New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
STEPNIAK, THE EMILE.
HERE TO LECTURE oy RrsNA's WRONGS
HE WISHES TO ENLIST THE SYMPATHY OF
AMERICANS.

HE WISHES TO TNHsT THE SYMPATHY oF
AMERICANS.
,,..- No p,,si,r has done more to'cnlist the sym
potby Of the civilized world with the oppressed ou'Scs
- oe in the country of the Gar fhan Sergllis step
rIok the exile and leader Of The revolutionary party
who arrived in New York yesterday on inc "'o'''
Mr. @Stepnlak" who prefers 10 bury Ms own uo""'S
undcr this pseudonym, signfying "a d"eHef III INV
s,cnnca was met the pier BY a large hun'pci ~
friend, and by 4. H. de Free, under whose manage
r,cnt he will deliver his first lecture at the Mctr"
n,tan Oper House on January 2, for the bcncht oi
the society 10 Befriend Working Girls. lic was taken
nt once 10 tho Everett House, where lew hours
later he received reporters.
NV object m coming 10 this country" said s~p-
MAX. #, in part TO arouse the sympathy oil mo
American public for my oppresS0, fellow conntrymeh
Free Russia founded in England recently As tho
organ of the English society Of Friends OF RUSSIAN
Frecdom That society includes several members 81
Parliament A. II. ID. Acand t. Burt j. r." Lc"i''
Shaw Lcfcvrc and other men We'll known IN "red'
uritan We hope 10 extend this orgamzatioh' i"H
NAV ask What foreigners do to help our eau"
They cannot Join hands with those WHO hHt III"
outocracy on Russian soil That must be lett to the
Russians Direct help IN that struggle "ouin 10 III
comp,tible with the dignity ~ great nation hut
a., do hone 10 bring the public opinion Oh irc" c'i'
tries TO bear upon Russian Affairs lhat "d We ''N'
a right 10 sel in the common interest oil humanity
and civilization. We have no pubic OPINION VI o"'
ov,r IN which we can appeal. Eu all Russians are
alive 10 the power OK foreign opinion IN hh''" II -
q great power and IT vast Importance. We can iiso
IL a. a mean, IA advance our ends and spread tho
,,s,ce nj opr usc II has already had Us peicepble
effects Mr. Remnants work, for instance mas zone
infinite good opinion from abroad Influences not oIny
IN. Gar and the Government officers but also thar
large and growing band of Russian Liberals VINO ara"
MANY of their IDEAS from events 10 Europe
tlrpg
Mr. StcpnialliH asked tho reporter.
81 ,hould prefer 20 preface that he answered
with an explanation 81 the term. The name NlhHo'
lc misleading. II IS without reniicancc' MI he''
nan in all his travels testic, that he met no mehfr
~ the revolutionary parry who was NlhlIis'' INV
NihilSts do not want nothing they WISH on the con-
t,ary. many things We wish many things 10 when
Won are naturally heir We desire parliament We
desire universal suffrage; desire local autonomy
vre desire the naturalization Of land This lAt''r
measure NAV appear revolutionary to yon. INT ID
Russia tho land doe not belong Ia tho people ana '
n.asa,ts We have not vet decided whether We are
I'm favor Of woman suffrage or not Personally am
IN favor Of H.. We must first cndeaVor '" tel ,'"'
Kind Of "A representation. We shall thon bring about
reform as they d. u other countries. We Ourselves
are republicans; yet We DO not look upon republic
az , necessity We should not object 10 the CziI'9
remaining a. president OF federation h'
must rule however. with parliament We
wish 10 secure better treatment tr The WHO"
Russian people The persecution Of the cNile- f. t''cr9
enough but 10 Is nothing compared win the treatment
Of the people iu Ru-,ia ITSELF
Ia answer 10 the question whether he approved inc
actions of fhe p,rr,l.i-s stc ,uak sad mat II ""'
wong 10 judge Their actions by European dad Amer
III j, ni,t necessary TO d~dc" De- continued
whether H. Russia there (, any means 81 Ir''-, ~
side violence There j. Bone. Herr men arr 'H'n
by FURY The ole lustauCr 'l which ~" ''N'fHHh'i
Appealed L, a jury - Russia ir- t'd d. hu i'iHll,
ftr thr v,Nug woman who accused Of muricr II
i, dlrcr,.nt with the case 81 PAdlcS-hi. "N" M!'l
auH Ga Irl, recently. d. not approve t'a
although ] an glad. OF course that %" Ia, ut b''
captured. lie acted Ms Own r~pon-l1HF ana
co. -ulred none u hi, fellow rcvO!utDHiNr ne ''
wrong b"oa,l,c hc was 10 country, fi'''r "'+'
ho Ind other rcdr,ar. 49,, ...
lsu uA.,e.! l.r,a.tly." be- sid, which actually li'
hdt Inc people - the middle c1-- rom attending
college enables The college if'',ilei' 10 i'I"
admission - ,ous II mall -A0ikc per "h'' We '"l
eluulrft tl.ih- ar. not entitled to 81 "lUcaiJa ~
on u~frler 81 ftuil; h. boon r'i'"'i"l WIN W
revolutionary movement. other m"l|f> u that fHlH
ar, declared from educational PRIVILEGE
Sicpulal. Who cAtl"l q hipH'0t lh Icl'
eucc, 10 hi, own nf AID sdVc turs - nov tliI'N MA"
wears Old he is he ION - 4 Russia! n"' "naii, t'
followed for u tine tie military profession. b" r.
.l,u. from tlr army nv~ taar fifteen wears ag" ID"
engage ln revolutionary prpI trsndd re- has not ~,
tied iiu,.ia since 1-so. \ tan vel 'uiN man. VIII
small darh eyes, bu~hy hair aud long beard. h'
w,sd attract attention In ANY t.-'iuultrr D." aui
ic,t If hi, first lecture VIII Do" Nihll- Ticket, VIII
l.. on ,4c al the box Office go, evening.