Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-01-14
GFGAL, PICTURE
AMERICAN RELIEF
Letter From Secretary OF State
To Admiral McCuIly Tells
OF Refugees
ARE FROM SOUTH RUSSIA

| A comprehe nsise official picture Of
American relief operations. BY which
thousands Of refugees from South
Russia. largely children were sucnor-
!; ed, II contained IN letter to The Sec
rotary OF State from Rear-Adnairal ".
A. McCully. IL s. N. special agent 81
| tae Stale Depaftms int for Russia. wh3
sas Just returned home The letter
particularly commencing the work on
ne American Red Cross in that area.
copy Of 1t has been transmitted to
National headquarters Of that organi-
| cation II IL as follows
During existence Of tie mission
under my charge In South Russia.
rom January l6 until November Is.
1920. ! have had occasion to note the
work OF the American R11 cross. an
der the charge OF Major g, II. Ryden.
The good work accomplished ny
his Organization ~ quite beyeRd
praise There has bcen 80 much s9f-
ferIng and distress amongst this an-
hapsy Russian population, that mo-
gflare could Inc Rel Cross have ex-
tended lis work to greater beneat.
The American Red Cross was tho Only
organization Of any moment to uiidcr-
take this work. and under the efficient
supervision Ct Major Ryden II has re-
!ieyed mora distress, with the means
q rs disposal than any otter prgani.
iatioa To NY knowledge By its work
| II has made the name OF america
Io.cd hy all Russians. and even The
aaamlcs d. Those Russians with wl'am
our. Red Cross WAS working have
found 10 words Of criticism.
The frs o.gse If the organi atom
was To aid children have lpen
closely acquainted with its work in
this respees in Tikhorietekaya. F IA
.iinsa.ii, Not arsaSi sll;;. s,egastoroi.
Theodosia. Esupatoria. lalta, kefteil,
Simple ropnl and Metitopol It's ac-
i.isies extended also 70 many ofaer
,iaces OF which | know onlY by hear
4y
Tie work III the He'd Cross also
lyerci assistance 10 hospitals aud q
re civil population Undoubtedly he
Ie I Of thouslas's 81 ehilirsl ard she
X ana wounded have been saved by
he human work Of this organizatial
zen more ti.an this has Eccn tla
toral eifeat Oh elsife Russian popu-
.ttaE who IN Tho midst o. their tar
,.oil and suffering. have hid peac.t e.,i
egidcie2, through lie .Wark III 4 neii-
eA Red Cross. that tee Mora 'huEsa.l-
II was net yet an empty sound,
-Not less than the humane cilar@c-
81 HE orr was the efficiency aad
organization dev, oped by Major RS
len III his administration IA MAS ac-
80 tGetful. svnrathe..c. and in e.es
ouch with his work ala4ys.
During the work of evacuation Of
Seyastopol and Yalta, the actual work
or registering ana distributing the
{. .fugces was done almost entfraly by
The stan Of the Red Cross. They re-
NAMED on shore until the last mo-
naent. and in neither place was left
any refugee who desired to go. and
had good reasons for his wish. About
twelve hundred refugees. sick and
wounded, were taken out of Crimea
md transported to Constantinople in
addition 70 all Americans and repre-
sentatiycs OF American organizations.
"All Russians OF nay acquaintance
Lave repeatedly expressed their obli-
cation and gratitude for the splendid
Sork Of our Red Cross which they
will remember with deep affection.
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