The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-15
Daring Work OF Men and
Women Who Strive for
Freedom OF Speech.
JEW STARTED THE FIRST
u Was In 1877 That tho First "Fres'
Printing Once Worthy Of the
Name Was Started in the
Heart Of spydom.

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destine press In Russia Is most danger
eus.
II In now eight and twenty years
since n Jewish conspirator. Aaron Zun-
delevic by name. a native OF wilma In
Lithuania. came forward and assured
the organization To which he belonged
that IL they would ind the means he
would find the press, and would. more
over. set IL up In 81. Petersburg. A
sum OF money was provided. and from
abroad Aaron smuggled into 80. Pet
ers all the necessary plant. Then he
set tn work TO learn the compositor's
art Gust az. In the first days OF the
Propaganda. young mobiles taught
themselves a trade In order To 20 down
among the people") and In 1877 the
nrst free" printing ONCE worthy OF
the name was established In the heart
and center of spydom.
During four years Zundelevic ran his
press under the nose. IA II were. OF
the Third Section. and Was only then
detected by n mere mischance. From
that date. however. the Russian secret
press has never been In n condition
u absolute allegiance. AZ often az It's
work has been interrupted In one place
it has been Instantly resumed In an
other. Father Gapon indicates the
spirit In which II In pursued: We shall
continue" he said the other day at
Geneva. ito launch manifestos, and
work steadfastly. but secretly. toward
our ideal-the overthrow OF suppress
sion and the bureaucracy and the es-
adjustment OF popular government
We will. we must. win In the end"
This ciRndestine press In clandestine
IN everything. II IL the most secretly
conducted press In the world. There IL
10 editorial Office. with an editor I'm a
snug inner chamber. receiving the
Waits OF his contributors. discussing the
articles for the next issue. A mystery
and inviolate secrecy govern the whole
working OF the AFFAIR. The editor him
self may. or may not. know the
persons who are responsible for the me-
shanical production OF the paper. he
seldom, II ever. visits the place ut
which IL Is produced. A confidential
messenger comes to a given spot on -
given day TO receive manuscript from
the editors hand: he comes again to
deliver the proofs. and the rendezvous
L. never twice the same. The con-
tributors are known probably TO none
except the editor. In n word. precau-
tions. the most minute and extraordi-
nary. must be observed II the secret
press In successfully to battle the ever
lasting Efforts OF the police to UNI
mask u.
At Office Only Once.
Stepnink tells us that during the time
he wax one OF the editors OF Land and
Liberty he was taken once. and once
ONLY. To the printing Office. An import
ant piece OF news had to- be inserted In
the number that was about TO be is
sued. and he made his way 20 the Of
fee lin one of the central streets OF the
city" The chief OF police had declared
that his office could not possibly lie In
ST. Petersburg. because otherwise he
would infallibly have discovered IT.
Stepniak found the people OF the Of
ice, and the women who helped them
and managed for them. living In almost
absolute d:~ance.
The workers OF tie secret press are,
in fact, prisoners. and. in addition 20
their all but total loss OF liberty. they
endure the anxieiies OF people who are
carrying on an illegal business I'm the
midst OF a ceaseless vigilant police
Leo Tikhomirov. the author OF Con
spirateurs OF Policiers." has drawn "A
vivid picture of the hidden life OF one
or these strange undersgounds. II Is
the office OF the paper with which Step
MAX himself was associated. "Narod-
naIa VOLTA. LAND and Liberty"
In Ave rooms including n little ktch-
en-. four conspirators were Installed.
two men and two women. Maria kri.
Ion. who passed as mistress of the
house. woman OF about Is. had de-
voted her life to the cause" she had
been transported To Siberia and es-
capped. The other woman OF the party
was under 20. fair and delicate: name
unknown. or the two mcr. one was
Basil Buch, OF Boukn. the son OF n
general and the nephew OF n senator
The second was n figure as enigmatic
ms the younger woman. he was known
only as "Ptiza," "L'Oaieau" and The
Bird"-a nickname which he owed "a
his voice. The men were entered rs
Nine. Kriloff's dodgers, the delicate In
connue was the nominal maid OF the
household.
outwitted the Police.
These four brought out the Sarod.
naia VOLTA, which the head OF the po-
lice declared could not be produced IN
st. Petersburg. The plant OF the paper
consisted principally OF a few cases OF
type. n small and large cylinder. jar
or two OF printers ink, and few
brushes and sponges. IL was n modes,
outfit. but remember how dark II must
be kept The dvornik had to be hood
winked from day To day.
Maria ISrilof went upon the bold
plan OF sending for him at any and
every hour. and conducting hin
pretense Of hunting for troublesome
rat. They learned In this way how e
dispose OF the plant ut from fve TO ter
minutes notice. At night. behind {
double curtain OF canvas. sealed across
the window. the type was set. In th'
strangling r onotony OF this existence
the workers tasted only one excitement
but that was daily and an hourly one
! the likelihood OF discovery and arrest
So ever-present was this danger tina
! IL passed into joke. and the ladiel
used Ia speculate ut their menger even
| ing meal whether they would be hanges
or transported To Siberia.
The expected happened ut last at tn
| Office az the NnrodnaiR VOLTA. on
night the police came down on IL. wha
| they had reckoned on as an cas-.
seizure transformed itself into n fou
| hours siege and battle. Maria Krilof
drew on the gcndarmes with her re
volver. and to n challenge OF this sor
| the response Is always prompt an
| merci ess In 81. Petersburg. The one
was riddled with bullets. but for fou
hours the conspirators kept their stand
| The survivor was The Bird" who bley
! hts brains out when the game was W
/ lie has transmitted no name To pos
teI.ty: he In among the Russian terror
lists who have elected to be nothing bu
n memory. But while there are sue
Co choose from the claniestine press
iny!nciSls.