Evening star., 1921-09-25
BY LOUIS LEVINE.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1901.
KAZAN,S Russia, September "a
Leaving Moscow this week the Amer
ican Relief Administration train bore
a large sign in Russian, which arans-
lated read, american Relief Admin
istration, Russian division" A couple
Of hours later, when the train halted
for coal and water, a crowd gathered.
reading the signs and asking aues-
tions. One man who was better
dressed and apparently more intel
ligent than his fellows asked whether
the relief was sent by the American
government and when the matter was
explained to him he wanted to know
if this relief measure had the ap-
proval Of the Russian government.
Similar interest was shown at other
stations. y
At a station only eighteen miles
from Moscow we observed scene
now common in Russia train COM
posed of freight cars packed with
people had just come in on the track
opposite the one on which our train
stood, Peasants in dun colored trous-
ers and blouses and with sacks on
their backs &re jumping on 70 catcn
a passenger efain just leaving Tor
bag from which protruded the legs of
a slaughtered hog. The peasants
were so-cailed "sackmen," who scour
the villages for provisions and Other
articles which they place In baSs or
Large cities. where there is. a market
for everything. saw these. men
throw their sacks on the moving
train, force their way into the crowd
ed cars or riding on the bumpers:
tenders and anywhere they could
hang on. Much Of the food supply
in Russia is now distributed between
the villages and cities In this manner.
Enplsynent Cut to Half.
nss On ths MaedS oWs n the ws
ment Of Vladimir. where there are
railroad shops. These formerly en-
ployed 5000 persons, but now only
1000 are at work. At this station
there were a number Of young men
their positions in a nearby factory
making railroad equipment.
Where are you. going?" asked one
| Of them. 49,,
II don't know" was the reply. II
shall go wherever I can find bread
1 Inc QlSCudTBe Ol 10 tAoU
going OF all over Russia, the new
| economic policy throwing many labor
ers out Of work. though they are
willing to labor for any one who car
provide the necessary food.
When the American relief train or
which I was q passenger approached
the station Of Varnar. $50 miles west
Of Kazan, we could see long row OF
peasant wagons driving up to train
standing on siding. On the sta:
ton platform a little narrow-eyeo
peasant, q member of the executive
committee of the local soviet, was
keeping track Of the distribution Of
seed just arrived from Moscow. rs
explained that this was the NTH
shipment and that his district, con,
sistfng of thirty-seven villages and
1900 "eaters." had received 10000
pounds, but required 100000 pounds
He hoped that more seed would ar
rive within the next ten days, before
the> sowing season was over.
Everybody helps in the work. said
a member Of the soviet. "AH the
teachers have been mobiliSed, as the
peasants are in hurry and cannot
sleep unless they get their seed into
the, ground"
Eat Clay and Acerns.
It was an. animated scene, and ver-
non Kellogg, the American omcial &C
companying the train, asked me 70
question the peasants on the FOOD
situation here. In reply one OF them
| nroducAd q big loaf of the Dl9Ck,