THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY IN RUSSIA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 405, 25 June 1881, Page 2

THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY IN RUSSIA.

At a meeting held at the Slavonic Club,. London, recently, to express sympathy with those persons who are now advocat- „ ing Russian liberty, one of the speakers asserted that Nihilism would never be put down until the present of Government was altered, and its abuses- ' done away with. The presenl.Czar must not think he would reign long if he did as his father had done. The people required J liberty, the people required a constitution I the people required all those privilege.' which other nations enjoyed, and if j did not introduce- a constitution and cea' to kill the poor victims who were struj gl’.ng for lil * 'he fight for would be c; on to- the bitter end. The meeting . - n r expressed the opinion that the new A lexftnder 111., hft<T begun his rein j th a disgraceful act of ignominy, ii tying oat the sentence of death upon . woman, contrary to previous practices uni traditions in Russia, no suck execution hiving taken place there for tie last 150 ye trs, This referred to the execution of Miss Peroffskaja, who was a lady of noble birth. Her grandfather was a Minister in Russia ; her father was one of the Gov mors of St Petersburg, When she was fifteen years of age she saw her father < beying the behests of a despoticGover meat. Not being able to bear the sight she ran away from her father’s house, went to the people who were trying to 1 'e her father’s nationality, and wot ed as a peasant girl for her own livi 1 g. At last, when she was ready to. ass st in promoting the cause, :.he displ; yed that energy which woman posse .ses, and she gladly died for the cause ot Russian freedom.