Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-19
LISTENING TO A REFUGEE.
A Story OF Suffering in Russia Told to q
Gathering Of Ladies' Today.

A Story Of Suffering In Russia Told to q
Gathering Of Ladies' Today.
number Of ladies gathered at the residence
Of Postmaster General Wanamaker today to
hear Miss Marjolies, an exiled Jewess from Rus
STA, tell of the persecution of the Hebrews in
Russia.
Mr.. A. 8. Solomons escorted Miss Marjolies
and was accompanied by Col John d. Weber,
commissioner of immigration at the port of
New York. Mr.. Solomons introduced Col.
Webber to the audience and Col. Weber gave
an account Of his recent trip to Russia as
member of the immigration committee. .
He explained that the pale of settlement in
which the Hebrews are confined is a territory
equal in extent to the state of Texas and cons
tanning population of about 1000. 900 Jewish
people and 81 900 900 Christians. Even in this
territory the Hebrews cannot live without re-
strictions. They must live in towns and cities and
cannot live in the rural districts. Col. Weber
explained that the presence Of Hebrews in the
interior of the country and without the pale
was due to the fact that in 1862 the car invited
artisans to enter the interior and again in 1880
confirmed their legal right to live there.
Their expulsion from the country, therefore.
was illegal as well infamous. In numberless
cases it was necessary for the authorities to re-
sort to trickery to find some excuse upon which
to expel the Hebrews. Col. Weber drew vivid
picture of the horrors attending the expulsion
of the Hebrews from Moscow last year. The
Jewish quarter was surrounded at midnight and
the helpless creatures driven forth without an
hour warming. He said large numbers of He
brews were driven out Of Russia in conveys.
shackled to common criminals, their
only offense lying in the fact that they were
Jews. As an indication of the prejudice against
the race he recounted the case of a Hebrew
who was suffering from hydrophobia being re-
nd 70 no int
Russia simplwbecause he was Jew.
Col. Weber advocated general protest
against the cruelties of the Russian govern
ment being drawn up by the citizens of Amer
lea. He thought that European nations would
join in the protest. He is convinced that re-
trouble.
MISS MARJOLIEs STORY.
Miss Marjolies was then introduced to the
audience. She is medium-sized, well-shaped
little woman with an attractive face and regu-
lar features. She has not completely mastered
the English language and at times it was diff
cult to understand her.
She recounted the story of her life and
wrongs. and at times during the recital was al
most overcome with emotion. She edu-
Gated in st. Petersburg as a teacher and after
ward went to live with her sister in Moscow.
She was compelled to pass a servant in her
sisters family to be able to live in Moscow.
Finally she notified that she must leave
Moscow. No reason was assigned, but she was
told to get away in three months. BY the aid
of bride to the police she was allowed to
remain until last January and was then
given three days notice to leave. In company
with several hundred unfOrtunates she left
Moscow in the dead Of winter, the people being
packed like sardines in cold cherries cars.
She travelled to Warsaw to get passport to
leave the country. Here she was forced to re-
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passport by bribery.
Her plaintive story of wrongs and cruelties 30
patiently endured deeply affected the sympa-
thetic ladies present.