The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02

present it Is estimated that more than
100000 Russian peasants are in the
United States. nearly all engaged in
| farming.
To the revolutionists the United
States doomed up as IA new haven.
| They discovered new field of activity
among the thousands of Russians who
had found homes in this country. Now
| an open propaganda is being carried on
| against the Car.
| 1t Is estimated that more than $780,
| 900 is being collected here yearly for
| the aid of the revolutonists and is be-
ing forwarded to Russia. Newspapers,
| magazines and brochures are being
| printed and distributed. The revolu-
tionists have established secret means
of forwarding money and of commune
| eating with their comrades abroad
Guided By such men as Ivan Okun-
tsof. Leo Deutch Ivan Ellert, DR.. Paul
Kaplan, Victor Shimkin and Vladimir
Shatoff, a new Russian press has
sprung up in the United States. At
present there are three Russian news
papers in New York city alone. More
than dozen other papers and maya
zines are published throughout the
| country.
The RHsSkOyc store Russian World,
Of which Okuntsuff is editor. is per-
haps the most popular of these jour
nails. Non partisan in its policy, it Is
nevertheless strongly revolutionary
and it is not admitted to Russia. Not
only is the paper barred from Russia,
hut pupils of Russian scminarios and
theological institutions in the United
States are warned not to read 1t. The
same warning is issued 10y priests to
the congregations of Russian churches
in this country.
Z The Norp Mir (New World.
weekly paper, is revolutionary in
spirit. but Social Democratic in its
: policy. Its aim is to make Socialists
out Of the Russians here. Like the
RUsskoUc Sloro, it is barred from Rus
, STA hut has a great following. lis
editor, Ivan Ebert is prominent among
the revolutonists.
: The mos, extreme of all the revolu-
1 tionary papers is the GoloSs Trudd
: Voice of Labor. Anarchistic in its
f tendencies, it is one Of the leading OPP
q pouents of The Car in the United States
l In unveiled terms it advocates his over
, throw, favoring violence if necessary, 1t
I Is he mouthpeCa of the extreme rcvo-
lutionists and considers the methods Of
The other advocates of revolution too
gen,le and inefficient 1t believes in
meeting violence with violence,
Activities are not confined to the
written word. OF late a colony of es-
capped Siberian eXles has leen formed
here. The latest addition to this group
is a young woman who was banished
to Siberia on "A charge of participating
in an effort to assas,inatc an official
Much of the revolutionary propaganda
Is attributed to this element. Its mem
bers are living examples of Russia's OPP
preston and become apostles of rebel
lion.
plan has been under discussion 10
set aside % per cent of the money col
lected here by the various societies for
the express purpose of aiding Siberian
eXiles to escape. While the plan has
met with great approval no definite
steps have been taken to execute it,
The Relief Society for the Politica
Exiles in Siberia. organized by Nlcto
Shimkin, is sending several thousands
Of dollars yearly to those banished II
northern Siberia. The Red Cross deal
chiefly with those incarcerated in thu
jails. The anarchist Red Cross look!
after comrades who have fallen victims
to the cause.
Several months ago nearly two hun
dred young Russian women with has
kets of red carnations invaded Fiftl
avenue. They thus honor"d the com
rades who fell during the famous Rec
Sun Day" on that day, led by Fathe
Gapon, thousands OF people appeare
before the palace OF the Car demanding
liberty. Cossacks and soldiers, hrin
volley after volley, attacked the crow
Many were shot. Hundreds were ar
rested, and after prolonged incarcera
ton in the fortresses were banished I
Katorga, Russas worst prison In n
IBERIA. The revolutonists here sold re
carnations in their honor, and the pro
Ceeds, nearly $1,000, were sent to then
At a ball given last winter nearl
$4,000 was realized for the aid OF tho'
banished to Siberia and jailed in TO
We tresses. A river excursion few week
ago brought in more than $500.