The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

NieltZ the most prominent Jewish rep
resentatives and rabbis were arrested
and exiled to distant parts of Russia.
In Novaya Alexandria alone. which is
h centre for these hostages. there
were forty rabbis a few days ago"
During the month of July the mum
her OF refugees In Warsaw has not
grown. This was due to the fact that
the authorities no longer allowed them
TO come there. but directed them to
the right bank OF the Vistula. This
OF course led to still greater priva-
tons for the refugees, for more or less
adequate relief could be given them
only in large cities having a large
Jewish population. Thus the Jews en-
PEELED in May fror.. Mogilnitsi. OF the
Government of Warsaw, 5000 of whom
were sent to the right bank OF the Wis.,
tula. spent three days under the open
sky. having nothing with which they
could cover themselves, since they
were compelled To leave their town in
haste and had not the time to take
anything along with them. The refu-
gees from Rozhani. of the Government
OF LomZa, about $50 families. were in
the same predicament. For two days
they were lying in the fields near
Ostrov. but were not allowed to enter
the town Nerreisbdyd NCdyclyd No.
II. "a. W.
\ terrible picture of the condition
of the Jews in Poland is given in the
accounts Of the representatives of the
Moscow Jewish Relief Committee for
Wal Sufferers, who travelled through
the Polish provinces. This is what one
of the representatives wrote concern
ing the condition of the jews in the
Government of Lomza:
ut is not enough TO say tina the
: Jewish population there is ruined, for
this word does not describe the real
horror OF the situation. The people
have been thrown upon a deserted
road, as after a shipwreck or an earth
quake. Thousands of families, tens of
thousands Of people. almost naked and
Earefooted. with children in their arms.
old and young. are wandering over the
small towns in search OF shelter and
bread. No one has been spared by
misfortune. all have become equal. and
the people who were wealthy but yes
terday are begging to-day for a few
pounds Of 'potatoes." (Ycrreiskdyd
NcdyelDd. No. 2. w.
The Zemlyd Lubelskd tNo. III thus
sums the expulsion policy In Poland:
I'm extraordinary times there are
extraordinary events The so-called
! circumstances Of wartime have led to
interesting changes in the Polish lands
which constitute the theatre Of war.
In regions where the Jews constituted
more than so per cent. of the entire
population OF n town not a single Jew
could be found now"
In April the eXpulsions were ex-
tended to the Government OF Suwalki,
forming as II were the connecting
province between Poland and Lithu-
ania. The authorities introduced a
new element into their methods of eX-
pulsion here-their ingenuity in the
domain Of repressions is b%oundless.
Here the expelled Jews were placed in
the position Of prisoners, they were de-
prived OF the right of selecting a place
of domicile even in the Pale of Settle
ment and were furnished with pass
ports for certain districts.
At times they were conveyed by
guards. They were not, allowed to en-
ter the larger cities on their way, even
for a brief rest. n when they sue
ceeded In entering some of the larger
cities while the police were not watch
ing them, they were soon driven out
mercilessly.
The N0py VOskhod OF April II said
that the expulsion OF Jews In various
parts OF Suwalki had begun. In its
following issue II gave some details
concerning these expulsions.
Last week $50 families suddenly
arrived In Merech, in, the government,