Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-06
WANTS
GLORY IN RUSS
RELIEF PLANS
Suggests Participation in Di-
rection of Work, Without
Helping With Finances.
HOOVER SAYS SHOW ME-
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

by FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
WASHINGTON. oct. 6.-Europe still is
trying strenuously to horn in" on
American relief activities in Russia. 1t
has hitherto made no progress in that
direction in the face of Herbert Hoover's
determination that with American dollars
and American food there must be all
American control. Yesterday at Brussels,
according to advices received by the
State Department, was to mark the be-
ginning Of new European drive to force
joint participation with the United
States in Russian relief measures. In
the Belgian capital the so-called I'm
teTnational committee on Russian relief,
assembled under the direction of the.
allied supreme council met. Represented
on the committee are Great Britain,-
France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Dem
mark, Norway and Sweden. Walter
Lyman Brown, Mr.. Hoover's chief rep
resentative IN Europe, win attend the
brussels meetings.
1t is not yet known in Washington
what ways and means the eight European
governments in question propose for co.
operation in amehorating famine dis
treSs in Russia. Hitherto no suggestions
have reached this country except that
America should continue to furnish the
supplies and the workers, but should
share the glory and particularly any re-
sultaut political benefits with her Euro
pean partners" in the relief enterprise.
Mr.. Hoover has shown no enthusiasm for
such proposals. The director general Of
the American relief organization stands
where he stood in August. when he de-
clined the suggestion of President AdOr
of Switzerland that the Secretary Of Com
merce should become chairman of an in
ternational committee to consolidate the
activities of Russian relief" Mr. Hoover
said then, and feels now that The probz
lem requires support from every country
and that the United States, cannot hope
to cover hut a small portion of the situa
ton If Europe comes TO bat with
money or with equivalent supplies. Mr..
Hoover undoubtedly would welcome
European cooperation. In the interval he
is maintaining the AIissourian attitude.
The American relief organization for
RussL will before many months have to
give serious consideration to the question
Of its financial sinews. Those in hand
when the operations were inaugurated
six weeks ago were. at best. only a drop
in the bucket. It was figured that Rus
sian children could be fed at the rate
of 81 per month per child, and that, II
all went well, funds in hand might enable
the Hoover administration to carry on"
until March !. 1922. The Secretary Of
Commerce has no intention OF asking the
people of the United States to contribute
a nickel for perpetuation Of tine Russian
relief scheme until our own domestic in
dustrial situation has taken a decisive
turn in the right direction. No one to-
day. Of course, can predict with assur
ance when that will pc But until that
moment IS in sight, Mr.. Hoover considers,
it would be inappropriate well as in
judicious to pass the hat in America in.
any form for Russian relief, Desperate
as the need might be.
If the times are no longer out of joint,
it is within the realm Of possibilities that
as large a fund as S50.OOO.0O0 may be
sought TO prosecute the work of Russian
relief There seems little prospect Euro
pean nations with their own pressing
reconstruction requirements, can chip in
to any appreciate extent. The expecta-
ton is the burden of the brunt VIII have
to be borne within Americas gold-bound
shores.-Copyright 1921, by Public Ledger
Company.