Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-02-07
RUSSIAN STUDENTS.
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while 49, Arc studying Abroad
All Russian students at the German
universities aro carefully watched by
tho spies Of tho Car. These spies ro-
coivo liberal salaries from tho Russian
Government In order that they may
no, bo dcbarrcd by lack Of money from
associating with yoanR Russian noble
mon. They mingic IA much n pOssibl,
with all foreign university studentA
They register generally. rs do the ma
jority OF their countrymon, In the do
partment ~ Law. They attend all the
drinking bouts to which they can got
invitations, and noto nth care wha,
their countrymon say about politics
and the government oi the Gar They
play billiards and d ink coffco n the
same cafes with the other Russian
students They make many acquaint-
ancos In tho university, rs thoy spend
their Government funds literally and
their real mission 10 unsupported by
their fellow studenta
They have considerable difficulty.
however, In gaining admission 10 tho
men Tho Russian spy Is usually
man OF humble birth and name Most
OF the other Russians at his university
are noblcmen Of tho most stifi-nockcd
and conservative type As they all
are wealthy and free with their
money, they are not 30 accessible Ia n
display OF wealth "a tho ordinary
continental noblemRn. Therefore only
In exceptional cases IL tho spy able
~ buy his way into this noble circle.
Usually he picks up his information
as T. the politics and political connec-
tions OF his fellow-countrymen from
inviting German go betwecna And
even these crumbs OF hearsay are So
cured only with considerable pains.
for all Russian students at German
universities know there il u spy among
them. though his identity Is unknown.
They often say, even when such ab-
stract political subjects ~ constI,u-
t!onal liberty are broached Ia them In
public places: "N-a-a-s, my friend. bu,
tho walls have ears"
But. like most jolly good students at
German universities, tho Russians
often take a drop too much In public
bcer-cellars, and then the spy gets
chance TO earn his wagcs In 40
cial way the young Russiaa nobleman
Is an uncompromising aristocrat In
politics especially after he has passed
year or two abroad. he Is full OF
radicalism. This latent radicalism
IL just what IL apt 70 get him into a
peck OF trouble when he becomes gar.
rulous over his wine. The omni.
present spy overhears the young
nobloman expression OF radical po-
litical prejudice, reports II to head.
quarters at 81 Petersburg. whence |,
is communicated TO officials on the
Russo-tierman border. and when the
imprudcnt young nobleman starts
homb with his brand new Pm. ID. and
foreign airs he Is snapped up on the
border by Government officers. who
escort him 70 ST Petersburg His
fate thon depends. OF course. upon
The enormity OF his crime II h.
allied tho Czar Il 'moai-sack he l.
liable 10 q dose OF Siberia Smaller
'fonses, like complaints OF the abso-
,utism OF the Petersburg court, ARE
linished with a year or two In 81.
'oriA
OF course tho ono important remark
m question Is not always the excuse
Tor this punishment Tho spy can
generally got together a good lot Of
more or less relevant evidence at his
University to prove that tho young
Russian nobleman was not a loyal
Russian or WAS guilty OF general
russednesa
In 1881 young Herr Micalowski. OF
moscow. studied Jurisprudence in
IT, p>ic One evening In the Bocr-cn.
,",,cr restaurant he and his trisHds
.'cussod the last financial crisis
trough which the Russian Govern
ncnt had passed. Young Mlcalowski
aid The whole concern Chat IL, the
russian GovernmenO would 20 70 the
.rvil shortly II tho financial methods
weren't reformed. Eighteen months
ator. a. no crossed tho Russian
hordor on his way home. an
'fficial arrested him. When Micalowski
iemurred. tho oificiAl quoted TO him
tho above dcrogatory remark con-
corning tho Russian Government, add. |
ing "Yon said It In tho Leipsic Boer.
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