New-York tribune., 1921-08-16
Farley Halted
As Reds Reject
u. S. Aid Terms
Question of Granting More
Control of Relief to
Russia Than to Other Ma
tions Put Up to Hoover
Local Aid Issues Raised
Litvinoff Seeks All Power
+ oss b l e to Regulate
Distribution of Food
Special cable to The Tribune

Special Cable to The Tribune
Sopyrignt. 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
RIGA, Aug. 15.-The Russo-Amer;-
can negotiations here looking toward
American relief for Russia's famine
suHerers struck snag this morning.
"ecesslratlng the temporary abandon
ment of meetings between Walter Lv-
man Brown, the American delegate.
and Maxim LitvinoF, the Bolshevik
envoy, pending reply from Washing
ton on questions now in dispute.
Although no official inform alton
could be obtained, it is understood that
the disputes concern chiefly the oucs-
tlons Of local distribution of food and
the measure of control to be exercised
by the American Relief Administra-
ton in the appointment of control
committees.
Ihere appears no doubt that the Boil
sheviki are determined to retain as
much control as possible When Lit
vinoff, the Soviet envoy. first arrived
at Riga, he told correspondents he
would like to finish and get out to-
night if possible"
Parleys May Be Prolonged
Should reply from Washine5on ar
rive quickly, the conference mav he ro-
sumed Immediately, but the proba-
bllity is that it will not be received be-
fore tomorrow, which may prolong the
negotiations until the end of the week
Litvinoff and his staff we-s taken
on tour of inspection Of the Ameri-
can Relief Administration kitchens
here this afternoon Litvinoff saw
l,4O0 children being fed thick. rich nd-
trltlous rice, topped with milk. He ap-
SFeared much impressed and ask. I'd
many questions, ranging from the
methods employed to The utensils
used, and ne took many notes as we'll.
After the inspection newspaper cor
respondents called on the Soviet mis-
sion, where M. Fiorinsky expressed
great admiration for the work of the
American Relief Administration. When
a request for comment was sent in to
Lltvinoff, however, he sent out the re-
ply that he was ''too busy"
Brown Puts Case Up to Hoover
RIGA, Aug. Is (By The Associated
Press Whether the American Relief
Administration will compromise on
some of its usual methods and permit
the Soviets greater control of the per-
sonnel and distribution of American
food than has been granted any other
country which has been aided has been
put up to Herbert Hoover, head of the
relief administration, by Mr.. Brown.
Litvinoff, it is understood, will stand
firm in his refusal to sign some of the
American conditions unless ordered to
DO SO by the Moscow government.
In response to M. Litvinoff's state
ment that the Moscow authorities were
unable to find Royal G. Keely, on whose
release test case of Russian good
faith will be made, Mr.. Brown this
morning furnished Litvinoff with
keely's present street address in Mos
cow
Representatives of the Information
Red Cross, League of Nations aid COM
missions and German and other dele
cations interested in aiding Russia's
famine sufferers have arrived at Riga.
1t is expected that Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
and Maxim Gorky will confer here
soon on the situation.
Hoover Will Insist on U. s. Control
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Conditions
laid down at Riga by the American
Relief Administration for famine re-
lief work in Russia, will not be varied
from the principle of American con-
troll of distribution in Russia, Secre-
tary Hoover said to-day. Mr.. Hoovet
did not, however, regard the situation
at Riga as deadlock in negotiations
with Soviet Russian authorities. He
expected that satisfactory conclusion
would be reached under which there
would be no Soviet domination of the
food distribution work.
Negotiations have been proceeding
raploly as to physical details, though
several points of policy remained to be
Continued on paae thrssl