The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-06


when the last attempt was made by the
nihilists TO assassinate him, no appear that
very night at his brothers. the Grand Duke
Vladimir, ut ball, and was as calm and
unconcerned as an American citizen would
be at any festlvity here did not know then
that an attempt had been made upon MS
life, and none Of the guests knew It. The
Tsar did not change his intentions of
attending the ball because he
came near being killed. He is II true rep
resentative Of tho Romanof family, and
do not believe he knows what fear Is. Edu-
Gated as a soldier and knowing the dangers
that surround the ruler OF Russia, be has
thus far shown a bravery aud disregard for
ais secret enemies that can only be admired
"The idea, too, that he never venture,
outside Of his palace without strong qua d
is entirely erroneous. One day was walk
ing along the streets OF ST. Petersburg with
my daughter, when ] suddenly heard some
ore near me say, there goes the emperor"
| turned ia time to see and bow to him. H
was in a carriage With his wife, but there
was no guard and no retiule Of liveriei
servants. From what / learned he often
drove about the city almost unattended.
Many wonderful stories have been written
IN foreign papers ab,u- precautions taken a.
mis- country palace at GatSchina to pre- vent It
tempts to asSassiaate nm. Gatschina Palace
is not brstling armOry and The emperor
enjoys hInself when attending to affair
of state ike any Russian citizen OF the
higher class"
Are there not MANY nihiiists constantlr
on the alert TO kill the Tsar~
There are nihilists in Russia, and they
are active TOO. They are anarchists ami
socialists. A better term for them wou id
be madmen, for they are moth
ing more call them madnen
because what they attempt to
do is impossible. They think that by kill
Ing the ruler of Russia they can do ava
with despotlc form Of government II is
az eg egiods error, as history and common
sen'e will teach. A successor TO the Tsar
will always be found, and killing one doss
not bring the nihlliSts any nearer the hbe- o.
al form Of government that they seem to
be struggling to establish.
The nlhilists are not uneducated peo nle,
being composed of students, and frequently
recruited from good families Many wom-
en- of an adventurous turn, and generally
well educated, join the ranks Of the plotters
and oud in Siberia, If not
perpetual exile from Russia
They do not specially demand
IN ,titutional government. Their idea
is to oppose the present autocratic form Of
government.
One would suppose from reading accounts
of the nihlists that they disturbed the So
and gave no time to the people TO think of
anything else but them and their plots. TIE
contrary is the case and nihilism has as
sumed magnitude in the eyes Of the world
abroad much greater than really exists in
Russia
"Have you any criticism 10 make OF Mr..
Remnants articles in the Century in regard
t. Russia's bad treatment OF exiles in 81
beriar
Everything he has written is true.
| have no fault 10 find with his facts, but
what object TO is the impression his artl-
ces give OF Russian society. An Ameri
can reading his article would naturally
conclude that the whole of Russia was per-
meated with nihilism aud WAS constantly
in a state of terror. The nihilists in Rus
STA occupy about as much relative import
ance to societyin general as the socialists
and anarchists of Chicago do to ours. Why,
a stranger could remain in Russia for
months and hear nothing OF the nhilsts.
| ThoV crop out occasionally, like the Hay
market rioters ia Chicago, AMI when dis
posed of quickly, as they generally are,
everything gees on smoothly. Mr.. KEENAN,
is an accomplished writer, and ia well &C
quainted with Russia aud her history He
lectured upon Russia before he went to 81
IBERIA, aud was in favor of the Russian mode
of civilization. His trips TO Siberia, IL
seems, converted him. l do not think be
would be permitted to enter Russian terri
tory again.
IF Mr. Kennan has written facts, how
was II possible 70 create wrong impress
sionp
III foreigner should co ne to this coun-
try and write about the socialists and an
aTchists here giving minute details, say of
the riot IN Chicago where so many brave
policemen were killed and wounded by
bomb, and relating history Of Herr Most,
and others who have tried TO incite an up
rising. would it not be natural for the peo-
pie who knew nothing about America TO
suppose that socialism extended through 1t
and was part OF society Delightful so
cial pictures could be given in
Russia without bringing in the
ninilist. Siberia is not a land OF promise,
but It is not so dreary in all parts that life
TO tlose who are only under police surveil-
LARGE is not worth living"
"rben Russia is more progressive than
Americans imagineP
No. Russia is not as progressive as il
was several years ago. 1t has a highly pro-
tocsed country; has an imaginary Chine .
wall around IL, and the result is that the
people are not so very prosperous and every
tb:ng is at a standstill. 1t is great wheat
producing country, but owing 70 the tariff
laws the wheat docs bring higa price.
But Russia is non progressive In other ways.