Evening journal., 1921-08-09
FIRST FOOD FOR
RUSSIAN TOTS
Hoover, While Helping In
dividuals, Won't Recog-
nize BolSheviStS
WHY FAMINE
GRIPS NATION

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. viii be no
change in Americas political and
economic relationship with Russia
because Of the famine relief work to
be undertaken there by the commit
tee for child relief, under Herbert
Hoover.
Whatever can be done in the way
OF relief for Russia's starving mil
lions. especially children, viii be
done through this unofficial organi-
zation. Whatever help can be given
In the way OF medical supplies and
assistance TO stem tho spread OF
cholera. typhus, smallpox and SINH
lar diseases, win be given through
the Red Gross.
The maximum OF help from. the
citizens OF the United States TO the
citizens Of Russia will be encour-
aged
But there will be no helping hand
by the government TO the govern
ment Of Russia. There will be no
recognition of the soviets.
In the view Of administration ad-
visers. Russia's plight today is due
primarily and principally TO soviet
rule. Any recognition or assistance
of an official character. therefore.
that would help bolster up the pres
ent Russian government would only
prolong the system to which Russia
owes her present misery.
That Russia's own form OF gov
ernment and not any boycott by
other powers is responsible for her
suffering. the present famine condi-
tiqns are declared the best proof.
Russia normally was not an i'm
korter Of staple foodstuffs. She not
fonly fed herself, but a great part OF
Europe outside her borders. In
necessary foods she was self-sns-
tanning.
Under any system Of government,
therefore, that gave any incentive
to industry and to equitable ex.
change Of domestic products, Russia
could live indefinitely within her
self.
But under the soviet system cit,
populations produced little goods 4
offer in exchange for farm products
The printng-press currency put on
by Lenln had no attraction for tn
farmer-he could buy nothing witt
it. So he restricted his production
to only enough to care for his tow
needs
Then. to get food for the city pop
uiation. the government requisi-
toned a large share Of these restrict
ed crops. As a result this year
thousands OF acres OF the best agri-
cultural land in Russia was not
planted because there was not sufa-
Client seed available.
And so. today. Russia normally
exporting from six to ten million
tons Of food, is starving. Her eco
nomic system, 1t is maintained, is to
blame.
What help is given. therefore.
must be given to the people, to the
individuals, through unofficial chan
nels There must be no help to the
government. the fallacies Of which
are held responsible for Russia's ca
tastrophe.
Relief Of Russia's starving chill
dren is hampered most by the al
most complete collapse OF that coun-
try's transportation facilities.
The problem Of how to get food
10 the famine district is causing
Herbert Hoover and associates al
the head Of the Committee for Child
Relief much more concern than that
OF financing the relief work and get
ting the food 10 the Russian border.
For the present all relief meas.
pres will be centered on the chill
dren. This has been made plain "a
the Bolshevik government.
The Hoover agreement is that the
COMMITTEES will undertake 70 feed
900 900 Russian children until the
existing famine conditions are past
That. q is admitted, means IL
months al least
This will require between S1z
500. 900 and s15.000.00o on the basi'
Of costs Of similar child relief car
ried on By the committee in Other
oarte Of Europe. Hoover says ths
~ornittee has sufficient funds in
hand 10 get the work under way
sr6 that he IS not concerned over
the financial end
TRANSPORTATION. he declares, Is the
hir urobien. II may take months
~ roundabout and devious courses,
to Law down in the famine zone suffi-
rien- supplies 70 relieve even the
star,ing children In the meantime,
however. efforts viii be made TO les
sen child suffering in the three
principal cities Of Petrograd. Mos