The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-20
RELIEF AGREEMENT
REACHED WITH REDS
Hoover Announces Agents viii
Begin War on Famine
Immediately


Immediately
Washington, Aug. 1S.--A satisfac-
tory agreement has been reached with
the Soviet authorities at Riga under
which the American relief admlnistra
ton will begin Immediately to fight
famine among the children of Russia
Secretary Hoover announced today.
The agreement, he added. accepts the
conditions laid down by the American
organization for safeguarding the lives
OF relief workers and insuring Ameri
can control OF food supplies.
While the negotiations have come
to a successful conclusion, the Secre
tary expla ned, it may be a day or two
before a formal agreement IS signed.
Important details, such as means Of
transportation and location OF serious
famine areas, remain to be worked out,
he said, before lae final document is
drafted.
The work OF food relief in Russia
will begin at once, Mr.. Hoover declar.
cd, adding that the New York office
OF the administration was already
preparing vessels to rush supplies to
Danzig for transs hipment into Russia.
The quantity OF food however. which
will be needed, it Is understood. can
not be determ ned until a survey of
Russian famine conditions Is made.
1t is expected the supplies will be
the same as we've used IN relief work
among the children OF Poland and Aus
tria, comprising a lighter and more
easily digest.ble diet than is neces-
sary for adults and probab y includ.
,ng condensed milk. sugar, pork, co
Goa. Jeans and rice. 1t Is believed
that the adm nistrat.on can depend up
on the country for local vegetables.
A letter from President Harding in.
dorsing the effort 70 mitigate famine
in Russia and asking unity OF the re
lief work in II American %organiza.
the distribution in Russia of all char.
ton was made public by Mr.. Hoover,
my particular purpose in address.
sing this letter TO you the President
SAID, lis to emphasize my wish that
ity arising in the United States should
the distribution in Russia OF all char
be carried on through one American
organization. II is only through
single American representation and
administration that We can assure tC
both American and Russian people
the best service in the use Of then
funds.
Il am asking the Department Of
States to cooperated in directing thai
passports be given for travel in Russii
only persons who may be in the Sc.
ace vi the American Relief Ass0cia
lion
1T is also Of importance that thu
American people should be protected
so as lal IS we can do so from thos,
persons who may wish to thrive OIL
great dis.oters ny creating unneces
sary organizations to collect charity.
The Presidents letter was trans
mitted by Mr.. Hoover to the children
lCI.~A LIBERALIZATION III
European S.selief Council, and a meet
ne OF that body was called for earl.
next week to consider joint arrange
ments TO be undertaken for RUSSIAN
adm, %nistration.
The council is composed Of III
/, American Friends Service Committee
American Red Cross, tederai CouncI
4, of the Churches of Christ in America
Jewish Joint Distribut on Committed
/ Knights ~ Columbus, Young Men
Christian Association and the Cath,
? lie Welfare Committee. 1T is not tn
Intention of the American Relief AZ
min~istration Mr.. Hoover said, It
make pL &c appeals for funds, as
zee that the economic situation /
America does not warrant such a d.
: manu- until the whole employment an
!, bushes situation is greatly improve,
Any persons who desire to contT
butte are recommended to do S
!. through any of the cooperating organ
q cations