Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-05-10
NINE. HELENE sHEvITcH.

HELENE o1iLNiltu.
ago, leaving property valued at about
$4,000. This is now in available form,
and will be divided by her three sons.
Ivan, Dimitri and Sergius. The Socialist
leader will probably go to Russia at an
early day. attend to his business, get his
money, and depart without molestation.
There is no ground on which to base tho
fear that he will be arrested the moment
he crosses the frontier, for his brothers
are high in favor, and Dimitri holds the
distinguished position Of minister to
Japan.
y Shevitch was born in 1913 and re-
ceived his education mt st. Petersburg
and Stuttgart. In 1870 he became a
government clerk and held the position
until 1875, when he was compelled to
leave the country because of his political
views. He came to America in 1877,
and has since then been known as "a
leader of the Socialists. He is tall,
powerfully built man, with typical Rus
sian features. An extract from some Of
his recent utterances will give an idea of
the views he champions:
Socialism is n universal element of
social development. 1t is great and
very popular mistake TO speak of French
German, Russian or American Social
Ism. II is precisely ms if any one should
speak of French, German, Russian or
American steam power or electricity.
Modern Socialism is not an abstract
school of thought born in the mind Of
one or several men, but it is simply the
result Of existing economic conditions
which are felt by all those who suffer
from them, and understood by many.
Those who understand them are Social
lists, and their desire is to limit the ag-
gressive power Of capital and increase
the defensive force of labor. The former
means the assumption by the community
OF all such functions as are monopolies in
their nature, and the adoption of a sys-
tenn OF progressive taxation on land and
incomes. The latter means all such
measures as can promote organization,
education and the economic standard Of
life for the working classes"
For manv reasons Shevitch mnst he
regarded as striking and sensational fig
ure in the panorama of Nineteenth cen.
tary existence. His achievements are
those OF worker, writer and think.
er. He conveys to people who hear him
an impression Of steadfast purpose and
stern earnestness, but no suggestion OF
sentiment, yet indirectly he is identified
with love tragedy that at the time OF
tts occurrence agitated Europe. The af.
fair took place while he was a student,
and when its details reached his ears he
never dreamed that the heroine would
Later on become his wife.
In 1882 the Mrs. Shevitch of TODAY was
Helene Won Doenniges, q beautiful girl
just bndding into womanhood and tht
betrothed of Janco Won Racowitz. :
Wallachian Of noble birth. At Berlir
she met Ferdinand Lasalle, the father O.
modern Socialism. They fell in love al
most on sight, and for nearly two year
strove TO overcome the obstacles to thei
union. Finally the young lady's parent
adopted severe measures and induced he
70 send TO Lasalle letter Of renunci
atson He responded by challenging he
father. The old gentleman declined th
duea On account Of age, but the gauntls
q ung picked up BY Helcns's hance.
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