The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-20
HEROINE OF
RUSSIA IS
IN SEATTLE
Resting Today, After Wei
come Sunday at End OF
Voyage From Siberia
PLEADS FOR ORPHANS

Htrcs Wnere grass ana trees are
green in winter. where the sun
shines and the rains are warm.
where the people are prosperous and
contcnted. and know no; hardship
ah. how happy one could be here
But IN siberia. IL Is black. cruel
and cold
Thus says 7s-year.o,d Madame
Catherine Brcshkovskaya. Ia.
boushka- dittle grandmatherl OF the
Russian revolution. who Is resting
IN Seattle Monday. after a Pacific
ocean voyage in rlie y Y. X. liner
kamo Maru
Madame Brcshkovskaya, who says
the Bolsheviki are a destructive
force. il slightly III at the Hotel
Washington annex Monday. accord
Ing 20 Miss Helena Stuart Dudley.
OF Boston. a close personal friend.
who - in constant attendance. The
exertions OF a strenuous ocean trip.
following Is months In hiding from
the 'Lenine-Trotsty terror and the
attentions OF welcome committees.
camera and newspaper men sunday
afternoon. faiigucd the aged woman
10 such an extent that her health is
impaired.
Cries Her Gisdness
Madame Brcshkovskaya was ac.
corded welcome such as few NOR
tails receive. as~sfie liner. with ~
Russian refugees aboard. steamed
slowly alongside the Great Northern
dock Sunday afternoon. She ap-
peared on the upper deck. with at.
tendants about her. and waved a
greeting TO the throng. Little Rus.
sian girls. in brilliant red and vari.
ously-coiored garments. ran up and
down the lower deck. which also con-
tained Eaunt. toitworn Russian
women in black. a number Of men
N heavy clothes. and the Japanese
arew
1T Is true, 1t is true' am alive
snd in American the little grand
5.other' cried. as the Kamo Maru
ocked. following the long voyage
rom Japan.
Instead OF an irnpassioned Russian
Joan Of Arc. Mime. Breshkovskaya
looked just what she was--a very
tired old woman. but In spite Of
that. eager and determined to con
tinue her fight for the salvation OF
the people for whom she has sacri.
feed her life.
Here to Help Orphans
Her mission In this country. she
says. Is primarily to interest Ameri-
cans in the plight Of 1000. 900 Rus
sian orphans. but she hopes to gain
support and money generally TO aid
in the rebuilding of that part OF
Russia free from control OF the Le-
nine-Trotsky regimel
You must remember that there
are $50 900 900 people In Russia. and
of that number 100000 are Hitter.
ate. They have never had "A chance
to learn. For thousands OF years
these people were serfs. They did
not read newspapers; they took no
part In political affairs. they knew
nothing but their own miserable ex-
istence in the place they lived. They
knew nothing OF what was going on
in Petrograd or anywhere else.
"Of those who tried to help them,
we must remember that half their
a&Nt hBFhh JfaA1 ~
Siberia. in the salt mines. I'm exile.
Darkness seemed TO control the ma.
iority.
Education Is Needed
what Russia needs Is education.
when / was leaving. my people
zSed me 20 pray for alphabets, for
all things with which TO learn. and
that Is what / hope to get There
1000. 900 orphans In Russia.
out father. without mother. If
are left TO wander in miser-
sb plight: IL they are left 70 their
ftte. we cannot tell what may yet
happen in Russia. The destruction
may continue.
Il am hoping that / shall find
some good hearted American boys
and girls who viii 20 back with me
TO help educate these orphans. /
am hoping I shall find some one who
win be greatly interested in their
welfare, for much depends on what
becomes Of them.
perhaps the destruction could be
JDed, once the young were edu-
ted. once they knew the Truth.
c Light"
Madame Breshkovskaya was re.
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