The Forrest City times., 1911-08-11
Miss MaIecka in Polish Prison
 Without Formal Charge.
Young Woman Said to Have Been Anonymously Denounced to Rus sian Authorities as Being
 Active Worker.

Warsaw-Although Great Britain Is said to guard jealously the welfare of her subjects abroad. this can hard. ly be the case where the subjects are naturalized. as Miss Malecka. who was arrested in Warsaw last March, Is still in prison, although no formal charges have yet been made against her.
 The difficulty Tn her case apparently arise from the fact that Russia rec egnizes the foreign naturalization of none of its citizens. So far as can be aseertained by the very scant infor- nation given by the authorities Miss Malecka Is charged with having been an active member of an illegal socrety. An Illegal society Is an association which has not obtained the sanction of the authorities and may do nothing more revolutionary than teach people 10 read or write Polish or to lecture on Polish literature or history.
 During the first three months of the present year no fewer than 75 mutual improvement societies. Russian and Polish. were declared Illegal. The punishment for persons found guilty of aiding or belonging to Illegal so- cieties of this kind varies. but general ly consists of fine of 100 to 300 rubles and a few days to a month s imprisonment
 From an interview with one of the lady's many Polish friends who need less to say, belongs to q so-called "ii- legal society and does not wish her name to be disclosed, 1t was learned that Miss Maleeka Is supposed to have been denounced to the police by some person or persons unknown to her possibly an agent proyocatur-as be- ing an active member of the Polska Partya Soclalistyczna (Polish Socialis- tic society,"
 This society goes good deal fur ther than the illegal" associations generally. as 1t advocates and even practices terorism and Is always at war with the authorities. Whether the police really charge Miss Malecka with this or only arrested her on sus- picion and are looking through her papers in their usual dilatory fashion remains to be seen. Although they said a few weeks ago that the pris- oner confessed to being a member Of the society in question and was proud of it." they now neither con firm nor deny this statement
 Of course, Russian subjects are oft en kept for months in prison on just such vague charges Expedition, as 1t Is understood elsewhere. does not exist A certain gentleman was ar rested and kept for two months in a crowded cell just because a revolu- uonary's visiting card was found in his rooms. He was finally discharged for lack of eyidence-as. indeed. there was none-but there could be no Ques- ton of damages for false imprison- ment
 If Miss Malecka's papers contain no evidence of her having belonged to an- illegal society and If she can satisfy the Russian government that she is a British subject. she may be able to get some compensation.
 But here again another difficulty arises: The Russian government does not bind itself 10 recognize the chil- dren of Russian subject who has been naturalized in England as British subjects. Miss Maleeka's father was born Russian subject. emigrated to England. and became naturalized. In other words. Miss Malacka Is a British subject anywhere in the world but in the Russian empire This Is the yer. 1ict of an eminent legal authority in