The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-17

II in other parts of Russia the police
are less severe than in 81. Petersburg,
students compromised by participation
i'm university disorders are none the less
laid under an interdict which renders
impossible the assumption Of their pro-
fessiOnal studies. They become marked
men, and are treated rs potential reb-
els. In 1881 u number OF students
'.Sent away (rUSticatetD from the
University of Moscow applied for adj
mission to the University of Kieh. The
council of the latter university refused
to receive them, and were taken severe
" to task for their conduct by the
Nefjciia, Il weekly Journal. which Stig-
matizcd the proceedings Illegal and IN
applicable. thought the Ministry had sent
special rculars to- MI the universities
ordering them TO admit none of the eX-
PEELED at Moscow. This the Nedieiid.
in common with all its contemporaries.
knew well enough, AMI it attacked the
heads of the University of kieff only in
the hope ut provoking them TO an eX-
PLANTATION that might damage the Gov
eminent, hope which, Il is hardly nee
esSary to say. was not realized. Every
outbreak is the occasion OF similar cir
cularS.
The struggle between the Ministry
and the universities is far from being
limited to disorders and their results.
These events are, after all, exceptional;
they occur at comparatively long inter-
walls, and are separated from each other
by periods of apparent calm. But quiet
ness brings the students no immunity
from espionage and persecution. The
police never cease making arrests:
when clouds darkcn the political sky,
or the Government, with or without
reason, take alarm. thy arrest multi
tudeS. At these times students are
naturally the greatest sufferers. for, As
| have already shown. our Russian
youths are nearly ali eager politicians
and potential r,.yolutiOnistS. \ fraction
of the arrested are condemned, after
trial, To imprisonment, To- hard labor or
TO death. Some eighty per cent. are
exiled without trial. to- Siberia or to one
OF tie northern prov nceS: few. alter
a short detention. are allowed to return
to their homes A proportion of those
sentenced To term of imprl>On-
ment NAV also be allowed to- resume
their occupations. instead of being
eHilcd by administrative order. But
mercy : an order unknown TO the Rus
sian police: they take back with one
hand what they give with the other.
On October lJ, 1851, u law was made
institutin@ sort If double judgment
and twofold penalty for students COM
inc under the caterOries last named.
Articles and 3 of this law direct uni
yerSity couhcilS to- act a. special
tribunals for the trial of students Vino
have been tried and acquitted 6v the
ordinary courts. or who have eXplated
their otlenSes bv terms of Imprisonment.
This law prc>cribeS that, in 1he event
of the police certifying that a young
man whose case i under consideration
has acted .'uut of mere thOughtiess-
ness and without evil intent. the cOun-
Gil NAV either admit or eXpel him. at
/ their discretion. But should the police
/ impute TO him '-p rvsrSe Intentions,
/ the council IS constrained to pronounce
! a sentence of perpetual expulsion and
/ deprivation of the right 10 enter any
\ superior school whatever. Article 4
7 explains that the preceding articles ap-
! ply not alone to students who have fall
] EN- under the lash oil the ordinary law,
I but also to those who have rendered
/ themselves obnoxious 10 the exceptions
al LAW of public safety Other
/ words. To the martial law, which has
become one of Russia's permanent IN
/ situations.
To obtain for the victims Of the po
/ lice anv remission OF their punishment
| is a matter of excessive and almost in
suparahle difficulty. Requests for in
diligence must be made to the En-,
peror personally (hOw many student
have friends at court?) and are only
entertained when the suppliant car
prove that. during two years after hi
liberation. or the definite expiration o
his ofTense, he has repented him OF hi
errors and entirely broken with his OF,
companions. 1t IS. Of course, quit
impossible TO prove anything of tn
sort, and the only sign of grace recOG
nized by the authorities is the revela
ton of secrets or the betrayal o
friends. - ''SicpanjGck," iI LoHdo'
Times.