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Show PEOPLE LACK ENTHUSIASM STRIKE LIKELY TO FAIL From Present Indications the Russian Qovernment Has the Situation Well In Hand and Will Win Out. . Bt. Petersburg. With a general strike formally declared and tho country coun-try apparently on tho threshold of a gigantic struggle, minor Issues fade In the background. If the striko Inaugurated Inaug-urated Saturday gathers sufficient headway to endanger tho llfo of the Btnto, it has virtually been decided that Grand Duko Nicholas Nlcholate-' vltch will bo named commander of all tho troops In tho empire "whero martial mar-tial law exists," which would bo tantamount tan-tamount to tho decreeing ot n military dictatorship. It Is possible, however, that the government will not bo driven driv-en to this extremity, as the showing mndo by tho St. Petersburg proletariat was not Impressive. Although nenrly 70,000 workmen nro reported to bo out, many ot tho men appoar to bo entering tho struggle with heavy hoarts. Tho spontaneity with which practically tho entlro nation nr-rayod nr-rayod Itself against tho old regime last fall Is lacking; the endurance of the peoplo has been sapped by the long strnln, tho sympathy of the more con-servatlvo con-servatlvo liberals has boon alienated by fear of a rovolutlon, and the lowest elements of the population have been organized into what aro known as "black hundreds," and aro ready to enter tho fight on the side of tho government gov-ernment If tho signal Is given. |
