| Show tN Threaten to or of loA Laws New York March 1000 or Ir Russian Quakers who were tero Iere brought out to Canada n a t few Cow years since In order to escape the lie persecutions to which they th were wore subjected In the czars domains now threaten SOS says a n special to the tha Times from Montreal to leave Canada because they consider cons Iler tho the free freo laws of this country too tuo oppressive for Cor them Item Their queer quee religious beliefs belets have come core Into conflict with wih the Canadian Candian Ideas Ilens of ot right sight and wrong Iron and they the have Issued an appeal to the tue nations of ot the world to give Rive them refuge from the Iho tyranny of the Canadian laws to afford them a T place to live hive le In accord accordance once ance with their conscIences conscience They TIle The objected to taking up land In Individually I on the ground gr that private II ownership of land IB ii opposed to the law lawo of o God Cod and they the asked to have M a 1 tract of ot lucid land set Bet apart for their brotherhood I I The rho government was vas ready rend to make malI I concesSIons lols but these thee do du not nt suit bult the views lell of uC the tho Quakers The rite marriage laws Ims of Canada Calda are ure stumbling block to these people They The do Oo not be hove lieve lve a 11 civil or 01 any nn other ceremony Is necessary to constitute u a marriage nod they hey consider It I a 1 violation of the th law of oC lad Cod ud to be compelled to take out a marriage license anti and i ay 2 They rhey also ls say SI sit that under Canadian law In I a can cnn only be he obtained through the tho courts court and If It n a person marry murry without a 1 divorce he Ito Is liable Inbe to Imprisonment for Cor many man loan years |
