Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-13
.POL|CE-sPY AND BURGLAR
HAD SEAT IN OLD DUMk
Revelation Made by Commission Of
Inquiry Into Abuses of For
mer Government.
FRIEND AND pRoTEGE OF LEM
Prominent Socialist Roman Mali
nowsky Co-Operates With Police
Department by Using Position
With Revolutionaries.

Correspondence of Associated Press.]
PETROGRAD. July 2o-Revelations
of tho commission of inquiry into
abuses OF the former government
show that for two years there sat in
the Duma. as a respected. influential
n:emocr. burglar. police spy, in
former and organizer Of crime This
member was the prominent Socialist.
Roman Mal!nowsky, friend and protege
of the "bolshevik." Lenine, whose at
tempts to overthrow the provisional
government are making such a stir.
Malinowsky's career. according to the
| commission. began with pocket-pick-
Ing and burglary for which, in Mos
COW. he was many times convicted
Fifteen years ago Malinowsky decided
to enter politics. and became associated
with the semirevolutionary Socialist
party. TO whom his criminal record
was unknown. He showed such revo-
lutionary fervor that he rapidly ad-
vanced: became friend OF the Social
list Nikolai Lenine. who was then liv-
ing in exile abroad.
In 1910, the commission discovered,
Nalinowsky began to cooperate with
the "Okhrana." or Public Security De-
partment. using his position with the
revolutionaries in order to obtain facts
His plan was TO spy and egg his COM
rades into demonstrations and politi-
cal crimes. and then bctray them He
was taken on at first at s25 a month
but soon SO distinguished himself as
spy and informer that he was pro-
| noted. and was sent abroad by the
police to watch and incite emigrant
revolut!onaries. He still kept Lenine's
confidence. and this enabled him to
carry out his police work efficiently
STEADILY RISES IN FAVOR
WITH BOTH SIDES
For two years Malinowsky steadily
rose in favor both Of the revolutiona ries
and OF the police. In May, 1912 he
was elected Duma member. Both revo-
lutionaries and police. unknown to one
another, rejoiced. Malinowsky became
so valuable that his salary from the
police was raised to $3.50 n month
This. with his salary as Duma member
gave him an income of $4,000 year
He drew continued praise for his adj
mira5le revolutionary work as Duma
member; and reported everything to
the Security Department. His speeches
were carefully prepared in advance
Some were written by Lenine. and all
were submitted before delivery to the
police. Tho inquiry commission found
corrected drafts of the speeches in the
police Offices.
Suspicion eventually fell on Malinow-
In ri
sion that Malinowsky was a spy: and,
by fresh attacks on the government.
Malinowsky apparently proved his sin
! certify In 1914 he led the extreme
lefts assault on Prime Minister Gore
! mykin-led 1t SO stormily that he and
twenty-one supporters were excluded
from the sessions for a fortnight.
Then Assistant Minister of the Interior
Djunkowsky discovered what was al
ready known to his chief-that the
revolutionist Duma member was a spy
and provocator-and he informed NJ.
Rodzianko. speaker of the Duma. He
declared, however that there must be
allowed to resign his seat. The police
| continued to pay him his full salary.
and he was sent abroad.
When suspicion again fell on him.
his case was brought before party
court. and he was triumphantly ac-
quilted. there being mo proof whatever
that he was police spy" His pro-
tector. Lenine. sent the press an in
| dignant denial of the espionage ru-
mors The real truth about Malinow-
| sky was not known until after the
| revolution.