Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-17
GREATEST RELIEF
MOVEMENT STARTS.
Army of Workers to Invade Rus
STA in September.
BIGGEST OF KIND IN HISTORY
Commission 70 Plan Sueeor for striek.
en- Country Is Named by the
Supreme couneil-To Cost
$4,000, 600 900.

Paris. Aug. 1.-THE greatest relief
movement In the history of the civil
lied world Is scheduled to begin I'm
September when an army Of work
ers and millions of tons of supplies
viii Invade Russia by way Of Odessa
and Riga under the joint direction OF
Herbert Hoover and Lord Curzon.
They viii cooperate with the soviet
government.
This paramount fact. which involves
recognition of the soviet government
by the entire world. became a prac-
teal certainty following the appoint
ment II a commission by the supremel
council. The commission was ordered
Ito 'sit day and night and reach a de-
cision this week as 10 ways and means
20 succOr Russia. considering only the,
humanitarian, and not the political
viewpoint"
Lord Curzon outlined the three.
points ON which the relief win be-
based. Cooperation of the soviet gov.
eminent Is absolutely essential. owing
TO its control of transportation.
bFanu drops NcFcnSky.
Premier BRAND. who had previously
urged recognition Of Kerensky and the
overthrow OF the sovietS. appeared to-
he convinced In favor If the new plan
The soviets must agree 10 cooperate
I'm order that the international relief
organization may have supreme author
lily I'm its field
The third necessary step viii be-
enlistment aud mobilization Of thou
sands of experienced workers.
Premier BonOmi 81 Italy suggested.
that the matter OF relief FOR starving
Russia be left 10 the present organi-'
cations. hut this was unanimously re-.
Jected Lloyd George declared:
"This matter t. the biggest Of its.
kind In history Neither the Red.
Cross nor Hoover. alone. are capable.
.of handling IL. The world must com
bine or the cholera which sweeps Eu-
rope viii cost more than the war"
Outline Of Work.
II was indicated that Secretary.
Hoover would bee asked to collahorate.
with Tard Curzon. who, Lloyd George.
stated had solved the problem Of 10
100000 starving IN India.
The international organization viii
work on the following broad lines:
Great depots will Ne established TOT
which millions Of tons of grain and all
supplies win be rushed.
All railways viii be reconstructed
and put into the work OF carrying re
lief.
Factories viii DE opened 90 provide
work I'm congested areas.
A chain of hospitals viii be estab-
lished.
II Is indicated that the work viii
probably last for az least two years.
employing NJ least 10000 workers and.
costing the world. rs a minimum fig
'ure. $4,000 100000.
Hoover Rushing Work.
Washington. Aug. 11.-ltussian re-.
lief work will be started immediately
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover an,
nounced. after nm hours conference
with President Harding at the White.
House.
Walter Lyman Brown. European dii
rector Of the American relief adminis-i
tration. IF which Mr. Hoover Is the
head. Is due 10 arrive IN Riga. IL was
stated. Tie will enter into Immediate
conferences with the soviet authori-'
ties on the problem Of distribution.
The relief work win 20 forward re-
.gardleSs az the fact that there are
some CO Americans who are still de-
tanned I'm various sections If Russia,
Mr. Hoover said. All of the Ameri-
cans who actually were prisoners have.
been released. and that was the one
condition upon which this government.