Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-27
Russian Terrorism.


In a manner to promise some horrifying
tragedies during the coming months. Sat-
urdays crime causing the death to date Of
thirty-two people, with the object of the
attempt escaping with his life. is the worst
OF long series OF such outrages. Closely
following Is reported the assassination Of
Gen. MinS commander of the Seminoysky
Guard Regiment, a personal adjutant of
the emperor In this case the assassin, a
young woman, went directly to her work
and accomplished her purpose without use
less slaughter of others. 1t Is believed,
however, that she was equipped with
bomb. which she doubtless would have
thrown had she not been able to reach her
victim at close range.
In today's dispatches comes word Of still
another assassination, Gen. Won Liarski
acting military governor of Warsaw, having
been killed in that city.
In the last five years no less than twenty
eight high officials of the Russian state
have fallen before the reds. not counting
those who were killed Saturday in the
wholesale slaughter at the premier's resi-
dence. In 1901 NJ. Bogolepoff. minister of
public instruction. was killed. In 1902 M
Spiaguine, minister Of the interior. fell be-
fore an assassin. In 1904 Gen. Count Bob
rikor and NJ. Won Plehve. minister of the
interior. were removed" The killing of
Won Plehve marked the beginning of
reign of terror. The record of aSsassina-
ton for 1905 Is as follows: February g.
J. M. E. Soisalon Sonnen, procurator gen.
eral of Finland: February 10. Governor
General Tenerkoff of Warsaw: February
IT. Grand Duke Sergius; February 49,
mayor Of Vagarshapzo, Trahscaucasus;
March Z. Chief of Police Jeletschin of Bia-
lystok: May "a, governor of Baku: July /,
Gen. Cernulutzski. chief of Bessarabia gen.
darmes: July IL. Maj Gen. Count Shouva-
louf. project of Moscow: July 81, Col Kre
merenko. chief OF police of Helsingfors;
September g Prince Eristoff: October 10,
Assistant Chief of Police Osovsky, Kishi-
neff: December 1, governor of Ufa; Decem-
Der Z. Gen. Sakaharoff, at Saratoff; De-
cember 49, chief of police of Moscow
Already this year, again emitting the dis
tinguished officials who fell on Saturday
and for whom the blow was not intended,
the record stands:
January 2, governor and chief of police
OF Krasnoyarsk; January II. Col. Dragomi
RON, chief of police of Irkutsk; January Is,
Mai Gen. Lissoski of Penza: January 30,
Gen. Griaznoff. chief of staff of viceroy of
y
linoff, at Poltava; February 81. Gen.
Dschurchick and family, at Askabad May
IA, Vice Admiral Konmitsch, commandment
of st. Petersburg; July IL, Admiral Chuk-
min, commander of Black sea feet, at Sc
bastopol; August &c. Gen. Min. commander
Seminovsky Alignment, August 20: Gen. Won
Larski. acting military governor of War
saw.
Not unnaturally the world is daily fear
ing to learn of direct attempt upon the
life of the car. That plots are in being
against him is not questioned. Indeed, the
reds have openly proclaimed their purpose
to remove him. He is living miserably in
constant fear of his life, surrounded by an
army of troops, with spies placed among
his servants to report suspicious circum-
stances. There Is no assurance but that
he may be in daily contact with a member
of one of the committees told off to slay
him. The history of Russian intrigue Is
those closest to the head of the state. The
terrorist is patient and shrewd and lays
his plans with a diabolical craft.
Such propaganda cannot aid Russia to
rise from the mire. 1t tends rather to
delay the deliverance of the people from
their distress. The government naturally
adopts more severely repressive measures
after each crime and renders the work of
the pacific reformers more and more oiffi-
cult. Saturdays horror has set Russia back
seriously.