New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Reds Give In:
Get American
Food at Once
Litvinoff Tells Brown All
L erm Laid Down by
Hoover Will Be Accepted;
Supplies Ordered Moved
European Aid Planned
Letter From Harding Urging
Cooperation and Control
by One Agency Is Read

From The Tribune's Wdshing gton Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Soviet au-
thorlt'es have agreed to meet all condi-
tons laid down by the American re-
lief administration before it would
consent to feed Russian famine suffer
crs. The formal agreement now is be-
ing worked out at Riga by Walter L.
Brown, Herbert Hoovers representa-
tive in Europe, and Maxim Litvinoff.
the Soviet envoy with whom he has
been dealing.
These terms insure full control hv
the American relief administration of
every ounce of food that enters Russia
until the time it reaches the children
and guarantee the freedom of the re-
lief workers to carry out their plans
without interference.
Word that the Soviet envoy had CON-
sented to the relief administrators
terms was received yesterday by Mr..
Hoover. Orders Immediately were
given for the relief administration to
get into activity.
start at once to charter ships and see
that cargoes start for Russia. The
first supplies will go into Russia from
Hamburg, Danzig and other points
where they now are stored Mr.. Hoover
does not care to say for the present
how much food is available. The com
modities to be most used, however. arc
those that lend themselves readily to
making soup, this having neen found
the most satisfactory ration for starv
ing peoples.
Organizations 20 Coapsrate
Secretary Hoover announced that o1,
Of the principal American organ:ya-
tions will cooperate in Russian rsIjs,'
work A meeting of the European Re
lief Council, which has coordinated
European effort during the last year,
has been called for next week to con-
slider what Joint arrangements can 5o
made to meet the Russian situation. c.,
the council are represented the relief
administration, the American Friends
Service Committee, the Red Cross. the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
IN America, the Jewish Joint Distribu-
tion Committee, the knights of Column
bus, the Y. M. c. A., the Y. W. C. A.
and the Catholic Welfare Committee
ut is not the intention of the Amer
lean relief administration to make
any public appeal for funds, as it feels
that the economic situation of America
does not warrant such a demand until
the whole employment and business
situation is greatly improved" Mr..
Hoover said. ANY persons who desire
to contribute are recommended to do
so through any Of the cooperating or
CARNATIONS"
Mr.. Hoover also gave out a letter
written him by President Harding, in
which the latter said the American re-
lief administration has his fullest appro~
val in the work it will undertake in Rus
sa, particularly in trying to save the
lives of children. The President ex-
pressed the hope that all charity aris-
ing in the United States should be car
ried on in Russia through a single
American agency, on the theory that
ut is only through single American
representation and administration that
we can assure to both American and
Russian people the best service in the
use OF their funds
American Support Expected
The President added that he hoped
all those in America who "are char
itably inclined will give their support
either to the American relief admin
istration or such organizations as may
undertake to cooperate with that ad-
ministration." The Executive has di-
rectcd the State Department to issue
passports to Americans who will work
in Russia in connection with the relief
expedition.
At the State Department it was said
to day that the agreement between Mr.
Brown and M. Litvinoff did not affect
Russias status in the official eyes of
this country, and that it is prefe rablc
that the relief be carried on simply as
private enterprise.
Mr.. Hoover has no authentic csti-
mates as to the number of persons
who will have to be fed. The American
CONTINUED next paoe)