The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-26
READY TO ACCUSE STOLYPN
PLAN TO CONFRONT HIM WITH
ASSASSINATION DOCUMENTS.


But He Dissolved Duma Before Deputies
Got q Chance-Lawyer Who Left Prac.
tee Here 10 Run for the Duma Says
RevoIutionistS often Get State Papers.
Isaac A. Hourwitch, a practising attorney
Of this city for more than ten years, who
returned from Russia on May ?, where he
made an Intellectual attempt TO become a
member Of the second Duma, but in which
be sat as a newspaper correspondent, said
yesterday at his office, BOZ Broadway, that
two months ago he knew Of the documents
which tho Worheh Of this city has just
printed, showing that Premier Stolypin
had made Andrew Victoroy, the assassin
Of the Russian revolutionist Yankel Usher
MAX, q citizen Of honor He ssye that
there can be no doubt that the documents
are genuine. He says he doesn't know
definitely how the documents were brought
70 this country, but can guess. He wouldn't
say what his guess was.
Mr.. Hourwitch was born In Minsk, Russia,
and came to this country sixteen years ago.
He became naturalized and a member OF
the bar. When the first Duma sat he went
TO Russia as a newspaper correspondent.
When the elections cam for the second
Duma his friends persuaded him 70 be a
candidate for ~elector. The electors choose
the Duma members. He ran on a fusion
ticket known as the Progressive. In OPP
position were the Jewish Nationals and
the Black Hundred, az the supporters OF
the Government were known.
The Progressives' ticket was elected In
the province by about 500 plurality. The
day before the Duma member was TO be
chosen the Government swept down on the
place and stopped the election. Mr.. Hour
witch was a candidate. The Russian Gov
does not recognize repatriation
and 80 he was eligible. Forthwith he went
to the Duma as a correspondent and stayed
until b. Jaw that it's existence was to end
Boon. Speaking yesterday Of the docu-
ments connecting Stolypin and other Cabi-
net members with the Tsherniak assassina-
ton plot and the reward OF the assassin
he said:
Two months ago the members Of the
Revolutionary Socialists in the Duma.
the extreme radicals, told me Of the docu-
ments which have now been printed, and
exactly they contained. The Revo-
lutionary Socialists comprised only about
forty of the Deputies. 1t became noised
about that they had discriminating official
documents, but they did not care TO reveal
them just then. They. like most OF the DumA
members, wanted TO get certain reforms,
notably lane reforms, and they feared 70
spring the documents until the psychological
moment came. That moment was to he
when Stolypin should appear before the
Duma. The plan was TO confront him
with the documents. Whether he knew
Of what was coming l do not know. but at
any rate he did not give the Deputies an
opportunity to confront him and dissolved
the Duma. Another reason why the doou-
ments were held back was the fear that it
would hasten the dissolution to have them
become known"
Mr.. Hourwitch says that the revolution
lists in Russia have men in all the depart
who reveal the purport Of important
documents and who often get physical
possession of them. He says that last
while he and another CORE spondent
were visiting a noted man in st. Petersburg
an officer Of the army. attached TO the Wal
brought TO their host docu-
ments of the most important kind from
the secret archives. These documents are
now in possession OF the revolutionists.
says that similar documents have been
secured from other departments. |
Mr.. Hourwitch now looks for an era OF
terror in Russia, eliminating in whole
a-ssassinations
Il do not say that | approve such meth
he said. But what is left? More
over. it is evident from the Tsherniak case
hat the Government is going into that
business. With such evidence before them
What will hold the revolutionists back?
seems to be no other weapon. Only
.o-day | received newspapers telling OF the
sxile Of tens OF thousands Of peasants to
-emote regions OF Siberia where there are
only nomadio tribes and where the e&iles
live because there is no agriculture.
must starve. Hundreds Of them
escaped and have come back to their former
leighborhoods. They are now hiding in
he woods. They dare not come into town
n the daylight or even at night. Now
N at,oh rannla lno ThaT haoOnla
What are known as appropriations. a eu-
ohemistio term for robbers. OF course,
I-ssassinations must follow such a condition.
That the Government is going in for
assassination is indicated by the fact that
Pergament from Odessa, a baptized
lew, had received, when l left. no less than
Eighty threatening letters. The only way
he Government can avoid a reign OF terror
s TO proclaim political amnesty and let
he exiles and those living in the woods
to their homes and become peaceful
The fact that Stolypin, the Pre-
nier, and izvalsky. the Minister of Foreign
IN airs, and Stcheglovitov, the Minister OF
Justice. are all implicated in the matter
u rewarding assassins proves that the out
is dark indeed.
Il saw both the first and second Duma.
he first was composed OF the best minds
q Russia. The second was not Of 30 high
grade, but ! should say il would compare
cry favorably with our House OF Repre-
.entatives in Washington. The deputies
ould not class with our Congressman as
'arliamentarians. Indeed there were only
or three men who could be called par
Iamentarians OF the first grade, but in
mentality and business ability the members
yere the equal Of any representative body.
he first Duma excepted. that | have ever
Mr.. Hourwitch says he will not return to
lussia. He left his family here when he
tent away in March, 1905, and says he is
TO resume his place as an American
itizen and begin again the practice of law.
lie is writing magazine articles also on the
Of things in Russia.