The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
SAYS RUSSIA WILL
HAVE REVOLUTION
UPRISING is PREDICTED BY NINE.
MALMBERG, NOTED FIN
NISH EXILE.

Madame Aino Malmberg, the noted
Finnish exile, novelist, journalist and
educator, who has been lecturing
throughout America and European
countries on Finland and the part
woman has taken i'm the political de
velopment OF that country, gave an
interesting address before the Calumet
WOmans club yesterday afternoon in
the Y. NJ. &. a. There was good at
tendance. and 10 sdy the lecture was
much enjoyed, is to say the least
Mime. Malmberg speaks English flu-
entity, although with an accent, aud
She has an intimate knowledge of
Russian. Finnish aud Polish condi-
tons. She has a pleasing personality
and a commanding presence.
For more than one hour. the aud
iencc. made mp mostly of women. with
a fair sprinkling of men. listened to
her recital Of events which are known
only by the principals who figured in
the imperial Russian secret police.
Tells Of Spying System.
Nine. Malmbcrg told of the spy sNs-
TEN which does its work abroad and
said the system has agents among the
rich, the poor, generals of the army.
hut dwellers society women, aud al
other classes. Part of the work is to
find out the plans of the revolution
lists. but that is the least important
OF their tasks. THAT is in measure
honest work, but their chief aim Is to
incite those who do not firmly believe
in the Russian system of government
To crimes of violence, and to inform
oL them just before the act is com
mitted
The terrorists are not necessarily 4
bloodthirsty crowd of revolutionlsts.
For the most part they are dreamcrs,
poets, young men who fooishly be-
Leve that the only salvation is to kill
some one To show that the people
won't submit 10 WRONGS. These men
are not by nature cruel. They are
willing to give their lives for their
beliefs, and are very easily deceived
by the spies"
Nine. Malmborg told of the activi-
ties Of Dagaen who in the late 70s
and the early SOS, was one of the most
active of the revolutionists. He had
been arrested and freed on his prom
Use To do spying work. He reported
the actions of the revolutionists to
Chief of Police Sondekc for years and
then his identity was discovered 10y
the terrorists
The Greatest Spy.
But the greatest spy of all ages,
continued Nine. Malmberg. "was Az
eff. head of the terrorist group. whose
activities continued for sixteen years
He, himself, melted the attacks on the
Grand Duke Sergius, the cZar's uncle,
and on the head of the secret police,
Finally Bourtsen. a revolutionist WHIT
had "A genius for finding out spies.
Centered his attention on Azeff. Bourt-
could not believe IL, because of his
active work with the revolutionists."
Nine. Malmberg told how she had
met this man Azcff. whom she de
scribed as one of the most brilliant
of Russians, and one whom, despite
his "homely"' appearance. had won
derful winning way. She went into
detail on his two years residence in
Finland and his failure to incite the
Firms To rebel against the Russian
government. Had he been successful
the Finnish people would have been
deprived of the freedom they then en-
joyed. He tried to get the Firms TO
establish y factory to manufacture
arms, but failed.
The speaker referred to London and
Paris and said these big cities were
full of Russian spies. She said they
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