Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-21
OVER THE OCEAN.
RUSSIA TOPPING IN THE VERGE or
RUIN.
General CONSERVATION in Government Cir
cles Martial Law Prevailing
French EIections-Massaere
Of Christians
Measures against the Nihilists.

begins by stating that recent events
have shown there exists in Russia q
band OF criminals, who, though not
murderous, are very determined and
aim at undermining the State. After
referring TO the recent murdersus at
tacks upon the higher officials and the
attempted assassination ofthe Emperor,
the ukase continues: These crimes
have made necessary the provisional
adoption of exceptional measures
to permit of exemplary punishment OF
the guilty and provide the government
officials with the necessary powers for
mar rtIiningorier. The ukase proceeds TO
announce the provisional appointment
of the GoVernor-General of ST. Peters
burg. Charkof and Odessa are in
vested with extended and extraordinary
powers. Similar powers are conferred
upon the Governor-General of Moscow.
The Kieff and Warsaw civil administra-
ton in the mentioned districts is placed
under the control of the Governor Gen
eral in the same manner as they
are subordinate TO the Commander
in-chief of the army in tine OF war. In
districts where martial law has been
proclaimed control OF all educational
establishments is vested in the Governor
Generals, who are also empowered 10
send before military tribunals all civil
ians in the districts over which they
preside. Governor-Generals are further
authorized TO summarily remove from
their respective districts all persons
whose continued residence may be con-
sideTed dangerous to order; 10 arrest
any persons whatsoever on their own
judgment and responsibility; to sup
press empOrarily or permanently any
newspapers, should they appear 10 fol-
low subversive tendencies, and generally
to adOpt such measures as they may
consider necessary for the preservation
OF the public peace.
English Press Comments on the Russian
Situation.
LONDON, April 20.-The PdH Nall Ga
-sttS, anti-Russian, commenting on the
ukase of the Gar, ordering the appoint
ment OF GovernOrs-General for the six
districts OF Russia, says: That the foes
Of authority are a small but deter
mined band Of evil-doers, as described
in the ukase, is incredible. The Russian
Government only condemns their own
sweepingly oppressive measure by put
ting forward such a pretence. Were
this true the ordinary powers OF
the State would avail TO root out the
evil, but It is far deeper and more wsle-
spread than this account admits,
and il is because the pO-
lice themselves form one of the
classes among which the revolutionary
propaganda has been at work that the
Cars advisors have felt the need OF
seeking a new, more swift and more
deadly instrument for the work OF re-
preston. The police having failed them,
they are about 10 resort 20 simple dra-
gOoning. Russia is virtually placed
under martial law, and that law Is 10 be
administered in the most thorough and
merciless fashion-in sucfra fashion, in
deed. as must, unless We are TO suppose
half the population are cOnspiratOrs, in
tiict the most cruel injustice upon thous-
ands OF innocent persons. Six military
officials are TO have the right Of impris-
Oning for an indefinite time all sus-
piciOus persons, transporting 10 ST.
IBERIA without trial as many as
they choose, and of executing, in
conformity with the sentence passed
those they may happen 10 regard as
especially guilty. Nor are these powers
confined TO political criminals. Regu-
lar criminal procedure appears 10 have
been altogether suspended, and Ordin-
ary offenders, not even suspected OF
plotting against the State, are 20 De made
subject TO martial law. Moreover the
Ukase is retrospective. The Governor
General l. expressly empowered 20 try
prisoners arrested before the issue OF the
decree. a provision designed apparently
10 authorize the holding Of a sort OF
bloody assiLe on persons varlously esti-
mated at between 5000 and 10000, who
have been recently imprisoned in
mutinous districts. Unless the
Car and his ministers are
guilty OF the most sweeping and
reckless cruelty, they cannot believe
themselves confronted with a small, but
determined band OF evil dOers, nor even
with a large ann determined band OF
evil doers. II their account ot the enc
mics Of the State were IN any degree like
the truth. this suspension Of law by
cut-thruSt agents of a lavless terrorism
would be simply Infamous Of course
their account Of the matter u not a true
one. The measures they have resolved
or make us aware Of what, in their
view. really is the enemy they have
10 combat. They subject great
part OF the country 10 dragoonages
which az the same time threatens all the
rest, for they are convinced that revo-
luton dangers threaten them over the
whole area OF their intended operations.
The tremendous agencies OF suppression
already in their hands have long since
been known TO have failed, and to have
become in theperSOns OF large numbers
of the police themselves agents or we'll
vishers. or terruriZed On-lOokers OF rev
olution. Nothing is left for the Russian
government but a resort 20 methods Ot
an Asiatic despOt, If they are 70 zce the
revolution and trample il down, and
that they know this one can see when
We look 10 that terrible order under
which the jAils are 10 be visited
by the Emperor's own military terror
it,, and thousands Of people swep;
I into them by the panic-stricken
officials, their doom 10 Pc dealt With
/ of hand At the drum head The wicked
ness oithis 4 not less than the Eickedness
/ oiassAssins, who have - thoroughly ter
rorized the Imperial family and then
I officers II this ukzse i carried out wS
shall see political or quazi-assAssinStiOr
on one side answered by PolItiez
assassination on the other; for one such
crime on one side, hundred on the
/ other, and these lAst inflicted On mer
and women innocent Of any ofense. Il
l. truly an awful state Of thing, nor u i
possible o. forsee how Il may end
Ths Da5y Nss lprO-Russian
ays. We cannot attempt % fore
east the result Of the duel he
tween the Nihiiisss and militarysrn tC
which this proclamation seems 20 b.
the challenge II is kn attempt 70 NEE
the distErbers with something ike Thea
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