Show i NIHILISM MODIFIED i A I 1 PE phe villainous joc doc doctrines brines trines 94 the ni jillis hi lists tsi as propounded by bakunin A if adopted by the lusian russian members T i ot bt the are apa nat op announced mot wip nii NIp r wa t net met f at Nef the order their published principles are modified and toned down to some degree of consistency and exhibit a rational plan for the reformation of the government something more than mere destruction lg Is advocated and the objects to be attained by revolution are set forth putting the Nihilist ts of the emp empire ire lre in a litter better betten light before the world while their pro gramme br breathes eathea th the spirit of murder and sedition it also gives promise of better thid things s and does docs not encourage the casting down of authority and order with wiil the mere object OF annihilating present forms of society bad as it is it is much better than kunins Ba diabolism and we present it here as translated rom a printed prock proclamation circulated secretly by the nihilists nihilisms lists in st petersburg we are socialists and champions of the people we hold that socialism is malone maione alone can insure to hui hur humanity naulty the blessings of liberty equality and fraternity we hold that the will of the people can alone sanction and achieve the social reforms we contemplate no idea of social institution can prosper if it is imposed on the people behold we hold hoid therefore the overthrow of tb the e present government to be our first and foremost duty dulty by this revolution our nation shall attain 1 the faculty ofin of in an independent development of all its forces according to its own will and customs 2 the U possibility of a further growth of the socialistic institutions forming ap apart artof of our national life ilfe lifes s as the arid artel work mens associations the china land c commune oan etc we hold that the will of the people may be clearly expressed in a national assembly elected 15 11 by universal suffrage nagel ragel i which though not by any mea means ni form of expression is nevertheless the only one possible under the present circumstances Staf ices it Js lw therefore oui our bur laten wen tion to take the state power from the hands of the present government and confer it on a national nati onal assembly which ts Is isto 46 to deelda As to the future constitution of our country therefore we demand acae A unive universal nals suffrage a full local seif self government of all provinces ce districts and and townships the village commune an independent t economical and active unity the land laud to be declared state property a system of ot measures ea aiming at the trans mission U of all fact factories orle orie 3 and workshops to co operative associations ciati ons of workingmen ful full I 1 liberty of conscience of dr the tho press of assoc alsoc associations lations and meetings u sal sai buff age without limitation as to class or property abolition of the stan standing dink army and institution of a national militia uin sin view oath of the e above stated principles our action comp comprehends rehe rebe adb ads first kropa propaganda and ans agitation oui our propaganda proposes pro poes to dimm diff muse diffuse among all classes of our people the idea idel of a democratic political revola M leie lehe of AtUd huud attaining ning a better social condit condition on second destructive and terror atle action our action consists fir lir the of the most pernicious agents of the av government ern ment I 1 of spies agents of the third etc the purpose sd of these violent acts is to rob the government of the czar of the prestige inthe in the eyes of the people pleto pieto to show goppeto the ibe latter the possibility go ity af a struggle with the government and to foment thus the revolutionary spirit in the ranks pank people third organization of secret societies cie clet ties les fourth secret agencies in the ministries fifth organization and outbreak of the revolution |