New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Russia Sends Official
Note on Hoouer's Terms

RIGA, Aug. / (By The ISOLATED
Press).-M. Ganetsky, the Soviet Mini
ster to Latvia, this afternoon sent by
messenger to John B. Hurley, the
American Consul, note, written in the
third person, to which was attached a
copy of the reply of M. Kameneff
head of the Russian Famine Relief
Commission, to Herbert Hoover's note
giving the terms under which aid
would be given the famine stricken
districts in Russia.
Whether this note will serve as an
official reply to the communication of
Secretary of State Hughes is not
known, but it marks the first official
dealings between an American official
and the Bolsheviki in Riga
Migration of Russian peasants from
the famine districts, except where it
is organized by the government has
been prohibited by an edict of the
famine committee, according to the
Moscow Pravda.
While the aid committee in Russia is
doing It's utmost for the immediate
relief Of the starving population in the
provinces stricken by famine, the So
Wet goyerrmenJ is working to prevent
failure next year in Russia's granary,
the Volga provinces. In order to ac-
complish this end 100000 pools Ca
pood ii about thirty-six pounds) of
grain for winter sowing must be de-
livered at the latest by September 1.
To-day will begin the difficult task
of collecting the natural tar which will
be the main source for securing seed
grain, and on its success will depend
the salvation of the most fertile grain
belt in Russia.
Tho arao xurncra crOne Gouo YrcvAJ
failure was expected to furnish
60,00o,000 pools of the governments
240,000,0e0 requirements by the natural
tax; hence the scale of taxation will
be raised in the fruitful provinces.
DR.. Edward w. Ryan, American Red
Cross Commissioner to the Baltic
States, sent note to Leon Trotzky,
the Bolshevik Minister of War, asking
for permission, owing to the probable
release OF the American prisoners in
Russia, tossend food to them at Mos
cow through Soviet courier. The
request ofDr Ryan has been granted.
Reports that Trotzy is i'll and also
that there has been split between
Nikolai Lenlne and Trotzky were denied
by SenatorJ oseph /. France, of Mary
land, who il leaving Riga tonight for
Berlin.
II saw Tsotzy on July 8. He was
robust and honzed. He has the shout
ders of an athletic man. He appeared
to be perfectly well, and there was
nothing to eve him the appearance of
being victim of cancer. Lenine and
Trotzky are working in harmony.
Il was anased to read a clipping of
a Paris dispstch in an American news
paper saying that Lenine had arrested
Trotzky. Th arrest was supposed to
have occurred the day before / saw
Trotzky. ! bund him working in ac-
cord with Leline."
Senator Frsnce said he was going to
carry on his fight for the establish
ment of KusS-American relations and
the extensionof credit to Russia, and
that his view had not been changed.
He still though that the third interna-
tionale would not harm America and
that assistanei for Russia would re-
lieve the conditions which caused rev
olntion. He etimated thst the credit
necessary for lussia's iinrediate needs
would amountto $4,000, 900, 900, which
he thought sh,uld be in the form of
an outright lon to the Russian gov
eminent, insteM of an advance on con-
SESSIONS.
Russia consi,ers it will be possible