bot
Fhey asked the people 10 Join them
n their attempt for liberty lie
aid the sailors had heard that the
government vas expressing the PEG
pie on shore So much hat they had
struck. and. In this event, the 20
Jenkins erew stood ready 10 as
ist the town people IN their fight
There we're 200 able men aboard
the vessel. he said and they would
| feht 10 the last man II the ficsf
ATTEMPTED 10 take them. and would
also right Just As bard for the free
aam OF the people. The crowd cheer
81 him again and again. and Il vas
ne first real enthuslasm have
zen since reaching Russian soil
The sailor then gave out some
printed sheets which are he.iinNed
To have been printed on ship board.
They were tn the nature % a proc
Iamatiou calling upon the people
60 assist them Ia their fight for lio-
erfy.
after the sailor had finished a
long haired student got up 70
peak. The crowd gathered around
alni. Just AZ this time the launch
aat out from the wharf and the
ragd eheered 60 tho echo The
| fudeut then began 70 read the proc
iamation in a loud tone Of voice An
army officer ordered him 70 stop.
sut the crowd ieered him 80 loudly
| hat be went away. After the stu
tent finished reading the procla-
| nation he called upon the people
| q follow him. and they did. ehcer-
.uz a. they went II nov looks az
/ housh there Will be a Wild time In
odessa and Theodoaia tonight
The people have just loaded a
ehooner with provisions and the
/ torpedo beat ls towing % out The
rev OF the torpedo boat did not
-ome 70 the wharf only 20 take
he schooner away. We are Ger
laiuly getting some lessons in what
he Russian people are doing and
liz looks as though Gar Nick VIII
have a whole LOT of trouble before
ne gets through with this job
I'VE leave here Friday. July Z, for