New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
JEW BATTING SPREADS.
RUSSIAN TERROR GROWS.
Tzco Ne1c Parties Organise to DriUe
out HebrezCS.

St. Petersburg. Sept 1.-The renewal Of terror
ism on a large scale has greatly intensified the !
hostility OF the ruling classes against the Jews.
who long have been regarded the brains OF /
the revolution and. IT is believed. has corre- /
epondingly diminished the chances of the Jews /
OF getting more than nominal enIar-ement Of /
their rights. Every official report OF assas- |
sination or other crime emphasizes the role
played in it by Jews.
Last week saw the launching OF two parties
the National at ST. Petersburg. and the Russian
Popular Party at Moscow. the principal planks
in whose platforms are for the exclusion Of
Jews from all political activity and from ser
vice in the army. the latter 10 he cOmmuted- as
In the cases OF the Tartars and Films. for a
money consideration. The Moscow organization
fatty proposes to rid the country of Jews by
indorsing the Zionist movement and urging the
government 20 assist in the work OF expatria-
ton
IL is remarkable that amid all the crime.
bloodshed and horror with which the country
IS filled that the music halls and cafes OF the
capital are thronged nightly by gay crowds
solely on pleasure bent To foreigners seems
almost as II a certain moral sense were lacking
IN the Russians. brother OF Premier Stoiypin.
writing in The Eovoe Vremya." calls atten-
ton 10 this peculiar weakness Of his country
men. who. IN the presence Of the greatest crisis
he says think oniy OF snatching pleasure from
the hour. It vas thus IN a cafe chantant that
the conspirato-s who tried To Kill Premier Stoly-
pin last Saturday spent the night previous 70
the attempt
But NJ Stolypiu says it was always thus IN
Russia: that officers on the eve OF a battle
carotse and Alrt and spend money for vodka
that would feed starving peasant families He
calls II the spirit which inspired the orgies OF
the Middle Axes while thousands were dying
/ from the plague.
/ The only reaction noticeable is the increase IN
/ activity u the Slack Hundred organizations
which constitute the other extreme Count
/ Konovritsin head OF the organization known as
/ the True Russian People whose life recently
I was attempted IN ar open letter calls on his
/ followers 70 revenge HIS death by the destruc-
/ ton or thousands OF those who are terrorizins
/ the nation under the rag Of liberty in case the
| next attempt against him Is successful
/ In the RaItc provinces. where terrorism again
/ g RAMPANT near venden. the wife and children
- peasa-t uho vas considered 20 be re-
act,o7a-v were FIRST shot and then allowed 20
perish in tHe flames which destroyed their home
A teacher who took the place OF striker was
a-7busned al night and his body ritdled with
/ bullets All witnesses q thcse revolutionary
/ acrs nave been threatened with death Il they
aprea- IN court 20 testify against The terrorists
IN -~o vendetta between the government ana
-he revoIutiora7tes women. and especially girls
| who have alv-avs played prominent part IN me
/ liberation movement continue TO enact leading
I roles MANY % them are high born. Princess
I Obo1-0sl,i was arrested to-day al Rybinsl. near
I varoelav. for participation IN a conspiracy
AT ayes are TOW directed toward the country
/ whore within rhe next few weeks the peasants
VIII have finished The harvest II the cities 'he
government has demonstrated its ability 20 hold
I town -la rrolerar'at and unless the peasants
rise lr.tIe beyond individual acts of terrorism
are axrecte4 20 take place this fall Some re-
-su-,rz ~ 7rrar'an disorders already have been
-s,o~-ef hu, me details surrounding these are
| --aar-a the government having returned q the
-l'fcv " na, permitting either the transmission
ny publication Of news OF peasant disorders until
/ ?. f. verified by Official reports
/ Premier s.orvpiu according 20 reports from
/ Pererhot Is very high IN favor with his majesty
7 who declines TO listen 70 the suggestions Of the
/ formers enemies.
THE notice say that they have obtained an
/ fr-n7-tart c'eU 20 the headquarters OF the ter
/ -o-fs.s. organization. They say that man who
was arrested ~ Pete-hc2. In connection with the
7 ASSASSINATION Of General Min. hastily attempted
10 swallow a piece of paper which when recov-
cred proved TO be orders IN connection with at
,e-npts 20 be made on the lives of high person
ages
The .Nov0e Vremya" says IL has been estab-
rshad beyond a doubt that one OF the men wh1
attempted to assassi-ate Premier StoIypin on
August - was Jew.
The police os ArcharceI and other northern
/ provinces have received Instructions q permit
the political prisoners exiIed there TO leave Rus
sia on condition that they % not return for two
years.