New-York tribune., 1892-01-07
TIE czAR.s VIEWS on TIE FAMINE
SAID TO BFIILvE THAT THE DISTRESS IS NOT
WIDE sPRIND-sTARVIN6 PEASANTS
FI.DCk TO IT PETER BURG.

London Jan G-Advccs from It Petersburg re
ceved I'm this cty show either that the Gar is vii
fully blind to situation Of affair In his empire OF
that the condition of the peasants I' be'h A'Pt
from his knowledg. Reports have reached thl' Guy
that the Gar has asserted that widespread famine
exists IN his dmnlnons. and that N, Huiicrng- of the
moor are due entirely 10 "A partial failure II the crops.
which the Government finds no trouble in making up
from the stocks IN the province, IN wli'h the 'f"p'
were not affected. The latest instance of the Gar
opinion the subject was given al recent i"Ne"
Of the -cmonofsky Regiment Of the Guards. The ON
GERS OF this regiment started subscription, "hich
they Intended 70 devote to the relief ~ the famine
sufferers II Whs necessary for them To get the cars
sanction for the distribution of the money thus raised,
and the colonel Of the regiment on the occasion "i ue
review begged the 70 give the desired permission
Before the colonel could finish his appeal however
he was Interrupted by III" Gar. who angry eN'
claimed There are no starving people in my cmpir'
there is only some suffering due to bad harvest.
The taken by the Government VII prc'erve
them from famine
Chagrined at the abrupt refusal OF the Gar, the
Colonel retired and reported the result Of his inter
view 10 hs fellow officers.
A recent dispatch from st. Petersburg said that
the COMMITTEES Of the Moscow Red Cross club which
has undertaken the distribution Of private bounty
among the sufferers IN the famine stricken provinces.
has discovered dcfacatOns In the fund Amounting
10 10000 roubc,. \ private letter from Moscow
says that the Russian Government has considerably
over cstmai the quantity OF cereals which IL has at
us di.pogaI for the relief Of the famine sufferers
during the winter and spring, and that 1t Will be-
conuellcd 10 buy grain from other countries. Ihe
writer Of this letter expresses anxiety lest there may
be r.volts in the districts affected by the famine
The letter adds The hungry peasants have not lost
nor orc they likely lose. their loyalty toward the
Cznr: but the danger Is that they may get hold OF
tho idea that some of the famine relief fund, are
I.ld fr,tu Hon L
,,rc ,pmlcr, Of peasants are arriving In St. Peters
bur.. They have money and no means of snl"N'-
cpco and many Of them their arrival are in
starving condition. They go t. st. Petersburg bu'!eu
nm bv the vain hope that in that city they VIII be
,hle to find work 70 prevent them from starving to
at thc Prefecture Of Police /, bilcting these
nc,.,rts ON the Weather hOusehodcrs Of the city.
corre.pondent who accompanied IA Government
,ootor ON his rounds In the famine districts oi
,ro,,. Russia writes that many huts were I"uhd
uock,d with families. the members OF which tr'd 10
keen warm by crowdng together. The people III
,,o.t ~ these homes had been three days aDsoineS
,cithont food The roofs of many huts had Oeeh
partIy used for fuel. In some Instances ho''"' VI
,nd wore found which would be sufficient for weeks
rho CORRESPONDENT adds: THE area OF 'Paupeintsu
ius.In' /, len times that Of England ohr 'our us
closed the absolute cessation oi INDUSTRIAL anu p e
i've work The failure of the harvest IS keehy ZEN
I'm the towns Manufacturing Is atOpPtu' Inv 'o'"'
syarms with itiucrant besgafs. ,,so,, vc.,o-dov
81 Paul. Jan. G-tIOvefnOr Mcrl1an S''-,.uHiS
r,crved n cable dispatch from Charles Emory SINFUL
Minister 10 Russia showing that there Is Widspi'u
differing n Russia The dispatch -dN ~
'' -. frnn Sh-1I crops j. widcsp prcad and severe
ninc"t ~ oyer,iI.Iw eNtcat Of suffering Many prov
inrce arc destitute and must De hclptu unIu IN
hsryc,t Am able to say that proposed @ 1
patch. viii be accepted with most grateful aPpfc'''
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