New-York tribune., 1921-09-02
Hoover w arms
Russia to Speed
Relief by Cash
America Ready to Feed Ssarv.
ing Children, but Soviet
Must Expend Hoarded
Gold for Adults Supplies
Haskell OF Tomorrow
Unemployment in u. S. viii
Not Permit Unrestricted
Aid, as Was Given i'm 1919

Notiee tnSv tho Soviet government
Will be expected 70 expend whatever
gOld and other resources it has for
the purehase Of food supplies for its
adult population while America feeds
the starving children In Russi. was
served by SECRETARY Hoover yesterday
IA nnal Instructions to Colonel William
N. Haskell, director Of the American
relief administration mission to Rus
sie. Colonel Haskell will sail on the
olympic tomorrow.
Mr. Hoover declared that in view of
Unemployment in this country it
seemed 70 him fundamental that Soviet
Russia should be called upon to expend
what money It has for foodstuffs for it's
aAuit population. In view Of economic
ceNditions here, he added. this country
cenrct be expected to make sacrifices
Ter Russia on scale equal to that
which Il made for Europe during the
wtuter following the armistice.
Reception to Colonel Haskell
\ reception was given for Colonel
Haskell and his staff yesterday at the
Bankers Club, l20 Broadway. Repre-
sentatives were present from the Amer
ican Friends Service Committee, the
Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Y. w.
c. T., Knights OF Columbus, the Fed
ersl Council of Churches in America,
the Jewish Joint Distribution Commit
tee and the National Catholic Welfare
Council
r am glad to take this opportunity
TO wish you and your staff Godspeed
on your mission" said Mr.. Hoover in
his instructions to Colonel Haskell.
while the situation in Russia is.
terrible indeed, the difficulties are not
as great as those we confronted and
ove1came in Europe during the armi-
stice winter.
"on the other hand, at that time the
United States still had the economic
resources with which to meet the great
est famine of history. In our present
economic situation and in the face of
great unemployment we cannot sum-
NOR the volume of sacrifice that we
then made. At that time our govern
ment. assisted by American private
charity. carried almost unaided the
whole burden of European shortage.
II believe American charitable or
CARNATIONS can find out of their pro-
spective resources the necessary mar
gin Of food for 100000 children and
can contribute material aid in medical
supplies we Will ln0eed 90 everything
we can to strengthen your hands be-
yond this. But to meet the whole prob
lem, even that Of the children, after
great discount of current propaganda,
is beyond our resources.
"In the matter of adult relief you
are aware that the Soviet authorities
have still some resources in gold and
other metal. II seems to me funda-
mental that the world should urge upon
them that they should expend these
sums at once in the purchase Of bread
stuffs abroad. Indeed. there are sur
pluses in the Balkan States that could
be made available in a few days, pend
ing imports from further afield. While
even these resources will be insufficient
to cover the whole of the necessities
OF Russia they can scarcely expect the
rest of the world to mako sacrifices
until they have exhausted their every
resource.
'eThe service which we are able to
perform must be given in the true
spirit of charity. There must be no
discrimination as to politics, race or
creed. Charity can take no interest in
international politics, and any individ-
uaI who does not so conceive his work
should be Immediately withdrawn upon
your initiative. We wish nothing to
obscure the eloquence of American
gifts to children"