The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-04
RUSSIANS ARE
 MONEY BLIND
Temperament Is Serious Ob- stable for all Charitable
 Organizations.

bONS NSIANIlNOPLE, Aug 4-The Russian temperament is proving a serious obstacle to American and other relief and charitable organiza- tions here. Individual Americans trying to help Russian refugees often give up in despair
 The Russian may be described as money blind. He is careless with his own money and with that of others. Thousands of Russian refugees ar. rived here with plenty of gold money. furs, jewels and portable val uables. Without thought for the morrow, they lived for time in the best hotels until the money was ex- hausted and the valuables pawned
 Then the hotel proprietors asked them to leave and they went cheer fully to live in squalid by-street. not only expectant but confident the Americans or some other good souls would care for them. And often it is done
 One of the tragedy of the foreign colony here is the story of the attempts of a Russian general to get his seven daughters to Paris Dozens of persons have spent much time and money in his effort and so far three of the daughters are here and starving The father has him self spent 75,00O francs trying. The general a good and capable father, got himself as far as Paris through the kind offices of United States Consul General Moser. then in Tiflis. Ask Father for More
 In Paris the father mortgaged his estates for 100000 francs and sent 25,000 francs to his wife and seven daughters tor join him. They got as far as Constantinople. bought a lot of new dresses, attended the seasons $ dances, loaned the rest of their money to needy friends and asked father for more.
 The general sent another 25000 francs and after various difficulties about passports, the mother and four of the daughters departed. New loans and expenditures made it i'm possible to take three of the daugh. ters. Another 25,000 francs was sent to the three daughters by the father through a, Russian general who pocketed it.. or itiioug spent it.. and. the daughters are still here, their clothes held for board and lodgings and they and their family in Paris are eheerfully waiting. until the American irelief organizations do something about it. a's.y.; ''fP's VIII He Get Them?
 A certain baron. member of the Imperial Guard, II times wounded during the war, was all but adopted by Chicago dentist who met him in Russia. The latter arranged for his passage to the Gnited States. sent funds for travel expenses and wait ed, The handsome baron pocketed the funds and turned up at the Amer ican Embassy within few days de scribing how his pocket had been picked. A cable was sent the dentist and fresh funds arrived. These funds were dissipated and still the baron did not sail. He is now wait ing more funds from Chicago.
 An American navy officer on sta tion here was told by his Russian friends of their difficulties with the cruel landlord who was about to eject them. The officer gave them the needed money and was invited to dine with them. The dinner was splendidly served, including cham pagne. The landlord had to renew his threats, but in vain, The rent money had paid for the dinner.
 Cease Sacrifices
 All Americans here love the Rus sians and do much to help them, but those with experience have ceased making heavy sacrifices to do so The inoura ble optimism of the Rus sian leads him to build air castles and into foolish acts that have tc be paid for in cold cash. When his optimism is exhausted. the Russian is so pessimistic he takes to the river. Many young men have com mitted suicide here. Their families in France and England and Italy send them money to join them. the, spend the money for champagne ol silk socks, or what not, and wher ! the money is, exhausted they shoo or ,drowa themselves .s The, devotion and the child-likt cheerfulness of the Russian womer here, is. a source of constant wt adel to Americans. Many of them have forgotten they were countesse, O. princesses and gone to work Thei charity to. one another surpasses be lief They will pawn their las jewel to help a friend. The core spondent found one woman sellini her eyeglasses to help friend. ant doing 1t without thought of makint