, 1881-08-14
HARTMANN,

lie LEFT Hamilton. Ont, La<t 1Eontla,
or,<,t.fcnso-z3urin%1 His Stay in Gam
ada Ese HIDE I1Is PreAcs,ee Known t.
Only Ee.r Of .hc Leadin;. Socialists
Fta- rk::1 Hartmann VIII he Arrest.
ed III the United Ssates II 4 Demand Es4
Teade by yIlNsssn-Pronl5l.cnz Socialist
Rzere Say lie II Not Coming.
Special Dtspafch TO The Chicago Tribune.
HAMILTON. Ont, Aug. l3.-I.eo Hartmann
the Nihilist. arrived in this city on Tuesduy
Vi last week from Suspension Bridge, and
remained here until Monday, when lie took
the train for Chicago. His presence in this
city WAS Known to very few people, as he
travelled under the alias of &. Block, and eli
heavored to avoid publicity as much as posi-
he Tie police knew nothing whatever of
his beng here 1T the time. He was attended
to the station by a few synlpatlizers. to
whom his destination and purposes were
made Known. There is a large German ele-
inent here, anu Il considerable proportion Of
them are more or less Socialistic in their
views, though they do not as 4 rule
sympatlliZe with uart1nann's methods or ad-
socate violence. They hold, nevertheless.
that the State Of Russia is so exceptional, and
the tyranny Of the Car so intOlerable, that
dynamite plots and assasinat;oiS are the
natural outcome of these conditions, and that
II IS not for those living under free institl-
IONS to condemn too harslly the means elll-
ployed BY the Russian reyolutionists. whose
aIlis ther thoroughly approve. The inrestl-
cations Of your CORRESPONDENT, with Il view
q obtaining. if possible. Il personal inter
MeN WltA Hartmann, were mainly among
ulls class, who alt for tue Il,Ost part intel!i
gent mechanics and small tradcs1llcn. Attirst
neF were disposed to be very reticcnt, and
Noqlred to be approached very cautiously
W me subject. When once their confidence
vas secured, however, they TALKED freely,
anu made no secret Of their opinions and
mat nat the great majority knew ABSOLUTELY:
nnolhlng ,nhln as to uartma1i,l's whereabouts, and
iaal during his stay here he only put hinlself
" communication with select few. Many
w mnom l smoke to expressed the wish TO
ege Mnl, and the Willingness to give him pe-
ESu!lhilafy aid II he required it; and had tile
WHILST refugee been disposed to make all |
J5 JJppeal to the sympatllizcrs here. have no |
hhouot hot mat handsome sum could easily have
tssaa ueen raised. After several unsuccessful at
mneLher Hartmann was still III this city,
Wy hnally put i'll communication with par
" .les VINO have seen and converscd with him
,a mnlle here. and knew of Ills departure: The
81 iartmann's counsel is ,lDt regarded rs
,hii!ogether ,i1 reassurlng. and HARTMANN and
KS KS friends have little confidence in
nas Ge disposition Of the United States
+n~s n~ssAAutut 10 cNlcuu lO Nllu llaA p4o- |
ttec1on which las heretofore been looked
1T !ft oy political exiles as matter Of course.
d;e dne German Socialists here repuGlate i'll
~. humanity the idea that his visit: to Canada
IL Mas me result Of grountlless apprellcnslons.
,ae u gave those with whom he spoke here to
y uhnuefstand that when in the States lie was I
stauoWed s1la day and night by detectives and had
e'ets reason to expect arrest at any time.
Upon the receipt Of the above dispatch last :
akiit y reporter called upon AIr. Spies, tue
:u''or OF the Arbciter-Zcitnng, who
- s,, great sy,npathizer with the
J, N,ialllsts, to ascertain what he could 1
4 = Ha!eterenee to the movements of the dis
IT, EIsuished individual. lie said that AT. {
: ffh1nann ha had not arrived III the city, and.
4e 4t LOOK his advice. would not dare TO come
/ ,aa ue United States until the tone of the {;
--aaiE:I1can press changed, or until the eN,
,ot 1tusaon a question had been settled. lie d1u Z
~ ~ Is hsay as much, but intimated TINT lie was,
- n.l Aad been. in correspondence with Hart |
"a Saan, and had advised him as above; but | t
~. " most the reporter could get from him e
-. ~ an opinion to TO the effect that he would
~4eaEe Canada for the present. D