New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
THE RUSSIAN COLONY IN NETWORK.
ITS MEMBERS NOT NUMEROUS EYPECT>TO RETURN
TO NATIVE LAND.

intensified by every bit Of war news from the Far
East. Whenever Russian ship is sunk TO the
Cars subject likely 10 be made such remarks
as these:
THE Russians bluff. but they can't fight
You buy warships, and too stupid TO sail
them
The Japs will show you that KishineT pers
cition does rot make the Russian a soldier
IN no class or immigrants which make New
York their home is there greater contrast between
the educated and the ignorant classes than among
the Russians few who come here are &C
conplished linguistic and OF a peculiar refinement
q breeding They seem 70 be especially facile in
the use Of language. and in evidence Of this fact.
there are more actors among the Russian-Ameri-
cans in proportion to their number. than Of any
other race that has been trausplanted here. or
tho sixty-six Russians educated in a profession
VINO came last year. twenty-three. Or more than
o-e-thrd were player folk Among the English
men who settled he-e 20 pursue profession last
wear ahou; one-cighth were actors
Because ~ she increase In the number Of Rus
sian Americans I'm the last few years the Russian
Church % s.. Nicholas erected IN 1902, in
Nlrety-seyc th-s; east % Fifth-avc. Most Of the
funds for It's construction were raised in Russia.
through tho active work Of the Rev. Alexander
HotoyftslIy its pastor. Through his efforts, also.
the CONGREGATION has increased from a mere hand
ful to a membership of eight hundred. At the
church 4 printing press is kept busy publishing
= missionary paper which is sent 20 remote
churches have also been established in the last
few months in Workers. y. Y. Passaic. y. J.;
Philadelphia West Troy, y. Y. and Ansonia,
Conn.
The Russian American women have organized
many mutual benefit societies chief 81 which Is
the Association Of the Holy Annuncaton. many
OF the members of which are women Of broad edu-
cation and high intelligence. Each member pays
ir = certain stipend OF . cents month, so
that IN case Of sickness they will 50 week
e. 7sa Is of
which has been brought hither from the home
land where every one and everything is insured,
from the head Of the family TO the newly born
goat
The Russi an Americans celebrate the Russian
iete days as at home and the Christian holidays
according 10 the Russian calendar. which is thr-
teen DAYS behind that Of Western Europe and
America As the husband OF one Russian woman
said to a Tribune reporter:
Y am an Englishmaa and my wife a Russian.
She celebrates Christmas January = and yet
notice that she expects presents both then and
December %
one day OF peculiar significance 10 Russians
both here and at home is May a. the coronation
cav OF The Czs-.
II is the intention Of most Russian-Arericans
10 return 10 their native land before their death.
one Of them said:
The new country is so different from the old
that we never cease feeling a Of inconsistencies
that makes want 10 return. IL is not for poti
cal reasons entirely. as our villages ruled
according 10 a democratic form of government. in
which each Of has equal voice. But IL is
the restlessness OF Americans. We rest
less. We content TO go ahead along certain
paths until We have reached the top. An Ameri-
jumps from one thing TO another. II ne does
not get ahead fast enough a grocer he sells
out and likely not. goes into the life
insurance business or opens cafe. I suppose
that is why most Russians love the Great White
Car 50 fondly. We know ne will not change that
MS rule will be the same
But We like American money. On an average
the Russian artisan can earn five times the wages
here that he can AZ home. A Russian carpenter
viii earn a ruble 80 cents a day I'm St Peters
burg. Here he Will earn s. - or g a day