, 1879-01-10
RUSSIAN SOCIETY.

~" FE 49,
c1nre"'teh Nas rcHe" ny i"o 'o's"
and Commented Upon by the f"r"'aee-is
1tusA'A 1T Danger:
tortssnondf1et Mn 5nrt Htrald.
49, - .s'..,.,s..,,. sx.,,nr.nt ros,n.,,.s a,
atato ol e'tts,oefap'e e1e'te"'eht ses'esoas, ns
the different hrh schools assembled t:cfurc the
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falace of tue tzaFe"lteh ana oee'atea !" .ne
officer Oh tiuky at tho paaco gnteA tint they
wnn.u, IN soo tl,r n,r tn thu Throuc IN orttcr tn
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The utl!cer went In, and tho students had to
wait fnr fan mtuutrs outside. In t|lo mem.
Ma't .o' &c" '.''.' :" '"e "eA
By, who were nllcnrlous toknow wtat was golnR
an; policemen hegan t0 peep out Of crcry corner
of tho cotonpalc near the palace, aud finally
there appearc,l quite suddenly squadron Of
Cotsneks and mother s9a"aroa OF eendarties:
1t must bc slated that the students behaved all
the time With perfect order anu calnness; t,.ere
was not even to be heard loud sncaking among
.'ea' -. "'sA s,o.s u"o ~ s"I '.es'
uccamp OF thc Czarewitesi, asiA asEcd tie dcp.
usation to come IN. Abuit one hundred and
fifty persons having Ronc inside tic yard Of thu
| na}ncc. tbe patr. we're .hut hc,,tnt1 Them on,t
,nauv 1T tl,rn, arrested iy fnr ,,nr,. wthnmt
"w"'; ,,arsn~ In, Ii" ri,nrcn nf .nc",u" :" H.
Czars,rtch wis wa rcp,r.e,i to i,r sirs. Thc hc
nttt, ,rh,ch tIn.s .t,,I.ns ~, ri =" ~ -. ,r"'
~ t,s taramI 1t,tr euns.tr,l M s.vts,I ~ sient ~
| ti,c II, IN so,,,mima rrnnc.ts. "s 'ep" Ns''' VI
III r. ,,...c.So i,ns'ro lin rr,,r, .,o,,,.
,n.r,n" ~ ths 'otr"r.;t~n EmssncT ,r,,1 liz @ IT,
shut ;rce wncs ar, or accout Of .o,,e ,sa,trs
Of q nna. no.ltlcnt Cha rnctes, ''''''''
II, rcetore 10 t!.o Ilussfan rntvcrsilcs tho ru,cs
In vorus prcylous 10 the year 1stE,. -,lc rules
u1stcF which The stdlcnts had their own tribunals,
composed q ot @ tl!elt =, own ofother sfndcMts. who
!AGxea smu setem ~ nM ahesl ana'fa Mitho"1 tue ID"
lc1.srenSe rre a ,nt q. tMe .a r. N IT.,
forLtc,llny thcm to make yiss Of in.pesn ~ mi
tn,,s Isturbl, ttIr,n In t1er st!,cs wiho,s. amy
sufficient Fcasnn. Without elving any previous
warning Ut tl'c contemplated nrrcsta oycn to the
nnlscr"lty authorities.
waa nut'ling unlawful In the students reouest,
but they were nevertheless arrested for as, en-.
deavur 10 present d petition to member nf tho
Imperial 5alnily,-nsi act strongly forbidden by
tie puisre and Uniygreity etututcs. Their onjy
intention wns to nuke n direct n1,pcal 10 tby
Czarcwltc.,, wllo is known to be ,t the most
liberal mud generous disposition. Tho po-
ss a nrsssfa,o, sTlnG Of d 's'f no ., mss,nss s1!s
take any tryub1c to ascertain tho nature of thcIr
Intended request. but put 1t down to Jocialistlc
and nthllo;i: proceedings, mud arrested n nun.
her o. them In their loaglngs tile night previous
nnoyo stated, many oi thUse wllo catnc out ~
dcpu'attun lor handing over the petition to the
Grand Duke were taken In churge. OF courte
Yesterdays events were not at ul 1ncntiunctl III
exaggerated yerstons Of tl,r wie a!intr ars cir.
eulatei. The students who tout; MI act[yc part
in The proceedings had no lntcntion Ut mixing
political aucstiuns With thcirt. For the most
part they were not at nil unr,,ly, turbulent
youths, Tut nov that thrir petition Ia Invested
With such m, stcry they nrc rrpursc by tl.e we'll
ists, .nniss.s, and all sorss Of other dangerous
people, bent on oyerthrnwlng the existing tioy-
crniaent, III undermining tho foundations OF
individual property, wljlo lilo tr,lo revolution.
III. Al
fur thrnlsclyrs out Of the actual disorders IN
their eluleayorB to provo that uutnE abort u
revolution cun mcnd things tn u country w,,ere
suctt s!mplo requests 'aIn. not allowed To- be
brought before hugh ptrsonapcs wlIu uIoua 1uyo
tho Vower uni the will to redress The ntany
wrongs donc to peaceful nroIcndng cEtizclls.
un!I3ppty, syrll lIatIelos elatlticr ialls VI, q
Eru,iHd well prepared to receive It.. Alter tho
nttcflpts ina'le OIL the LIVES OF the Emperor
WItian and tho Italian kine u great fear wnS
felt amony the rublic hi RI that q similar crime
might occur m IlIssA. For the lust three wrcas
u latent icur Of serious disturbance was UNI
vcrssIlg fell. Tlo .tu,ldcrgrouui ltierntnrc
Ut the country t,aA Lccn very busy sprcu.ilg ali
surts OF inatnuatlotls md lncilAcrs iur the last
two months. Thu ustir'cs Il, tts urgnm, the
bccrct-socirty Journal, Z'fnu;ts RI 1ivta {l1ahi
n,d IiL<riUl EruW tnnre nnil fnoEH ugrrcs4lye
md ilup,ltipnt. Many private persons received
cautious about attempts being osgauzrI TO iii
anonymous letter III which The doy was
cycn nuMrd uhc 8th Of Dcccmber>
w!Irn a universal St. i}ar,hctc.ny WIS to
,nke ptaeu and oil the wcsl.ta.tlo tporle
mits!yr, wus tp begin Wttt,tne rcr.u,spcl Of tlte
o,!Ire of the 6l,tos II that rarcr old nut clungu
Til t!,on It mode of sprcal!inr aong Tie plst,-
Jtr unwholcsonu md M.rycrtCtl n,l1Iu,ls xtU.t
The rig1s VI people. iha alleged ublcct of ttit.
letter was to uiTrr an ornortuilty to tlle ,uat,-
errr az the Coos 10 suye lid lIfe nui ht.
Is made useful In casr hc would con.
sent to seu tho truth aud embrace The cause OF
III tic Kl,ssion nat!on. M tl,ey raii themselves.
Tic gentleman in u,i,sIiuII, Ut ru,,rsr, dill not
cure 10 Show the white feather to ueoptc WIN nrc
afraid tu rncal,ntrr tluIr upuocnts iucu to fuca
Il, Ut, ,nl,a struggle, unl hn told tHe,t. 10 In tNs
leading editorial article ot t,e f7.hoa ncxt iunru-
Ing. Tne article was wolIy directed a:a'nal
liz Intssiyr which I'D tn tlat rxl|uutiun,
These .nenarcs, as 70 lun..y utl,rrA from the
eau.e source, led 10 nothing, uni ,,royed to bo
only The AlcAns tired Ior frightening people IN
urJer tu lntiuc, tc.I to ,nItl Their tongues nnl
resnnIsi Inactive. | Saw tbH manager Ut thu