New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-11
Freeing of Six and Guar.
anty All Americans Can
Leave Soviet Territory
Cause Hoover to Act
Harding Approves
Course Adopted
Harvey Will Tell Allies
of Plans Made to Send
Food to Starving Hordes

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Event,
moved swiftly to-day in the plans O.
the American Relief Administrative t,
succor Russia's starving millions ant
obtain the release of all America n,
held in Russia against their will. Th,
chief developments were:
Herbert Hoover, chairman Of the
American Relief Administration. after
conference with President Har-
ding, announced that the actual dis
pensing of relief would proceed i'm
mediately.
America and Russia came into
their closest contact since the Red
revolution with the opening confer
chce in Riga between Walter Lyman
Brown, European director of Amer
lean relief, and Maxim Litvinoff. the
Soviet envoy.
Mr.. Brown insisted that all Amer
leans now in Russia, whether in or
out of prison, be permitted to leave
as a condition to the continuing of
negotiations. Litvinoff pledged that
this would be done.
Six Americans liberated from Rus
sian prisons, most of them half
starved and in rags, reached Reval,
Esthonia, making the total of Anne ri
cans thus far liberated seven.
Ambassador Harvey, representing
the United States in the Allied Su-
lreme Council meeting in Paris,
agree to present to the Council full
details Of the American relief plans
to aid the Council in determining
it's course in relation to famine re-
lief.
May Use German Roads
Secretary Hoover expressed the opin
ion to-day, after he had received new
of the arrival at the Russian border o
six more Americans and the pledge o
the Soviet to release all others, tina
the Bolshevik government had dis
played sufficient good faith to warran
moving American supplies into Russia
Difficulty would be encountered, h
said, in transporting foodstuffs int
localities in Russia where it was direl,
needed, owing to lack of railroad an,
transportation facilities. He indicated
that attempts will be made to penc
tratc Russia through Germany,
Another side of the Russian problem
was presented by Mr.. Hoover in
cablegram to former President Ado
OF Switzerland, in which he declare
that famine in Russia was beyond tn
reach OF charity and would recur year
ly until that country's economic system
is changed.
Mr.. Hoover's cable was in reply t
an invitation sent by Mr.. Ador to al
associations interested in Russian re
lief for conference at Geneva Of
August Is. The American Relief Ad
ministration would endcavor to SEN
its representatives, he said.
The famine in Russia" Mr.. Hoove
said, dis of an extent entirely beyon,
charities Of the world, especially il
Even were funds available for foo
the relief of Russia involves the re
habiltation of transportation, of agri
measures again beyond the reach o
charity"
Relief Heavy Task
However, he continued. privat
charity should not be remss in savin
all the lives possible, though the fund
in this country had been subscribe
almost exclusively for children an
medical supplies.
owe have" MIR. Hoover stated, go
the assumption Of satisfactory arrange
ments with the Soviet authorities, al
ready initiated large shipments t
save as many children as our resource
will permit. We can also secure som
support to adults"
Secretary Hoover's plans for famin
relief in Russia have as yet been out
lined only in very general form
officials said to-day in commentin
upon dispatches from Paris statin
chat Ambassador Harvey had agree
TO present tho plans to the Allie
Supreme Council. 1t may be month.
they added. before final details Of tn
methods to be employed arc Norkc
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