The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-08-11
D1iscellameums.
A RUSSIAN NlHILIsT.
Arrival of Hartman, the Nihillst, in New York
City-W What He has TO Say About Nihilism.

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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
New York, July 30.-Leo Hartman, tn,
celebrated Russian Nihilist, who has sue
ceasiully escaped the snares Of the cutes
d. teCtives in the world, arrived in thi
city from Europe to-day. 1t has beer
erroneously stated that he was in thii
city some days ago, bua the Tribune il
enabled to contradict this story emphat
cally. A representative Of the Tribune
visited Hartman this evening, and pro
ceeded to question him as to his reasont
for visiting this country. The hero of 8
thousand narrow escapes, and, If report
be trle, the originator of many desI err
ate and deadly plots against the Musco'
yite Empire, does not look like Mill
let; II at is to say, he does notpossess the
appearance Of a crime-stsined apostle oil
assassination. Hartman was asked if he
intended to take up his residence perm
an ntly in the United States,
mo-" was the quick response in
French, spoken with decided Russian
accent. 81 have no such intention. As
soon as circumstances will permit l am
tully prepared to return to Russia, to,
gether with my comrades, l mean to
continue, to the bitter end, the struggle
against desrctism."
1T is we'll known that the police
agent of Russia ere after you for the
part you have taken in many of the
most violent enterprises of the Nihilists.
% you not fear arrest on crossing the
Russian frontier, and are you not espe-
clally exposed to danger from the fact
that you are now publishing to the
world the fact of your intention to re-.
turn? ?"
[ have no such fear" answered Hart.
nan. 1--WE are supplied with ample
means to b file the WatChfulne9a of Rus
san spies, and to pass and repa9s the
frontier without being known. Even in
Russia itself we are comparatively safe,
for all classes of the population are on
our side, and ready 10 conceal us from
all pursuit, To show you how easy it is
for one of our party to elude detection, |
do not mind telling you that, two weeks
ago, after qoitting London, ojtensibly
for New York, | have been on the Con-
tnent, have passed through Germany,
Berlin included, and have visited Rus
sian town about forty miles distant from
the German frontier. In London my
every step.was dogged by Russian spies.
Ii caught in Germany | would have
Deen arrested and delivered up to the
Russian Government. And yet l con.
trived to pass everywhere unobserved
and unmolested. Part of my. plan WAS
70 create the impression that l had
sailed for America. For this purpose
me of my friends left London with me
undel the name of Hartman, on board
The Rotterdam steamer Coland, and ar
rived here fortnight ago. This was
fhe sonrce Of the rumor published by
some New York papers about lny being
.Athis city. | left the steamer at Rot.
erdam, ran up by express to the Rus
sian frontier, and came back in time to
catch one OF the next steamers bound
tor this point, embarking under au as.
umed name"
Am l to understand, then, that you
intend keeping up your connection with
Niri ism ?"
"Undoubtedly," said Hartman, in a
determined tone; indeed, the purpose
of my iuurney is connected with our
move ment. l am come as delegate of
the Executive Committee of the Russian
Revolutionary party to the people Of
the United States, and l have no per.
sonal motive whatever in coming here.
am the bearer ofan order to that effect
from tie Executive Committee"
"Where does the money of the Nihil.
lists come from ?" asked the interviewer.
Every individual, after becoming a
member of our party, renounCes all
rights of property, and delivers all he
possesses to the party. From the ac'
counts of former political trials in Rus.
sia, you can ZEE that we had and have
still several very rich people in our
rdnks. Thus the question whence our
money comes ia easily solved"
"Are Government agents ever active
as Nihilists, and, if 30, how do you ex
PLAIN itW
Former political trials, as well as re-
cent reports, have shown that The agents
of Nihilism are everywhere-in the
army, i, the navy, in all civil depart.
mants, even among the spies of the se
cret police. TEele agents are, OF course,
active Nlhilist9. as they have entered
rue service of the Government only az
such Besides there are many bona tide
employees who are caught
nv the spirit of he time, and, seeing the
nurroIs committed by the Government
lley serve, gradually become revolution
ts. The number of Government off.
cials secretly joining our movement is
the best proof Of the irreparab,e disor
ganization which has seized on the off
cial spheres Of Russia,"
"So you are confident that the Mill |
ists will succeed in overthrowing the
Cz rdom, and hope to gain the sympa
thy of the American people for your
noblest and best citizens, one Of the
most generous warriors in the cause Of
freedom on this continent - has not
Wendell Phillips publicly expressed HE
respect ard sympathy for the Nihilists ?
Has he not spok en- the noble words: If
liberty can not be gained by any other
means but the dagger, then welcome the
dagger? What we want is not indul-
genCe, not pity. We wish the American
people to know the truth about Russia.
Then their sympathy for our cause is as
sured."
WHITAKER the West Point cadet who,
according to Ben Buffers statement to a