The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29
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Situation at Moscow.
The situation at Moscow is also be-
GeVed to be bad. Communication with
that point has been cut off since yes
terday afternoon so that the happenings
of the last few hours can not be learn
ed. There was great significance how
ever in one of the last messages to be
received in the city. This stated that
at a meeting of delegates from all the
political parties it had been decided to
set up an Independent government and
to proceed without regard to the auth
critics. Wild excitement also pre-
sa1ed thefe over d report lflat strikers
from the districts inhabited by the
Workingmeu in the suburbs We're
marching on the city.
In st. Petersburg, the Interpretation
placed upon the announcement thatan
Independent government has been
established was that the first revolu-
tionary step had been taken. There
Is great significance in the fact that
this action should have been taken at
Moscow. That city is the former
the empire has never been satisfied
with the changing of the capital to
st. Petersburg. Through all the in
F ternauonal struggles that have been
of such frequent recurrence since the
recent war began, one of the demands
has been for the transfer of the capt.
tai back to Moscow. Half the empire,
at least, looks to Moscow as the real
I IC44AEA anu taxes 1tS cue from W1aL
/ transpires there. The fact that the
independent government has been
established in this city, of all the em-
ptre, is beginning to give it great
weight. A provisional government at
Moscow would be supported by thou
sands of people throughout the coun-
try in preference to the regularly
4 established government of the car.
Odessa a Storm Center.
Odessa is another storm center and
IL IS believed that Notwithstanding
the absence OF definite news on the
subject, already there has been seri-
Gus fighting there. The recent dis
orders at the time of the mutiny on
the Knaizpotemkin showed that the
! people are willing to embrace the first
opportunity to rise against the au-
thOriues
That there has been one clash there
between the people and the troops, is
known. Soldiers attacked a gymnasium
to put an end to meetings that were be
ing held there and were attacked by
4 the students oe both sexes. Over 100
students were injured in the conflict. OF
/ these Il We're girls. A soldier split the
] head of a student with his sword and
/ it is believed that several more of the
/ victims of outrage on the part of the
( troops will die.
Such an incident as this, happening in
! Odessa, is almost certain to be the fore
runner Of greater disorders. That the
/ people win seize the first opportunity to
! revenge themselves upon the soldiers is
almost a fOregone conclusion. Those
who know the temper OF the Odessa
+ populace believe they would only wait
4 for night to make their attack on the
/ troops Any uprising in Odessa is Ger
/ tain to grow rapidly because it has the
support of the municipal authorities a
T resolution expressing sympathy with
I'll A7.1 mi
pal council yesterday. With the au-
/ thorities of the city on their side, the
| riotous element is certain to feel strong
enough to make an attack
There is significance as well in the
fact that the BIack Sea feet has been
ordered to Odessa, as was reported yes
terday- The construction placed on TINS
is that the government fears an out =
break viii occur md wishes to have the
feet there in readiness to back up the
military authorities. In the recent d1s-
turbances the presence of the fleet had
a great effect in qpieting down the II
oters.
Whether the sending Of the fleet to
ODESSA will prove of advantage to the
government is very doubtful however.
J The recent mutiny on the Kniazpotem-
kin showed that the navy is hOneycomb-
ed with dlssenSiOn. It is extremely
doubtful whether the sailors viii ever
train their guns on the tOwnspeopl9
anf it would not be surprising to th0Se
who know the condition of affairs IN tn
navy if the giving of such orders would
be the signal for the sailors to start
another mutiny.
KhaFkoG Another.
Kharkof is another center where the
/ revolutionary movement has made
great headway. The students have held
the university there for several days
behind barricades and have resisted al
efforts of the troops to GUST them. Open
rebellion has broken out in the city and
it was placed under martial law on Fri
day NIGHT. Orders were issued yester-
day by the military commander at
/ RhiefT. commanding the troops to re-
capture the city. Any attempt TO carry
out these Instructions Is certain to be
attended with bIoodshed and the at