Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-30

! He 10 Allowed Ti.e % Fulnl His Pre-
misses 81 Deform.
From he Philadelphia Press
Her Werner. the editor Of the Tage6loH, one
Of the leading socialistio-labor papers 70 the
! country. and himself an advanced nihillst, Q
/ man having the confidence Of chat confidently
and understanding their plans, said last even
ing to Press reporter: 1.-THE nihilists did not
| want to kill the Gar"
"Why7"
because OF several promises Of reform which
| he has recently made"
"Did they make no preparations to kill hima"
They did not They abstained from any at
SIS it not true that one reason why the nj
hilists did not kill, or try to assassinate the
Car, lay In the fact of the presence Of 90 many
tiOn?"
II do not think they care fig for the royal
wanted to kill him. 1t could have been easily ar.
ranged 90 that no other person of political con-
| sequence could have been injured"
what were these reforms which the Car had
promised?"
| "Chief among them was one relating to taxes
| upon the peasants. In Russia, as you know,
| the poorer classes are taxed so much per head
| on cattle and live stock. There are also othef
taxes of this nature. The burden thus imposed
has been, and is, unjustly heavy out of ali pro-
the amount of these taxes bears to the total
earnings of the peasants but while it is GER
tainly not SO much as Is per cent, 1t is over Is
per cent, so that you can see how unbearable is
the burden. Now not long ago the Car
promised to remit the major part Of these taxes
for from two to three years."
land 1t was to give him chance to do this
that his life was spared!"
Yes"
care the nihilists reasonably certain that this
will be dOne?"
mo. they are not"
''Then were they not taking big risks in
| allowing such favorable opportunity to slip
by?'
.well. there was vet another reason. The
nihlists of Russia. as a party. are composed of
students and educated men. They stand aloof
from the peasantry, and are not of the same
class. They are a middle step between the pau
pers and the mobiles. There are, l may say.
practically no peasants, as class who are nhi-
lists They have been promised these reforms
or which have been speaking. Now, had the
students, or nihilists killed the Gar they would
have reused against them and their movement
the peasants. This was the greatest danger
into which they could have run. So they very
wisely put off the coup d etat.''
"You say no preparations were made to assas-
sinate the Car. Is it not true that large num-
bers of Internal machines were sent into Rus
sia:"
WHO told you so:"
'The statement has been made by one of the
manufacturers OF the machines
Bah! l do not believe it. If the nihilists
had wanted explosive machines and compounds
they could have made them right at home with
out coming for them to this country"
land is it true that no mines were dug, nor
any like preparations NADER"
mo mines were dug and no attempt made to
thus approach the chapel where the coronation
took place.
"HOw long do the nihilsts propose to allow
the Car in which to fulfill his promises-sx
months or a vear:'
"Ah, how can tell? you ask me too much
replied Werner, suggestively Struggling his
shoulders. They will give him plenty of time
not too much. but plenty