Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-28
"A PEASANT
DIRECT FROM
DARKEST RUSSIA
Stops In albuquerque While
Wife Gives Birth 70 free
Born American.


A little ifc came into the world this
m8rnlng about io o'clock co the Af.
cado ruominE house on south filat
street. which. u 10 haeht been TOT
Alexander d. breaking away from me
Catholic religion. would aouhlleaA
have been bonn q suoiecl Of iha Nus
slam throne instead OF q free born
American.
The parents of ibis Fortunate little
child are Mr and Mrs Michael los
Kmovo. Russian peasants, from me
province 0f K0ffs who arrived ia me
ciiv last nishi and stopped on zoe the
birth of the child while en- route tp
Sos Angeles. whore other peasant
families have preceded chem and are
now employed al railroad work IN Val-
lfornia Mr aud Mrs los kniuYe lcit
Russia two months aau with hitcen
other families. to come to America,
we cauidnt make living in
Korra.7 said ne man 20 the reporter,
through George sUigle. proprietor 81
Ihe Noa Yufk store. on South ilral
street. who is himself n Russian by
higih "The taxes were 100 hiRh and
We were not provided With SUFFICIENT
and 90 support oar families and our
/ stock
Korrs ls small piece 81 land on
I the Russian border which was west
ca from the Turks Va 1871 ln 1883
500 noasani families were sent there
because ~ religious troubles 90 farm
%. and were taNed hg the government
nd the rate of 81 per head. los ku'
ioyc has FIVE In his family and a piece
I nf ground about AZ large aa sever
acres lu thla country would be cna
him fl5 "a year fhc government also
charged S8 winter for the schnulna
of each child. aud there were uthcI
taxes the government oNactod OF hi
Kngrs subjects.
Eos KuinYe b. OFF a. very ane phy
clique. Hls every feature speaks @
4 strength aud health BE wears "a hlacl
cap. 4 blouse OF heavy red materia.
which hangs loose outside bis ifous
bra to he pockets a heavy voN Gov
IS thr blouse The trousers Dc WoF
.hls morning were the 81 quality q
ltcralm and BIZ s1oos were heat
slippers
Wne.. asked how he happened 70 90
F, logr,aer enough money 90 come
America he said Wa sold our shiii
and everything We had This morn
ing be- had 81 Ia Sis pocket, and
! sick wife or hts hands. besides iare
4 children and baby who looked
\ bin tor food He knew NOT wor
4 nf thn English Hnruhgn n0r had !
4 amy ncQuaintance with The customs
I thn country DOB strange cuunti
"a AVID without mndH with "a family
+. Avo dorending upon him what stron
/. heart would MOI quai' Hl such d.slrcs.
I, Rut los kuiuyo was not dlacuui
aged no had hopes of ai nst reac
I, inc California ard gouine work y
n WAS sure that De u0uid receive sos
assistance from the Americans
Il was n free country end iho people
Il it were generous
When asked what ho Thought of q
Z, Japanese be said ho didn't know mu'
!, about them tie hadn't heard mu'
of The war. but what be- bad heard
De- through pea.=ata who had been
the army and returned home leo hl
alto believe that Russia had De'
e whipped He had been told hy the
b. returning peasants that the Russi
Il soldiers would not fire az tho iapa
4. Csc. hu would throw down their nri
e. ana run Why should we want
\ shoot people that We had never ae
q before and had never done us any
lf. lury7" was The apparently simple re
s: swer Of one Of Russla's ground-dol
Of subjects.