Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03
REVOLUT|ON|ST
IS AN AR|ST0CRAT
Startling Details Of Secret Move
ment Against the Great
White Car.
LEADER MASKS AS "MAXIME!
Has Passed Unscathed Through 20
Encounters with the Imperial
TroOps---IIls Charmed Life.
Special CORRESPONDENTS.

Special Correspondence.
= r. PETERSBURG, Feb 9O.--l
has repeatedly been said that tn
present revolution in Russia
unique inasmuch as 1t Is popu
lar rising without leaders. Month al
ter month the outside world has real
Of revolutionary risings, barrlcadei
battles sieges ana bloodshed withou
learning anything of those directing
these seditious movements. The work
ing classes have risen IN the town
and the peasants in the rural districts
as II impelled by some mysterious In
visible influence. They have Tough
against the trained soldiers of tn
car as though led by some invisibi
general Simultaneous risings hav
taken place in different parts OF tn
empire as though organized by SOM
skiful hand. Nevertheless since tn
disappearance Of Gapon, who fled from
Russia after the events OF Bloody Sun
day, I'm January, 1905, tho revolution
without a leader.
/ All the dozens Of enterprislng news
paper correspondents assembled in 81
Petersburg and other Russian CENTER
OF population 10 report the progress
or the revolutionary movement haV,
been unable 10 inform the readinl
, public Of other countries what men ar,
directing the Russian rebellion. Tn,
Russian government itself was loni
ignorant regarding his point, but al
IL has now discovered the identity Of
the revolutionary leader, / am betray,
ing no condolences by communicating
| the following particulars OF this ERIK.
ing and fascinating personality
MASQuERADES AS MAXINE.
The leader OF the revolution in Rus.
STA goes. by the name Of Maxine. II
IS an assumed name, but as he desired
TO be known thereby, / viii continue Sc
TO designate him I'm this article. Maxi.
me is the mysterious invisible force
responsible for the organization Of the
russian revolution. Maxine, with al.
most superhuman energy and incred.
ible organizing skill. has produced the
popular outbreaks IN st. Petersburg,
Moscow, Warsaw and other parts OF
the cars dominions He organized
the peasant rising I'm the Baltic pro.
yinccs, in the course OF which a series
Of crushing defeats were inflicted on
the imperial troops. He organized and
led two successive rebellions in Mos.
COW, both of which ended without a
decisive victory being gained by either
side. He organized and led the rebel
lion i'm the town OF Kharkoff, where
the imperial troops were also defeated
and communistic republic proclaim
cd under Maxime's presidency. MAXI
me organized the rebellion In Warsaw
and series OF other revolutionary
risings 81 other parts OF Russian Po-
land All the revolutionary rislngs I'm
different parts OF Russia which seemed
to be spontaneous and unorganized
movements were In reality the work OF
this wonderful leader of men.
EVERYWHERE AT SAME TIME.
Maxine contrlves 20 convey the i'm
preston Of being everywhere at tho
same time. Scarcely had he led tho
revolutionary rising I'm Kharkoff when
he appeared 40 miles away at Riga
TO repeat his achievements. The rising
IN Riga was scarcely over when no
appeared at MOSCOW Maxine is not
only an organizer, but valiant fighter.
He has not only elaborated the revolu-
tionary plan OF campaign, but he has
always fought at the head of his fol-
lowers IN the front rank and In the
most exposed places Of danger. Since
the outbreak of revolutionary troubles
which occurred almost Immediately az
ter the conclusion OF peace with Japan.
Maxine has taken part in more than
goo engagements with imperial troops,
and In spite of his desperate bravery
and reckless behavior under fire he
has emerged from all these battles
without "a scratch. This immunity from
harm has given him n fresh hold on
the superstitious Russian population,
which has come to believe that he
bears a charmed life and enjoys the es-
peCal protection Of Divine providence.
Maxine, the leader OF the revolution
airy masses, Is an arlstocrat by birth.
breeding, education ana inclination.
The bluest OF blue blood flows in his
veins, and his aristocratic origin re-
vens Itself In the delicate refinement
uf AIS personal tastes. HIS ancestors
y ere originally a family Of the French
nobility, one OF them left France and
settled In Russia under the protection
Of Peter the Great, and received In
Russia the same rank and nobility as
h. had enjoyed in France. Since then
i've idullig ms resided IN Russia and
m1ny of les members have held high
positions In the Russian army aud
state service. Maxlmes father was A
noh'eman OF Wide culture and liberal
Views. He owned extensive estates I'm
the Battle provinces as well rs IN the
Crual. southern ana southwestern
provinces OF Russia. Mnximes father
was distinguished member Of the
Russian diplomatic service, and IN the
discharge OF his duties he resided for
o Lumtei OF years IN other European
REARED IN LUXURY.
At tho time Of Alaxmc's birth his
father was still at the zenith OF his
wealth and power Maxine was reared
IN sumptuous luxury He was taught
an that money ana the best OF Euro
reuu tutors could give MIN. As a boy
he learned 10 speak with great huency
English. French and German. m addl-
ton g. his mother tongue. Apart
from these foreign languages and dia-
ects spoken In the various parts OF
Russia IN which his fathers estates
were situo ted. Thus he commands with