Arizona republican., 1906-08-05
REVOLUTIONARY STRIKE
 A FLASH IN THE PAN
The Long Prepared for Movement Seems
 Doomed to Failure
The Leaders of the PrOetarat Without Ability Divided Among Themselves and HaII Heartened by Frequent Earlier DisappOintments

St Petersburg. Aug. 4.-With a gen. eraI strike formally declared and the country apparently on the threshold of a gigantic struggle. minor issues fade in the background. If the strike in augurated today gathers sufficient headway to endanger the life of the state. it has virtually been decided that Grand Duke Nicholas NichoIaievitch win be named commander of all troops in the empire. where martial law ex- ists, which would be tantamount to the decreeing of a military dictator ship. IL is possible, however. that the government will not be driven to this extremity. as the showing made today by the St. Petersburg proletariat was not impressive
 Although nearly 10000 workmen are reported to be out at nightfaIl. many of the men appear to be entering the struggle with heavy hearts The spon- taneity with which practically the en- tire nation arrayed itself itself against the old regime last fall is lacking: the endurance of the people has been sapped by the long strain, the sym pathy of the more conservative liberals has been alienated by fear of a revo- lution, and the lowest elements of the population have been organized into
 
 and are ready to enter the fight on the side of the government if the signal is given.
 Dissensfons are rife among the revo- lutionary leaders over the inopportune- sness of the battle. But these will prob ably be short-hved if the response of the country shows that the nation en- dorses the movement. Moscow and St. Petersburg. or rather. St Petersburg. are expected 10 decide the issues. The railroaders, upon whom the initial sue cess depends although committed, have not yet formally ordered a strike Of the ulteriOr object of the proletariat leaders, which al present is masked. must depend the attitude of the troops. If the military supports of the government stand up as they did at Sveaborg and Cronstadt the leaders acknowledge that the game is lost. but, even so. they declare that defeat, if it forces the disafected portion of the army to show it's colOrs. will only pre- pare the way for final victory.
 The wavering of the artinerists at CrOnstadt and the attitude of a major portion of the crew of the armored cruiser Pamyat Azovaf which remain ed nominally loyal. and which they be- lieved would undoubtedly have thrown it's lot with the rebels if the rebels had received the expected support from the Reval fortress. they cite as being in their favor, and they are confident that. if put to a test. thousands of soldiers will refuse to fire on the people. and that weak spots will develop in the army where the government least ex- poets them
 While the authorities are anxious, they manifest equal confidence that the army will not fail the emperor in a crisis and that the strike will prove a dismal failure. Indeed, the faction now in control seems to welcome an imme- diate test, with the conviction that it will be able to scotch the revolution for a long time to come. The weakest point in the revolutionary armOr is be- Heved to be lack of competent leaders.
 Tonight brought increased excite ment throughout the industrial sec tions of the city. Although the police are reinforced by mounted patrols in the central districts of the city. all is