By Shanghai, Oct, 31.
Following our enumeration of for~ eigners whom Russians count as their {rue fiends, one of our American friends asked us whether during the ars of Russian Civil War and emigration not one such friend has been produced by America. Of course we have American friends as well; there was simply no space to include them in last week's article, Russians, both at home and in emigration. have not forgotten what was done for them by Herbert Hoover when as a result of the Civit War whole regions were literally dying out ina. terrible famine.
The A.R.A, organization not only fed the hungry, and fought epidemics, but even fed and took care of children In hastily formed clubs on the pattern of the YMCA, Many Russians Aecing the country and settling down abroad were able to obtain per~ mission for their relatives to. join them only through the offices of the ALA, before Soviet authorities.
'Small' wonder that later the Soviets held on inspired trial in which the ARA. was accused of being engaged economic espionage.
At present a brilliant diplomat and the past no less brilliant a.journal-tst, Me. William Bullitt (the American Ambassador in Paris) is not, however, very popular as when the struggle between the Reds and the 'Whites was in full swing he advised President Wilson (0. recognize the Soviet Government, his opinion being that" it would remain' in. power. Criticism has also concentrated on the "Recollections" of Gen. Graves, then Commanding Officer of the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia, But it was an American who took it on himself to tell the world of the tragedy of Russian "emigration: William Chapin. Huntington, former Commercial Attache of the American Bmpassy in Petrograd, in his book he Homesick Million—Russia Out of Russia." In the introduction he The mighty revolution which changed the face of Russia sw wards of, 1000000 Russians over the border into exile and scattered them all over the world, In the uni versal focussing of attentions on the great experiment going on within Russia, sight has beens lost of this by-product of the Revolution. Almost everyone has had contact with me dividual Russian. refugees, but. few have any conception of the Russian emigration og a whole or have grasped is epic proportions and historiesigni-
Tremendous Emigration the exodus of these unfortunate people Ix the most tremendous emiration duc (0 political persecution, which has occurred in modern times: Compared to it the French emigres of 1789 were but a handful, and even the "Huguenots fleeing from Louis XIV were hardly more than one tenth as many. To find a parallel one must go back to the Jewish dis-persian, and all the pathos and dramatic appeal of that epic movement 2,000 years ago is found in this rentieth Century counterpart, Although they are settled in every country of the globe, the, million Russian exiles feel themselves members of one nation, 'They call this Russia-out-of-Russia, While they. toil to keep body und soul together, they struggle valiantly to preserve' their Russian individuality. This homesick emigration is a nation but it appears in no alias, no yearbook. Yet it has '4 population of no less than 1,000,000, probably the most highly educated in the world and contains two men for every woman, It has no government bout Its capital is Paris, its diplomatic bureau is In Geneva, and its passports are issued through the. League of ations, It possesses no territory, bout its colonies are scattered through: out the world, One halt of the population of the nation are ex-soldiers but it has no standing army. No parliament here affords afield for politicians' skill, yet we see a very rainbow of parties representing all shades of political conviction from Monarchism "to Socialism—except Communism, which is anathema."
"Mr. W. Chapin Huntington," con-Ainues the introduction, "newly ap-'Commercial Attache of the can Embassy, was presented to Tsar Nicholas I of Russia on New i's Day, 1917. Two months later wat" abdicated. Of the lution of March. 1917, wston, was an eye-witness, and he personally knew most of the members of the Kerensky Governnent. He was present in' Petrograd When Kerensky fell and the Bolshe-vis under Lenin and Trotsky seized power.
"Under the new Soviet regime Mr. Huntington saw. the fear and. impoverishment of those he had known in their power and prosperity, witnessed the beginning of the mighty exodus which swept 1,000,000 Russians out of their country, Years later, in France, he resumed relations with old Russian friends and acquaintances exile. "No foreign author has covered this subject so thoroughly and completely as has Mr. W. Chapin Huntington."
Talented Danseuse Arrives Miss N, Kojevnikova, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. N. Kojevnikoy, has arrived here from Harbin. A young and. highly talented ballerina, Miss Kojevnikoy will shortly make. her appearance on the local stage. Mr. Valentine. F. Morozoff a young Russian businessman, has left Shanghi, being on his way to Kobe. Mr. Morozoft and his father own a confeclionery and chocolate factory.
October 24 was the Day of St. Apostole Philippe, patron saint of the former Khabarovsk Cadet Corps. To commemorate the occasion graduates fof this Corps held a service in the 'St. Nicholas Military Church for the welfare of all graduates and former teachers still living and to the memory of these who fell on the field of battle. A dinner was held that evening in the ex-Oficers' Club, st Which many speeches were given. Of teachers formerly employed. in this military school there are now four in Shanghai: Col, A. 1- Tsepushelov, Messrs,. Ballerand, G. Nicolet de Chalet and 1. V. Arnoldov, The chairman of the tinion of former cadets is Lieut.-Col, V. S. Savitsky.
Mr. M, Gurieff, Russian, a citizen of the United States, who had. to hurriedly leave Europe on the liner Rex at the outbreak of war, writes that "when "he and his fellow-Passengers again saw the Statue of Liberty. their eyes were fied with tears. "Long live Liberty! Long live America" came from everybody's throat. AlL national barriers seemed to have fallen as by magic; the passengers were no longer former Hallans, Pions. Hungarians. or Rus-sans; all suddenly felt themselves citizens of one country—the great Republic of the United States of America, Groundless Rumours It seems that certain circles have made it their business to create rumours in the Russian colony that French subtle opinion—or, at any rate, that of a portion of the French public—towards Russian emigres has Undergone a chang these rumours a number of examples fare served up. which, upon closer inspection, are seen to be greatly distorted or completely groundless. According to. Information we have received, these rumours have no basis.
'A. great_many Russians are employed In various departments of the French Municipality; Russian units in the French Police form a large body; a thousand bonds exist between Russians and the French Concession; and it would be dimeult to imagine that relations towards Russian émigrés—who have no say in policies of the present government of Russia should change, or hitherto nonexistent enforcements be instituted.
'The Emigrants' Committee has founded a charity committee, one of whose activities it will be to disteibute funds among Russian schools and make it possible for a greater number of Russian boys and girls to receive an education. Dr. D.1, Kazakoff, founder of the Russian School on Avenue Petain and of the Russian Hospital, has been elected chairman of this new committee.
Promising Dramatic Season The present theatrical and social season promises to be a very interesting one. 'The Russian Drama Operetta, theatricals in the Russian Club and Balls all are being more than well attended. The Russian Dublie is also showing more than the Usual interest' in concerts "and cinema-pielures. The Bohemian Club Khlam is opening Its season soon, The wholesale rise in prices does not Seem to lessen the Russian colony's thirst for amusement.
French Concession tenants have launched their campaign against boarding-house keepers in earnest. A petition to the French Consul-General has been written in a few dozen copies and Is now busily collecting signatures. This petition comes from several thousand' families who are forced to live in rooms whose rent has in the average increased by 300 per cent. In the autumn of 1939 boarding-houses charged $100 for a room which in 1938 cost $90. On these grounds speculation has risen. "Rent-sharks" expended large capital buying, for Instance, houses of twelve rooms for some ridiculously high Agure like $9,000, with the aim of covering all this expense within the first year. Due to a special regulation limiting their sphere of action, the police have been unable to afford protection. Lawyers demand a fee of no less than $100 for taking a small rent case to court. and {o pursue a case in the Chinese Court with-
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