The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-15

a party which called itself the Group OF
Toll and which worked violently for the
Prof. Miiyoukof' said that following this
the government resorted to its old poll
cies. Ths liberties" granted by the
manifesto man were never regularly used.
ministered by exceptional law. and this
gave legal pretext for not enacting the
constitutional liberties. The general ev!
bitrariness in administration and non-ob-
servance or law-greatly increased In the
state OF civil war. which practically pre-
Oct. 20.
The country was divided into two hos
tile camps. between which no compromise
was possible. The feeling OF general un-
safety increased Immensely under these
conditions and this existing misrule be-
came largely responsible for that state of
anarchy and terror for which Russia now
suffers.
DEATH SENTENCES.
In the last Is years OF the 10Th century
lS4 deaths sentences were pronounced in
Russia. ON the average Ave sentences a
year. In the two years following the
manifesto, the number OF criminals som
fenced to death (almost without txccp-
ton for political offences) rose 10 the
enormous total of Zl7. of whom 1850 were
executed. The whole number OF personk
condemned for political Offences during
these two years was 1s,Z74 while former
iy IL had not exceeded 1000 a year. nnd
the number for 19o4-about t000--was con.
sidered as quite exceptional
Out Of the 1S.274 condemned. III Grimm
ais belong TO class which Is rarely con-
sidered as criminals; they we're directors
OF newspapers and periodicals. who tried
10 make use OF the freedom OF the press
proclaimed by the manifesto: 03S news
papers and periodicals were stopped for
ever In the same period OF time. Public
meetings-another liberty granted by
the manifesto-are practically permitted
by the police only during the electoral
campaign and almost exclusively in large
cities.
The right OF forming unions md socie-
ties. which makes the third liberty Of
the manifesto, can be OF service only for
such organizations as enjoy the protec-
ton or the government Registration IL
regularly refused 20 organizations which
are suspected OF opposition. on most fu-
tile pretexts. Not satisfied with the prose-
cution OF such associations. the govern
ment recently began a systematic prose-
cution of the duly registered ana legally
existing professional unions.
"In short" said Prof. Molyoukof ANY
one who would tell you that Russia real
ly enjoys civil liberties granted by the
manifesto, would advance lie The
truth is that only those liberties were and
are permitted which the government was
and is powerless to forbid; and such lib
critics are often used without any legal
restraint while a regular and law-abid-
ing practice OF civil liberties is nearly
always refused legal permission. Thus.
under the new regime or national ropre-
sentation. the executive power tried to
remain what IL had always been before;
and II never thought OF changing Its for
mer methods OF administration. And as
long as the present msrule lasts 1t Is al
most impossible for the legislative. power
TO do its proper work"
Prof Milyoukof then went on TO describe
how the government aided In the for1na-
tion of counter revolutionary secret and
semi-secret societies, which now are
working for the return OF autocracy. He
said that the mobiles. In spite OF their
present work. could be won over to the
Cadets IL the political reform could be ac-
complished without a social one
Prof Milyoukof said that the struggle
for a constitution became q violent bat
tie of the classes and that therefore the
revolution, IL II had lost some OF tho dra-
| matte externals, now was striking deeper
| into the misery OF the people.
.T appeal to you in the name Of that
/ great whole. humanity; and In doing so
| / am quite sure to give you back as much
| as receive"