New-York tribune., 1920-05-16
Z. s. Red Gross
Saves 100000
From the Reds
Refugees, Followers of Cen
Denikine's Army, Taken
en Ships While the Bol.
sheviki Fire Upon Them

From, The Tribuns'S Europsan Rure1u
LONDON, May 2.-The American Red
Cross is operating in the Crimea and
waiting for the United States to an
prove of more extended operations in
Russia for which they have more than
so,ooO,0OO to eXpend. according to- re-
ports received at the London office.
Major II. L. Bridges, who is in touch
with the activities of the American
Red Cross, says it has been instru-
entail in rescuing more than 10000
refugees who were the followers and
families of Denikine's army.
These refugees were rescued from
the Crimea and received, while the Boil
shevlki fred upon them, on ships un-
der the control of the American Red
Cross. They were all taken to the
Princes Islands, off Constantinoplc,
and divided for care and reha bilitation
among the British, French, Italians
and Americans; the Americans having
their refugees on the island of Proti, the
British theirs on the island of Prinkipo.
the French on the island of Malti and
the Italians on the island of Antigonc
far as possible and then send them back
to Russia. The British have Just con-
ditioncd their relations, trade and other
wise. with Russia on the bases Of hu-
manitarian treatment for the refugees
OF DenlklNe, so that it is virtually as
sured that so fast as they arc able to
go back they will be reabso1bed Still,
there are thousands, it is said, who will
never be able to shift for themselves
in the Soviet state, and it is the plan Of
the Allies to form them into q colony
on the island Of Lemnos just beyond
the Princes Islands.
Rescued in Snow Storm
The story as chroncled in the Red
Cross reports, of the rescuing of the
first followers of Denikine is pathetic.
The worst snow storm known in many
years was raging at the time Of their
rescue. The Navajo, a ship lying
the American flag, but under a Greek
company. was lying in the harbor Of
Odessa waiting to get cargo. Lieu
tenant Commander Hamilton Bryan,
I. S. n, and Captain Irvine Of the
American Red Cross, organized a com
mlttee and put the people on the ship
until 1t pulled out to save itself from the
fire of the Bolsheviki, leaving the docks
covered with refugees whom they could
not take
The ship encountered a snow storm in
the Black Sea and took nine days in
stead of four to reach Constantinople.
There were eight hundred on this boat.
many of whom had typhus. Several died
en- route. During the last four days
OF the trip they had no food. They
arrived in Constantinople at night and
later landed on the island Of Proti.
h..
tents were ultimately supplied, and now
about eight hundred sewing machines
have gone from England to enable
the refugees to make garments for them
selves. 1t is the policy Of the Allied
governments to care for those who rae
old and unable to shift for themselves
on the island of Lcmnos, and as the
British government in late diplomatic
note has intimatcd to compel on
grounds of humanity the reabsorption
of the residue in Russia.
Red Cross Aids Russians
The island of Lemnos is likely there
fore to be the seat of the old aristo
cracy of Russia, the one memorial of
those who remember The dav Of the
Car. for the Bolshevik policy has cx-
terminated thousands of all stations in
NE and a greater part of the aristo-
cracy of Russia
The United States Red Cross has been
recently spending perhaps a major por-
ton OF its time on Russians. 1t recently
provided transport for some 100000
Russian prisoners of war who were in
Germany and were repatriated. Il has
$4,000 600 10 spend. but awaits advice
from Washington before proceeding into
Russia. There have, been no recent re-
ports on the 800 Red Cross workers who
were captured by the Bolsheviki when
Denikine retreated. The Red Cross were
working with Denikine's army and had
erected hospitals which were captured
together with the 500 personnel.
Red Cross reports tell of conditions in
fetrograd. There is a monthly NOR
tahty of from 10000 to 10000 of the
population. which is now 100000, and
less than per cent of the babies born
i've, on account of the debihtated vital !
ny OF mothers and the unbearable hard
ships.