News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
DeWs and Citizen.
KEENAN, IN SIBERIA.
An Entertaining Talk With the Fa-
nous Lecturer and Traveller.


An Entertaining Talk With the Fa-
nous Lecturer and Traveller.
George Kennan, the man. is emil
nently suggestive of George KEENAN,,
the traveller and historian. One glance,
and you can see that the tall, supple
hmbed, alert man before you is per-
son of unusual and indomitable energy
of mind and body. A light pallor
rests upon his lean face, and a few fur
rows have crept into his high white
forehead, but his raven black hair is
still untinged with gray and his large
black eyes snap with strange, signifi-
cant flash that tells of the restless and
impulsive spirit of the man whose tire
less footsteps have led him into the
hitherto unknown and waste places OF
the earth. His voice is deep, rich and
resonant and adds much to the i'm
pressiveness of his discourse.
What first led you to become inter-
ested in Russian affairs, Mr.. Kennan?
My first experience in Russian
affairs dates back to many years ago
when l was employed to assist In sur
veying a telegraph line to run from
San Francisco to St. Petersburg.
learned the language then, and took
every opportunity to inquire into the
condition OF the people about me- l
afterwards made three years trip
throuob the entire country, visiting
many out-of-the-way points in all parts
of the empire. Since then my inter-
est in Russia has been unfailing.
You have been informed OF the re-
cznt slaughter of political exiles In
Siberia?''
THAT was not a recent happening.
'fhe news comes to us to-day, but the
murder was committed months ago.
1t occurred last March, but the govern
ment has carefully suppressed 1t until
how the news leaked out and has
been sent over the entire world, ere
ating the greatest furore everywhere
To quiet the press of Europe the Gar
has given out that the perpetrators of
the affair shall stand trial for their
brutality. But l am extremely doubt
full if anything will ever come of the
order. There are thousands of polit-
ical murders committed in Russia
every year that never come to the ears
of the world"
THAT is the policy of the CARP"
AT present. yes, sir. NO man can
call himself safe in Russia. All pro-
cess OF law is violated openly day by
day and hour by hour. When "A work
ingman leaves his home in the morn
ing the kiss he leaves upon his child's
forehead may be the last that will
ever salute her from her father. At
night he, perhaps, will not come home.
Where is he? ask the neighbors. Ask
the employers. Ask the police. No
one knows. He simply disappeared.
That is "ll-he disappeared. But if
you could inquire deep enough you
would probably find that the wretched
man had become the innocent and
guiltless inmate of some casemate in a
government fortress, from whose
depths he would never again be ush-
cred into the light of the day until
death came to his release and robbed |
the tyrant government OF its prey. |
Such cases exist in Russia by the hun |
dred. No position of rank or power
is secure. Any citizen is likely to be
carried off at any time, without any |.
process whatever, except such as eme-
mates from a tyrant's decree OF per-
petual exile, Punishment or death.