The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-19
'G0RKY Is SURE
REFORMS WILL COME
Russian Noveust Says He and His Fol.
lowers Are Not Anarchists
I~alented Wife.


New York, April 1G.-"America
! America! America! l have been wait
ing and longing to see this wonderful
country, II now n of the desires Of
my life is fulfilled spoke Maxine
Gorky, author ana revolutiOnist, as the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse came into
Sight of Long Island early Tuesday
morning.
With him was his wife, a woman of
unusually attractive presence, seem
lngly more French than Russian, who
as Nine. AndreeVa gained wide fame
on the Russian stage. She assumed an
air Of protection over her husband and
pleaded earnestly that he might be ex-
cusel from receiving the deputations
hat had come board to bid him well
come. or TO make a statement to the
newspaper men until sufficient time
had passed to enable him to recover
from the fatigue of the J But he
changed his mind and in a vehement
statement bitterly attacked the Rus
sian government and Count Witte.
Tall and raw bOned, with a face of
marked strength. the revolutionist wore
an air of timidity when first encoun-
tered that fitted i'll with his general APP
pearance. Quite devoid of s~elf-con-
sciousaess, it was only with difficulty
that he could be persuaded to talk
GDOlL Ill!lSCll OF ms NOIh.
When the vessel had doCked and
Gorky started to leave the pier he
walked into the mid of thousands
shouting. cheering, frantic Russians,
whose enthusiasm over their champion,
rs they proclaimed him, was SO great
that a squad of police was necessary to
clear a path to allow of the exit of
him and his party. Then the throng
had to be forcibly persuaded to refrain
from embarrassing the horses and
dragging the carriage through the
streets to the ferry.
Gorky wears a reddish mustaChe that
droops over his lip. but does not hide
the rapidly exchanging expressions of
his large, firm mouth. His brOWs are
in a continual frOwn and set low over
a pair of keen gray eyes that look
straight at one without a WAIVER. He
has a strongly marked sense of humor
that was in evidence when he saw the
i1sistence of the attempts to gain an
interview. which he finally granted.
w are not anarchists-the people
interested in this movement of which
l am a small part" said Gorky. I'VE
are seeking reforms that must n will
come The Russian government of to-
day is nothing less than anarchy and
its members anarchists. There is no
law, no order; it is anarchy pure and
simple under the guise of organized
government, in which those who are
not absolutely debased are kept in en-
tire ignorance of the true condition of
affairs in our distressed country
Gorky speaks five variations of the
Russian tongue and understands, al
though to no great extent, French and
German. His wife speaks. Russian.
German, French, Italian and English,
n in the absence of his secretary does
much Of tie interpreting, which in the
interview was done by Americans who
had come to meet him. Before he con-
sented to be questioned the author
whose Illness is due to his impris0n-
ment for political offenses last vnar
wrote in his own hand a statement of
which the following is a literal transla-
ton, made by his son:
Il apologize many times to the press
of free America hat l cannot speak for
publication now. I am fatigued. ana
overwhelmed by the grandeur Of the
ocean. | shall take a rest and then in
two or three days I shall be Delighted
TO receive representatives of the press
| once more beg TO be excused and givn
thanks for the wonderful Vel
l have received"