The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-24
RUSSIANS HERE PLAN TO AID.
SIBERIAN EXTLES LEAD 4 NOV e.
MENT TO PUSH on REVOLT.
Mass Meeting Arranged 10 stir Public
sentiment Against the Butchers az
Russian Workmen-Fund 10 he Opened
20 Aid the Revolution Their Views.


morning newspa pers, whipped up the revo-
lutionary feeling of the Socialists tho Rus
sian Jews and the Christian Russian colony,
and set them TO meeting and planning
When the first news was posted on Sum
day the sentiments OF the Jewish East Side
were divided between hatred OF the Russian
mob left by the memories of kishinef and
hatred Of the Gar. The full account OF
the affair brought q revulsion of feeling,
and the Fast Side swung to the revolu-
tionary side The most conservative lid-
dish newspapers expressed sympathy. al
though with reservations and somc doubts
Of ultimate success for the Russian work
men. As for Foritdrd the Socialist organ,
its remarks nearly melted the type
In the house Of DR.. $. lnkerman. at l2i
East 18th street group Of dozen Rus
slams, practically all political exiles, met to
hold private julilation and make plans.
They will start the campaign for American
sympathy and funds next Thursday night
with mass meeting at I and Second
avenue
The hero Of the group was Gregor
Unefr, Just from exile Ia Siberia mud now
in the United States as agent OF the Social
Democrats. lrief IL typical young Rus
sian. round Of head. pale of complexion,
with curling, deni-blond beard and a
booming bass voice.
Arrested oh dozen times he said.
He was sent to Siberia last year but soon
made his escape by methods which he asked
the newspapers not to print.
1t might show the Governm int whera
one Of the leaks is he said
HOPE FOR SUCCESS IN THE PROVINCES
Il have great hope Of success when this
movement reaches the provinces he added.
In st. Petersburg there is little chance.
The army there is almost certain to bs
loyal The officers are the pampered
faVorites Of the court and the Grand Ducal
party; the prvatea, recruited from the
provinces nave no personal sympathy
with the people Of ST. Petersburg aud en-
JOY many mmunites and comforts con
sequent upon their position ina crack dress
parade corps In the cities away from
the capital however the army u much
more democratic.
you know that the possession or even
the purchase of arms without special Gov
eminent permit il against the law in Russia
SO the revolutionary party cannot arm
itself without the help OF the army.
III this revolution does not succeed
directly, however, it may have an indirect
success The peope have become in
famed against the Gar; the very inertia
! of conquered but sulen subjects may force
the arlstoorats to grant a constitution in
order to win popular aid in the task which
( Russia has TO accomplish.
REVOLT BREWING FOR A CENTURY
There have been mutterings Of revolt
in Russia for 100 years. They came 10 p
head only in 1896. when the Social Demo-
Gratis began a campaign Of education among
the proletariat Now the working people
have risen for the first time in Russian
history You know the demands which
Father Gapon il should be Agadhon. by
the way was going to present to the Carr
They formulate the very principles which
we have been instilling into the working
GLASS We have not yet schooled Them to
demand republic. II would be foolish
to demand everything at once.
AsroNrsHED ny rArHEE GAroN.
We are astoni-hed beyond measure
to see priest leading the movemeut,'
said Dr. Iuger lie is undoubtedly
sincere. but believe though, that behind
him are body Of revolution-t7 who are
doing the thinking while he does the lead
provinces shall have hope The autaori-
tics may suppress the real news in the public
pres- but the secret press Will CARRY it to
every corner OF the empire
l'ref, Or lngerman and Vladimir
StoIesohnikoG form committee appointed
to push a campo IN for funds and sympathy
in New York StoleschnikoG escaped from
political Imprisonment twenty years ago,
ia. Iaa tr
Rome and New York ever since.
WOMAN TNti.r TALKS
Miss Eugenie Horovitch, a Russian
Jowees was IN the conference She passed
five years ia prison and exile before she
got out Of Siberia Now she is teaching
languages in Harlem and waiting tll
Russia gets ready 10 take me back she
says
Il had three years Of solitary confne-
ment Ny cell was only so big" She stood
up and measured the space oil hy pacing
toe to heel 1t was eight PAGES one way
by six the other No one to talk to, except
by secret telegraph You know, Wa have
a code Of taps which every revolutio1ist
learns We'd tap it ont on an iron bed
stead. or on sunny days we'd stand at our
cell windows and fash it on a wall with
pocket mirror Then one day they took
me out and packed me OF to Siberia
The town where ! was kept in free
exile was one hundred miles from the
Trans-Siberan railroad. A Siberian free
woman lent me her passport and travelled
ont on that. Once on the railroad 1t was
really easy. My only fear was that some
one would recognize me-for had to 70
straight through Russia. | got over the
frontier by another passport trick
woRKNrEN ALL AID THE Exr.Rs
4 got help money, passports, assistance
Of every kind, and in all parts Of the en-
pre. by letting worlnen whom had
never seen before know that | was a revo-
mtionist That shows how the people
feel
The Russian Jews will be in this move
ment when it spreads to the jewish towns
They are the most ardent revolutioniEts
Of all, because they have had the most TO
bear
We have confidence in the help Of
Poland sald UrieI Although an un-
a. 4 L O. A.