Mutiny and Revolution in Russia
The Russian battleship, Kniaz Potemkine, was captured by a mutinous crew, on June 28, who killed eight of their officers and a number of the sailors who had not joined them. The red flag was raised over the vessel, and a few shells were thrown into the city of Odessa. A Russian squadron was hurried to the scene, and after a parley the mutinous crew surrendered the vessel without resistance. It is reported that the crews of some of the other vessels are also in a mutinous condition, but the censorship is so strict that the facts regarding the situation are not definitely known. Reports indicate that the entire waterfront has been burned by revolutionists, and a number of ships in the harbor have also been burned. While millions of dollars worth of property were going up in smoke a battle was raging between the populace and the troops. Some reports state that more than 1,400 have been killed in that city alone. Odessa is now under martial law, as are also the provinces of Sebastopol, Nicholaieff, and Erivan. There have been continuous disorders in Poland, Breziny, Borisoff, Lodz, and Libau. At the latter place a great strike has been declared, and many hundreds of sailors mutinied. A general strike of workmen in the various occupations is said to be an event that will soon take place. On the whole, the conditions in Russia seem ripe for a revolution. The people are becoming more and more exasperated as their comrades are being shot down in their parades, and it is even reported that some regiments have declared that they will not again fire upon the people.