Evening star., 1909-03-06
director of the Russian police department
suspected of having betrayed to the
revolutionists Azeff's secret police con-
nection.

nection.
:. :.
According to Bourtzev; 1t was very diff
ferent kind of official who gave away
Azeff Bakai, chief Of the Warsaw detect
ives, exiled to Siberia for revolutionary
sympathies. with the revolutionary fund
We organized his escape" says Bourtzev.
and then Bakai told him of traitor in
their camp. But he gave another name.
not Azeff. On his side, Bourtzev was
struck that so high detective functionary
should not know the name Of a big revo-
lutionists like Azeff. (They seem to have
been all as thick as thievesO While Bakai
insisted: It's impossible that should not
know the name Of one Of yours as high
as a chief Of a central committee" So
they unraveled the mystery. Azeff was
known under his true name only to Ratch-
kovski. chief Of grandee surete (above-all
detectives) This police official. the editor
of "Bylok." admits having also denounc-
ed to the tribunal of terror as debauchfng
Azeff and combining with him the Plehve
and Grand Duke Sergius assassinations
for selfish motives and In the hope of
finally taking a bunch Of high revolution
lists red-handed.
Bakai is now in Paris, and he. too. like
Gapon. is arranging to publish his men,
OirS.
1t appears to be all right for a high
Paris central revolutionist like BourI-
zev to have confidential talks on assas-
sination with Russian high police off,
cial. Bourtzev tells how he met Lopouk-
hine accidentally in German railway
carriage. Qt makes one think OF Gapon
in Paris cabs.)
MY acquaintance with him was purely
literary, for my review" he explains. and
Lopoukhine when arrested did have a
OF tar hn 0f ElNyln
regrettng that their literary foregather-
ings should have political construction
put on them.
Truly. Lopoukhine recently contributed
to 'Bylok' the memoirs of his brother
in-law. Prince Ouroussof, and Bourtzev
had been after him for his own memoirs.
But, after all this. listen to the cool
avowal of the literary editor:
"In the railway carriage told Lopouk-
under the name Of Baskine. NJ. Lopouk
the editor of "Bylok." From his man
ner l understood that he knew moth
ing of Azefrs directing the attacks on
Plehve and the grand duke"
TIA, ta." say others, inspired by the
Russian government, which obviously
cannot say the thing itself. lit is shame
full that the press of the world should
publish the notices of tribunal Of terror
that 1t has condemned to death, not only
its own Azeff. but an innocent Official
like Ratchkovski-to serve the personal
revenge of a falling functionary like
Lopoukhinea 1t is Lopoukhine who gave
away Azef!'
According to this information Lopouk-
hine, Ouroussof and others had been
cunning for Rathkovski several years. as
part of an occult force near the throne
hostile to themselves. Lopoukhine hav-
ing been public prosecutor. rose to be
Of the police department. almost
a minister. presenting reports directly to
the tsar: Then: hs suddenly, 'ds. h he fell to be
and, finally. to no service at ALL
For this he blames Ratchkovski. and now
we see Ratchkovski accused and judged
along with Azeff by the tribunal of terror
a curious coincidence.
In truth (says this informanD Ratch-
kovski did not know Azeff until the latter
half Of 19O5-after the death of the Grand
Duke Sergius. Far from having COM