The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-27

(Fro1n Worlds Work FOR AuEust)
rlig question ct tue RuAsI6,i govern.
lneht's humility III the ft,tlssacres Ut tl,ls
last year Is q fundamental, 1ucstl Ion anil
ono which has aroused rent Interest.
lilo Minister OF tina fntrrlor WIS Interpret.
lated on this point, III tho meanwhile
hiiotlier t,1aesticre, rosern ing, "A In every
respe ct, tiiose OF tho last years. tool, place
nt Dlolostock. while THO country was
Btill liider the shadow OF tliis last drnt1ln,
tiih Minister OF tile interior niisWercd t ,e
Interpolation. rrltice t!rusov wis So,
iectod to respond to Tho Ministry. (.
Prince Urnsov was governor, Of Tye Y. ''tl-
appointed Asststant Minister Of! tlu IN
terror. Ito was Assistant Minister OF the
Interior Tor d titIlc under Durhdvo and
Vito last year. Tho most slgtf lca,it
parts Of Ills speech are given IN n literal
3ttunslntiotl.ii s55 ,y5 s
Any n,tcn1pt 10 investigate tho s So.
called pogrolny l,rr0ssacrcs) VIII brlng W.
inyesti gu tor face to face with certain
symptoms Identical In all cases. firstly
d 111assnc,., Ia always preceded by re-
ports Of Its preparation. olipanied by5
THO a1ppc arnnco n Of a certain kind ~ 2 (
stormy petrol In NJ tho person OF ~ tile
known repro stntntivos OF the drcgs OF tlic
populations Then, too, the cause Of tho
massacre as officially announced Is nfter-
ward always, without exception. found TO
be fnse, Further, i In tho acts Of the
ir'lrderers there Is always to bo found ~ y!
{. certain similarly OF plan WaMcli robe
these acts 81 Till, character OF CHANG. VI
elemental phenomena. The rnurdercrs act
on THO nss,unption OF some Kind OF right,
i as III II conscious tl!9lt tl,ey Will not DO
punished, . and only continue to net rs
long as tlis confidence rtInla ms mistaken
Again, in tho conduct Of tho police taalere
Is never any unity Of plan While some
police sections suffer complete Devastation
In tho presence OF considerable police
forces, other sections remain almost ui-
touched In consequence Of tn protection
afforded to them by the police, who have
done their duty with confidence and t,'--5
ergy. &, S58 81 . IS "a "a n Il sj 81 q
Gin January, 1900 one OF the persons
In. tho Ministry OF the Interior and nm
opponent or this policy OF rnnssncres---1
do not refer to myself -begnn to receive
d large quantity OF specimen appeals.
simply designed, which lad been widely
circulated IN tho chief @centers Of South
and West Russiu and also anxious coln--
plants IS against tho preparation o.
massacres in8sVilna, 13lelostock, KEY,
sNichoniey, Altxandr ovsls, and other.
towns. H 5t II $50 81 IF, 53
h. !, II nwhilc In St. Petersburg, MS early
as the autumn OF 1905 (nnd It would seem.
before tho October ministry came into
.power), IN No, 10 Tontanka Street, in
soma remote room OF the Department Of
Police, was at work d printing rress pur-
chased at the expense OF the department,
with government. money. This press was
put under the control Of an officer Of
gendarmes in civil dress, Komissaroy.
who. With a few. nsslstants. assiduously
prepared the appeals to which have
already. alluded. The secret Of the
existence OF this underground press was
SO carefully kept and the conduct OF Its
organization was so consultative, e that
not only In tho ministry, but even In the
Department Of Police Itself, there were
Very few porsons who knew about It.
Meanwhile the work OF tho society, whose