, 1921-07-30

TX renewing sufferIng due
- anime on condition that all
, -nericans now held prisoners
Russia be released. a been ac-
cepted by the Russian authorities.
who suggest immediate negotiations
In order to realize speedy assistance.
according to n dispatch from tho
Rosta News agency >of Moscow. re-
ceived here today.
The e OF the reply. made in the
name Of Leo kameneff. head OF the
~non-partisan. n~on-politicai famine re.
lief committee. is as follows:
Tho Russian government. upon
learning Of the proposals made by
Herbert Hoover. In tho name of the
American Relief association, finds
them quite acceptable. including ~,
question ,of the release OF American
citizens.
The Russian government consid-
ers II necessary to fix rs soon as ~
sible the exact condition on which
the immediate relations are to begin.
Its humane intentions guarantee
the feeding. medical aid and clothing
Of the millions OF children and in
yalids- For this purpose the Russian
government considers II useful that
Director Brown or n other person
authorized for the negotiations should
Immediately come 10 Moscow. Riga
or Reval.
The Russian soviet government OK.
poets a quick reply, stating that place
ana time for the negotiations.
tsigned) KAsfENEFF."
NJ. kameneff's reply was sent 10
Maxim Gorky. and TO the soviet mis-
sion in London for delivery there
through the American Relief organ
i~zation. according &c the local Boil.
shovik legation.
The acceptance by Russia OF tho do.
mand for the release OF the Amori.
can prisoners did not come as a sur.
prise to the local soviet authorities.
Notwithstanding the outspoken critl-
cisms Of tho United States for de.
tanning the prisoners i'm a time OF
famine. The soviet officials arc un.
derstood to believe that their accept,
nnce will not only bring the needed
famine relief. bat also open chan.
nels OF future relations between Rus,
STA and America.
The American reprc.
sentatives. I'm Riga consider tho note
Of Leo Kameneff announcing accent,
anceS OF. the American conditions fur
famine relief as constituting also an
answer to the demand made bv secre,
tary Of Statc Hughes for tho release
OF the AmericspI prisoners in RUSSIA.
The American Relief administration
In the Baltic states 10 in no position
TO extend aid on a large scale to
Russia at the present. having only
sufficient supplies on hand for its re.
lief work in the. Baltic area, 1t was
explained in connection with the news
OF h Russian acceptance. Hence. 1t
Is expected hat the supplies must
be rushed from the United States.
The newspaper Novy Put. the Of
hcial Bolshevik organ here, declares
the question of releasing the impris-
oned Americans was in no way con-
nected with the famine in Russia.
The American government" It
says. could long ago have repatri-
ated its citizens from Soviet prisons
without ~resorting to such highly cul-
tured and humane pressure.
Tho reply of Russia is the bes I
proof OF the straight-forwardness
power. and also its security in inter
AaA u tolidALibttts WHICH,
behind the loan Of bread. hid a knife.
has been accepted. Now 1t is your
business. Messiers American. to help
the Soviet power save the perishing.
During your work you will learn
much in Russia and with understand
ing at last that the Soviet power and
the broad masses of the people of
Russia are one common whole. That
will not be without its usefulness.
both in the United States and Soviet
Russia"
At the present time. according to
latest advices reaching Washing
ton. there are eight or ten Ameri-
cans actually in prison in Russia.
w lille there are many others detained
within the confines OF the Russian
frontiers.