Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-20
FOOD AND MEDICINE
|. SP[ED[D TO RUSSIA
TO SAVE STARVING
Americans in Full Control Of Re-
lief Work Under Agreement
Signed at Riga Today.
NO SUPPLIES FOR SOVIET

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
riga. Aug. 20.--The agreement be-
tween the United States and Russia
providing for American relief for the
famine Stricken DISTRICTS Of Russia
Was signed at 1f.30 O'clock this morn
Ing by Walter Lyman Brown. Euro
pean representative of the American
Iielief Administration. and Maxim
iitvinon. representative Of the RUS
sian famine committee.
Hope that the signing of the agree
ment would lead te further relations
between Russia and America was ex-
pressed In speeches made by M. Lit
vinoff and NJ Meirovitz. the Letvian
premier.
Mr.. Brown confined his remarks TO
formal words OF thanks and the ex-
precision OF the hope that the agree
rncnt would result in the saving OF
lives
Russia is by the terms of the con-
tract made the beneficiary of n far
reaching program, which includes not
only providing food for the people Of
the famine stricken yolga region, but
the combating OF cpidernics.
The task of preventing the outbreak
Of contagious diseases among the fugiz
tive thousands who have fed from
their homes Is considered great
Cholera has appeared In various dis
fricts. and there Is in many places
danger of epidernics such az have in
the past swept away myriad victims
and reached distant parts OF the con-
| tinent.
II lis understood orders have already
gore TO Hamburg, Danzig and New
York directing that RELIEF ships he
loaded with food and medicines for
1 Russia. Actual work in Russia may
possibly commence in a little more
than week.
Political and commercial activities
win be outside the realm Of the work
ers duties AMI any violation of this
clause OF the agreement may be
cause for expulsion from Russia upon
proofs being submitted 10 the directors
OF the relief work
All Americans engaged in feeding
and caring for tn. famine sufferers
/ viii enjoy diplomatic rights
All relief shipments viii be trans.
ported free OF charge 10 points select
ed by the Americans. who WIN have
4 AeNtsS'ttf% Aofftftt Us u1HfTtDUtl0ns
is the plan 20 restrict relief measures
ie those people who are la actual dis
i tr~ss, And 20 prevent government en-.
pioycs and men IN the army and navy
i from coming into possession OF sup
plies.
The Russian famine committee will
co-operate with tho American Relief
Administration and the Americans viii
rot operaAe in districts where the
Russians are able TO provide rafions
Race creed and political status viii
be forgotten. and reports of the work
being done viii be given the world
without interference by the Soviet
government. Observers here have de-
clared the agreement confers upon fbe
American Relief Administration faciIi-
ties never before guaranteed any
| foreign organization by a Russian
government
Philip Carroll. of Portland, Oregon
will at least temporarily head the
work of feeding the starving peopIe
of Russia. Walter L. Brown. Euro.
pean director. of the administration
announced today that Mr.. Carroll
would lead the first party of relief
workers. which probably will leave
here for MOSCOW on Thursday next
Mr.. Carroll made an excellent record
BY his work in Germany, south Russia
and Serbia
/ Mr.. Brown will return to Londor
with his secretary. leaving to Captain
John Miller, head of the relief ad.
ninistration in the Baltic states, tbs
Remainder of the task of handling
the big Riga base.
i Washington, Aug. 20--The agree.
ment signed at Riga gives Sovier
authorities the right to expel the Rus.
sian personnel of the American Re.
lief Administration. but not Amer.
lean officials or relief workers, Secre.
tary Hoover said today.
The relief administration, he ex.
planned, has volunteered. however, K
withdraw any of its agents in this
event OF unwarranted political activi.
ties on their part
Preliminary plans for the co-opera.
ton of children's relief organization
with the American Relief Admins
tration in furnishing food supplies tS
Russia will be taken up Wednesday al
a meeting of the European relief coun.
Gil, Mr.. Hoover said.