Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-23
Supplies for Russia Are Be-
ing Delivered With Mini
mum of Waste.
100000 HUNGRY SLAVS
. ARE NOW BEING FED
Workers Expect 10 Add An.
other 100000 to List in \
Short Time.
iSpeciai Cable to The Times Dis.

t'P'Si'i Naole TO The Times Dis
LONDON. oa pn'es ns-n.nor,. ,,-
culatcd In different parts OF Euronc
20 the effect that much OF the Aneri
can food destined for the famine
stricken areas OF Rus s<l Is not reach
M; the people II liz intended for. has
lie" the American relief ndministra-
tion Headquarters here to make an
exhaustive Investigation, with the
result that the reports have been
proved absolutely without founda
ton.
Ihc amount OF loss or waYtagc is
ihhhitesinal. Charges that the great :
or part of the cargo OF thu steam
sh'p Phoenix, the FIRST vesscNto ar
rive. at rctrograd with American
food. fell into The hands OF Bolsh.-
Ni", soldiers, is r.fu,ed by the au-
tutors report that only one half Of
per cent Of the cargo loaded, AT
New York MAS missing when the
,;sgo was checked up in the ware
mouse. These charges irritatcd tho
relief officials here. hut their ire
Was really aroused when thc CORE
spondcnt OF AN English ncwspaper
"rot" tina, food sent to tho starving
io"p!c could he purchased in Russia.
This was go FAR from the truth that
IN" officials here did not even grac.
II with denial.
Result Of Propaganda.
It is believed in London that these
recurring reports are tho result Of
- weak propaganda here, carried on
by self-appointed agents who are
Of the opinion that Amcrica's work
in Russia ~ political and CONNER
oiai only. As stated in thcsc dis
patches. when Herbert Hoover FIRST
made his proposal. the Britishers
were sccptical Of the relief admins
trltlon's aim. but the definite man
n-r ia which Walter Lyman Brown
dealt with I.itvnov regarding guar
antccs. and the speed with which
the Americans actually began 10 feed
tho Russian children. removed much
~ that sceptlc!sm. What is left 4.
IA the minds OF those who believe
that the American workers should
toin bands With the other relief pro-
iccts which. however, have not yet
hcEin 10 function.
Nrnri! im Per Cent Delivered.
Tho relief administration head
quarters here has just completed Il
report showing its activities in feed
ing children the last two ana "a half
years in Central Europe. II shows
disinicrestcd auditors have reported
that, OF 100000 tons %: food shipped
from the United States To Europe n
lime, SlNtrcnthS OK per cent fa!lcu
To reach the mouths OF children.
II is not difficult 10 check this be-
cause no food was distributed to the
childrcn-it had 10 be eaten In tn.
American kitchens and the same rule
is being carried out In Russia.
With the exception Of possibly Z
score OF Americans, who joined the
relief administration after the work
in Russia started, the work there is
bong carried on by the same men
who have been at Il for two years or
more In other parts of Europe. They
are. now feeling slightly more than
100000. but hope TO add another l00,-
900 within q fortnight.
VIII Expnnd Work Slowly.
Because OF the conditions IN Rus
STA. activities will be expanded more
rope, IL was the children in the cities
who were suffering most, rs "A ma
jority of the peasants had enough -
live on. In Russia, however. il is the
other way about. The relief work
crs have had to go far into the
sparsely settled sections in some in
stances and arrange for the peasants
from miles about 10 come 10 the
Kitchen. NComparcd with the peas
ants. the children of the cities are
fairly well cared for. according TO
reports received at the relief adj
ADMINISTRATION here.
iC"pyright. 1921. by the Public Ledger
Company.