Evening star., 1921-08-22
RELIEF SHIPMENTS
AWAIT STEAMERS
Supplies From New York Will
Start for Russia When
Vessels Are Available.

Shipments Of food from New York to
Russia are to begin as soon as vessels
are ready. officials of the American Re-
i lief Administration said last night. 1t
| was believed that surplus supplies from
| warehouses abroad were already moving
! into Russia under the working agree
| ment negotiated at Riga between Walter
Lyman Brown, European director of the
organization. and Litvinoff. the soviet
representative.
Secretary Hoover, chairman Of the
| American Relief Administration, has as
| yet only outlined in a broad way the
! plans for mitigating the Russian famine.
Petrograd and Moscow. the most ac-
cessible regions, 1t was believed. would
| be the first to receive American rationS,
shipments going from New York by way
OF DanZig, but later, it was thought,
supplies from this country could reach
some Of the stricken areas quicker
| through the Black sea ports.
Plan for Children.
At first, because of the nature Of the
country, food relief in Russia necessarily
must be limited, officials asserted, but
as the administrations veteran organi-
zation reached its maximum speed they
predicted that vast stocks of foodstuffs
would cross the seas to Russian chill
dren. These supplies have been spe-
cially selected to meet the dietary needs
| of the young, consisting of such foods
as rice, sugar and fats for soup making.
condensed milk and beans.
Secretary Hoover estimated the
cost of Russian relief. when 1t is
well under way, at from s1,250,000 to
s1,500,000 a month. The administra-
| tion will depend upon it's treasury.
he said, for necessary funds. and
upon current contributions of CO.
operating organizations and indi-
viduals.
VIII Confer With Hoover.
All American organizations partici-
pating in the work under the Ameri-
can Relief Administration will meet
here Wednesday for a preliminary
conference with Mr.. Hoover. Unity
| in the distribution of American char
ity in Russia was asked by President
Harding to insure the best service to
the peoples of both countries and to
eliminate the creation of unnecessary
organizations for the collection of
funds.
Every dollar to be expended by the
administration on behalf of Russian
children will be spent in this coun-
try, Mr.. Hoover has announced, and
all the food used will be sent from
here, with the exception Of such sur
plus stocks as are already abroad.
Withdrawal of large quantities of
foodstuffs from the United States
should help the farmers in the move
ment of accumulated crops. it was
asserted.
Trade Exploitation Unintended.
Once under way, American food re-
lief in Russia is to be purely a
privately controlled operation with
out government support. Because of
Mr.. Hoover's dual role, as Secretary
of Commerce and chairman of the
relief administration, differences are
said to have been drawn in Europe,
resulting from commercial jealousies,
that this country was aiming at
trade exploitation in Russia under
the guise of charity. However, both
Mr.. Hoover and the State Depart
ment have made it plain that Ameri-
can aid is entirely humanitarian and
wholly disconnected from trade and
commerce.