Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-20

siOns though perhaps few shots
might have been fired in the air by
over eXuberant Gemonstra tors. Never
theless. the patrols in the streets We're
doubled, yesterday. These were general
ly commanded by nom commissioned
officers showing that, in spite of the ru-
mors of disaffection among the troops
the government was not afraid to trust
the soldiers of the guard at large with
out commissioned officers.
The high sounding proclamation with
which the council of workmen an
nounced the end of the strike declaring
that the demonstration had served
its purpose by saving the lives Of the
mutineers at Cronstadt. while of
course it is principally q blind to cover
defeat as the trials of the mutineers
are still in progress, is at the same
time shrewd tactics for use in the pro-
paganda which the council DIS active
~ pushing among the army and navy.
Such claim, however DISCUSSES the
fact that the strike was inaugurated to
compel the government not only to
pardon Internationally the mutineers.
but to abolish martial law in Poland
and to compel the calling of constit-
uent assembly. none of which objects
have been achieved.
The refusal of the affiliated orSaniza-
tons in the interior to respond to the
call and the revolt of many of the bet
ter class wcrkmen here against the die
tation of political agitators and walk
ing delegates by no means represents
the full measure of the real defeat of
the strike movement. The strike by
alternating public sympathy and OPEN
ing the eyes of intelligent Liberals and
Modarates to the fact that the first
duty of tic hour was to stand by the
government in it's efforts to tranquliZe
TIE country and to make Roadway
against the tide of Socialism and rev.
olution which was threatening Russia
with anarchy, aided greatly i'm the for
nation of the new claw and order"
party, which has now sprung up into
formidable being.
Interest has now shifted to Moscow.
where the Zemstvo Congress opened.
yesterday. The members of the new
party from all parts Of the country
have gone there to make fight in the
Congress for union of all the Con-
servative and Liberal elements to hold
up the hands of Count White. to con-
denim the political strike and to seek
further political salvation through the
doors opened by the manifesto, though
il is neither expected nor desired that
the constitutional Democrats will alb
JUrc their program while joining in the
movement to aid in the restoration OF
tranquility. 1t is expected that sharp
combat will develop with the large fac
ton of the ZemstvOists who are ar
raycd with the Socialists to continue
the fight against the government to the
bitter end. The result of the Congress
is awaited with the deepest interest.
The failure of the strike has shown
the country as a whole how little sym
pathy there is with Poland in her de-
mand for complete autonomy. At Mos
cow the railroad men refused to strike
on the ground that they did not syrnpa-
tnize with the Poles in their struggle
1t seems that in that part of Russia thf
peopIe remember only too well the wars
with the Poles and cannot forget thai
the white eagle of Poland once waved
| from the pinnacles of the kremlin. sc
sacred to Moscow. The possibility OF
| the revival of the ancient kingdom OF
Poland is therefore viewed with dis
pleasure, while the pan-slavists anC
even the Liberals are afraid of the
| spectre of a possible dismemberment OF
| the empire.