, 1881-08-02

N1HII1IENs
HARTMANN, THE StHIItsT lItoH-pn1EsT,
INTERVIEWER.


INTERVIEWED. =
5pfrdt DLspatsh u 1At GAstaoo Tribune.
NEW YORK. July 31.-Leo Hartmann, the Nfbil
ist. was seen to-day by a reporter. He IL
short. 1.-The mau. With small head and small
hands. Ills haiF, which "a Of.
.ts. light ee'9r' 81, cut res.9sss eessy aud
bis head. Tic wears full heard. which Is Of tho
same tint. His eyes are particularly keen and
bright, and arc continually 1ancing from one
object 10 anothor. Ilclng nj u nervous temper
ancnt, be- IS All tho ilrne changing
his position, ano when engaged In Gun.
yersation be smokes ono cxaret after another.
rapidly rolling thom With bis ttngerH. When
asked II he was willing to ulAcluse hs mission to
this country, he replied that ho WIS only too
glad 10 have an opportunity Of telling tho story
" the wrongs Of the Aussun people. t'You ask
what hrtngs tuc to this country" Hartmann
continued. "Itss the desire To
GAIN THE SYMPATHY or THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE
for thuso who arc STRUGGLING for liberty In Rus
h1a. We wish TO show thnt chunge Ut govern.
ment Is necessary. sympathy. once aroused.
wilt have an tniuence upou tho conservative
elcsnent In Russia, rs well u eucour.
aye tho revolutionary party. before
cunning hero ! jHdKcd froln Tho tone
Of tho newspapers published III this country
that the people wore l!tlla acquainted with
William, much less 'u fuct than in conservative
England. 1t bus uecn saiL that + >iutendcd to
form NIhillst organization hero. This is utter
ly falso. So Is the report that Geneva has been
made Nihillst contre lu Europe"
Have you my fear Of 4xtrndltlont'
"A0t tho least" replied tho reyotuHontst,
laughing. "Tho question was never raised at
Mi In ENGLAND M WHILE was there; + was Hn'y Or
saae s. who cat, se1l n's0' 0' .a' 10 k''Ap
4 tho moys.n.a! gaining ground asnons the
'Deoiuedly.
"rllE pEslllE FOR FREEDOM
y growing among oil elassps. The N!hlltsts
,sI ,Ss tno 's p9rty IT,
villains Il inistaKcn: Thoy afe hoiiur,tIo men,
without = sta!t, No. yuli vnnnot understand
S @ yon Sd ia no, r. aat iS. carse M e's Of savey
In .Aalcrtoa without tho shielding Of b[o,d. %
yuu think thIh my ruler will give liberty to hls
peopio7 The Car IL tus head u sho present
ior, of gayernn,ent;;, md 10 long ~ ,hcfe ,s no
Gotios ntcossary. thorofOro-
TO STIllKE At TIE MEAD.h
When Hartman was questioned eonrernln8
tho present C7ar. aud the po.oy to 10 pursued
fos e w. W o sa
"ile bas adopted such i :pa!loy hat ii. would
M r.. ,ht.k THU 4 po,stele ,a a1t q IT, th'Th,y
ptunaplo tnat attsf nta Menta ~! WI Mft4rtsn ~ w
S',., sssI, , yng, Y. y. sn,iv nt ,ho tSsr H.. s
nSsura! dpa,S. Il thoss n no ci,al,so of policy
n sitnfinr s,ojicy h1 Win f,p kIiluI: mid 10
in. There wcfc c,ght attempts ni,op Inc llfc of
ii, active iltcrcst ia the subject Of
=" ,,rro,,,, nv ,,,ias1.
nHfonn ~ noas!'s'
tho Tcrrorksta would 10 longer purauo this
policy It would not he nqeeaeary. 1t We ds-
pcnled snlc!y On terrorism for bringing about
revolution would have sonla doubts Of suecpss:
but the iniscry OF the people ie incr0aa!ug
day by day. xna tho spirit OF revolt 10 increasing
wy! ,hs Mel9ht ot aos nnnS: II ehaEs y
try will become dopupulatel. 1he percentage at
a!eaihs kniuG Bscat!y In e1cesa Of that OF bfth4.
Nor pyfy iI,1trlcA1, oppnrssfoy. HUT 10