The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-18
SERIOUS WARNED OF DEATH.
KILLED. RI SSTANS SAY. FOR
BREAk KING UP MEETING.
Reyolutionlsts Here Declare That HIS
Fate Was tho Inevitable Result on
His Conduct In Moscow-Cite Their
Own Paper-Ftery Socialist Editorial.

NAA' shpAohoLAi NAAithlls tbltpi VI hAo AiNA'''
organ, Forrurd was not assassinated but
executed after due warning by the Russian
Socialist Revolutionary party for interior
ing with their public demonstration at
Moscow on Dec. 10 last.
Both men backed up their statements
by an article in their official organ, Rero-
iutiondrv Russia, Of Dec. IS, 1904, a Russia 1
periodical published nobody knows where.
The report of this event by an anonymous
Moscow correspondent reads as follows:
"A few days before the 18th OF December
the Socialist Revolutionary committee Is
sued two proclamations, one calling the
attention of the public to demonstration
on the 10th and the other warning the Chief
ofPolice and the Governor-Generall Sergiusl
! Of the consequences that might follow II
armed force interferes with the partici-
! pants
The report that goes on to describe how
the streets in the vicinity OF Kamerherr
Lane in Moscow began to fill in the morn
| ing so that by o'clock in the afternoon
a large throng Of students and other highly
intelligent pesrons had gathered. The
roofs were crowded with sightseers and
many hung out Of the windows.
-From above continues the Moscow
correspondent. fell whole stacks of hand
bills bearing the text of the proclamations.
| They were like hocks of gulls circling in
the air. The 800 or 700 Revolutionists'
who were nearly all students. were at once
surrounded by the police
Their standards were snatched from
their hands and the police began 10 beat
| them. But the Revolutonists pushed on.
nevertheless.
AS soon az the participants reached
the Governor Generals residence the re-
port goes on, "the demeanor OF the police
changed Enforced by new squads, they
! drew swords and charged the participants
in the demonstration. A squad of mounted
police soon appeared; revolver shots were
fred
The crowd began TO retreat some were
arrested and the Tversh was soon clear.
Twelve were wounded. One young woman
was killed.
The one thing that remained, according
to the New York nevoutionists, was 10
should suffer. That is why. they say, he
fed from the Diskulchni Palace. HIS Of
| fetal residence, TO the Kremlin which
Is not merely fortress. but IL besides
hedged about by religious superstition.
| The Committee Militant however selected
lAS Lltu hIbtb ilSS N4lilt hiIA MANY AS7tiOytN
| Sergius.
Abraham Cahan, who Is a very mild and
| peaceable author In both liddish and
English, but Terrorist as TO Russia. pub
fishes to-eay in the ForW1rd fiery edi-
| torial on the assassination under the title
1T Has Come True
Vengeance has been wreakedl' runs his
| leader. "Sergius was the most ferocious,
| savage and insa table He was the As
| modeus of the Russian Cabal. The Jews
I - ~
most Yenomous OF jew strnnglers. He
| will remain in the memory of men as the
most loathly serpent of the Russian imperial
| family.
| He threatened TO have the workin Gmen
OF Moscow moved down and now the Revo-
! lutionists have moved him down. They
warned him that if he interfered with them
/ he would meet the fate OF Plehve.
But he shed the blood and-the civilized
| world waited for news.
| They had better attach importance TO
! the promises of Revolutionists For it is
| only Kuropatkins that promise 10 bring
| back peace treaties from Toxic and then
meet with defeat after defeat. 1t is only
| Russian Admirals that fire on their own
| ships. When Russian terrorists take aim
! they hit the mark,
-Hurrahl Comrades, the Revolutionists'
bomb has fallen and the arch demon is
| torn In pieces. Let him join Plehve. his
fellow stranger
| All over tfle flSt DllRs IN SHOPS III ~ mn
| gogues, in restaurants. in Libraries. the
denizens were gleefully discussing the event
| and congra tulating Russia on the splendid
fellows it has still-fellows that can throw
bombs so unerringly.
One Of the outspoken Russians living
here is DR.. II. Solotaroff.
'The Grand Duke Sergius, said Or.
! 6olotarof. SIS Of as great importance az
was Plehve. The reactionary marty
consists Of SerRius: the Grand Duke Vladi-
O.
Petersburg-and it IL under his orders that
Gov Trepoff aots-the Dowager Empress
and Pobiedonostsef, chief Of the Holy
| Synod.
This is the group. that keeps The Car
back. II be were left alone Nv them. it
II Ia necessary to remove these persons
and thus destroy their baleful influence.
1T is known here that Sergius was con-
demned to death In December. But he is
! brother Of Sergius. is also condemned.
and likewise Trepof and Pohiedonostseff
! They must fall. They will fall. Nothing
now can prevent it. The Russian autocrac y
| Is doomed.
| Prince Kropotkin In England. A short
time ago the New York revolutionists sent
! TO his care $500 for the assistance OF the
Russians. This letter is an acknowledge
ment:
Ny DEAR SotoTAnoFF Your telegram. ms
you may imagine has given our friends
| and myself the greatest pleasure. The
| cheque Tor GlOO reached me yesterday morn
ing, al, ,.,,, .o.
] the movement in Russia. Happily enough
| il has broken the ties OF narrow political
parties and has become n movement OF the
! ppople which. | earnestly hope. will spread
! from the towns to the villages,
Taking this popular character, the revolu-
! ton will be able to achieve much moro than
| a simple weakening OF the despotic state.
| IL will inauRurate a new era for the economi-
! cal as we'll the political emancipation of
But remember. friends. that all nations are
! closely interdependent at the present time.
! A social movement In Russia alone will not
| give the results IL would II similar popular
! movements broke out IN all civilized nations
| The best way to aid revolution in Russia
| Ia TO stir the social revolution in all civilized
| i am still In bed since Dec. "a with an
| attack OF bronchial pneumonia. Only to-day
| am allowed for the first time to get up. but
! not yet to leave my room.
Heartiest good wishes 70 all friends. Fra
ternRly yours. PETER kRoPoTKIN,
THE whole Russian colony in New York
is happy DR.. Solotaroff added. We
know that they are steadily determined in
Russia TO rescue the land fromits barbarity.
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