The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-06
REFUGEES POUR
INTO SEATTLE
One Hundred a Month Reach
America, Fleeing From
Russian Poland.
ALL ARE WELL EDUCATED
Protected by SheIterIng Aid
Society Until They Be-
come Self-SuppOrtIng.

SEATTLE Since July lu last. So
Jewish Young men and q dozen Jewish
women and children refugees from Rus
tIsu Poland 7ud tt. other portions ~
western Iu-4iH p,'rruu by the German
sImirs have arrived In Seattle after
Journey ms through siberia hy railroad
Hut crossing the Pacific un sit'mrI Fl.
mu-th Japanese rclgut"rs. \ few hnN'
come directly from Nludi,uuok hut most
oi them took steamers IN inknhnm' aud
koh, Many of the young men are gtAd-
utt'. uf the GNmut tsiu ranking with 'h'
American state uuitctsiti"s. MI atr
vel educated Hud hrluuErd ~ the better
cllss,s tn their u,tN, land Som' we're
wealth,
Young Men Sent Out.
when It bec,m, apparent tn the Rus
slams that they could not hold Narshw
the, shipped out hy rail machinery aud
,upp',,H tha, would have hccu ot benefit
~ the Gcrmnn. and the, sent the oung
rul,r Jews and gus~iins whom they
feared the Germans might impress a. rnl.
rtots These NmtuE mon received from
ih, lluSiru commanders slips ui paper
emitting them tu travel eastward ON the
Russian railways without charge rh'
l.uTsinn and Polish young men stopped
their travel when they reached districts
which were not threatened with H'rmnn
Invasion hui man, Jewish youths con
iiuuvd tu travel eastward The, rode
free when ih'v could hut often the,
vor, obliged IN p,N tho uaiumcn
S,au. Men Provide eona,
The stories th, Immigrants tell NJ their
sNrniufcs IN crossing European Russia
and siberia ptc highly Interesting Those
who were well provided with money ar.
rived IN NlRdvoNok first made their
way lo lnnan hN freight nr pnsscngvr
steamers and In time. arrived IN seattle
Here thns, whn had the required sun of
money entered without hlndfancr hut
those who Wurr without funds were or.
drt,d drpofiod Tho detained Immigrants
made their plght known tn public spirited
Jews In seattle. Who assisted the Young
men lo appeal to Washington against tho
order NJ deportation Then. when the
department, of labor said the men would
he admitted n bonds were furnished
guaranteeing that they would not he.
come public charges. these Seattle Jews
provided the hnnds. and they are still
slgninr bonds
Society Provides Funds
When n was seen that the influx ni
'.''''N "'NH liNNNNNN NNNlN Nf'N 'lN NfNNf
The war lasted the Seattle Jews az.
pcalrd To the HrhfcN shcucting Aid ~.
ci"iN NJ America which has headuunt.
tefs In New Notk Thi. society assumed
rnit NJ the burden NJ caring fnf the
refugees n provided funds. arranged tn
handle the eases of the mnnU,lcss i'm.
migrants at Washington aud nsalsi,d IN
the organization NJ branch NJ m, ,o.
el"'. iu Seattle. with leo : S,hWa.
hnrhvt ns president
eecows seW Supporting.
The Seattle branch looks after the t,f.
l,re"s from the hour they arrive until
they atu sell supporting n has leased
the FORMER residence of United g,at.s
senator Spultcs here and equipped n a.
a home TOT the immigrants Those Who
,nmc with pockets full ot Russlen rubl.s
need only 10 have their hills exchanged
IN American money and tn h, assisted
in learn the language and communicate
with friends and relatives In the Tinted
states, " they have any. The men with.
out money are instructed IN the English
language and IN American rltiirnship
Mwi of the immigrants 40 cornnon iah,,
et Nfst Some have become merchant.
In n small way Others have hs.n .bie
~ frt work ~ their own prufessl,,,
aud few have done 80 well that Tho,
have sent to Russia Tor relative,
100 Arrive Every Month.
These young men are nnw arriytnv ,n
Seattle at the rate Of inU y u,un,h "a.