Telegram-herald., 1889-08-25
ALL RUSSIA Is BLAZING
EenDau's Letters % t1e CenElfs
Have Borne ErQ1t.
Tie Government aza seat a -Goa1A2 -
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plL--sLe1 ~ Tie CeasslEY 1zs 4ki1ss i-a''
proved ~ sl.eh iIporl4ncs a. ~ -f0.-s'
ta- interest ~ rLs Eio.s CIVILIZED ~cfi~
lt-ey - sgcle u4saxs have psneIr2ssd - g
INTO Siberian aLIs, a--d coavLc-s ~ &c
8itfer 1-f.l praise and les hls WoTA =
tlelr leL4I A tle resall u Ar. hs-
naa 8 revelations ali eyes ara tIrned "
All Russia - 2l-.lk her acll.A u
I-alrer ~ such vital lnport4nce - n-A-t
Inns oi -er s-bIscts- I1Ag sane fof "-fa
movement must DC Lz41s the husslA-
government vel under stza Is. Son>7-
quenlly c0rami lee Of IlTsstigAaoA A7'
been formed al st Petersburg 70 MAKE =
tour " the siberian provinces and fepOi'
on the condition u TIE eKiles-
u Nienashef writes a long letter %
Free Russia. pnbhshed In Geneva, o"is
zeriand, and from h-s letter have trAns-
lated ths following extracts.
The Government, as announced IL
the Russian papers. sent a comInLssion
consisting u Gens Rousinon, D. HArier
ana staff 70 ingesIig gate the CONDITION q
the prisons.
The revelations 4 our terrible suffer
inzs. made BY the great American
writer. George KEENAN,. have been ti'e
naeans Ci bringing the question up Tor
imperial consi 1eration. The Russian
government accuses Mr. Kennan of haf-
inz betrayed is confidence, but Ne poor
exile- bless hiIn FOR Il II he has. We, the
coav.cts = the city os Tomsk, had been
advised tea days pre- iously of the COM
inx ~ these high officials. We consulted
among ourselves and decided on what
basis our complaints should be formu-
lated lnd presented 70 the commission
The day Of the arrival Of the Peters
burg officials tho chief OF police an
nounced - Us that his exeellency Gen-
RousinoH would receive criminals and
/ hear their complaints after 12 O'Clock
the next dag Al the Hotel Europe. "Al
viii have % visit hun. those who wish
! % see MIN and those who DO not vii be
conducted there by force, he said (as
vas the case with some OF oar COZ
leagues / vas not among the first lot
/ 10 eater the generals room the follow
! iay dav. but remained standing IN the
T han for some time, thus having an op-
nortunisy 70 study the faces of the poor
I fellows as they emerged from the gen
erals presence.
Their first act on coming out was 10
spit on the floor, their faces at the same
! a.suming q sarcastic smile We who
we're waiting understood the indications,
and thst our most moderate ideas Of
amelor2tiOn would have 70 be aban-
doned. Alas, all our bright expectations
were scattered TO the winds, our peti-
tions had been in vain; there was no
hope CT better condition for us
", K and T., please corae to his ex-
cellency." shouted the gendarme. We
stepped forward and were conducted to
Ms room. On entering we saw a man
still Young, with a very bald head and
sharp gray eyes, dressed in some strange
costume. This was Gen. Rousinoff, the
same who offered his services to han
Sophie Perovskaia when the govern
mental hangman, Frolof, refused TO Per
form that office. From that time Rousi-
noifs promotion was rapid.
Your names" said the general, look
ing over cur heads. We introduced our
selves.
Tie replied: II know. know. Being
secretary on state criminal proceedings
I know al about you without aver hav-
ing seen you" Pointing to one Of Us he
said. You. IL / mistake not, were on
trial ~ Kisff in 1888.
II r.r ~
in the Odessa trial
coal YES. that IS true"
Pointing 70 another the general said:
You were one OF the twenEy-one on
trial at Petersburg"
10. sir. am an administrative ex-
lie"
"Tcs, yes, I confoundsd you with
IvanoH. Take a seat, gentlemen" the
general said "a he pointed 70 q chair.
Tie drew his own chair bsfore Z round
table covered with books and paperS
II. az you know, continued the general
"am sent here ~ the ministry 70 &C.
quaint myself with the position Of Ae
political exiss living here. and to better
their condition as much as possible With
in the jurisdiction of the law. I have
been told YOU have considerable dificulty
i1 oota4nink work. This is not the wal
q the government IN sending you here
on the contrary. Do ~ you please; NJ
are also willing 70 q ist you IN hndng
empi0vment One taing. you ara posi-
tirelv forbidden p teach; you must no
even thsak Il such thing. We ars
gnd-r moral obligations 10 Frotecs Gu
youth from bad infue1css-and You
uast. zen .lsinen" and the gensral mad.
4 graceful movement q his hand 10
wars IA
"Can practice as feldsherY' assist
ant ioctorl. asked one of cur number.
medical student holding a diploma a
fe'3shcr
The general replied: "But you arr se
prived # All rights l cannot ask n,
court % restore you.
Z t1an sroSe. But I. "a adrnini-ra
tive exile. am not deprived q ny rights
I would ike 70 take up literary work. .
a corrcsnoudeut for the papers. Can
comnuui cate With editors independeu
- police interference had beea
wr-ar rrsvious ~ nv exile
What = the usef" he replied "Car
v0u rrt rpt something else 10 do7 Wa
pleasurs can you End Ia urising dam E
i-E articles lzs-nst the Eovrnment1 NJ
h.od~ rrads them. and. then. So much +
vrirtsu taat is utterly false and untrne
at asr ssksd The general II he ~
permit ne 20 serve asa clerk ia t1e ca
f cf in~esf zat0n Y 'u. sIrg he reriani
f'ie K res proper 0osition ~ allow 81
p exile ts occupy There may ak tiaaes b
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