Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-01
YOUNG LITHUANIAN.
SEES BROTHER here
AFTER LONG PERIOD
Samuel Schmidt Bound For
Atlanta.


dence OF Suwalki, formerly Rus
sian Poland, now Lithuanja, whose
name hereafter in America will be
the Anglicized version, Samuel
Smith, arrived here yesterday with
his brother. Isaac Smith, furniture
merchant, West King street. from
Washington where the latter met
him after his trip from his home to
America He will be here until Sun
day with his brother who has not
s~ru him for nineteen years, and
then will go to Atlanta. Ga, to Join
his father, who has been there for
some nine years, and continue his
educational training started in Lith-
uania and in which he has been adj
Nanced beyond the real gymnasium
stage as shown by credentials which
he carries with him to his new
home.
Mr.. Smith, aged only nineteen
years, finished his studies in Lithu-
ania on July IL and left eight days
later for American on n trip which
took him across Russian Poland and
Germany to Gutenberg, Sweden,
from which he set sail FOR New
ork. He was detained at Ellis Is
land for fifteen days by the Govern
mont because the quota of incoming
PEOPLE OF foreign birth had been
exceeded; and through the efforts
Of Mr. Smith, this city, his passage
into the country was expedited on
representations to the Government.
The newcomer will marticulate at
Emory University, Atlanta. FOR a
period of years to study medicine
He is now only twenty years of
age, and expects to make his PER
manent home hereafter in Amer "A.
The trip from Lithuania to this
country was made by Mr. Smith
without companions, and was fraugh
with many delays, considerable EN-
barrassment at times, and had to
be Strengthened out and assisted at
stages by adyices from this country.
Speaking Of conditions in Lithua-
MIA Mr. Smith this morning said,
speaking through his brother as in
terpreter who spoke Yiddish to the
newcomer, there was much suffering
in sections, although since the war
he had not suffered any himself.
Curing the war the Russians drove
out the Lithuanians from their
homes, he said but the persistent
fighting is between the Poles and
Lithuanians. He was in Russia
when the Bolsheviki came into pow
er, but he explained today that it'll
uania as a country and as a people
is inclined to be entirely peaceable.
The Bolsheyiki have suffered seri-
ously, he said, Of times, and he has
seen Bolsheyik soldiers give UP their
clothes for peace Of bread when
they faced starvation. The Bolshe-
Wiki have not invaded Lithuania for
more than eighteen months, he said
while the Poles are invading con
stantly, have occupied the Lithuan-
ian city of Wilma and today hold it.
Lithuania has a population Of approx
imately three and One-half million,
he said, afd constitute a distinct
race and nation, with the stand
point Of a republic today recogniz-
ed by most nations, the United
States being one country which has
not given it recognition.
Too young 10 bear arms during
the war Mr.. Smith, however, and
his mother felt the rigor Of fighting
and suffering, and the young man
was compelled at times to travel
secretly from his home to a neigh
BORN city, passing through the
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