The Washington times., 1922-06-07
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'Kentucky-Born Woman in Cap
itaI-Describes Horrors OF
BoIsheyik Rule.
BY FRANK p. GOSS.
UnjyersaI Service.

nitschew, the American-born wom-
an who fled from Russia after the
crucifixion Of her husband under
the red terror that followed the
overthrow of the Kerensky govern
ment, has come to Washington TO
enlist the aid of the Department
of Labor in establishing proof Of
her American citizenship.
Tells Of Experiences.
A trail little woman. blonde. with
decided Teutonic accent. becom.
ingly gowned In delicate gray
silk frock. with gray sunshade to
match and q large transparent pic
ture hat, gray shoes, and silken
hose, the Princess talked freely Of
her narrowing experiences In Russis
and her subsequent flight 10
America.
Although claiming the United
States as the land OF her birth,
she can find no record that Will es
tablish the fact. Under the federal
statute covering expatriation OF
citizens and their protection abroad,
an American woman loses her citi'
zenship by marriage to foreigner,
but is restored In the right when
the marital relation terminates,
She must, however. establish proof
OF her birth before resumine her
American citizenship.
81 know Of no person In this
country now who could help me
prove the fact OF my birth al
Louisville, Ky.." she said The
Bureau OF Naturalization has there,
fore undertaken to assist In estsb
fishing the citizenship by naturaliza
ton OF my father. who was Ger
man. II Is only in recent years
that the United States has special
lied in vital statistics, and when
YOU try TO undertake to search, the
records OF small communities forty
years back for the record OF a
birth YOU find Yourself engaged in
a hopeless task. Tha, 10 my pre-
| dicament today"
To Search German Archives
The princess will call on the
new German Ambassador. DR.. Otto
to have the embassy erchives
searched with Q view to locating
some record Of the naturaliza tion
OF her father. Frederik Schlich "a
an American citizen.
1T is my desire to remain in
the United States" she continued.
II have moi abandoned hope of
having my boy. now twelve years
old. restored to me. During the
Bolsheviki outrages In Russia his
father sent him TO the estate OF
Prince Doldoruki near Petrograd
for safe keeping. am confident
that they have protected him up
to now. When we are reunited.
hope TO make OF him fine
American.
Unless my rishts as an Ameri,
can citizen are restored me ] can.
not ever hope TO enter Russia
again, or al least not while the
present government - in power.
] have estates and other property,
and Jewels valued at millions OF
rubles which were stolen from me,
and some day hope to be able
to regain al least part of them.
MY husband and ] were both
related ID the Romapoffs. The
Prince was more than twenty years
older than ] when we were first
married. He was my mothers first
cousin. We lived al the Garschno
Castle. close to Mini -Novorod, and
IL was there that the Reds cruel.
fled him In the presence OF my
maid and his own an.servant.
Then followed my sterrible flight
across Russia to Riga into the very
laws OF the bolshevik trap. Every.
body else fled to Siberia, but our
destination was the castle OF Count
and Countess Dusterlohe, where we
we're given sanctuary until Janu.
ary, 1921. only to be driven out
again.
- have worked as farmland
seamstress, stowaway and steward
ess both on board the ship that
brought me to New Orleans, and
upon arrival there was held pendinG
determination of my status. II is
true that have been admitted un
conditIonally into the United States
but without citizenship this means
nothing to me.
Since arriving here I have discov
cred first cousin in Foley, Ala. u
Mr.. Carl Schlich, who will assist me
in the search for proof OF my birth
, in the United States and also OF the
naturalization Of my father. ain
stopping at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
!. II. OnepdTu, III ANc" olltdHS' "'
Shepard is a cousin of Mr.. Schltch,
by marriage.
When recount the thrilling ex
pefienees passed through in Russia
] marvel that escaped alive. 'At the
time fthe castle was invaded by the
Red hordes. my husband saved my
life by dragging me through the
house and feigning to beat me in the
presence OF the soldiers They
thought was a servant and left me
unmoiested. and in the few minutes
that elapsed between the time they
took my husband into the courtyard
and killed him, was carried away
10 a waiting sleigh, and In this way
we escaped the vengeance" OF the sol
diers." go. a."~-
Secretary Of Labor Davis said TO.
day that the Princess has been or.
dered admitted Internationally.
There is no question of quota
involved" he said. The Princess
has compiled with and Ia admissible
under the general immigration
laws"
Since the publication OF the story
OF her experiences and present
plight, several offers to render her
financial assistance have been re.
ceived through the Department OF
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