Evening star., 1921-09-18
THE STORY THE WEEK I HAS TOLD

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would tight to, recover. Bessarabia. But, at this
of all times? The London Daily Chronicle dis
covers plausible explanation, saying that
Moscow is about to wage "a piratical war. to
plunder food from a corn-growing neighbor." -
It adds. also plausible enough, "it would
scarcely be possible that Rumania's co-members
In the league Of nations who guarantee her In
tegrity and Independence would render aid and
comfort to her aggressor.". s<4.- ~. r. J.
An American correspondent reported last
week from Samara that more than one.hfth
Of the inhabitants of the samara government
were entirely without food: that without relief
by the end Of September half, by the end OF
November all. would be- foodless. 1t was
thought that Saniara was in the worst case Of
all the districts In the Volga famine area, but
now 1t appears that Kaxanis is in even worse
plight. OF 1,25o.o00 children in the Tartar re-
public Of -Jasan 100000 are foodless, and there
are as many sick persons requiring food and
medicine. -
Enough food for LOOT. 900 children for three
weeks Is on its way from Riga to Moscow. The
American Relief Administration plans call for
twenty carloads per day from Riga to Moscow
and the same number from Moscow to the
Volea area lie. when the program is in full.
swing). The soviet authorities reported by
American officials to be cooperating with
energy and good will. but. though the unload
ing of ships has been efficient. the service of
railways is not satisfactory. Kamenev, head
of the soviet relief committee, is apparently
doing what he can to speed It up. ''
Despite the refusal of the Moscow govern
ment to allow subcommission of experts to
investigate Russian conditions. the International
commission on Russian relief appointed by the
supreme council IL to continue Its somewhat
leisurely efforts toward relief for Russia.
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NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST.-London hears
that by nanking movements the Turkish
nationalists are imperiling both Greek wings.
and that Greek retirement on Eskishehr is pos
sible. 1t may be Of significance in this con-
nection that no news Of the fighting has
recently come In from Greek sources. and that
mediation between Greeks and Turks has been
proposed to the league assembly by Greeks.
The Caucasus Armenians are expecting 100000
deaths this winter from cholera, famine and
exposure. The destruction Of towns and
devastation of crops in the recent struggles
were terrible According to the Associated
Press, 140 towns were wiped out and more
than half million people were thus, left
shelterless.. There is a certain tendency in
Transcaucasia toward overstatement, but the
situation is doubtless hideous enough
very serious situation Is threatened at
Constantnople by the fact that from October
the American Red Cross will cease to feed
refugees there. Of whom for years now there
have been tens of thousands from Russia, Ana
tolia and the Caucasus, and the worst OF 1t is
that the number Of those requiring help is in
creasing because the money the numerous
swells brought with them is about gone The
league Of nations has been appealed to.
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FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC.-Negotiation
between the foreign minister of the far eastern
republic and envoy of Japan continue at
Dairen- A foreign minister repre-
sents chita, and the negotiation is not taking a
course altogether pleasing to Toxic. The new
Chita representative bluntly states that the
relations between Chita and Moscow are very
close: that, in regulating with Chita, Toxic is.
in manner speaking. negotiating with Moscow.
1t Is said that Japan would like to get the
Siberian business settled, ,tconcessiohs safted
away, and all thaD before the Washington
conference but with Chicherin inspiring the
Chita poncy~the outlook is poor. g, 5,.s.7 -. + .
The Chita republic is sill clamoring for
some sortcof representation at the Washington
conference. Perhaps there the representatives
Of the great powers, in dealing with the Chita
representatives, might be conceived to be deal
ing with Moscow. in a manner Of speaking.
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CHIRA.-Japan has again offered to negoti.
ate the shantung matter with China, the nego-
tiation to be based the Paris award of