Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-20

OF us could be found sensitive and de
cidcd. who would not he afraid to go and
| protect the lives and honor of citizens
Having become a reyolutiorist in 1901.
| !. IN March. 1852 was again arrested for :,
Years activity in the society l remained
IN prison Tor one and one half years and
WIS then banished for five years to the
iahoutsk government.
MY revolutionary life lasted only three,
YEAR. half of which ] passed in prison.
Even life in prison did not give ME any
arm and stretched my mouth only be-
vtuSe l wanted to destroy some Papers
ne search was SO disgusting that my rel
n n,s thought | WAS gong mad and
mouiu commit suicide. The gendarme.;
rom personal hatred did not give M,
ieace even III prison. There they daily
TI.aiShed me. a Illuminating search from
e, eur" 10 di loot; IT.. Complaining to the pro
h,ri ,.; mad by the daily disgusting Lc-
| EH"r OF fae gendarmcs. To my com
bb ,.; tney answered.: 1t is not your
hl.erviews with relatives and my moth
e. OF were made torture. thanks to the
rnmnh mes, MY mother was sublst ted to
| to nave anything TO do with her dis
graceful son. Ny complaint on this oc
ciSion was met with complain to tho
ciiel OIL the gendarmes
As ! protest against this brutality J
| tasted seven days. The governor who
c;ime TO NE told me that the life of one
student was nothing in comntrison wiz T'n
! 1nt interests OF the state. He was right
sacrifice OF many hundreds of lives for tho
state. The result of my fast was thar
was sent to Samara prison. In Samara
,ii'd Il chahce or meeting revolutionsts
VINO were chosen from all PARTS of rms
STA. From them. as from personal wit
nesSrs. knew what had hlppcncd to me
people who were beaten in prisons and in
police courts. people who were mary
times compelled TO hunger for many DAYS
together people who from want ana,
prison life went into consumption. Every
day ! saw parties OF political prisoners
going 10 Siberia.
While in prison read revolutionary lit
erature and thinking of all had seen
ana heard becaEie IL social rcvolutiouist
| ! had hcartrendine feeling when |
heard of the fights going on in Wilma and
klElrkoH ana especially the shooting OF
the Nharkof workmcn. ! knew that men
| were shot as enemies of the state" They
were men who did not even understand
the word revolution. They were only ut
IauIt because they did not want their
wages decreased. | knew that people of
all classes and of all ages. were beat
| en- women and children also. We took it
| as u signal for battle. We thought OF the
| ~ c"filnS. the innumerablc wounded. The
tw" voi!cys Of the 100 soldiers JIc1rinc
of this | tried to think of Il battle scene
put this picture was nothing in compar-
!son with the dreadful scene which was
o''IiS eudcltu DS the government in the,
peaceful streets % small Russian towns
" llh what helpless rage | walked ;,i,o,tt
my prison cell. How | knocked my heat
against the wallis and broke my hands
IN irving to smash the prison windows.
ana what Scrvile and bitter tears w;pe,i
from my eyes. / prayed to be able to
revenge it all All. il | had freedom =
but when ] got to know that the cxecu-
TONER 81 the inhabitants had persisted I
brcathed freely. God bless the men who
mad done the deed. Bogd.lnovitch had To
perish Ills existence fouled the air Like
q storm 1t hung over us and all held their
breath and waited. Only Boadano, itch
did not wait. Having obtained Flehye's
aPproVal, this horrible eXccutioncr consid-
cred himself safe. visited his mistress
openly and walked in the parks enjoying
the spring OF life.
yes. the COVE rnment made of me, n
Heaccitl citizen. Il revolutioniSt A whole
row OF murders and other crimes commit
TED ny ministers and their agents forced
me first to justify myself. and then to
enter on the program Of terrorism How
advanced from theory to facts, | can
not tell 1t would seem that God had
chosen me for this act. When / ran
away from Siberia felt that spirits were
behind me and would not leave me either
by night or day. whispering to me, You
or what was cone by Minister PIehve i
ieit THAT | had no right to my peaceful
me- by killing Plehve I only did what
my conscience demanded Of me. and only
regret that together with him his couch
man perished and that Captain Tavetzln-
wound N-AoH''