, 1879-04-24

AM4 1UCtEk NAuSH AH5ASt4 H3 lut 4suSblt4
Government against tue NilliliBts is in con-
sonanco with tho Hystem Of 1suRsiau civilian
ton. II IL confession TINT tho orilinary
procedures Of courts mud powers Of Stnto
nre iinnotent TO check tho confusion already
spreading SO fast TINT it mist worry soon ontl
In anarchy nulcsa order is restored. The
Government meets Eihilism upo1, its own
gronnd, and arraya the barhariiy Of the stato
agnillst the barbarity Of tho individual. Tho
bnyonot aud tho cannon, instant donth or
instant bnnishmcnt to tho Sibcrinn living
i1eatll, ordered by military commantlant
ngainst whose dccreo lies no appeal, aro tho
woarons with which tllu Government ali-
nominees it will hereafter fight orgnnizod
assassination. Whom tho Nihilista kill tho
Government will kill, ana Tor cach imli-
yilnal Tint tho Nihilsta kill it will not 10
remarkable If tho Government l;ills by whole
salc, for llussian martini law knows no
mercy, It will not stop to discriminate
Or to nicely inquire. It will slaughter
Nililists III tho Russian troops slaughtered
DAs!li-l lsnzouks. Tho agoney Of tl,o police,
which heretofore las sproatl s,1cll widespread
tt41bA A@ASAE |Au 4kHHoshu ElttltG %stNt 4CHk
tho rovolnsiunisss in check, has proved itself
powcrloas for sinco Nihilisn Inns Infected its
ranks tho Government cannot put my conf
ilenco In 1t. 1tcnco 1t suporsc.ies lie police
genslarmeria with tho mon who fought their
wny across tho Danube md tho UaikanH, nnl
never stepped until they llna seen thu mina-
rcts Of Constautino1,le. This ukaso appoints
six Goycrnors-G General, among them those
old disciplinurians. G1iounKo, TopLEnEN, mud
MEL1gorf, vino will rule in st. polcrsburg,
Moscow, Olessa, KharkoiT. and other cell
tres. They l,nyo absolute powos. al
criminal procedure is suspended. Their
control ovur tho schools, tho press, ald tho
people IL NJ absolute as tho powor Of the
King Of Dallonaey or my other petty
Auiatio tlospot. The victims h'yo
no trial. If tho Governors atljMlgo
them quickly, tlleis cases aro closed forever
with dcatls, or barSI.mont, Which il eqniya-
lont to death, as t!loy ara mover hoarl of
nnorc. Meanwhile tho army will sweep
them Into tho jnils for Rontenco, not only
t.uso known 10 DO active Nihil;sta, hut those
s,ispectal OF sympathy with 1t. With such
a martial lnw As this wo hav0 little or no ao.
qna1ntunce. Tho whole civil administration
IL Aaborlinntel to 1t. 1t controls nil tho cd.
ucatonal establishments. It empowers tho
(;oyornnra to sund nil tho civilians III their
districts bofure tho military tsibuuals. II
authorizes thotn to 6l,mMlnrify ronovo nll
pcrsons from tlleir residences who may bu
oven suspected Of fayoriug Nillilism, mud
| gives them tho authority to suppruss I'LL
newspapers Mt their discretion. III plain
words, 1t will put down lawlessncsa by s,lz.
pending all law. Eyory man's l|fe md for.
tuno IL hold ut thu nlrruy Of ono ,nan'a swift
aul sayago uocreu, backel by tho bayouots
Of tho Empire.
Ono can in,agino tho CONSERVATION which
would aoizo upon tho people Of this country
should supll q systom Of martial Inv be pru.
claimed by tho Government III It's dealings
with Socialism. Hero thu widoA. latitude il
given to discussion mud the frost license tc
threats. The people liatan 10 tho munaccs
OF revolution hy c1-ltsbolB OH The tiuor d
Congress aud laugh nj tie bombast, Co1a
,a1nisss vent ll.eir hatred Of tho Amoricat
Government and American society, Threaten
anarchy, parade the streets OF our ctius will
ar,ns and red flags, hut hardly create I
ripple Of c1cltomont. II would be we'll To-
1sussia could she adopt our own theory o
giving this widu latitude instead OF roprcssint
every hostile opinion With cruel sayagos,
which only creates now enemies and sanctitlo
their cause In their own estimation. Alon Iii
willingly 1t they bolIeye they aro martyrs
aud tho policy Of the 1sussials 0oyernmen
Ia to produce Tint belief. Much nj
lowanca Is to 10 ,nado for Tho fact