The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-25

staff Correspondent 20 the New
tpaper Enterprise Association.
ODESSA. NOV, eh The first DAYS
ef the keneral strike in Russia gave
no warming ie the people of Odessa
Ct the awful massacre aud retgn ~
terror which was e. follow. There
Was no general strike IN the city, the
sheHs we're epeu ard hardly anyone,
apart from the railway employees.
had stopped work.
The tity was peaceful and calm
e. sunday. October -. Then riotius
was started by the students Nouug
heys aud Eifis. out for lark more
than anything else. went through
the streets singing SONGS ana Ern-
eraiiY eauduegiug themselves as
sChaaibaYs do an over the world
when tAsY are excited
Muny q the most Intelligent Of
TIE students were Jews and they
collected crowds a. the street cor-
nets. delivering their fiery speeches
against the eaar and Tor liberty,
The peopis listened @ the jew lsh
orators some with stnlid indirfcr-
enee and others obviously mflamed
b. the ofatory.
Al last the students. carried away
themselves BY their own speeches,
made a rush for q number 0f street
ears la the principal thuroughfAroa
q the city. overturned them ana bee
eau to erect barbados, for what
purpose No aue knew.
The yeuns coiiegiaHs an together
= y. "A .HH
tack hy even a company 81 soldicrs,
aud there Wefe a least 2e.oQQ troops
IN the city.
Pearts gathered about the barri-
eaaez curinusiy watching the school
hos. a. people IN an American city
watch horde Of university men
pasadlur a city street after foot
ball match.
only a few offered 90 help the
scholars. when suddenly a battalion
of soldiers appeared and &c once
opened fire on the barricade The
sehool nays turned aud ran. leaving
n the streets numbers OF killed and
wounded
The incident cooled the desire of
The students for active resistance.
but they continued making infiam-
nafory speeches, especially The Jew
students. antH Wednesday. Nov. I.
when. At IL o'clock ia the morning
news arrived from -. Petersburs
that the exar had given IN 60 the
Demands Of the revulutionists and
hal granted a constitution.
Immediately tbs streets became
the scene OF the widest enthusiasm
Strangers hugxed and kissed one
another. people shouted and sang
and students. carrying rcd flags.
boarded the street cars and made
the passengers uncover and cheer
for the neW Russia.
There began 10 gather an ominous
aHtG-seFnIt1e feeling that ran like
fire through the city. II Was fed BY
the lev students. Who went about
claiming that Il vas they who had
xiven Russia her freedom.
AsG WALKED THROUGH ThE
STREETS | HEARD THE JEWS
SHOUTING TO TIE CHRIS.
TlkNs:
.1E HAVE GIVEN YOU YOUR
GOO. AND We NOW GIVE YOU
YOUR FREEDOM"
me Jews trampied on portraits
af the ear ard tore down all the
Russian flags they could lind.
Russians addressing each other In
the streets said.
what IL this. little brother. free
dornT"
Yes. freedom. but freedom for
The Russians. rot for Jews
This kind e talk. BY the Jews on
the one hand and the Russians on
the other. continued throughout
Wednesday. In the afternoon u was
reported that a general massacre o.
the Jews was being planned and
the latter began 90 show fear.
Wednesday evening the rough
sleFneat sn Molaavanka. PeriHik aud
other suburbs Of Odessa started the
murderoua work They looted a
number Of Jew shops. injuring sew
eFal JeWs who attempted 10 protect
their property.
Thursday morning. November 2
the news Of shat had Ia opened ~
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