The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-10

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ton IS resting. The leaders Of the
movement are waiting. They know the
time to strike has not yet arrived.
When they do fire the mine, the world
VIII probably stand aghast at the havoc
that s4i3 be wrought
The revolutionary leaders approve Of
the outbreaks that have occurred. they
give the government plenty to do in
Quelling these disorders, which are no
sooner put down in enc community
than they break out IN another, and so
distract the attention Of the authorities
from themselves. But the revolution
Itself is TOO gigantic to be fairly rep
resented by these outbreaks serious as
some Of them have been and seriously
as they have threatened the stability
of the government.
But these outbreaks have been Un-
certain and some have failed. When
the revolution really breaks It wiz not
be uncertain nor will it fail if the gov
eminent does not yield to the demands
Of the reveluttonists before they are
ready to launch the movement. Then
will come the deluge. For without a
real head, with thousands of various
interests striving for the mastery,
with all semblance OF authority swept
away as it probably viii be, what else
/ can happen but civil war of the worst
description?
The Car Temporizes.
And while the revolution is hating.
waiting to see if the government VIII
yield without the last resort to force
the car is still temporizing. Premier
White is almost helpless. Held back
| by his ministers, deluged with thou
sands Of conflicting demands for re-
forms, he can accomplish little. II he
1 is given time he may work the miracle
/ but will he be given timer The reY9-
1 lutionists are determined on one thing
they will have their demands grant
ed. They are waiting to give the gov
1 eminent a chance to grant them be-
cause the revolution has not been
completely organized When it is, If
/ the need Of the revolution has not
| passed, it will be launched in earnest.
Count Witte has held to middle
ground and in doing so has antagonAzea
/ every one. He is ready to lay down
/ his portfolio, but the car viii not sl~
/ low him to do so. Should this only
strong man of Russia give up the strug-
gle then nothing could save the coun-
/ try from complete anarchy. The reaction
aries hate him and the radicals dis
trust him. But he is necessary to save
| the car for little while longer. But
/ there are few people who really hope
he viii be able to weather the storm.
With Wftte gone who is left2 Among
/ the inteilectuais only Count Tolstol ana
Maxim Cork loom above the crowd
4 TOlstOi would solve Russia'S problem by
! giving the land to the peasants and IN
shutting the single tax system. CORK,
!
! the oppressed would institute q sort OF
| socialism, a society based upon equal
! ity and brotherhood. But what the
! revolution needs now is men OF action
rather than men of thought, men who
can direct the awakening Of Russia,s
millions into something beside blind
/ less rage and aimless destruction.
/ And there are no such men in sight
/ Therein lies the greatest danger. me
/ rise Of even a strong revolutiontst
/ would be welcomed by the great major
| ity of the people because they would
! then feel some confidence that If the
revolution does break II viii be guided
in some certain direction.
Making Roadway Every Day.
But while the revolutionary leaders
are waiting the revolution is pro-
crossing. It is making Roadway every
day. Each day sees some new de-
{ velopment of significance. The power
| of the revolufionists has just been
! demonstrated afresh in the new en-
/ ergy which probably was injected into
+ the postal and telegraph strike The
authorities have boosted that the
/ strike would be brought to a speedy
/ termination. At a meeting today at
/ tended by 1000 telegraph officials an
answer to these boasts was framed in
4 the passage of resolutions declaring
that the strike will go on until the
demands of the operators are COM
piled with. Other resolutions were
adopted warning the gOvernme
/ Count Witte and Interior Minister
! DurnoEo that the world should not bs