The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29

party in the empire has never been sat-
isfed with the changing Of the capital
to St. Petersburg. Thru all the internal
struggles which have been of such fire.
quent recurrence since the recent war
began. one of the demands has been for
the transfer Of the capital back to
Moscow.
Half Of the empire, at least, looks TO
Moscow as the real center Of thought
and takes it's cue from what transpires
there. The fact that the independent
government has been established in
that city Of all the empire, is begin
ming to give it great weight. A pro-
visional government at Moscow would
be supported by thousands of people
thruout the country in preference to
the regularly established government
of the car.
Odessa, Storm Center.
Odessa is another storm center, and
1T is believed that, notwithstanding
the absence of definite news on the sub
ject, already there has been serious
fighting there. The recent disorders at
the time Of the mutiny on the Kniaz
Potemkine showed that the people are
willing to embrace the first opportunity
to rise against the authorities.
That there has been one clash there
between the people and the troops is
known. Soldiers attacked gymnasium
to put an end to meetings (which were
being held there, and were attacked
100 students were injured in the con-
fict. Of these seventeen were girls.
A soldier split the head of student
with his sword, and it is believed that
several more Of the victims of the out
rage on the part of the troops will die.
Greater Disorders.
Such an incident as this, happening
in Odessa, is almost certain to be the
forerunner Of greater disorders. That
the people will seize the first opportuni
ty to revenge themselves upon the sol
diers is almost foregone conclusion
Odessa populace believe they viii
only wait for night to make their at
tack on the troops. Any uprising in
Odessa is certain to grow rapidly, be
cause it has the support of the munich
pal authorities.
A resolution expressing sympathy
with the strikers was adopted by the
municipal council yesterday. With the
authorities of the city on their side
the riotous element is certain to fee
strong enough to make an attack.
| Black Sea Fleet.
There is significance as we'll in tn,
fact that the Black sea fleet ha
been ordered to Odessa, as was reported
yesterday. The construction placed OF
this is that the government fears tina
an outbreak will occur and wishes t,
have the fleet there in readiness to bacl
up the military authorities. In, tn
. recent disturbances the presence of tn
fleet had great effect in quoting dow
the rioters.
Whether the sending of the feet t.
Odessa will prove of advantage to tn
government is very doubtful, however
The recent mutiny on the Prince Potem
kin showed that the navy is honey
combed with dissension. It is extremel,
doubtful whether the sailors will eve
train their guns on the. townspeopl
and it would not be surprising to thos
who. know the conditions OF affairs il
the navy if the giving Of such order
would be the signal for the sailors t.
start another mutiny.
g. All Eyes on Poland.
The eyes Of the entire communit
Just now are directed toward POLAND
Fears that the revolutionary movemen
has progressed too far in that sectio
of the empire to be easily. checked ar
4 freely expressed. Poland has Away
shown a desire to oppose the rule Q
Il Russia. The Poles have yielded
forced and not a voluntary submissio
!. to the rule Of the car. That such a
,, opportunity as the present would b
seized upon by the Poles to strik
against the government, is regarded q
certain. 80 E<-". p.
One message received yesterda
stated that martial law had been d.
,, clared in Warsaw. The garrison the1
is reported to be only $4,000 men an
this force is strikingly insufficient t
deal with any general uprising in th
city. In other parts of Poland, to-
there has been fighting on a small seal
Very little provocation would hav
caused a general revolt to break on
, That this has actually occurred is til
firm belief Of those who are in clos
touch with the situation throughor
the empire. $685..