Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
AND PRESSURE IGNORED
Ten Delegates to a Congress Are
Ruthlessly Treated.
USE SARCASM FREELY
Duma Springs Unpleasant Surprise on
the Premier.
ENGLAND STARTS BRISK INQUIRY
Wants to Know why British subject
IL Trented In AutOcratIc Manner
ny Finnish Representative
of Russia.
~ GEoRGE FRAsER.

ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 25.-Russia Is as
intolerant of the Jews as ever It was.
Despite all the pressure brought to bear
by the great Hebrew financial powers and
the criticisms OF the civilized world, official
Russia rarely loses an opportunity to show
its contempt for the prosecuted people. An
instance Of this kind has just occurred.
There has been In session in st. Peters
burg a great handicrafts congress, repre-
senting all sections OF the empire. Among
the provincial delegates were ten Hebrews.
regularly elected and representative men
all of them They were entirely unobjec-
tionable except for the sole reason that
they were Hebrews.
The police, acting under instructions from
the highest sources, informed these ten
men not only that they would not be per-
mitted to take part in the congress. but
they could not remain in st. Petersburg.
Rich child of a Railroad.
Ludmtla Nicolaevna a girl Of 10, who al
ready possesses dowry OF $4,000. which
will be augmented each year until she Is
a is the adopted child Of the st. Peters
burg Moscow railway. When she was
barely a year old she was abandoned in a
first-class carriage. After fruitless endeav-
ors TO trace her parents, rather than send
her to an orphanage an employee suggested
that every member OF the staff should
contribute towards her support. The sug-
gestion was heartily approved and a sum
was soon raised to enable Ludmila to be
well looked after Since then an annual
collection for her has been made. and Il
was decided that the surplus. after paying
for her support and education. should go
towards dowry until she attains her ma
jorlty. Ludmila, who is being educated at
| a boarding school in Moscow, spends her
holidays ralong the line" at the homes OF
her various benefactors. who range from
the directors Of the company to firemen
and signalmen. All have a genuine affec.
tion for the child, whom they look upon as
sort of mascot"
Premier Given Surprise,
/ The Duma gave an unpleasant surprise
to the premier the other dav. The bill for
canalzatidn of st. Petersburg was under
discussion. The first section OF the bin
authorized special commission to Organise
the work Of oanalization, and the second
empowered the government to take the
matter into its own hands II the municlpals
ity should fail to accomplish the task be-
fore the expiration OF certain time limit
The premier delivered a forcible speech in
favor Of the bill, declaring that the re-
proaches leveled at Russia as the hot-bed
Of infectious diseases filled him with pain
and shame.
One socialist deputy treated the minister 5
protestations of affection %for the neces-
sitous masses with biting sarcasm. The
Duma accepted an equally sarcastic amend
ment empowering the minister. il the canal
ization be incomplete when the term ex-
pires, to come to the Duma with the self
same request which he has vainIy made to-
day. This action is causing a futter OF
excitement in parliamentary circles
England starts Inquiry.
The English government has asked for
an explanation OF a peculiar case at Hell
singfors involving a British subject An
English engraver brought out by a firm
at Helsingfors, on his arrival finding all
branches of the trade out on strike Gnd
being member Of the international union.
refused to work, alleging that he had been
brought out under false pretenses and as a
strike breaker
The strike committee found his fare bac,
to England, but on his arrival at the sta.
ton he was arrested by the police al the
request Of the employers and conveyed Il
the factory, where he was locked In. Dur.
ing the luncheon hour he escaped and 4,
now being hidden by the strikers vhtii an
opportunity arises to smuggle him to eng.
land.
Under Finnish Jaw he can be forced 10
work until the cost Of his outward passage
has been recovered. as Finnish law does
not recognize strikes or strike-breskers.
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