The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
GRAFT HUNT IN RUSSIA
HEGn OFFICIALS IN PRISON
CONTRACTION an DISMAY.

4 asrsaleas Pessssssasa es Men WE
-FRnnas - many KlRas RKposea
Decd Rssulss--sssiners m . Pan's.
Br PsTERsBuRo. March so.-Nov that
the Cnar and all hls rolntlons are taking
part In the social fife os ~. Pseersbtrg
and the dismissal % the TohalkOwslEy
prosecution has ol0ssd the ssFiss of politi-
cal trials arising from what are now
ago. Russians arc looklng around % 80
what really b the syssem thAs they arc
living under. Thsy have come % realize
that the great afaira al the empire are
&C present dependent on the rule % tho
rUvax6r.
ThlsfunctionAry. whose arch rspressns-
alive to-day b Senator 0arln. has become
tho mose powerful factor in Russian bust
sses aAa ee....sss! ne. Ths time when
Rnania can adopt deenitely Manohurian
policy and chooes her attitude a between
ths American and tho japanese polictes
On China dspsnds On the rwviaOr. foF he
has arrested the General IN command Of
vladlvoasOk fortress and Eve % Ice chief
oassnials.
A -revision' has been begun % Irkutsk
whiSA piassa the sntiFs administrative
machinery 81 the eastern provinces In tho
hands % he revising officer. who n arrest
ing local governors and impoundlng CON
tEaotors' hooks and banking accounts.
Senator Neldgardt hna gone 20 WAraaw
a. rsviReg OS the Polish capital. and ssna-
tor Dedialln u In OdeosA On . similar
Al wasA
lation at thu Back Sen port.
The panie and disuay with which tho
little local bigwimn learn Of the arrival
Of . reviror are hardly lsss to-day than
when 0oeols comic masterpiece was
written. Ths local governor the Justice
Of the peace. the postmaster. the taa
collector. 40 ore revnembers the play. oil
swarmsd around the mysterious young
man from 90. Pstersburg. whom the
town eoasip took for revixor sent down
by the Minister Of tho Interios 10 overhaul
the adminissration and hear grievances.
senator CAIRNS appeerAnc@s IN the lead
ing citiss of Russia are A. sudden and
frOught with msoh more trouble.
Lass week he arressed four senior
Ofacers of the MQhoOw political police
for selling quanfltisS of the arms that
were taken from the revolutionarios q
few years ago. He bad found among tho
sKpenss books Of the department an 60
count % periodic sstzurcs Of arms In largo
Quantities without any public trouble to
explain thorn and without any trace % the
arms. H@ power % summary arrest and
Of oompslllng any one whom he chooses
to give evidence or 90 90 jan helped him
to learn that ths political police had In
vented q acheme of selling and rcseillpg
the same arms 20 . group % confederate
and sharing the money with shsm.
The SENATOR'S greatest task Il the re-
vision % the 1mpCrtal Insendans. other
wise the combustion % manufacturing
and commercial business that cater Tor
the Oovsrnmsnt. The appropriation for
this department amounts In the current
years badsst to over se0.00O.eo0 ryabiess
during the war and the Redistribution %
the army afterward n wa much higher.
Through the IntsndanR the Government
buys boots and clothes for the troops
and for thu hundred thousand of State
railroad employees Il buys bottles for
the state alcohol monopoly. ships stores
for the imperial volunteer feet. and Il
builds hosInss Tor the workmen Of the
hundreds 81 Government owned facfor
In ell these branches Of business the
Government has beSn systematically
swtndled by members % its own per-
manent deaR In coIlusiOn with the con-
tractors. The social career % an Intendan1
Oflcsr after the war has become q by
word. He lives very quietly Tor dsosnt
period in the hope that suspicion win
turn aside from him. When he thinks that
he 10 safe. that some sort % statute Of
Rmitai iOns win serve 60 screen him. he
blossoms aalt into nsautnr raFn. prolonged
daughters.
Unhappiiy for him Mr.. stoIypin. the
Prime Minister. and the inplaoabls SeIa-
tor Garin have determined not 10 Yet by
cones he byRones Prom many sides
thsy are urged 10 bury their dirty linen.
20 put a better appeAranos on thinRs and
60 give tho optimis,s q chance 20 Introduce
their long promised business boom. The
answer comes % Q continued ssrtes Of
acts all pointing in one direction.
The local Governors ARE allowed % be
truculsnt 20 their political adversarse~:
10 they and Hberal history books In the
schools they may destroy thsm 10 90 dis.
posed. but " they are caught a. dishonesty
In money matters there In no mercy for
them. The mill Of the rsvisor grinds
slow. b,Is % grtnds excssdins sire Ths
radicals said that Il would
all end In mahs believe. that tho aysssm
would outlivs tho rsfOrmers and the old
Pog'Dsry 40 on 80 before 10 has noe
proved 30 Be the case.
Tho Moscow prison 10 Ovsrfuil. noe with
revolutionary young men and women
but With dismIased officers % ths CON-
miasaViat and the bribs giving aasnta of
tho contractors. A largo bOotmaksne
flrsn has had liz entire business -confls-
Gated BY the Governments. is had ten
deFed . large consignment Of army boots
% Ons % tho buying committees 0f the
Inaenaaea and hey we're condemned an
bed.
Tho contractors exerctsad their right
% appeal. and tBe senior section % the
lneendaaS accepted the condemned co.,
aianmame. SENATOR OArin trnCud the
monsy slsat was paid % have the boots
accsptsd. and both parties to tho brine
arc IocA~d no.