Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-15

Two adrlphlanS. moi having seen
or heard from their mother for seven
Years. despite a diIigrut search. gave up
hone of ever Ing her when suddenly
thev learned that she was living and
helpless.
And they. strong and willing. are
forced to stand by puwer.esS To help
her
Joseph and GcorS" WaSicrsEi sturdy
and successful IN their adopted land. are
both employed in club ut 1926 Walnut
street, Joseph a. steward and George
as his assistant Since they came to
his country IN 1907 they have saved
their money. proSDcrcd. acquired prop
e,tv and saw service in the World War.
They were the sons Of a prosperous
farmer in Russia. Their mother was
and iS a woman Of refinement. familiar
with the lnim.StrationS of servants and
born and raised IN lifc that makpS her
present situation more uMbcar2 able than
Il might be to some CtherS.
Now ar the age Of seventy five she ts
back al her own farm. near Warsaw.
an estate ravaged bv tho successive
armies that have fought mroSS it; an
estate stained with the' blood Of her
own family and relations. and brought
to ruin BY people playing with new
found freedom.
Back in 1903 Joseph and George.
with their brother Nicodemus. helped
on the farm after they had completed
studies that made them both masters
of several languages. Their education
had brought in both of them. particu-
Isry Joseph. warm love for the Rus
Han Polish peasant. They had evi-
dence enough OF tie horrors OF the
system daily before them on the estate
In Suwalki. less than seventy miles
from Warsaw. In Joscph'S case the
rebellion against the imperial system
began to take concrete form. He was
soon known as the author of certain
then thought radical anti monarchical
pamphlets that were circulated in his
scctiCu.
The minions Of the Inflated Car
Nicholas caught him. George was not
the type that would stand bg and see
his more artiCulatc brother arrested. He
,"Sentcd the move and they, We're, both
taken in the tolls. 4 quick trial and
they We're both exiled for life TO ST.
heria. leaving their aged mother in he
care OF Nicodemus. their father having
hed durng their trial.
Escaped From Siberia
Communication with their family was
| impossible in Siberia. but with several
other courageous ones they attempted
The long trek across the snow and past
tue grim sentrieS into Germany. They
were the only two Of forty who did not
fall before the bullets of the guards or
snccumb to the bitter cold In Ger
many they worked their way from town
to town gradually accommodating little
money. Finally they reached Hamburg
with only money enough for one To
reach America-it would have been
death to return TO Russia. George had
had some experience on the sea and was
'ne stronger Of the two. He worked his
way TO America and Joseph went as
passenger.
Once in this country they began to
nrospor. and by late IN 1907 were able
70 send aid to their mother and
brother.
Then the war broke out. From 1914
'" yesterday morning hey nr,rr heard
word Of their family.
Yesterday the letter came that told
,Hent that both their mother and their
brother lived: their mother servant
IN her old home and their brother. with
"n'y one arm. little more than de-
pendant on what little she can earn.
The mothers letter. brief and more
u.I "i'HtH oiu' lOlu u Sdu tue.
when the war broke out their brother
was drafted into the Cars army and
,,CC@t ais lett arm lighting against the
Germans. lie was given some sort of
Hoverum'nt position in Warsaw,
and the two moved there. Things were
NaSSably well until the BOlshevist up
INIng. Then Nicodemus was an enemy
TO his country instead Of an honored
employ and the mother and son were
once more thrown on their own re-
sources.
No details of the ensuing torture
were in the letter, Only the result of
1t all.
The home country called and the
nournful pair struggled through some-
now until they reached Suwalki once
a "'ore' the mother so poor that. she is