New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
SOCIALISTS HELD Up.
RUSSIANS FIGHT HARD.
Mystery Surrounds Influences Work-
ing to Keep Them Here.

Eight young radical Russian Socialists have
been arrested for landing in this country IL
legally They are held at Ellis Island pend
ing the action of the Department of Commerce
and Labor. the papers In the case having been
sent to Washington by the board of special in
auiry. The arrest made last Tuesday In
Hobokeu. and the eight prisoners were held two
days by the police of that city until word came
from Washington 70 transfer them to Ellis ISL
and Here they were taken before a board OF
special inquiry. which decided that deportation
was warranted. and so ordered Final action is
expected soon.
The young men are said to be about as fine a
lot of aliens as applied TO this country for
admission One of them is a silversmith and
another is a coppersmith Another IS student
and the rest are artisans. high in their trade.
They are said TO belong to the radical socialistic
party in Russia and took sides with that ele-
ment in the Douma. The government made It
so warm for them that they left in hurry.
The Young men gave ages ranging from seven
teen TO twenty-five years. They seemed to be anx-
ious to land in this country. and were much put
out at falling into the hands Of the police so
soon They appeared it is said to he ignorant or
the Immigration laws but one man, who was
present at their examination, said their ig-
norance was feigned.
7,bera seems to he considerable mystery sur
no one seems 70 know, or, at least, no one is dis
noeed to tell The leading spirit in the effort 70
living about the landing Of the aliens was Morris
Hillnuit recently the Socialist candidate for
Congress in the 9th District He has been
hacked ND in his efforts by nearly every proml-
nent Socialist organization in the city A lead
ing Socialist editor is interested in the case The
work for the men. however has been carried on
sub rosa. and every effort has been made 10 keep
tho al
lists interested
last Tuesday the Ho6oken police received an
order from Washington which, it is said, read
something like this:
Arrest eight Russians and hold for federal ac-
tion Were smugged into country as stowa-
ways on Russian Eastern Asiatlc Steamship
Line boat CrodnO, consigned TO the hamburg
American pier
The Hobo<en police Immediately began an in
,.astipation which resulted in the arrest of the
eight suspected young men None of them could
sneak English Through an interpreter they
gave names which, after much Juggling with
tho aInhabet in the unfamiliar hands of the HO
boken police. came follows: Seauhard
Tolohevosky Robert Galvine, William Schmidt.
ELLA Sveska wisch, Carl Carlein. John Windel.
Robert Freeman and Peter Rosa
INST what efforts are being made to land the
men could not be learned last night. 1t is as
serted however that il the known facts are
overcome will be a powerful influence in
deed that brings it about
II was learned on the best of authority that
the men were without money and that they had
come here as stowaways and had been Snug
eIed ashore at Hoboken. Any one of these facts
would be sufficient ground for deportation. ac-
cording to the immigration laws.
Commissioner Watchorn said last night that
the men had been arrested in Hopoken. Just
where in Hoboken he did not know He said
they remained the boat until the other pas
sengers had departed and then got away. They
had no appeal. he said. but the Department of
Commerce and Labor was considering the case.
Mr. Hillauit said last night that his profess
sioual connection with the case ceased on Fri
dav He did not appear before the board of spe-
ciaI INQUIRY but advised to the proceedings
to be taken. He said the boys" declared they
were not stowaways but had paid for passage.
They hid in the hold Of the vessel he said
awaiting an opportunity to slip out unseen not
through a desire To break the law, but through
lPnorance of II. He also said he had heard the
nersonal opinion of the members of the speCial
hoard was in favor Of the accused aliens but he
did not know whether not recommendation
~ cIemency had been sent To the Department
- Commerce and Labor when the napers in the
case had been forwarded.