Telegram-herald., 1891-11-18
eusslA's POLICE SYSTEM.

Perlsetsss sf the Secret Service orgsaS-
satsen Described ~ Kesaas.
'The Russian secret service police system
u very CON plste and far reaching orUani-
Eation," said Mr.. George Ksnnan. ia re-
sponse 20 query from . reporter. 'and ~
an instance Of how thoroughly the govern
ment through this system y able 20 Keep
track OF ones movements may well relate
an experiences sf my own. When Irsturnsf
70 ST. Petersburg from Siberia ths las
time was very snxlous ~ leave the -.
pire ~ soon NJ possibls. for several rsasoGs
Ny travelling companion. Mr.. Frost. was
physically broken Gown. and feared might
collapse At any time. ! Wa far from well
myself and louGsd To escape from the a.
mosphere Of Apprs shsnsion In which lad
lived so lcna, and Of course very anxious
to see my wife who wss awaiting me IN
London.
so sent my passports 20 the chief %
the department Of pelioe and asked permis-
sion to leave the empire Al once, this teiRg
q necessary step before one can leave Rus-
sia. In Q short time received . curt YER
bal reply to the effect that couldn't leave
the en- pire until bad received the permis-
sion Of the governor general of eastern
Siberia This annoyed me great deal. -
I knew very well that l cov MT obtain
such permission from the governor general
of eastern Siberia. wlso was 5000 milss
away. under three months aud perhaps -
lopr again. 20 called at the American 10
cation and placed the matter b>fov the
secretary Of the legation, Mr.. Wirz.
Minister Lsthrop NJ that time hap
pened TO lie absent. aud Mr.. Wir;s gave
me letter 70 the chief Of the passport
bureau in the foreign oEioe. | delivered
the note in person t6 the chief - the psss
rort bureau. who was an Italian. lie read
4, through. carcfaliy looked me over asd
then remarked, You are Mr.. kennsnr I
Informed him that ! was. when he in
ouired IL I had erse before had a permit 20
live in the Rssssss empiref ! toie him
that had. in iess. issned in March Of tbst
yesr. 1 believed
ale iuan.sxiia asriy touched . bell and d.
rscted clerk " wss responded TO fnd a per
NIT 10 1.-Two In Russia issued 10 George
Kenuan In March, 1898 In three minutes
the clerk returned and handed 10 his chief
the sdsstsc permit that lad SURRENDERED
when | was ready to ieasr the empire
twenty years befsre, and vi. IL wss list
OF about forty questions concerning myself
which he'd answered ct thai time. chow
Ing wha, my ohjeots were in Visiting ksf-
ala. where came frosn. and. In short. sil
about myssif
"The chief scanned these documents and
then informed me tlSi a. the American is-
CATION wouid send q letter to him ofhcisily
rec usst4se perSa3e<iee for me " Rave the
empire the request would BE- granted Mr..
wirts wrote lcsae< oticisily requesting
the peTmissioa desired. went from one
circu nlocstios efsss 20 smother. paid
mspey 70 this ofzafsl and that, and finally
~ the -ad Of four ssys vas gisss the per
N sion Of leaving Ne sesstry. How they
manage 70 E,sist~is . syvtsD vhsrsby
they srs sble almost ispsAstiy - tuFr 70
the record Of asy ses ~bo hss lived in the
smviss, when sss esss<dsrs shs fnnnsss
numker Of ssch rsossds shsy ap ssuhO9 -
k@p. h . myssssy - -, go thss ] sesr
explais. but II esiy gsS - sho~ wAne .
mar~esoss instdtussss y -
"Thers sr~ IN ths n~asiss ssss~t ssrvsss
pclies thaa 49, e9seedAaair bs4GbA s1Dv0
men. sipgwsssss a1rsn ssd o~hy n 80
tsiuins vui.assp ssevp - isfsrDnotnN.
md rsrs,s&scsSso vfth whso I 01ks1
scr~>1 thea 1x-uss.ese csSs~ei euAakan.
al shs es,dsrun. an~was1 sn.annnnbel.
vsa ope of tbe ah1p0 - In thae nne u
the serv3s> of - k~ssiss es~srsDeA
.'Tbe<s y sse eisa - sssrs survtp -
eos,s vbo a<s ss&irsiy snkncvn- Vbs -
in fscs stmply Gcvwuuuer4 sp5sa snt 80
sre Liable 81 eousDe - 0eel oos ~ thow
- any stusA esvOnl eUD I have thsauho
tA<s wss hulBx isssrvfew~1 ~ 80 a
tksse sDsea. sn6 vhse . man wsen 80
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ees-os ~ tys~ - sat ~ pro6nstcas -
r~~cluusss-y g0Seskosa. se1 r~~svhs -
bzsng ~ Amsissa, ~ Kesssn. 80
ecssasely kor~ e~~vYtksse y vrsrs heras
~s~,d sh~sss ev~ss 6kss~sz~s 80 ~
v-vv e~~-esa - vhsa ! snsA A--D~suD