The New York herald., 1878-07-10
RUSSIA'S Red SPECTRE.
Socialism Defying the Gov.
eminent Of the Gar.
POLICE OUTWITTED.
Infammatory Newspapers and Books
AdrOitly Circulated.
THE EMPEROR ANXIOUS.
Rewards and Hcnors VainIy Offered to
Crush the Movement.
POWERFUL ORGANIZATION.
Secret History Of the Revolutionary Party and
What 1t Has Obtained.
THE EMPEROR ANXIOUS.
Rewards and Hcnors VainIy Offered to
h-
Crush the Movement.
POWERFUL ORGANIZATION.
Secret History Of the Revolutionary Party and
What 1t Has Obtained.

ST. PETERSBURG, June IL, 1878.
The ipquetude occasionod Berlin by Of the
recent attempts TO take The life OF the Emperor OF
Germany has had It's counterpart here ID ST. Peters
burg But the conditions are different The leading
socialists OF Germany may almost be said to carry on
their operations full light OF day, for they elect
Deputies to Parliament whose claims and speeches
are made public. In Russia it is not The efforts
OF all those who lighting against tho present
govern nmcutal regime sali In secret. rcaching
TO the inner centres OF common life, aud
are consequently more effective IN attaining ends
that wal, day become terrible. No ono denies that
Russia Is tho land OF police par excellence. Every
person who has travelled through tho country has
heard o the nvincbie Third section OF tho Chancel.
lerc-thc section oil sendarmes-whoso Oficcrs don
the sky-blne uniform II is there, high up among
Official LIE at tho ChaDccerie, that the police system
begins EVERYBODY, indeed, knows whero this police
power RISES that which puzzles most is the point
where IL ends. 10 the casual observer II is
iimiIable. Like the massive tentacles OF the octo-
pus seems enoircle society, which is poweless 10
Withdraw from It's grasp. The police are everywhere
HOTEL SPIES AND DETECTIVE GUIDES.
All the Dvarniks-similar to those who In France
took place OF the house porters iconcier0es-are
police agents. either from fear or interest There u
at least ono in every establishment who give in
formation concerning the going and coming OF zach
ipdividuai-those who 60 out and those who como In
and hour ut which each returns ut hight, for the
Dvaruik sleeps outside like . watch dog, IN his
Clothes the chief OF the door, whom IS necessary
awaken before you get 10. House servants guides
ciceronss Interpreters xho so about with strangers
are all in the pay Of the Third section. Guides give
10 formation movements OF foreigners, telegraph
ing their arrival at The German frontier, perhaps
twenty -iour hours before they aiighr in st. Peters
burg. The visitor all his movements noted. This
is not all The Third section extends its legion of
voluntary agents even the sacred family circle II
may be temporary permanent, according to ne
cessty.
HOW IsPoRAArioS IS OBTAINED.
Lot me assume instance. young man an
old soldicr--the margin Is wde-is embarrassed
condition. He knows that tho Third section has it's
roubles there TO bo 1t is sufficient II he
sends arony nous Information, with any mark what
ever authorship, for he has simply to repeat
this mark Of ideuuh cation whom making subsequent
request for rcmuusrasona request by the way, that
Is never lets unattended 10 In that worthy
II does not cost the governments much, for the ma
chimes Mat stamp the roublss secm to have
haustibIe 10 draw upon. II unnecessary 10
deeper into detail IL 10 sufficient establish the
TACT that the hand OF the police Is everwhers and
that wnsn this hand fails to reach those who plot
and In secret the association must, indeed, be
powerful and the organization complete. The abso-
secrecy which NIL the affairs OF the socialist
association remain enclosed would almost lead 10 the
belief OF IT'S onexistence II each day, each hour, It
might almost be said, It did not manifest itself by
some material facts.
A SOCIALIST sEwsPAPER DEPIEs AUTHORITY.
And what fact could be moro papable than the
daily publication Of printed newspapcrs ALy Que
may write ono, ten or hundred anony nous letters
and avoid prosecution for long time, 1t he has no
accompiice 10 give HIM up. But a printed journal
requires a WORKSHOP. composing room, material, an
engineer, or some such person! The may rest
between the proprietors, the workmes, those who
furnish paper INK the editors, &c still the secret
Is guarded. The THIRD section, irritaied, ends by
promising q reward OF 5000 roubles (S3 95O) 10
whoever will name the printer Every morning
the first word Of inc Emperor seeing General
Mcysnsyon Chief OF tho Third section is to inquire
" tue presses of this socialist printing ofics have
boen seized "Nothing yet, )" always ''nothing" Tho
sovereign was promised that tho guilty persons
should 10 homage him the annual ie,c aay, the
famous day whom the First Romanon should turn hts
sxtrcth birthday This birthday being iurued the
printer OF the anonymous letters remained IN the
background, where he continues 10 labor for his
"cause." Moreover, tho disseminating establish
mcnt replied vaiantly to tho promise of re-
ward the next day by afty circulars, ad-
dressed IRON the Third section to tho CommIs.
saries Of Police, Offering 10 increase the figure
The same day tho journal published the text OF
the circular, copies OF which were addressed to tho
proper authority, who Immediately ordered the Com.
m,sssrcs OF Ponce to return the to the ecu.
trai administration. Bat ono important link was
missng--be who delivered them to tho Occult Associ
tion IL Will be said that this association, which mas its
I'm NJ Pol uarc
rich! M In order to bring OUT n new nuinber Of
the Journal It is sometimes requisite ,he ooiors
have recourse the pawnbroxcrs, where one OF them
orders article OF jcweiry which Is somcti
family souvenir for sn influential oinoal fricnd
DUPLICATE KuMBKKs PRINTED.
Besidcs II they discover the printing establishment
the Journal does not cease to appear. IL Is like The
much quoted Phmuix ever rising IRON ITS ashcs. A
dupl,c set Of forms is made, that ono set falls
into tue hands Of tho Authorities the other Is imme-
diatoy rcsorled to Tor tue papers, whicn come out
the samo day or the day following. IL might Do sup
poged that this could be done alter tue s,upen.
dous though sterile efforts Of the poci place all tho
typoersphers Of ST. PetorsDurg undor survciIIspcc
But TO watch the "typos" rs easy matter hore,
especially tue journeymsn, because all these arc CON-
pelled TO obtain license aud carry u about with
them constantly renewing II at fixed periods; they
are branded, IN fact, ike beasts convics The rec
ogpized socialist journal appears irregusry as to in
tcrvais. but ncsrIy periodically TO write, as TO
numbers rhc circulation vsrios tween hve hun.
dred aud ono thousand cOpies, according to tho
greater or smaller significance which the propagand-
lists attach to public events among which events arc
classcd the scandals OF all kinds created
by the nobles aristocracy Very often copies are
direct TO the authorities. especially whom they
contain "conndcotal circulars" issued originally by
the COVER
now sgDrrIoS REACHES rnE gsrssoK
The Gay aItor tho sequiusl OF Vera Z,ssuiich a
number OF the journal appeared winch caused great
excitement account OF the innammatory appeal to
the people II cousainsd. A copy OF this number
reached the Emperor II being carried TO the wistsr
RAlAss by amessspgax In me aahsEa Of assadarns--