Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-27
STIRRING EVENTS BRING
SIBERIA BEFORE WORLD
isolated Land OF Large Area and
Many Tribes Seeks Develop
mcnt.
TARTARs REMAIN NO.
NONIADIC
Mongolians Form Important Element
IN Population, Numbering 1,OO0,-
900 Souls-I'coplc Living by Hunt
Ing and Cattle Raising.

,, NSlSk SIBERIA, July 2e.-Siber!a
r mnieh has forced world attention by
Jason or The importont political
possessions OF Russia with the cxccp-
,.oh or the trans-Caspian and trans
C"uchsian regions and the government
ioShkent. was captured by the Boil
sacVists and whose American vice
consul. Roger G. Tredwell. was ar
rested and left to languish in prison.
Since the Monaghan invasions in the
thirteenth century, Siberia has been
the home Of many tribes, descended
from taht race. TO the foreigner the
Iartars are perhaps the most Inter-
osting: Their great center is Kazan,
though the National Tartar Council.
which. like Ukraine and other regions
or Rus ia, seeks the Developments of
Ns national aspirations" is now To-
Gated ~ Petropavlovsk. not far from
omsk. This is on account OF Bolshev-
list terrorism.
Given to Idolntry.
The Tortars are true followers OF
Mahomet. and their mosques are found
In almost every city. They are esti-
mated to number 100000 in the dis
tricts OF kazan and Crimca. They are
Keen seekers after ducat!on. and many
Tarte- boys and girls receive lessons
In French. English and German from
kazan. Samara and Ufa. The las, two
OF these places were occupied several
months ago by the Bolshevist armies.
The Tartars have an oval face. black
eyes. placed obliquely. and their skin
IS brown. Their costume is unusual,
the distinguishing feature being their
couture. over which IS worn tight
fitting calotte. or skull cap.
A considerable number OF Tartars
live in the Atai Mountains. on me
nomads and given over to idolatry.
Many Of them worship the sun.
Nfrr nf n
inhabi,ing Russia. either Enropean or
Siberian. should be generally divided
into groups. The Finnish group IN
Guides Firms. Esthonians, Mordva ano
ChcruiScs The Tartar group IS com.
posed OF Tartars and smaller Tinai
peoples
An Important nomadic Mongolia
tribe IL The K!rghis, who live in the
sienpe REGIONS ot AkmotinsS more a,e
than a uI!!on OF both sexes. speaH a
Turkish dialect and are dcyout mus
snlrans They arc chiefly cattle
rais@rS , -.
1,,;i,;sK near Lake Baikal, and speak
a language pr.nct2a! irTk'Sn 90
partly Mungo Han IncE are - r.,s-
Ing OF cattle.
Population io.ooo.ooo.
IN INC province OF Tobolsk, and gen
orally in he north; even up ~ ims
Arctic Ocean, are lp.Hu Nhe
and the Os;iacks Tac% descend from
\ ancient Finnish branch A.th"Gsh
NJ urincipIc converted 10 ChrlSNhn;tE'
bnv. no real idea OF the Christian
sn,l and. as III ancient times: rrac-
s'bnman!sm the religion OF their
o-g Stll othcr-tr!bes arc the
us and the p!s,eaus OF the a.; a.,
ge Bur!ats n the trans bdIh"!
the Manchus in the Anur. ana
rroy.Gcs on the Arctic borders:
hey engage in the raising o.
i..r.
ne large cities alike Hardin r.
rLs. ana Onsk, Americans are strrcE
~. large number of Buriais ana
~trrs. who are drivers OF pulls
toskies They seem TO speak the kuS-
n Language ind.ffereRt!y and appar-
.tiv hardly know IN. streets ana
fcrent quarters OF the city. Ihey
are distinctly Monaghan in type and
have nat noses. =,
The present population OF Siberia Is
e.titmu,ed at 10000 900 as against a
total Russian population OF perhaps
lSoOO0nOG. pesutte the numerous
races and the tribes mentioned above,
the population OF Siberia is mainly
Russian formed Of peasants who mi
grated from European Russia when
Siberia was reconquered and TO some
extent ot the descendants or the un-
happy people who were e1iled TO the
fr:gid zone for political conspirac!es
and crimes.