The general strike in Russia, which was intended to be
the answer of the people to the action of the Government, has come to nothing. The thing was hurriedly proposed and insufficiently organised, many of the Trade-Unions held aloof, and the railways, which were the key of the situation, were not seriously interfered with. On Monday most of the strikers returned disconsolately to work. Meanwhile, the revolutionary bodies are very active, and a serious mutiny among the troops at Kolpino, near St. Petersburg, was only just averted, the camp being broken up and the regiments dispersed before joint action was possible. It is clear that the Army is in a dangerous condition, and the peasants are said to be only waiting for the end of the harvest to begin an insurrection. The position of M. Stolypin- is not to be envied. He has failed to induce any of the Liberal leaders to enter his Cabinet, while he is at the same time harassed by the Court extremists, who ask for vigorous measures of repression. If he resigns, as seems probable, the Government policy will resolve itself into a campaign of direct suppression. This autumn, it is generally believed, will see the beginnings of a colossal straggle.
