Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-18
Individual Americans Trying
70 Aid Russians Ii Con.
sItt,aalntinople Often Give Up.
In Despair; The Refugees
Spend Money Carelessly.

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sConstantinople, July 1.-The RUS
sian temperament is proving 9 serious
obstacle to American and other re-
lief and charitable organizations here.
Individual Americans trying to help
Russian refugees often give up in de-
spair. 3at 81
The Russian maybe described as
money blind. HE'S careless with, his
v money and with that Of others.
Thousands sof Russian refugees arriv-
ed here with plenty OF gold money,
fura, Jewels and portable tyafuables!
Without a thought for8,the morrow,
they lived for at}time In the best ho-
tells until the money was exhausted
and the vaiuables pawned. Nss5 MIA
Then the hotel proprietors asked
fully to live in a squalid by-street,
not only expectantS but confident the
Americans or some other good, souls
would care for them. And often, it is
done.
One OF the tragedy-comedies OF the
foreign colony here is the story of the
attempts of a Russian general to get
his seven daughters to Paris. Dozens
Of persons have spent much time and
money in his effort and SO far three
of the daughters are here and starv-
ing. The father has himself spent
$4,000 francs trying. The general, -
good and capable father, got himself
as far as Paris through the kind Of.
fees Of United States Consul Genera
Moser, then in Tifiis.
In Paris the father mortgaged his
estates for, 100, GOO francs and sent
$4,000 francs to his wife and seven
daughters to join him. They got as
far as Constantine ple, bought. a lot of
new dresses, attended the seasons
dances. loaned the rest Of their mon
hys to- needy friends and asked father
for more. gs
Money Lost.
The general sent another $4,000
francs and after various difficulties
about passports, the mother and -FOUR
F, of the daughters departed, New loans
and expenditures made it Impossible
: to take three OF thessdaughters.g An
other $4,000 francs was sent to. the
three daughters by the father through
a Russian general who ypocketed it,
pr thoughtlessly spent Ait,t and the
daughters are still here, their. clothes
held Tor board and. lodgings and they
and their family in Paris are cheer
fully waiting until the American re.
lief organizations do something about
"a certain baron, member of the
imperial guard, II times wounded
during the war, was all but adopted
by a Chicago dentist who met him N
, Russia. The latter arranged for his
passage to the United States, sem
funds for travel expenses and waited
The handsome baron pocketed the
funds and turned up at the American
embassy within a few days describing
how his pocket had been picked. 4
cable was sent the dentist and fresf
funds arrived. These funds were dis
sail. He is o waiting more fund.-
Al American navy OFFICER on sta.
ton here was told by his Russian
friends Of their difficulties with thu
cruel landlord who was about to ejec'
them. The officer gave them thu
needed money and was invited to dine
~ served, including champagne. Thu
landlord had t o renew his threats
but III vain. The rent money had paid
for the dinner.
Help Russians.
ALI Americans here love the Rus
slams and doAmuch to help them, but
those with experience have ceasee
making heavy sacrifices to do so. Thu
incurable optimism Of the Russian
leads him to build air castles ant
i,to foolish acts that have to be paic
IOff IN CO1Oh CdSll. WAlSu An
is exhausted, the Russian is so pessi'
mistic. he takes to the river. Many
young men have committed suicid.
here. Their, families in France and
Eneland and Italy send them none,
to Join them, they spend the none,
torachampagne OF. silk socks, or what
not, and when the money is exhaust
ed they shoot or drown themselves
The devotion and the childlikt
cheerfulness Of the Russian womer
here is a source of constant wonder
to Americans. Many Of them have for
gotten they were countesses or prize
esses> and gone to work. Their charity
to one another surpasses belief. They
: will pawn their last jewel to, help 9
friend. The correspondent found .ons
woman selling her eyeglasses to helr
a friend. and doing it without though,
OF making a. special sacrifice.