Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27

loaf ~ bread. and person with y,
much bread. even u II was black bread
was considered fortunate. Many ~ ouI
relatives starved during the war. som,
n them were killed while fighting In
III" army and other hay" been murder
"a by the bnlsheyikl our immediate
family managed to have bread and
luthing all ~" time. though there were
times when the future looked rathef
dark.
Prices IN Letyia to-day. are as low
~ lower than they are In America. a
ack ~ flour nboul 30 pounda sells
for seven hundred and fifty roubles
a leaf tpoundl ~ bread sells Tor
twenty ruuhl"s ~ ten cents The
most u II II paper Il In not very
country IL flooded with money. but 40
valuable. The American silver dollar
Is the mos, popular coin. and person
who has dollar viii never want Tor
anything. Millions ~ dollars are being
sent into Letvia each month from
England. France and America.
Were It not Tor the outside assls.
lance our people would suffer. but as
II II. they are faring pretty well. every
thing considered.
There Is one thing that has impress
Il me very much and that II the man
ner In which gifts are made The
British make many donations but they
give and take That Is they send US
food and clothing and then take our
flax and other products In return. .
when a gift comes from America II IL
really a giftit IL free There h no .
red tape. but merely q desire 90 aid .
he helpless And while Americans
are the most loved Of all people. the
Red Crufs II the most loved class Of
people Hundreds and thousands 81
babies have h,cn slvcd by these work.
ers. and even a; this time the Red
Cross works. are operating kitchens
where the poor. both children and
adults are being fed free Of charge. 4
Another thing that has crippled
,ur people Is disease. Hundreds oi
thousands are dying every year simply
,ecause there has been no medicine
Doctors are scarce. and most II them
r. only young men-studeuts who
Iad very small amount 81 training
20 doubt their attentions are good Tut |
hey simply dit not know. During
be great struggle entire armies were
'ipcd out by influenza and fever" ID
In speaking 81 the progress which Is
elng made al this time. II was pointed
vt that ON account u the lack u ,
luipmcnt farmers are unable to pro I
ucc large crops. Corn Is one ~ the
irest crops. and after the farmers are
applied with the necessary implements .
BE- country will BE- almost self.support.
". During the war most Of the live.
lock were either killed or driven cut
the country. and this IL proving a
reat handicap at present. as horses
nd COWS are necessary 90 the success
the farmer.
our people. said Miss Shaw. ARE
'untry viii De recognized by America;
hen they shall have recovered from
IL burdens u the war. and when they
III b. In position 10 support them
Ives.
1T u a rather slow proposition as
e have 50 little o. work with, but ouI
s0ple are optimistic and enthusiastic I
nd that will count In the long run.
ar schools and churches are being
built. our cities are again taking ON
NV life. and ust as soon as We have
me To- get our factories running. we
III be on the road 10 success. Here
fore very few factories have been
'erated IN our country. hut our peo