The Washington herald., 1921-12-09
RED CHIEF TELLS.
AGED TO! Die FOR
SAKE OF STRONG
Weak and Infirm Left to
Perish in Black Vol
ga Land.
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Conttnued from Pd0e One.
countries showing great convern or
making an effort at rescue, the
vengeance of the gods men worship
or reject will strike at them.
such crimes are paid for gem
orally in misery and disease, and
In this case certainly the corrup-
ton Of dying Russia would affect
all Western Europe.
/ am not writing sensationaliy to
stir up the work of private charity.
This Russian famine Is too big for
nonsense of that kind. The simple
truth Is frightful enough; private
charity, however bountiful, will not
help this country much. Hardly at
all. But 1t Is only the wildness
OF sensation mongers when II 10
written that 100000 people are
going to starve to death in Russia
or IL not 100000, then 25,ooo.-
900.
Some Hoard Food.
1t is not as bad as that. Even
In the famine areas there are many
people who somehow or other-i
don't know how-get almost enough
to eat If they did not they would
be already dead. No doubt, as peo-
pie tell me, they have boarded up
money and can still buy food In
the markets where food Is sun
found, as at Samara, Saratoh, ka-
zan.
This sparse produce their neigh
bors brought to these markets even
from the starving villages aho
those who are rich in paper money
can still get something. ..
Others. perhaps-almost certainly
have hidden secret stores OF po-
tatoes and grain--a few poods-on
which they live. miseraoly. nun
srily, but live through the winter
months while others. less lucky
die in a lingering way, but ole
surely in the cottages close by
The lucky cannot AFFORD to help
the unlucky.
\ friend of mine, speaking with
fifty peasant leaders gathered round
him in a room, said. II have seen
two girls dying OF hunger In this
village How Is IT you let them
die when there is still food among
you"
Young Dying First.
For a long momerN there wal
silence. Then tall H.rmer spoke
You people don't understand.
| Is impossible that you should un'
! derstand because you come from
country which has never seen ;
famine. In Russia some must dl'
that others may live"
And Kalinin.' peasant president O.
the Soviet Republic, spoke tn
| same thoughts when he addressed
the assembly Of peasants on thu
Volga. and suddenly turned on ont
Of them and asked his age Fifty
said the man. Then you are OLD
enough to die" said kalinin. ''Th,
old must die that the young ma,
live"
But 1t is the young who ar
| dying first for the most part. I
is visible and undeniable that tn,
Russians hold on to what the!
have with desperate .selashness ant
will not share with anyone.
Their own VIII Pie Later.
Can one blame II BIN? 1.-THE,
give out their secret hoard of DO
tatoes to save their neighbour
family from death. their own chill
! dren will die later. In the wor.
village l saw beyond the Volg;
was the daughter of an EnglishmaI
who had married a Russian, Sh,
had a beautiful family of boys ant
girls, who lowered about me will
| wondering eyes as a mystic lou
stranger from the great and happ!
| world without.
| There was good food on the table
though I noticed the children wer
not allowed a bite. Still there wa
food. And within a stones throw
peasant family lay dying OF hunger
which was master in every cottage bu
this. l did not ask the lady why sh