The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05
The CARS PEOPLE
nIoerable Condition II the
White Russians.
~ POLES 4 BRIGHT RACE.
eorounn1ans and Lsets, Two Ancient
mr11ons That Preserve Their Gus
soms and Purity Of Blood.

- governments. SSte04ks Aonl2ey &au
-. "a the middis course Of the Dpiep-
~ ana Of ths Western Drwtua- They
{ve their peculiar speculation from their
19oction for wearing white clothing.
- also. according TO learned trvsst1gz~
- because they were white IN oldsn
~. or free from taxes" Some o. the
100 ct White Russia were plIlaged By
~ Enrsars. bat the latter did rot estab-
= the4r yoke there. However. the White
Mur1ans Cid not retain their i1dspsnd-
- bat fell Under the rule Of the mighty
Sr6xhbortng state Of Llthnnia- Then, At
~ inesixatlo1 o. the L.lhunizns, together
~ iosrAd Poland. OF course. the Polish
erssfocracy ard landed gsntry soon had
49, nader their thumb. they we're soca
Sr1ucsd 70 serfdom, and had 70 pay the
ionded proprietors taxes and uthea on
everything. even on weddings In the fam
~ ana on every child born TO thsn- The
nerdships endured By the Israeiites under
Exypt3na bondage hardly exceeded the
ninery to which tho Little Russians were
eabIscted By the Poles Here. too, the
question OF religion entered largely into
- common concerns Of life. IL must be
remembered that Catholicism In Poland
- may rather say In the whole Of Eu-
rore-s quite . different thing from the
ncman Catholicism Of the United States.
vhsrs IL "a greatly purified from all the
HehassnR Accommodations and influences
mat cling to It In Europe. most PER-
nl<,ous Legacy Of the dsscresitsd papacy Of
Tia middle ages. The White Russians.
anxs]rfug the backbone Of the Little Rus
esaus. were unabie to offer as strong re-
s1stancs a. the latter did 10 the pressure
breught to hear on them BY their land
lords. and gave 10 their original faith to
Otsr Romaa Catholicism. thinly diagnosed
- the pretended union OF the Russian
church with the Roman.
Small Il the wonder that the White Rus-
oians succumbed TO the pressure that was
brought 10 bear on them Ia this instance
Living A. they do In q riarxhy. debiitat-
ing locality. oppressed By the naughty
poses and pllsagsd by the Hebrews. who
hold the entire trade Of that part OF the
country In their hands. and offer every
indacement 10 the poor villagers 70 run In
20 debt 10 them. and get all the liquor
they want free, on promises to pay IT
harvest time ltEs tfme OF all Others when
ehsrs u least money In the rural distrlcts.
and the creditor may forscioss on his own
osrmx).
Ths lot Of the White Russians is miser-
ahls indeed. condition vouched for 81
their very appearance They are small OK
stature. light haired. pulled In the face.
Ieoking altogether faded. and premafursly
osod, with . very scant growth OF beard
They eat very poor stun. and are extreme
b oishy la their ways OF living. although
M stu follow the general rule OF the
nus1tan peasants. and taKe steam batnS.
cnly not every week. ~ do the common
psopis Of the other parts OF Russia: having
prediIection for wearing long hair. they
aso frequently suffering from = very pain
I'll and disgusting disease OF the hair. the
ht1w becoming infused with blood and
hopelssaly matted. Notwithstanding Al
nose drawbacks. the Little Russians are
yery good natursd, svsA jolly: patient. but
enrslsaA knd-hs4rsed. pious. hospit2ble.
"a % honest and law-abidlng that thers
= little sor the officers OF the law to do
among them; they live In peace with al
skels nsighbors, being bossed by all who
III Inclined 10 exploit them. but are very
Industrious withal. only. somehow. none
e their earnings remain long In their
Aanda Sooner or later the Jews SET them
=
nuch are. Ia the main. the Russians or
a three branches, all inhabsting Euro
an Russia The Great Russians alone
apfaad ali over the empire and have colo
n1ood Siberia and all the outsksrts Of Their
country. II II they who have made hus-
~ IN fact Many are the diverGencies
among Russians OF dlnerent branches. ana
Il b on the Russian government that ce-
sclvss the hard and delicate task OF De-
vslng means for shielding the weak from
he encroaohments OF ths "smart" and
H. inscriptions. AT the same time re-
prsaBlnx, BY very harsh means sometimes,
nny tendencies that may foster separatfst
Mas among the people Of the localities
bordering on Austria and Germany.
Havever. all the little enmity and mu-
hal dlstrust among the Russians OF the
hree branches disappears - by magic a.
epon a. there arises the question or the
htsrssts or OF the greatness OK Russia a.
: vhcla Nowadays. that the nation 10
fnily consolidated. these =. 10000 Russians
Always offer a united front 10 the common
sasmy from without in such cases there
are no more Great Russsans. Little Rus
Ea1s or White Russians: they fesi they are
noshing but Russians, struggling alike 20
Protect their common fathsrland or 20
eontrshuts TO It's strength or glory abroad
No one realizes better than the Poles the
snormoes strength OF this fundamental
unity Of all the Russians. They are wroth
q u: yet. while they have q great deal Of
Gsllks 10 the Little Russians and contempt
sos the White Russians. they have not yet
EVEN up the idea OF winning over the nrst
~ concessions and flattery and OF over
eeming and annexing the latter By methods
used on former occasions. II ss for the
arsat Russian that their undivided hatred
reserved. FOR II r. the Great Russians
Ana their czsrs that we're chiefly ius,ru-
esatai tn bringing about the fan OF the
snrs powerful Kingdom OF Poland and the
eenssqaens loss OF po,ant's independents.
the might OF Poland attained its zenith
srder King Stephen Ratorny Csrs-iSss.
after the dying out OF the dynasty Of the
saxelions kings were elected by the
roees AZ ore time the poies endeavored
sven 10 impose n king or their own max
NJ On the Russians. and picking up the
stsraer Dmltry. they gave hira out for
sef the sen OF Car John ". brought
ns'r army into Moscow. and proceeded
= crown the pretcnder crar CT Russia.
- TO snplant forclniy Roman CatAcii-
ssSn amid the Russian people. From the
eonsn'nmasicn 90 such tsre fate Russis
- saved by the heroic tnterfcr~nce and
sssteriy leadership Of two valiant Great
ssssisns. Nin.n ard Prince Potsrsky.
No drove tha Polish garrison out Of Mos
-, IL vas after this terrible experience
WI TIE Russian people called together
: representative council. the Temsky So
-. ana In the year 1873 elected simple
nassssn nehieman. Michael Feoaoro-
sssch komAnef. to be hereditary czar OF
ossess. Installed him on tire throne. ana
s1say expelled the Poies from Moscow.
s'pn after Little Russia separated itself
uors Poland. and under Boxean Hnaei-
-. ssxy satnee the Muscoyfte Kingdom. while
- Turks began 20 press PeisES very
ae-d frem tbs soath.
sossni was strukgslrg eSssrst heavy
s when there occurred Internal dis
ssaens ever the eisctloa CT q ktax.
49, 49, OF TIE people wantee 80 brig over
seAxr sstaes while etheFs were for q
ss~'tsi rroEa tire natives. rers,xn
a anf TIE Russian army in tie reign
sAthsfsne The Great. imposed On Po-
- ssAnislaas Fcnsas0vssy. q Pole as
~ ard ruler. War against Russia ees-
~a. aid tbs exhausted Poland taor-
Nns. Tia nrSt partition 81 Poland be-