The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-08

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saes. T Th love Of truth makes tSsm imps:
sns a aoroas %Ssn
heavier share Of wrong than p due 70 them;
doSs them Hsss ;na -:
knows. whether tho Villa Papi viii not become
dsy sprs :ssas haunted BY the
NUkzLIH0 THE RUSSIAN PRkSA
Hsws that the Nswspapsrs are Forbidden -
Prins-Maay Periodicals sappsssssa.
81. PErERsDuRo. May IA free press 10
the best safety valve for the engine Of State"
These words were addressed BY the famous
Nicholas Tchernishevsky 10 the Cars Gov.
eminent over twenty years ago. Not only was |
the wise counsel Of the great writer uphssdsd
by the Czar. but the counsellor himself WAS |
exiled to Siberia. and there he lived for twenty
years. But what stormy and psrilous times |
the autocratio Government Of Russia has had |
during these two decadesl And vet II has not |
grown wiser. Now Tchernishsvsky 10 brought |
back to Russia. and he hnds his country's |
ruler blocking up the States safety valve with |
moro zeal and fury than ever before.
The list OF martyrs Of the Russian press has |
never been 90 large a. for the three years of |
the present Cars rule. The Delo tAnairsL o |
poltico-literary monthly. which. for over ten
years. has been published after preliminary
examination by the imperial censors. Ii now
suppressed. and It's editor. K. n. Stsnukovitch.
II under arrest This capital which 10 not
easily surprised at anything was at first great
ly puzzled by this case. for. II the Delo was
guilty OF any breach Of the law. then not ito
editor but the imperial censor was At fault
Soon. however. all became plain. Count Toll
stoi. Minister OF the Interior asked Mr.. Stsnu.
kovitch to strongly support tho Government's
policy. but the editor declined to comply. hence
tho trouble. Here we have also q aagrant OK.
ample OF how the Autocrsts Government dis
regards the Interests Of his SUBJECTS. Mr.
Sas sw as Ssa
over siOoooQ And now. fSr p no &c crime 4, OF hls
". which was costlisr and more brilliant than
the Deto. WAS also suppressed three weeks ago.
published an oiricial order. in which the imps-
ris! aoyssnmsnt tried 70 dsS S, ths Russnn
runs ~ follows:
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.hs criminal 'ssohnys propAsA'sd in underground pub
Important political criminal on his ,r!a, said ou.
pres. inspired y. with r.you;onsry .p,r' som, q
msnIers Of the Executive Conn,.t.s sometimes con.
s.. With . I'll: 4 sas 'ess sst
zines VA. looked upon IS means Of propaEA'ng our
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1t was a strong opposilio magazine. conducted
editor q shs saepssssed gee: ana iss ssdl,os
oR our. Of the most talented Of Russian novsiists.
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kof has wildly depicted the gloomy condition
81 Russia to-day. The famous sssirist 10 now
The Mosco,c Telegraph received nine warn;
"sd and af last WAS supprssssd stoss,S S.e
rss SSs a.a sss sa xssaanf Es :a
ones on tsmporsriIy :sspsnaed.' The uasy De- VAS Vas
three times warned fSr dis2rderly conduct and
three times. and a. last was placed Under cen.
sure. The !enstpo was twice warned for giving
10 n ana sss wss
ior time VI. ior5Iddsn q discus, any cues.
sian periodicals warned. susps nded and other.
wiss punished is too long TO be given here
issuance ordsrsa 70 SEND shsr Proof. 70
sh: SsDa p
ernment conhscated and burned its Issues.
there RE as
At sea. Sometimes however. the Government
finds II necessary to point out TO the press
the sscrst oiiieiai orders: 81 ' AVN '
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4 iss..NS discussions of reform in land hold.
April . lss4-Al news of the conyoeation Of repre-
sentstives OF the land 10 strictly forbidden.
Nay H. 1884 All news OF political forbidden.
Now. the Cars Government may congrstu-
s.s Tssr on daat'nG Gagged A. ne Opposition
odcals which have survived this massacre OF
journals. Unprecedented even In Russia. arc
Witty. Commenting on this massacre the
Messen0er o. he wa The People says:
W. At tha AMI rat
Of all the Russas 10 furi0usy muzzliny the Russian
press Yet we cannot help warning his vice ms jssty