The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
American Prisoners in Russis
VIII Be Given Liberty.
eOViet Accepts Herbert HOOv.
er's Terms of Relief.
BALTIMORE GIRL is FREED
Mrs. Marguerite Harrison First
To Be Released.
Speedy Assistance Desired by
Starving Russians.

Washington, July 30.-The state de-
partment this afternoon received
communication from soviet Russia in
reply to the note sent by the United
States demanding the release, OF
Americans now held in Russia.
The state department declined to
make public the text of the commune
cation at this time or TO comment
upon it.
In view of foreign dispatches, it is
understood the communication con-
tains announcement of the willingness
of soviet Russia to release Americans
held in Russia in exchange for Amer
lean famine aid.
Terms Are Accepted.
Riga. July 30.-The offer of Her
bert Hoover TO aid Russia in relieving
suffering due to famine on condition
that all Americans now held prisoners
in Russia be released, has been ac-
cepted by the Russian authorities who
suggest immediate negotiations in or
der to realize speedy assistance, ac-
cording to a dispatch from the Rosta
News agency of Moscow, received
here today.
The text of the reply, made in the
nonpartisan, nOnpoliticaI famine relief
committee, is as follows:
The Russian government upon
loLrning of the proposals made by
Herbert Hoover, in the name of the
American Relief association, finds
then quite acceptable, including the
question OF the release of American
citizens"
The Russian government considers
1t necessary TO fix as soon as possible
the exact conditions on which the i'm
medicte relations are to begin.
Its humane intentions guarantee
the feeding, medical aid and clothing
of the million children and invalids.
For this purpose the Russian gov
ernment considers it useful that Di-
rector Brown or any other person au-
thoTized for the negotiations should
Immediately come to Moscow, Riga or
Rcval
The Russian soviet government ex-i
poets a quick reply. ting the place
and time for negotiations.
(Signcd) "KAMENEFF."
Baltimore Girl Freed.
Mrs. Marguerite Harrison of Balti
more, a newspaper correspondent who
was among the American citizens held
prisoner in Russia, has been released
by the soviet authorities and arrived
here this morning.
The release of Mrs. Harrison was
eecurcd thru United States Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland, who
has been on a visit to soviet Russia to
investigate conditions there. and it
was under his escort Mrs. Harrison
reached here today, the senator hav
ing concluded his Russian visit. Mrs.
Harrison is pale and thin, but not in
particularly bad condition as the re-
suit of her imprisonment.
Senator Franco Surprised.
Senator France expressed surprise
at the announcements just received
from Moscow that Russia had agreed
to release the American prisoners.
1T had not been decided at all that
way when 1 left" said the senator.
Senator Frances trip was an inter-
esting one, he reported. Il Still. favor
trade relations with Russia" the sena-
tor declared.
He said that while in Moscow he
had seen Nikolai Lenine, the Russian
soviet premier.
HOOvcrs Terms.
The offer of Herbert Hoover, as
head of the American relief admins
tration. to see that help was given
Russia's sick and starving, was made
in a telegram addressed to Maxim
Gorky, in response to Gorky's recent
appeal for aid. The prime condition
was laid down that the American i'm
prisoned in Russia must be immedi-
ately released. 1t was stipulated also
that proper administrative conditions
must be made by soviet Russia. in
Guiding the full and free liberty of
movement for the relief administra-
tion representatives. The reference in
the Russian reply to the million chill
dren and invaIids," presumably refers
to the passage in Mr.. Hoover's tele-
gram in which he stated that the re
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