Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-18
RUSSIAN PRISONERS
IN GERMANY ARE SAID
To BE NEARLY STARVED
Lack of Packages From Homer
Such as British and French
Receive Is Plainly Shown
Claims Nine, WienawSka
ny HERBERT COREY.

copyright. 1916. BY Herbert horeF.l
PARIS. July I5.-This IS not the
usual sort OF prison camp story. II
will not contain stories OF prisoners nog-
ged for trifing disObediences or men
denied the commonest medical attend
auce. though there are enough stories OF
the sort TO tell II is simply demon
stratfon why the one million Russian
prisoners OF war IN Germany must have
help from the United States.
or else they die" said Nine Marie
de wienawslxa, simply.
Nine. de Wienawska Is one OF the
principals in the society for the RELIEF
OF Russian prisoners OF war, which has
srs HEADQUARTERS at 10 Place de la Con-
corde. Paris. Many people in the United
states know her as the daughter Of NJ
de Mourmtsec, the first president OF the
first duma and one OF the great men
Of Russia
Every British and French prisoner
OF war in Germany IS in regular receipt
OF some sort OF a package from nome
explained Nine. de wienawsixa- The
Great need OF such aid has been suffi-
GENTLY shown by the formal reports
made By attaches OF the United States
ambassadors ONCE in Berlin, and
through other responsible sources. These
man are fortunate. Our poor Russians
receive almost no aid. At the very most
one man in six gets package some
times. The others are forgotten and
suffer"
SOCIETIES IN CHARGE
In England various societies have tax
en- in charge the sending of packages to
their men at regular intervals. The
work has been systematized there In
France a somewhat different system has
been. followed. Each department has
been held responsible for the well being
of the men from that department, and
now in a German prison, in addition 90
the societies for benevolence which have
been organized by the public, the pris-
oners have been organized in each camp,
so that those who receive regular ala
from home are given a lesser share OF
the packages sent to the camps by the
different agencies Very little has been
done fOr the Russians
we hardly knew OF their condition"
said Nine de Wienawska- Most or our
information has been gained from
French prisoners who have been ex-
changed. or from Russian prisoners who
have escaped across the lines. OF the
latter we have al least 1000 in France
II is not remarkable that this condi-
ton OF ignorance should exist Russia
is cut of from the rest Of the world. Her
censorship has been somewhat more ig-
norant and narrow and uninspired than
the cens0rships Of the other lighting ma
tons which is according the Russian
censorship high praise in a competition
of folly. The vast distance which sep
arates her from her allies has operated
TO prevent the passage OF all news ex-
cept that adjudged OF vital political inn
portance-
REPORTS TO SPAIN.
Russian interests in Germany have
been looked after by the Spanish ambas-
sador There is no suggestion that he
has not done all that he could do. but his
reports have gone 10 Spain, and little
news leaks out from Spain. All the 9TH
er countries have their own preOccupa-
lions II is not surprising that they
have forgotten a million stupid and
voiceIess moujiks, locked in the German
prison camps. The Rus millions
have been kept in ignorance By govern
mental policy. The prisoners cannot
write, and If they could their friends at
home could not read
Our women have only known that
their men have gone 20 the war, SAID
Nine de Wienawska. They could only
pray for their return
Assuming that the prisoners Of all ma
lions have been treated by the Germans
upon a parity. il seems well established
that the Russians have missed that eX'
ternal aid which has been adjudged SO
necessary for the good Of all. and which
the French and British prisoners nave
received rather literally. Nine de Wien
awska estimates that the various agen-
cies which have interested themselves in
the welfare OF the Russians collect less
than 1000. 900 francs per month.
we should have i've million francs
per month" said she That is the
least possible for effective service. II
would only give five francs per man
Der month. or just enough TO give each