The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-21
W. E, WaIIing, Wife and Sister,
 in-LaW Are Arrested
PROMINENT SOCIALISTS
Are Charged With ociating With Members of Finnish Progressive Party-Kelloeg Durland Held,
 But Is Released.

1 English Walllng Of lndfanapons, ms Wlle and his sister-in-law, Miss Rose Straun-
 sky were arrested in this city tonight by a
 force of gendarmes because of their asso- | citation with several members of the Fin nish progressive party. They were sthl l being held at the gendarme headquarters l at a late hour tonight. A representative l of the American embassy appeared at the headquarters in their behalf. but he can l take no action until tomorrow morning. l Kellogg Durland, another American and
 a friend of Mir. Walling, who has been l in St. Petersburg gathering material for
 a series of lectures also was taken into
 custody, but later he was released. No
 evidence upon which to hold Mir. Durland was found
 Mr Wallng is a wealthy socialist He
 is d grandson of the late William P. English. who was vice presidential candi- date in 1880, when General Hancock ran
 for the American presidency. For several years past MT. Waling has taken an | active interest in the Russian struggle
 and this is the third tmf ha has visited 1 Russia.
 l The Films with whom the Wallings ! have been associating were also arrested. l In this party there are three men and 1 one woman. The woman is the wife of
 Professor Malmburg of Hesingfors uni l versity The Films have been in St. Pe- l tersburg for several days. They have l been under close police observation all l the time Yesterday and today the Films, I MT. and Mrs Walling and Miss Straunsky l dined together and tonight the entire party was taken Into custody. l Arrested at Hotel.
 The arrest took place at Hotel De l France, one of the leading hostelries of
 thls city. The rooms of the Mailing 1 party and the Films were thoroughly
 searched by a colonel of gendarmes and I several assistants This search lasted sev-
 eral hours. All the baggage and effects l of the Walling party and the four Films were opened and the gendarmes took pos | session of q large quantity of books and 1 documentary material
 l Mir. Walling and his wife, who is known | to the literary world as Anna Stansky, l and Miss Straunsky, were taken to the l gendarmes headquarters because all the l prisons were .over-crowded and no other 1 places to conf1ne them could be found. 1 MT. Waling is accused by the police of l furnishing financial aid to the revolution, l though this charge Is not the foundation l fors his arrest tonight. Mir Wallng is
 90 years old. He Is son of pr. Will
 
 1 United States consul at Edinburgh. He is
 q graduate of the University of Chicago l He inherited considerable fortune from I the estate of his grandfather. William l H. English, of Indianapolis Mr. Walling is described as having 1 been quiet, reserved man until he
 was aroused on the subject of child l labor. Then he forced himself to the front as an aggressive champion against children working In factories l His energies and his means were en- listed in this cause.
 1 Mrs. Walling. who was Miss Anna l StrunsSy Is graduate of Leland 1 Stanford university of California.s She l is a Jewess. 26 years old and was
 born in Russia. She has lived in the l United States since childhood.
 Places Found For. Prisoners. After much telephonng by the au- thorities, places were found for the prisoners. The three Americans were
 separated. Mr. Walling was sent to the detention prison, his wife to the wom- ans prison and Miss Strunssy, who is | apparently regarded as the most mpor- tant captive. to the new jail recently built for the famous third section, or the secret police. It was impossible to learn tonight what the charge was gainst the Films. A member of the secret service who accompanied the gendarmes who made the arrest, said that the order of arrest had been origi-
 mated in his section, that the secert service had been shadowlng MT. Wall-
 ing constantly for two years past
 The police have been instructed to look also for James M. James, a New York newspaper man, wbo has been
 over here for a New York weekly and
 several socialistic papers
 MT. James left St. Petersburg several days ago and has not yet returned. IIo
 has been taken into custody twice dul- ing raids on revolutionary gatherings in the city, but was released upon prov ing that he was present in his journal
 istic capacity only.
 Lives at Indianapolis.