Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-29
10000 CHILDREN
In PETROGRAD ARE
FED BY AMERICANS

New York, Stpt. 29.-The work Of
feeding starving children in Soviet
Russia is spreading rapidly and the
American Relief Administration ex-
poets to feed a million in q compare
lively short time, said George Barr
Baker of that organization in an ad-
dress. -
In Petrograd, according to reports
reaching here, said Mr.. Baker, 20, 900
children We're being fed. Soon $780,
900 will, be fed in that city, he added,
and by Sunday the $4,000 neediest
would be granted relief.
1--WE will be able to take on a mil
lion as fast as we can get them," he
said, land we are spreading out
rapidly. That will mean that the par
ents of the children will be relieved
of the shock and horror attending on
the starvation of their children and
will be free so that they may leave
home and work at their tasks, leaving
their children, if necessary, at the re-
lief stations. q
IT have an idea that the drought
was not SO general as was reported
and that only one-quarter of the most
productive part OF Russia was ruined.
III NiAC WV AtctS sIShCu
the Soviet authorities to consider the
problem Of the adults. If it be true
hat there are $4,000 900 starving i'm
the famine area there can be no way
of reaching them by private charity.
The Soviet authorities think they
have some that nay reach
them. We expect to know soon. We
have asked them to consider the idea
of the food draft. People who want
to relieve their friends or relatives or
strangers, instead of buying money or.
ders. may purchase. food drafts, pay
able i Mood in Russia, if the idea goes
through. a
1.-THE Soviet authorities thought at
first that only the well-on people
would get food and the draft would
result in unequal feeding. But they
are now beginning to see that it may
group Of Russians came to the Relief
Administration and wanted to deliver
$4,000 to relatives in a certain sec
ton in Russia If they could have
sent the money as food drafts they
would have been able to aid their
folks, who would at once have been
able in food in Russia, If the idea goes
IF the drought was not sc great as
reported it will take two years Of help
from the outside world to put Russia
on it's feet. The American Relief Ad-
ministration is no going to conduct
any money-raising campaign. We are
tired of going before the public and
begging money. There are other or
carnations which can raise large
sums if they choose to do so. Organ
lied labor, for instance. If you want
to give money for Russian relief, give
it to the Quakers. They are doing a
great work"
MI. Baker said that there was on
the way now a ship loaded with Ill.,
600 yards of cloth. Innings and
needles so that the Russian women
could make clothes for their children.
A consignment of 10000 pairs OF
children's shoes was expected to reach
Petrograd any day. He read q cable
gram from the administrations agent
in Russia which stated that the UNI
loading OF the first record time of two
days and that only n sailor was
caught pilfering. He was punished.
The speaker said the. Relief admin
istration had money to go "a certain
length Of time for Russian relief and.
that when that was spent he hoped
''the conscience OF the world would
wake up t. the necessity for feeding
the starving and attending to their
sick.