The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-16
FOOD SHORTAGE
BEGAN REVOLT
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE l

But few indeed had dared In hope
that the whole order could b
changed without protracted and
extensive blood letting.
Began with Food Riot
beginning about March With
small food riots and scattered
strikes In tho factory districts OF
the capital. unrest long pont up
and. seethinx quickly boiled az
and spread turnout tho city and on
10 KEW and Moscow.
Regimcnts sent To shoot down
strikers mu;inled and shot their
officers. other regiments sent "a
punish the mutineers deserted 20
the cause OF tho masses or were
oyerpoRexed The popuiaee rushed
10 the assistance OF the friendly
regiments and liberal leaders in
the duma Russian congress-
we're cmbolfened to side openly
vith The growing clamor for the
downfall % tn. e,ar
Government buildings. afsenals
barracks. munition factories. sup.
ply stations. fortresses and tho pal.
ace we're besicsed soon after the
fighting developed last Sunday
night
Werner ard Children Aid
Government troops that resisted
those vho had Joined the rcvolu.
ton and seized arms and ammuni.
tion we're either beaten IN general
street battles or yielded finally Ia
exhoTtatlons Of the peoples cham.
plnn orators.
Women and children ventured
from behind barricaded doors and
windows 20 carry food 20 tie
troops fighting the battle OF the
revolt.
Michael v. RndFlanbo, president
~ the duma. assumed leadership 81
the deputies who opposed tie
cars order TO disband the house
Tho duma continued it, sessions
In defiance Of an order which here.
tofore II had always oheyed almost
without complaint
Dumz Orders Car
II was from the duma. giving ex
preston 20 the demands OF the
common people In revolt. that
word was sent the czar at the
front to return and surrender bis
crown.
All the while the duma was or
ganixlnE tho demands OF the peo
pic, tho fighting was continuing n
the streets and from the houfe
tops. tho police having been driver
TO cover. from which they did no
emerge until the prisons had beor
emptIed OF all political prisoner
and the city taken over definitely
by the new government Soldier
and police really sympathized will
the people from the start aud final
ly openly helped them.
Little Bloodshed
Tho week OF terror. for terro
there was, despite the comparative
~ small amount Of bloodshed. top
ped off n struggle that has beer
going on with increased INTENSITY
ever since the war began. Neces
slty OF the royalists To call on tn
masses to bear arms and becom'
cannon fodder as soon as the va
began resulted IN more open de
mands for voice in the govern
ment they were giving their live
To sustain.
A strong current OF anger RAJ
thru the nation over the pro-Ger
man ministers who had won place
close TO the ear thru the friend
ship OF the czarina, herself a rela
tive Of the kaiser. Grating an,
traitorous ministers and heads o
bureaus were deposed from time I,
time, but the court never came
near purging itsolf OF this menace
OF German agents aud sympathiz
era.
Rasputin. the mad monk.
whose wilcs had won him the eal
OF the czarlna. and. thru her. the
apparent confidence OF the ear
was reckoned such menace thai
liberal princes murdered him last