The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-26

against the car OF Russia; taken OUT
heavily fettered 10 be shot just before
the gray streaks Of dawn appeared in
the Sky: seeing the soldiers take aim;
hearinp the volley from forty rifles,
ard No. this is not the plot Of
movie" thriller. 1t is the eXplana-
tiol Of why Miss Sonia Massel
beautiful young Russian Jewess, has
been hiding her Identity in New YORK
city for fear that even tins demo
cratic government Of ours mlSht pe
tempted to surrender her to the Rus
sian government Not until the treaty |
with Russia was terminated did she !
breathe freely, an article in the New |
York Sun says.
For six years past Miss Massell has |
been appearing as q star in RUSSIAN |
dramas in New York. Her anb.uon
was to go on the American stage, but
her inability sufficiently to master
English has prevented that. However,
her strong emotional dramatic ability
was recognized by George W. Leder-
or and he engaged her for his Filmo
tons. She has n strong part III his
film production of The Fight" writ
ten by Bayard WELLER, the author ct
within the Law" Miss Massel
makes her debut as q motion picture
actress in this photo play.
And this rema rkable young woman.
whose history causes the blood to
tinSle says she is ready even now to
participate in any movement that
would overthrow the Gar. II am
not a nihilist." she emphatically de-
clares, for Il nihilist in this country
would be an ANARCHIST But | ana
f>volutionist.'
But you say you would assassi-
nate the Car with your own hands,
she was reminded.
"Ah. yes" and her black eyes
spariled. but that would be an act
of humanity"
What good would it do? You
would only be executed"
why think of oneself when it
would bring freedom to millions?''
was her reply.
Although an exile in this country
she longs to return to Warsaw, PO-
land And even now every dollar she
can spare from her salary, she sends
to the cause Of the revolutionists.
MY father was a first glide kauf-
man (frst grade merchant) in War
saw she explained, "and for that
reason 1 was permitted to attend the
gymnasium. There the injustice moi
only to the Jews but to the ignorant
Russians strongly impressed me.
read as much of the forbidden litera
ture as l could get possession of.
had to keep this from my parents
OeSduSo lily ldlneT ledIeu 10 say any
thing for fear we would lose our for
tune. But when 1 graduated from
the gymnasium / was already a rev
olutionist. A word dropped here an
there soon brought me to other stu
dents who were imbued with thu
same views as myself. / was onl
16 years old, but I do not believ
there was a more ardent revolution
lists in the country than l.
Miss MaSSel says that she wa
conscious many times that spies Wer
following her to her home. Thong
she knew it was extremely dangerou
she accepted the post of librarian an
through her all literature dealin
with the revolutionary cause passed
How they obtained their inform
alton L know not" she continue
while her eyes assumed a sad expre
sion, but one night I rememb.
hearing the doorbell violently pulle
The servant answered it. Then b.
fore l knew what had happened.
dozen gendarmes burst into my roo1
They dragged. me from my bed al
threatened me with the greatest har
unless l would tell who the leade
OF our society were. 1 denied ever
thing, but they confronted me wi
letters addressed to me and sent
me. They had arrested my mail
we'll Despite the pleadings of n
father and mother / was dragge
scantily clad. out of the house."
In the citadel Miss Massel says s
round six other revolutionists. +
three months they remained there b
fore being given a trial
My surroundings were horrible.
have heard about jails in this count
being POOR, but they are palaces col
pared with the citadel in Warsa
And the food-it was terrible! 1t "
Impossible to eat. And the konso
tprison guards were unbearah
They were most insulting. The CO
mandent offered me my freedom
I would become his slave"
why call it a triai?" she sarcas
cally asked as that subject v
brought up. 1T was a mockery.
knew in advance we were to
executed-to be shot by the soldi
because we had dared even to DIRE