The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-08
Russian RevoIutionists Working to
End Autocracy.
PLAN AN ARMED UPRISING
Revolutionary Leader in America Rails
ing Money for Cause--Says That
Next Revolt Will Be Backed
BY the Army.
NEW YORK. April The Times to-

NEW YORK. April The Times to-
day says;
Some inside facts in connection with
the new revolutionary movement IN
Russia were told Yesterday by one OF
its chief agents who for the last five
week, ha, been in hiding in this city
with price of 5ooOo roublcs on his head
laid by the Cars government Tins
man, who for the present appears as
Ivan Narodny, is 3d years old, Tie was
the leader of the Croustadt uprising last
October and was the head of the pro-
yisional republic which, nknowW 10
the out side world, existed in the Bal
tic provinces during three weakS IN
November and December last until 1t
was snuffed ont in an orgy OF blood and
excess bv the Cossacks who killed Mar
odny's wife and two children and burn
ed his home. II was then the price
was set on Narodpv's head. Prior to
that he spent four years in the Fort
ress of st. Peter and st, Paul the grim
hastile of the Cars capital. NJ. Mar
odnv comes to this country with ere
dentials from the Russian military revo'
mtionists for the purpose OF raising
funds to render effective the new Rus
sian revolution. In this he will he aid
ed bv Nicholas Tchaykoifsky who is
known as the Father of Russian Revo'
lution,' and by Maxim Gorky, the
writer. who il due here next week.
Armed Revolution Next.
.'Our next move" said VI, Narodny,
will he more far reaching and en-
tirely different from any of the move
ments that have preceded it. These
have been little revolts; this will I've an
armed revolution. The uprisings that
have gone before have been more or
less local of nature and generally start
ed by some one party or organization
This movement will sweep the coun'
try and will have behind il every orga'
pization working for social reform, Its
ultimate goal will be not a constitu'
tional monarchy but a republic
"A few months ago many Of the lib
eral organizations would have been sat
isfed With a constitutional assembly,
aand % constitt&dd Now we will
not stop short Of a republic. On that
point there Is complete manimity
amqns all the reidlusionary bodies,
who now for the first time are work
ing harmoniously together through
central committee. Russia will be free.
Rely on the Army.
"In the coming revolution we place
almost our chief reliance on the army.
If we could not do so an armed uprising
would be a folly. But the army IA
more prone to start a revolution than
almost any party organization.
II know the army very we'll for |
have been in touch with it for many
years. 4 majority Of the officers and
the men in practically every infantry
and artillery regiment in st. Petersburg
and in Northern Russia are in sympathy
with our movement now. Others will
be won over before fall. The only un-
certain element is the COssacks and the
cavalry regiments of the guard But
the latter have been reached by our pro-
paganda. | would almost be inclined
to say that the Cossacks are the only
stAndby Of the Russian government
and they will desert when the govern
ment is unable to pay them.'
VI. NaOdny was asked what intiu-
ence tie Governing Of the Douma would
have on the revolutionary movement.
"Nonr, whatever" he replied. "The
people in the provinces will never be
satisfied with the Douma. The lead
er.s of the Liberals thought to whom thc
oppressed peopl. looked for their fu'
ture delegates to the national assembly
have either been killed, east into urls
on. sent TO Siberia, Or into involuntary
exile.
"The government has placed in the
hands of the officers supervising thu
elections Of the provinces a list con
containing the names Of candidates thai
must be elected. Some tool Of the gov
ernment places the min nomination ant
the people are either coerccd into voting
for them or where this is impractic
able they are declared elected on fraud
r ulent counts. In large cities, however
t where public opinion is better crystal
lized and under more competent leader
ship, the government cannot commit
the same outrages as in the countr.