The Washington times., 1906-07-25

tenn Castle 5ne of the most ancient
structures in the province The peas
ants are ia open rebellion and troops
! have been dispatched against them from
both the east and west
Baltic Provinces Hotbed Of Revolution
The Baltic provinces have proved q
h0tbed of revolution. Armed resistance
10 the troops was continued for months
IN the troubles OF last year ana r,-
public was even declared there. Il was
in the crushing OF this revolt that Gen
erIl orion. The ''pdCllcaIUT' OF tle Bal
Tic provinces. earned the hatred OF tha
terrorisJS which caused him 10 bc iu-
Cluded in the list with the Gar Cf those
condemned 10 death. Any outbreak iO
The Baltic regions is therefore siguii-
cant, showing that The peasants are
ready Tor another struggle wiki the
government.
Al BreSt-LIt0ysk. according 10 addl-
uouol details of the muuEy received to-
day, it was necessary 10 arrest SN of the
mutiucerS before the outbreak could be-
siIbdued. and this was only accomplish
ed after the disorders had continued for
five hours. Three companies OF artill-
cry mutiuied. destroying tle officers
headquarters and wouudinE Ivanoff. The
soldiers Gid not surrender until they
were surrounded by an overwhelming
military force. Importance is attached
10 the n"E mutiny as showing the real
feeling Of the soldiers upon whom the
car must now rely on what is regard
ed as an inevitable contest With his sub
16cts.
Ignorant of Saturdays Measures.
Through the measures adopted by the
government the people are stll unin-
formed as 10 the important events
D. oh
unexpected quietness of affairs follow
ing the issuing Of the douma's manifesto
can be easily explained when il is un-
derstood that the important revolution
dSy document has probably been seen
by only small proportion of the Rus
sian people.
owing to the steps taken by the gov
eminent prohibiting the publication of
the manifesto. the reVOlutiOnists have
been compelled to resort to the usual
underground methods To circulate the
appeal to the nation. This is a slow and
tedious task. however. Thousands of
copies are being struck off by secret
printing presses and these win be dis
tributed through the TevolutiOnistS'
underground routes. To get the address
before all the people will take several
days, however There has not yet been
time for II to be circulated very extern
siVelV in this manner. The dissolution
Of the dOuma has not even been learned
hy thousands of the Cars subjects
Peasants 20 Begin Fight.
It is generally admitted that if an
uprising is 10 come it will start among
the peasants The larger cities-St
Petersburg, Moscow, and Warsaw
have been taught their lessons that
revOlutjCUists, crowded into narrow
streets, cannot stand in the face Of sol
diers
The peasants. scattered about the
country and at a distance from the
troops. are relied upon TO start the
revolt When il has grown sufficiently
To engulf the nation, the cities pro-
pose to do their part. But these peas
ants who must start the civil strife.
are vet uniformed as to the causes
why they should rise.
The uprising in COurland shows what
may be eXL ected when the news of the
dissolution Of the douma, on which they
have based their hopes. and the mani
festo of the deputies does reach the
peasants.