Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-24
REVIVAL OFTHE NIHiLISTs.
Trouble Ahead for the Car,
Ist. Petersburg Correspondence OF the New York
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(st. Petersburg Correspondence of the New York
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1t is not u secret here that the Nihilists
have lately opened, as it were, Il new CAM
paisn. Their organ, Tile wa CfMe People,
after prolonged silence, has again made its
appearance. In recent issue there is found
the following editorial 'Aftcr the mcmora-
ble event of March IL, 1891, we have tempo
rarily withdrawn from the political arena in
order to give to the new Car an opportunity
to enforce quietly our demands. lie ought
TO convoke the representatives of the people
and to solemnly return them the sovereign
power to whom it rightfully belongs. Should
he have done that. then we would gladly
abandon our rev evolutionary measures, for we
are perfectly ready TO abide by the decisions
of the peoples representatives, rightfully and
freely elected Over year aud II halt has
passed since the catastrophe of March, and
yet Alexander ILL.,, the uncrowncd Car,
sticks to the shadow and shreds of imperial
ism he imagiues himself to be an autocrat,
while in fact he is mere puppct and II prs-
oner in the hands Of u band OF corrupted and
selfish courtiers. Our country is in danger
of ruin. In the name OF the people we rise
to sweep away the sham government Of the
cOwardly aud uucrowned Car
What measures will be adopted by the
Nihilsts in order to sweep away the sham
government are, of course, unknown. The
Cars ministers are yet of the opinion that
st. Petersburg is not safe place for their
master, thsrciore it is very likely the i'm
perial family will pass another Winter at
Gatchina, where it has recently moved from
Pcierhof. The Minister of the Interior, Count
Tolsto, claims that during the absence of the
Car from Gatchina the imperial palace there
/ hus i'm hat IL
virtually dynamite proof In answer to that
the public whisper here Don't boast be-
fore you try it,"
While the imperial government IS inactive
and apathetic the Nihilist government
shows considerable energy. The revolu-
tionary pamphlets are now circulating
throughout the country in large NUN.
bcr The increased activity of the Nj.
hliss implies also that their fund,
have increased 1t has been always an
obscure point as to where the Russian
couspirators get money. Now they them
selves admit that they obtain a certain
amount of their funds from foreign sympa
thizers. From their lists of foreign contr
buttons in favor of "The Red Cross Of tho
Win of the people" it appears that they re
ceiyed from January to April 3,3l4f.. ant
from April to August 3,96lf Among th'
donors there are some Americans Justu!
Schwab of New York, is credited with 81:
2s. 3D.. b. Tucker of Boston, ESQ the st
Lonis socialists, 43f. 30c. the Buffalo social
lists Of. 1Oc. The Russian refugees are, o
course, the largest contributors, There is
long list of them credited with from If, t
500f. There are contributions sent from
France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Roumania
Scrvia, Switzerland, Turkey aui Egypt
How much is collected by the nihilists il
Russia is of course unknown. but it is believ
ed that the sum is hundred times as larg
as that received from abroad.
All Nihiistic publications tend to sho'
that under the despotism of the Gar thcr
eau be no legal and peaceful way for inl
proyemcnt OF the affairs Of Russia tina
many Nihilists, terrorists and even some o
the regcdcs were at first for u peaceful pro
paganda, by means of which they hoped 1
bring about constitutional sovernmcn,
But when they had realized that even II siu
! gle word said in depreciation of the local VII
J lage authorities was regarded as capli
crime against the State, then they resolved I
: aim their blows at the very root OF despotisn
| This explanation Of and, as 1t were, excus
for the Nihilist movement is strongl