The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-13

out any Law at all the newspapers subject TO the
good pleasure OF the Minister OF tho Interior Is
not the tribunals which suppress the organs OF
thought, but the caprice OF Timachef, unaer cover
OF AN imperial Decree for instance. In the OF
the Messenger du Nord Over the youth OF Russia are
placed q set OF police agents and gendarmes who
watch over them, oven 10 their recreation, dictate
their morality and prescribe what civil rights they
shall exercise The most honest among these youths
are rottipg In the dungeons where they have been
thrown without trial and without investigation. Too
programme OF the Russian primary schools has been
reduced u minimum. II Is now nothing but stupid
system Of teaching, parody on instruction, misera
Bile deception OF the Russian people II does not de-
serve the name OF education.
"The Third Section has always meddled In every
thing and managed every thing MS IL thought proper,
rendering NO account to any one. net even to the
supreme authority. This institution which exercises
SO 70 speak, all the prsrogatives of the imperial power
has no definite limits assigned IL by the law II has
rules, IL amsnable TO authority and makes
report Of It's operations II Is the eyes and the hands
OF limslsss dsspo,c sdminist ration. II is arbitrary
power itself with double amount oAicrocily.
PROMPTLY PUT IN EXECUTION.
"Tho decision OF The Council oil Ministers held the
81 OF April was promptly put IN execution. on the
Sth two projects of law were prepared, one contain
ing radical notifications in the treatment.of crimes
against public functionaries and another modifying
the law oil 1872 political offences. The first
ject bad for its object to provide that crimes against
public functonarics should be tried by tribunal
without jury-.has IL, not publicly-which Is max
ing a mockery OF juslice. Tho second had quite
another signilca.on After the trial oil Nitchaier.
1872, q law was promulgated giving TO the San
ate the trial Of political cases. and from the
very beginning this tribunal covered itself
with shame by . series OF severe and unjust
sentences Nevertheless IL is singular fact that this
institution rendered some services BY concentrating
At st. Petersburg all those political trials 1t helped 10
nx the attention of Russian society political ques
lions, gained respect Tor the prisoners ana aroused
public opinion In the capital. Now, people are not
only accustomed to political trials but thoy expect
thom-even desire them; and they now understand
how much martyrs Of an idea, men entirely disnter
ested have contributed the development Of Russian
socialism, Thus political trials reported,
By our vena and servile press. The government had
remarked Il, and therefore u decidcd the sth of
April 10 modify tho law OF 1872 that political trials
should DO more widely Distributed and transferred
from she capital 70 tue chie centres OF the interior
PUBLIC OPINION Is AROUSED
"In this way the gentlemen OF the Ministry without
intending it, have rendered u fresh service to Russian
socialism. Henceforward the provinces also will
know directly who Is tried what the trial Is for and
how the trial 10 carried on, and will thus become ac
cussomsd political trials just In The capital
have been In word tho Sbirr have begun 10 OK
perience well grounded fear Tor their own skins
aud they wish TO strike terror Their scourges are
whisting Violently and rebound IRON the Russian
back So much the betteE The public conscience OF
Russia, aroused by tho Vera Zassuhtch affair, wall
awaken more and more and all those whose con-
science and good sense have not disappeared Will be
made 10 understand how cowardly and criminal are
all shose who called Russian public functionarcs,
ministers, Statesmen; how much barbarous illegabty
s be found In all their acts; with what unreguiated
violence they hold the Russian peoplc-that whole
population 80 oOo 0Oo-by q private compact; with
what Impotence they degrade Russia into an Alex.
androvska-"
Published by tho FREQ Russian Printing Onlce.l
sohK PERTINENT QUESTIONS FOR RUSSIANS
The Commencement again writes:-
"Is Russian society acq tainted with all this gloomy
history OF prosecutions, OF susrngs, OF innito tor
mcns-this tablsau which 10 worked up vigilanty by
the gendarmss ana tho attorneys ana which was ex-
posed during the last political rrialP Does society know
how many OF It's children survived up to the day Of
this sad trial and how many OF Thorn have porishedf
About hundred OF them perished during their de-
tention previous 10 tho trial. = detention which
lasted four years. Forty-three OF thom dod IL CON-
United suicide, attempted their lives, 50 became
insanefoowng up tho list OF names, which II is need
less to pursue further. Does society know how and
why its children have thus pershed2 They died from
the dampnsss Of the wallis from the rotten food OF the
prison. the sepuchral solitude Of the COILS from
the mean and Infamous tyranny Of the jailers and
procurators-that tyranny which does hesitate to
loud with irons and " torture those who refuse TO
botray; which denies to the prisoners the privilege Of
embracing their wives and children; that tyranny
which has often detained witnesses Ave or six months
until thoy decided 10 testify against the accused
Does society know how many individuals are pining
IN exile, 10 every Of Russia In the cities,
almost deserted localities and even In tho lonely
stoppes OF Siberian Docs soccty know that Its chill
dren dying from insanity. by long suicide In try
ing day after day to smash their heads against tho
pavement Of the PRISONS or by cutting their throats
with pieces Of broken glassf
noRRiBLE rABLEAU.
'Does It know now many have died under the
lashf Has society heard OF this new torture OF
Bethlcem tho young people conaued In tho Pre-
ventive Prison In the month Of July, 1877, when, on
the order Of the Project OF st. Petersburg BogouboG
bad to submit to corporal punishment for NOS having
taken oil has cap before that wild boast Trepoa
when whole mass OF political prisoners for having
uttered OF Indignation ut the sight Of this bar
pun, simon, and broken the glass OF their cell
windows were logged aud subjected to torture by
confinement In black holes where man IL stiaed
and falls prosrated from the mephitic atmo.
spheroi And now that SO many human
ives have boon destroyed the public prose-
cutor IN his report can state that tho
really guilty parties not numorous-do not. IN
iact exceed twenty-and that the only impli.
Gated purpose OF throwing light tho affair,
to "completc tho Picture" Docs Russian society
know this--does 1t See ~ No; II docs not know It.
Tue walls OF the prison high ana solid. tho ,ri-
buDais arc inaccessible, Siberia afar or and Tho
corpscs OF the victims cannot speak. Add why this
persecution this savagery, these lorturcs2 For the
simple reason that In native country We cannot
express our opiaions freely. We viii NOS always
main silent Ike snia We uwsr our protest In the
Of rsspees Tor hamsny, for human dignity. sad
invite ali hsasst people 10 We country associate
Oh snscivss In this protest."
HUDSON COUNTY EINANCE4