The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-04
All Americans Held Prisoners
HurriedIy Released.
Practically All Russian Food
Area Is FoOdless.
HOOVER'S TERMS ACCEPTABLE
Moscow Wants Relief of Starv-
ing Started at Once.
American Supplies All Ready
to Move Forward.

London, Aug. 4.-The London
headquarters of the American relief
administration today announced re-
ceipt of information that all Amert-
can prisoners in Russia have been re-
leased and are now leaving that coun-
try.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The serious
ness of the cholera epidemic in soviet
Russia was emphasized today when
advices were received in ot1lclal
quarters showing that there were A.
ITO cases reported between January
l and July Is.
These figures have been admitted
by officials of Il e soviet government
and were printed in the official news
paper the Moscow 1rvestla, on July
Is American consular agents abroad
teleCraphed them to the state depart
ment today OF the total cases, "a
600 were reported during June, 1ndl-
eating that the epidemic is growing.
Can't Hear From Americans.
The state department was still
without advices today as to whether
the soviet Russia has complied with
the demand for release of the Amerl-
cans held prisoner in Russia.
The department received over night
dispatches quoting the soviet news
agency that the prisoners had been re-
leased, but the department was not
inclined to accept the source as au-
thentic. None of the Americans re
ported released have reached the Dor
der yet, so far as the department Is
advised.
The soviet government at Moscow is
in a state of panic over the extent OF
famine in Russia, the BRUSH IorelsH
tie fnd9V
If there is Sufficient time. the IN
terallied supreme council will take up
the Russian situation in Parls next
week hut the official view here is that
Russian relief is a situation for prl-
vate action and not for governments.
Covers Food Producing Area.
The area of starvation is increas-
fnr IN Russia 1t is now defined as
stretching from Mini Novgorod down
+he entire valley of the Volga, the
chief food producing district of Rus
sia.
rome of American Relief administra-
tion. will sail for Riga on Saturday
reaching the Latvian city on Tuesday.
I.enin has asked him to come to Mos
COW.
NJ. Kameneff, in behalf of the So
Wet government. has sent the follow
ing Communication to Director Brown
regarding the relief measures and
conditions submitted thru the Russian
relief committee headed by Maxim
Gorky:
Hoover Terms Acceptable.
"The Russian government has ac-
duainted itself with the proposals of
Secretary Hoover and it finds that the
proposals are acceptable as basis of
relief including the release of Ameri-
can citizens. The Russian government
considers it desirable to fix the pre-
ie conditions of relief as soon as
possible so that the relief organiza-
ton can quickly begin feeding and
giving medical treatment and cloth
ing for l 100000 Russian children as
it has promise to do. For this pur-
pose the soviet government considers
it wise for Mr.. Brown to come imme-
diately to Riga, Reval and Moscow.
The soviet government awaits q
speedy reply as to the date and place
of the negotiations"
Mr.. Brown sent the following reply:
1.-The release of the American citi-
zens detained in Russia must be ef-
fected before there are any actual ne
gotiations. Some have already been
released. 1 shall be in Riga next
Tuesday. At that time, providing the
Americans have been liberated, 1 shall
be in a position to arrange details for
immediate relief measures. We have
large supplies of food in the Baltic
region which can be moved at once.
We can arrange quick additions of
foodstuffs from the United States"
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