New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-16
THE WAYS OF A NIHlLlST.
ATAIK WITH ARTHUR LIEBERMANN.


Among the many immigrants who arrived
In this city the beginning OF the MONTH thefe WIS
one whose his tory has been closely conneceu
with that OF large community In Eastern ana H'""'
Europc A d leader OF the sO-called So-do
Repoiutsonn SO,ous n'cjdu Eeredml, theofe"s 'o
calislic Revolutionary Society, Arthur Leoerm'nhS
name was before the European police for over hVe
years. and tn captivity he endured both In Austria anu
Prussia constant lime OF discussion ana com
ment among the members Of his race AFTER neelhs
from his native land Russia in 1870, ne was suc'eS'oS
imprisoned in Vienna, in Munich aud In Bcfhh OH az
count of his alliaton with Socialism, lie" months
ago however LebeImann regaDed bis liberty and be-
took himself the British capital lie tben uc'lueu'
in consequence of petty persecution he had TO s"ner
to leave the OLD World It's fate. and to seek rest
rom troubled career in the metropolis OF the western
Hemisphere. .
In Hebrew boardinghOuse on the East Side OF ine
city ths representative OF German Socialism and Rus
sian NlhiIism was found shortly after his arrival ny
TRIBUNE reporter He occupied a small hirdstoty
front ROOM the furniture Of which consisted OF an orui
nary cot bed two chars and writing table On 'h'
table were piled many documents, pamphlets ana pooh'
IN various languages these the nhaie oi the o'
WAS arranging ana porting over most assd"Du'iV' Al
thur I.iebermanu is man OF middle age apparently
yereing on forty. Despite tho Hebrew nose winch
a6orns hi face there Is something about his whole APP
p.arauce suggestive OF the Cossack His hair ana peaF0
are ragged and uukcmpt, his skin Ia OF deep oro"H
hue and hide black eyes spar ke with nm uncommon
fire sin gle glance at his finely cut lips suniced 10
show that the man must be possessed OF great WIZ
powcr and p!enty OF sclfestccm. The reVOiu'lOnaF
cuief WAS raher taken aback being informed OF his
visitor MISSION. In broken English ne explained 'H"
he had como this country with the intention OF OuI1
inr Ills past aud expressed The fear ,hat wore thc iact
ofhis pres ne IN this city generally known he WOMB
IL subjected The persecution and annoyance "a
IN London little pc suasIon. however, coupled VIA
the that he Won no. be molrsted ID hs ci'
finals induced him 20 rc1lie MS 'NieIiehcr, NIcH "e
did "a last very auIabiy, ANA IN h own language
rHr BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER.
"My first active cooperation with the eluse OF Mill
ism was in the year 1870, he gan after lighting
cigarette of Moscow tobacco ana taxing seat in tron
Of thc reporter. h sm at that ume, ~ You Know
haan,t yot made sef conspicuous b, the daring acts Of
,ts .i.cuics II was then the general opinion among
rcvlu .OBl.ts OF all shades that the R1,sian nation
de - preparatory education before being called upon
10 brow II the YOKE of the II centuries Ci tyranny
and oppress on hai 81 He'd udep ndent feeling IN
The breasts OF Che people, and among the millions thdJ
inhabited the Empire the indiYiduhIy of the Emperor
alone assorted itself In order that the that IS
ne p.as,nl classes. should eng tened and brou-h
TO true the indgnities hea ed upon their heads
bv the Government a secret revolutionary society
founded WILMA tLtBuauia) IN 1874, OF which | be
came q men Der. We started the Russian NlhiuStic
sheet Vyeri0d (Onwaid), foItuigEtly pu3l cation,
vc va. also trans dtel mo the Rutleulan and small
Z
months MAGAZINE containing startling bit mono the
less authentic, disclosures OF the Governments mis-
deeds. These pam phlets and documents found their
way into thousands Of homes AMI their contents we're
eagerly absorbed by thousands o. FAMILIES Not Uni
yer,v m Ru sia was without numerous copes OF our
publications. wa ch. than anything else, contrib
n ed 10 fire ne young minds OF the students with ell
llusla H. ana 10 Ecr,c them Tor The struggle that took
,lace Ii few years aIcr. Many student harIy out Of
his recns threw no the textbook or The scaPe and,
Joining our ranks. won't among the people distributing
Vpcriod and ether revolutionary pamphlets.
Toward The end of the year $50 the Russian police
WA. al adv informed. by mean, of that the heat
quarters Of our sssocai on were at WILMA Our secret
psianc-oiiice being broken up, Arcad Z1ndel eyitch
Vladimir Ycchelson ana myself, who constituted tie
editorial stan OF TOriod, managed with difficulty to
cvade the clutches OF The police, and to escape to
Konle,hers ia Prussia We found that city filed with
ia q. an sp.es watched our movements increasingly,
auG anLOy,d sucn an extent that we we're forced
10 leave ,he e. unuy ANA go to Loneoi. Ill,
i description Of mt. punished 10y me kussan ponce,
was 80 accurate that tAc second dav al arrival IA
ne . br' IN c ce y" R c H Isl set pb,ned
In LONDON and also entitled IPTiod. THIS gentleman,
without know N me pcfsonaiN, haod ne Oy my name
In the opeu ste,t and sub, qucniy became IN ed tor
on al. paper Tnca was 1egu"uy silu-gicd INTO RUSSIA
Dl the wei WON'T sag winch IN 81 steamer, rs
the ming j. going low, AID dOnt want 60 ccmprO
sWIc IN London first conceived the idea of form
Ing gT,at Hebrew "ocul.,tic society, when would
comprise ~ MIXERS OF tIc 1ct III Eu-si, Gelmany auG
a gathered on tha ronti,f- rr cn.ellrn'y III posi-
h.tIyrcn The sirrrcnt peoples. Iy enrolling them ia
TIE cause c.asm II would eventually BE- easier
thought to unJc the reYo.u .odaIy elements ~ the
tirce great monarchies % E3strrn and Northern Eu-
rope Tue first sep | took IA pursuance OF NY end
was To wit, to several WtiFAnoNn Russian hebrew
Lneras ANA men Of letters, nNimg tlrm 10 Ms" thcr
inucuce bhaf Of th" enteip i>r. BY he middle OF
1s76 had already succeeded III haSInS "a conference
OF Hebrew EOiaDcs convened al Berlin Tor INC purpose
OF thoroughly discussing TIE mhttpi' Aiter several
days deibcraton, IN wui over 300 persons zoos part
the bylaws association t. Uc called TIE HeOIew
socalisiic Revolutionary Soc ETY. were drawn up ana
TO by eacD ntiGer sOm" o Tue srcVOps "i inls
code sounded harshy, ana subsequently caused me
much trouble misery. Having arrived at tie con
hat IN our ease the end w0uld usly r means
ana that must meet persecution with retaliation, we
inserted a clause which read as follows: The Govern
mens must ne r0nbrd OI tneW most rerSetic oleaiS;
sudden and violent deaths, inhcied by US, VIII
strike terror into the Gearts or Their comrades'
REMOVAL To Jenna.
II was also DECIDED that quarters Of the as
ISOLATION wnich was daily iut iL: in slze should be
transferred 10 Vienna the most suitable spot for
maintaining and facilitating tho intercourse between
the revolutionary party Russia and the many Russian
exles in Geneva Before l finally left London for
Vienna a proclama ton, partly in Russian and partly
m Hebrew was issued to the Hebrews OF the Continent,
calling upon them to join the association, ana to CO.
operate the struggle against the powers that be- This
document. OF winch t1c Hebrew portion was litho-
eraped owing 10 the scarcely OF type prepared the
Austrian police for advent and put 10 us guard
against us. Upon my arrival in Vienna | immediately
issued a circular advertising the publication OF He
brew Revolutionary Journal. Ha EmeM Qruth). The
prospectus up all my money, but the association
soon came my aid. The first number OF the paper
WAS duly printed At this juncure. however the Pro-
curor or nerered and cOntscated
every copy giving for his arbitrary
course OF action After a great deal OF trouble 1
ceeded In getting out few numbers, whch sold
ingly and were In eager demand all the city In
the meanwhile the Austrian police in Lemberg, Gscia,
had discovered secret soclastic society. and had
caused the indictment Of its members. My name I'M
fortunately got mixed up in the matter, and | was
designated the chief intermediary between the Rus
sian Nihllsts and the maloontents the Austrian Eu
pire.
Enr aecurltY'a sake. had forged United States