The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
EXILE
ARRESTED AGAIN
Cars S Agents Trace Socialist
Fugitive from Siberia
to Paris.
RUSSIA FEARS UPRISING
Dread of Revolution in Armenia
Causes Crusade on Agitators
in Foreign Lands.
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Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
Paris. March s1.-It is learned here by
persons in the closest touch with the
plans Of the imperial inner council that
the Gar has renewed his command for
breaking up the Russian revolutionary
organizations in foreign countries.
The Cars object is to divert the at
tention Of the world from a secret scheme
to prepare a way for a revolution in Ar
menia next autumn. which will be the
greatest uprising that this distracted
province has ever known and which will
result in the Russian territorial aggran-
dizement along the eastern border Of the
Black Sea. The immediate outcome of
the imperial orders to the secret police
will be another series Of sinister outrages
against the liberties of Russians now
being plotted in st. Petersburg.
The campaign began this week, when
a man whom the police call Pavlon was
arrested in Servia on the allegation that
he had received instructions to assassi-
nate the Gar. The prisoners real name
Is Alexis Vinogradof Bissell. He Is not
an anarchist, but simply a Socialist whom
the police are desirous Of getting back
to Russia
Prisoner Has Two Names.
Following BisseITs arrest the Servian
government telcgraphed TO its minister
here asking him to trace the existence OF
PavlofY in Paris. but. although the official
has been very active. he has found MOTH
ing, because Paylofr is really Bissell. The
Russian police immediately assured the
servian authorities that they were per-
fectly we'll aware OF the mans Identity
because they have shadowed him ever
since he came to Paris
The Russian revolutionists aver that the
charge that Bissell was designated by an
archists to kill the Gar Is absolutely
unfounded. He was arrested in MOSCOW
in 1906 for printing pamphlets against the
Gar. but after few weeks Imprisonment
he escaped by killing a policeman
He was rearrCsted and sentenced 10 -FOUR
years at hard labor in Siberia After
serving three years he again escaped, and
came to Paris. where. for the last two
years, he mas Gained a living as an cleo
trician, keeping entirely alOof from Rus
sian political affairs.
In Siberia he married a woman who had
also been condemned for her Socialist
activity. These facts received confirma-
ton from Vladimir Bourpzen. the IA
nous revolutionary leader. who, in dis
cussing the case, said:
"a Shameful Outrage.
"Bisselrs arrest Is a shameful interna-
tional outrage. II q written death SEN
tence against the Gar exists, Russian
spies slipped the paper into Bisself 5
pocket at the time Of his arrest He Is
incapable of a deliberate assassination.
He Is thirty-three years old and OF good
family, his father being retired officer
of the Russian army"
The Liguedes Droits de fHomme CThe
League Of the Rights of Mem is taking
I'D this case. Juares and other French
Socialists are joining the Russian So
cialists in every effort 10 effect Bissell
release
He is the victim of typical police
conspiracy" said BoutZen.
Only few who are acquainted with the
Cars anti-Turkish plans fear that this
species of diversion" will be likely 10
continue. RussIa's recent war-like prep
arations are not directed against Ger
many. The Armenians have been plotting
a new rebellion ever since the first Bal
kan war became imminent. But. acting
under the advice of the Cars govern
ment. they have waited. Russia found
il impossible to take a hand in the Bal
kan war because of Austria's hostility.
But now that the Balkan question Is
temporarily settled she regards the pres
ent time as propitious for aiding the Ar
menians and getting territorial reward.