El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-17
George KEENAN,
Meets Mother
Of Revolution +"
Famous Author Tells Of
Life In Exile Of Mime.
Breshkovskv.

New York. Feb. 17-When Nine.
Catherine Breshkovsky. affectionate1v
known 10 millions Of Russians as
'Bubashka. or the little grandmother
OF the Russian revolution stopped in
the midst tof an imprisoned address
70 loo prominent Americans. at me
aeAry street settlement here the other
Gay. 10 embrace and kiss George Ken
nan. me author and explorer WIN
came in Unexpectedly upon the asrh-
erinEs there remained 10 be to1d me
story or remarkable friendship that
PECAN % years ago in the wilds OF ST.
seated before log fire in his home
on E-ltH avenue, Mr. kenuan related
with great vividness and sympathy
{ tnat phase OF his expose Of the Rus
sian prison horrors and the exile
when, IN lss5, brought him in touch
I WIN baoushka." then a political nris-
onesr IN a little village called Seleng-
! -Baikal.
Was Starved and Beaten.
sac was the only civilized. edu-
Gated woman within a radius OF 400
fn-les- SAID Ar. KEENAN,. sShe. made
I Q very deep impression upon me ae
woman Of heroic character, great for
litude and indomitable cheerfulnegs. Z
never expected 10 see her again when
! lell ner that dar-in 1855 because II
seemed proDanle that she would die in
exile Already she had snent fo-r-
years OF her life in the mines az Ks-a
eastern Siberia where political or
lenders were subjected to the most
rigorous punishment. starred. and rr1r
ely beaten bv armed criminals OF the
oiack hundred engaged BY carbon
% Destroy all those who opposed auto I
1T didn't seem possible that q WON
an could i've under such horrors The
severity or the treatment proved fatal
% thousands OF the most rugged men
And so. when / babe Mime Rresbl-0---
sHF Eoouby II was with the saddest Z
I,,lsglVlng- Her last words TO me were
Alr- hennans We may die in exile and I
orr children may die in exile and orr
niidren's children may die in exile
hut solnethin0- will come nf Il Al last % :
so YOU VIII understand thar v-rs- 4
S-ter me lapse OF so many wears. 7 saw
baoushka alive and well here
strong, courageous and determined asl
ever IN snire Of her 70 years-vor win
Understand Wnen say that our meet
ing was one Of the most dramatic ~
periences IN my life.
Escapes ans T. Caught.
had gone 70 Russia on a ssc-ef
mission and while 7 was there Nine
bresh kovskv made one OF her at
tempts 10 are from Sfberia aud. dis
Fulseo as man, did succeed in frav-
cling 5000 miles almost to Irkufst-
before she was recaptured.
llurlng my three Years residence
IN Russia I met sRabushka' several
times and always she was the ssr7e
cheerful uncomfortable shirt. On nv
last visit 10 her, 10 which 7 airea5y-
nave referred. she WIS eNfIed in the
most nOrtherlv part Of Siberia within
ne arctic circle, and lived alone IN :
log hut destitute ri the barest COM f
orrs- Dav and night she zEas r-uard
al nv armed nnHara nd naT
sufficient to keen her alive.
AT this time I was on nv w-v IN
another convict settlement where sP1
o1fshia' had friends. fellow revoI1-
lonaries She wanted me 70 take a
-eW gifts and from her scanfv store
" personal BELONGINGS patheffcauv
<ave me small articles 70 express her.
ore for her c-r1nanfons In misery 4
lne Of these tokens was 1itfI. RED
eatner dusfer- I delivered all Of
At intervals. thereafter. 7 CORES
bonded with Nine Breshkovslzv and.
oeetler WITH other Americans sent
Ter books. naEazines clothing and
ood- Finally. after spending as wears
2 prison and exile 'Bahush71a' ---el
reed. This was after the attenntsd
evolution In 1905 WREN she was per- O
1itred 70 return TO European Russia
she came TO America
-nere she made the acquaintance oil
AArn Et'fNN f-NUNNe Fflfff-l EIhelL Ffnr-
on. and others who learned to love
er and aid her work.
A Second rr-sf
Returning 10 Rrssia with Nicholas
cnaE SoVskF- another revolutiouarvl
oclallst- notn were thrown into cells
; the fortress Of St Peter and ST
aul where. for two vears. she was
injured 8 in a tomb. Then she vaz
mt 20 kirinsk. in eastern Siberia
ne cn.ree AGAINST her was attempt L
ie 70 overthrow the existing govern Il
e1t u
she was never a terrorist. never III
-rn1athi-ed with bomb throwing NJ a.
lists She is an Intellectual Social =,
{. made so by her adherence n serf- o.
I'm and her sympathy for the Pussfan ar
oriiks or peasants. She de~ired 10 70
neliorate their hard life. That IS q
by she Is 50 uncompronfsinelv on :,
sed 70 the Bolshevilsf. whom she IN
IS DESIGNATED as murderers' Of Rus 90
in freedom oh