New Britain herald., 1916-05-01
REFUGEES SEEKING
 HAVEN IN AMERICA
Seattle Jews Receive Brethren
 Fleeing From Russia
Correspondence of The Associated Press.p

| Correspondence of The Associated Press.> Seattle, Wn., April 27.-Since July
 15 last, $50 Jewish young men and a dozen Jewish women and children, refugees from Russian Poland and the other portions of Western Russia Overrun by the German armies have arrived in Seattle after journeying through Siberia by railroad and eros sing the Pacific on steamers, mostly Japanese freighters. A few have come directly from Vladivostok, but most of them took steamer in Yokohama and Kobe. Many of the young men are graduates of the Gymnasia, which ranks with the American state univer sity. All are we'll educated and be- lOnged to the better classes in their native land. Some were wealthy.
 Whn it became apparent to the Russians that they could not hold Warsaw they shipped out by rail, ma chinery and supplies that would have been of benefit to the Germans, and they sent away the young Poles Jews and Russians whom they feared the Germans might impress as soldiers. These young men received from the Russian commanders, slips of paper entitling them to travel eastward on the Russian railways without charge. The Russian and Polish young men stopped their travel when they reached districts which were not threatened with German invasion, but many Jewish youths continued to travel eastward. They rode free when they could, but often they were obliged to pay the trainmen.
 The stories the immigrants tell of their adventures in crossing European Russia and Siberia are highly interest ing. Those who were we'll provided with money arrived in VladivOstOk first made their way to Japan by freight or passenger steamers and, in time, arrived in Seattle. Here those who had the required sum of money en- tered without hindrance, but those who were without funds were ordered deported. The detained immigrants men would be admitted if bonds were tied Jews in Seattle, who assisted the young men to appeal to Washington against the order of deportation. Then, when the department of labor said the furnished, guaranteeing that they would not become public charges, these Seattle Jews provided the bonds, and they are still signing bonds.
 Hebrew Aid Society on DOCK.
 When it was seen that the influx of young Jews probably would not end while the war lasted, the Seattle Jews appealed to the Hebrew Sheltering Aid society of America, which has headquarters in New York. This so- ciety assumed part of the burden of caring for the refugees. It provided funds, arranged to handle the cases of the moneyless immigrants at Wash ington and assisted in the organization of branch of the society ln Seattle, with Leo $. SchWabacher as president.
 The Seattle branch looOks alter the refugees from the hour they arrive until they are self-supportlng. It Has leased the former residence ol OhlCeu States Senator Squlres here anu equipped it as a home for the imml- grants. Those who come W1th DOCK cts full of Russian rOubles need only to have their bills exchanged TOT All erican money and to be assisted to learn the language and communicate with friends and relatives in the Unit cd States. if they have any. The men without money are instructed in the English language and in American citizenship. Most of the immigrants do common labor at first. Some have
 
 become merchants in a small way. Others have been able to get work at their own professions, and few have done so we'll that they have sent to Russia for relatives
 These young men are now arrlVlns in Seattle at the rate of 100 month l One hundred and fifty, it is said, are now in Japan seeking passage to the United States.
 Abraham Spring, an attorney who IS directing the work of the Seattle A1d society, in speaking of the immigrants said: '"This immigration is the most remarkable and most valuable that has ever come to America. These lm- migrants are the first Europeans to come to our shores by way or Asla They are in perfect health, highly edu- cated and intend to become American l citizens. This society wishes the lm- migrants not to gather in one quarter of the city, and we located our new home a long way from the Jewish set clement that has lately grown up here i