The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-25
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL CRUELTY
PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHTS
A 6oveEnmsnt Of EyFasiesI Oppression
sad Persecution sloraiity and Eduea-
tisa DisFsEaFslsa- weusa FORCED ia,o
cFIns.

II 10 difficult for an American 10
Imagine the conditions under which
the people Of Russia who do not hap.
Pen 10 b. Of the official class or mem
bsFs u the Rnmanoff family are com
PEELED 70 live. They are IN constant
danger Of molestation from tho secret
poliee, either for purposes Of black
mail. revenge OF because Of some sus-
pieions action which might be con.
atFued as seditions.
Tho following ia composite plcl
uFe Of actual experiences:
A veil 20 do Russian IL saen on
the sFtest Nith q person who for some
reason Il under police surveillance.
Naturally, he does not .kn0s this.
From that moment be siso Is under
suspIeion. The official real of the
whole widely ramifiei police organ.
lzAtton 10 excited Ia an effort 60 ilnd
. reason for taking him into custody.
Letters directed 10 him do nol
reach him. II some do. they bear !
mark showing that By a remarkable
accident they weFe found open Ia the
letter boK and had 20 10 sealed up
officially.
some hlght he IL surprised by the
Slsii u All OfiiesE accompanied -
doEnR snEly police officials They
drag bis children from their BEDS aud
search the house from garnet Is
esiiaE, u thsrs should happen TO bs
found In bio possession German
tFAnsiatlnn Of novel II Tolstoi's or
any book az newspaper uhgoh Ia on
tbs police list, unknown, u oouEss,
20 him. be go~a 10 prison wi,h ibs
aesnts Of the Law.
NAY STAY LONG IN PRISON.
An investigation follows. This
lsis from three days 10 aix uaonths,
a. this rAss may b.. ncrordlug 10 the
popularity or 20 the Influence uhieh
bic trisnds aFv able 10 bring 10 t.est.
Tie may - veil known houss-
haldef. . b0sy physician a. = lawyer.
not likely 70 run AHay, bot that
makes no dlffeFunoo To prevent ihs
danger Of cuiluhian, 80 that BE- may
not hide the traces ot his crime. lac
may rusuain a. ths cth under inok
and hoy aiih tbr invaluable right IL
malntaln himself At bis oun csfsnae
Tie sill endure this little inron
vsnieucu calmly. NJ bccsnes 4 maa.
hoping that bis friends will take caro-
Of bis wifs and children daritr tbls
iin0 and noi permit them actually Ia
alaFve,
u ia eartataly unpleasant II hls
pretty daughter attrarss tho ore II
the officials aud IL carried on como
night as = political suspect and be
can flud ~ no pieadinR ia shat
prison abe IL kept pending invep,iva
ton, II 10 attll more ye1atloma Tor
him 60 know that bis young snn, a
student, IL in the hAnda Of the police.
since this young man has not yst
learned sUlf control aud may possibly
come To biows with his iorneutura.
!, dors not add 10 the comfort n
imprisonment In learn that IN order
10 pat an Nud 10 his suHeringa tho
bon has set himself on fre with his /
oWn Kerosene lamp and ended hls
life.
The father, according to tho degree /
Of his uiienno, - expelled for several Z
Fears from ths place Of hts nbaae. +
shero be may have built NJ practice 1
aa a professional man. Possibly be
nay be exilud Co Archanepl or 1
sihoriA. In order 20 accomplish thls
crime on his part IL not nncpaaary
i is Sufficient that he IL not found
oyal ard respectful 20 the police.
Even tho judges can not 10 depoud
u upon 60 deal ont Justice. IN fact
I is not expected OF them. THIS il
'''e % the reasons why the ignorant
tnsaiap peRsantry cndeavor 20 present
heir eFievRnces directly 10 the car.
!. is aid that not long ago seven
tA'siah judges we're promoted by the
minister of justice because ~ the
nr oort they gave to some Moscow
Mn louaires, who were In the wrong
ma perhaps bought protection.
EatHt the Bank of Kharkuv. Il Sc
ale That those responsible for Tho
dsh osif massacre would have suffered
d 'eFent fate u The judges had
'ecn Independent.
The JeNa chow great aptitude for
earning, bat only three In each
nra.lr..a -. Il.