Eureka Reporter | 1905-12-01 | Page 2 | Grim Mutiny Stalks Abroad

STALKS russian officials admit that no reliance can now be placed on troops soldiers demand abol tion of death penalty increase of pay cash al lowance instead of food and clothing and on of term of ce st petersburg the radical papers are filled with reports of meetings of soldiers in different places and the adoption of resolutions calling for public trial of soldiers the abolition of the death penalty an increase of pay a cash allowance in place of food and clothing and a reduction of the term of service to four years the similarity of the resolutions Is proof anat they were inspired from a common source and chov the growth of the revolutionary propaganda among the troops the reports from the manchurian army are also disquieting many of beers and soldiers involved in the revolt at harbin have been arrested and a number of agitators who arrived there from european russia were aught red handed by general linevitch from tiflis and kars trans cau casia come reports that the soldiery erb are taking a stand against firing on the people and private dispatches from odessa say the soldiers and sailors at a meeting held at the versley tuesday night decided in the event of the sebastopol mutineers bringing the black sea fleet to odes ea to join the mutineers and take pos session of the city the military officials at st peters burg admit that no reliance can be placed on the line regiments not even on those now stationed in the capital according to the officers the spirit ot revolt pervades the whole army from vladivostok to the european frontier