New-York tribune., 1921-10-01
Relief Supplies
Seized by Reds,
League Is Told
Nansen Makes an Appeal
for Russia's Starving and
Assembly Leaves Action
to Brussels Conference
Plea That BoIsheviki Are Po-
litical Victims Brings Ac-
cusation of Food Theft

GENEVA, Sept 80 (By The Asso-
ciated Prcss) Charges that Boshe-
vism is responsible for the Russian
famine and counter charges that poll
teal considerations are the cause of
the hesitation on the part of the gov
crnments to provide for the feeding Of
the starving Russians, were the out
standing features of violent debate
in the League of Nations Assembly to-
day
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen; High Commits
sioner of the international Committee
for Russian Relief, who made the
counter charges, was upheld in his
efforts, however, and paragraph was
introduced into the committees report,
expressing confidence in him and in the
prospect of his success. AS adopted
the committees report leaves the gov
ernmental action with reference to
Russian relief to be decided by the
Brussels conference, while appealing to
private charity and welfare organizS-
tions generally for aid for Russia
DR.. Nanscn, keeping his word that he
would carry the fight for an appeal by
the Assembly to the governments from
the committee to the floor of the AS
sembly, repeated his charges that the
press WAS in league with campaign of
falschood to prevent the success of his
work. He defended his agreement with
the Bolsheviki, declaring that IIcrbe TT
Hoover also had been obliged toeaccept
the cooperation of the Sovicts.
Asks Half of Warship's Cost
The hope that the nations would take
the initiative and reverse the decision
OF the Assembly by coming forward
with money was expressed by DR.. Nan
sen. Sweden. Norway. -Slovakia
the United States, Canada and Argcn-
tina already were contributing, he
pointed out.
Half the cost of battcship would
save thousands of Russians.' said Dr.
tons have not the money for this pur-
pose. If this is so let them say so.
Let there be no Hypocrisy
Corn is lying in Argentina in such
abundance that it is used as fuel for
locomotives. Wheat is rotting in
granarics in the United States for the
lack Of buyers. Canada alone, from
her excess crops. could furnish three
times the quantity of food necessary
tor the Russians. Shipping is lying
idle in Europe and America because
to thirty million Russians are in dan
ger Of perishing because they cannot
get this food that no one else wants"
Food Seized by Troops
NJ. Enckell, of Finland, threw the
first bomb into the debate by asserting
that Bolshevik troops had seized food
sent by Finland to relieve famine suf-
fcrers III eastern Karelia, on the Fin
nish border He said that refugees in
that region had asked Finland to in
tervene with the powers so as to be as
sured relief sent them would reach it's
destination.
For a second time the Assembly was
shocked when the Jugo- Slav delegate,
M. Spalaikovitch, introduced a resolu-
tlon amending the committees report,
IN which he declared the Russian So
viets were responsible for the present
situation in Russia and severely CON
demned their regime
Alter considerable further debate, in
which H. A. l.. Fisher. Great Britain;
Lord Robert Cecil. South Africa NJ.
La Fontalne, Belgium; NJ Hanotaux,
france; DR.. Lolita, Switzerland, and NJ.
Spalaikovitch participated. a compro-
mise was reached. NJ. Spalaikovitch
wlthdrew his amendment, and the para
graph voicing confidence in Dr. Nansen
was introduced into the report
Charles j. Doherty, Canadian reprc
sentative at the League of Nations As
sembly has reduced to a minimum the
chances of final rejection at this ses-
SION OF the Assem- bly, Of his amendment
which would eliminate Article from
She covenant of the League of Nations.
Doherty Impresscs Committee
The committee having this mat
ter in hand had decided upon rejection
and adopted an interprctativc resolution
to the effect that Article X was never
intended to perpetuate geographical
and political divisions as they now
exist put merely as a safeguard
against external aggression.
Not satisfied with this position Mr..
Doherty, at hearing before the full
committee, gave an exhaustive argm-
ment that greatly impressed the com
mttee. 1t was then suggested that the in
terpretativc resolution be dropped, that
Mr. Doherty's amendment stand on the
agenda and that the assembly be asked
again to refer the matter for investi
CATION with report to the next AS
sembly.
Mr.: Doherty was not ready to agree
to TINS procedure and asked permission
TO think it over until tomorrow. when
the committee again will consider the