Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02

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countries. With Russia eliminated, it
Is felt the keystone of the structure
will be gone.
Another important factor is that
medical men are becoming greatly
alarmed at the possible spread of the
typhus epidemic westward from Rus
STA, emphasizing the fact that disease
recognized no national boundaries.
APPALLING CONDITIONS.
1t Is learned from an authoritative
source that information based on the
report of the director Of health in
Petrograd, shows the following condi-
tions there:
Thirty or forty thousand Of the
estimated population of million
are now in hospitals.
Seventy thousand are seriously
i'll in their homes, to whom it is
impossible to give more than
tenth of the amount of food they
need. In addition there are 100,-
900 who are ill, but who are able
to 60 to the city Kitchens. Most
of them have swollen limbs and
other ailments brought on by
lack of food.
The death rate in Petrograd is
1925 day. There are four thou
sand cases of spotted typhus in the
city, with IS deaths daily. Typhus
is increasing and cholera and tho
Bubonlc pleague are expected to
make their appearance this spring.
Thirty-five hundred houses have
broken sewers and water pipes,
l. Il. l.
cause of lack of materials, adding
to the menace of health.
ONLY CHILDREN GET FOOD.
Children are the only part of the
population who are not hungry. The
children are fed in the schools or in
private homes. During the last nine
months 10000 children have been
placed in small groups in requisitioned
homes and arrangements have been
made to care for moro than 1000 9TH
ers by this system in the next three
months
Milk is difficult to get. There is no
capned milk in the city. The govern
ment has discontinued passenger traf-
fic until April 10 to enable so to 100
carloads of food to be brought into
Petrograd daily.
Beyond the written document, Len
inc is said to be ready to assure self
government for all former Russian
territories which desire to break away
from the Soviet government. 1t is I'M
derstood he will also promise the al
lies to abstain from propaganda work
in the allied countries, taking the view
that the best propaganda will be actual
success of the Soviet system Of gov
eminent.
REALLY FUkcTiONiNG.
Information now before the peace
conference shows the Russian gov
eminent is really functioning, that
railroads are running and that good
order prevails in the interior. The
Red army Is said to now number more
than a million, well armed men under
competent officers, who accept the
same hardships as the humblest citi-
zens, the greatest of which is insuffi
cient food.
In this connection it is declared that
equitable distribution of food is being
carried out, Russia differing from
other countries In the fact wealth will
not buy food. 1t is related that it is
impossible to sit at the same table
with the highest officials without
recognizing the fact they are suffer-
ing from hunger. On the other hand,
food distribution is being based on
needs many months hence. and it Is
not believed that conditions will grow
worse in that respect.
Bullitt and Steffens are understood
to have brought back information dis
polling reports of estrangement be-
tween Lenine and Trotsky On the con-
trary the two are said to be working in
harmony