Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-20
Oregon
Man To
Direct
Philip Carol. Of Port
land, to Head Work Of
Distributing Food to
Starving.


Riga. Aug. zo.-The agreement
between the United States and
Russia providing for American re-
Ilief for the famine stricken district
of Russia was signed At 1850
o'clock this morning by Waiter
| Lyman Brown, European repre-
sentative Of the American relief
administration. and Maxim Lit
vfnoff. representative Of ths Rus
sian famine committee
Philip Carroll Of Portland. Orr
will at least temporarily head the
work feeding the starving people
OF Russia, task the American re-
lficf administration considers the
greatest II has yet faced Walter
l.. Brown. European director o.
| the administration. announced to-
day that Mr.. Carroll would lead
the first party of relief workers.
which probably will leave here for
Moscow on Thursday next. Mr..
Carroll, who has been with the adj
ministration two years. made an
excellent record by his work IN
Germany. South Russian and Ser
bia.
Gregg Also 0regonian.
The other members OF the flvng
party will include John P. Gregg
Of Portland, who has had expert
ence with relief administration In
Poland and Lithuania; y. @. Neur-
Iland OF California. who comes from
a post In Austria; Carlton 9. Bow
Ell, Rhodes scholar who was with
the first American relief workers
In Belgium and who later was In
Hungary. and WIN @. shaffrons,
Denver. ewho has worked for tho
relief administration in Poland
and Cbechoslovakia.
Hope that the signing Of the
agreement today would lead 70
further relations between Russia
and America was expressed in
speeches made by M. Litvlnoff and
M. Meirovitz. the Letvian premier.
Russia il. by the terms of con-
tract. made the beneficiary Of a
far reaching program. which In
cludes, not only providing food for
the people OF the famine stricken
voiga region. but the combating
OF epidemics,
Ships Ordered Loaded.
II Is understood orders already
have gone to Hamburg. Danzik
and New York, directing that re-
lief ships be loaded with food ana
medicines for Russia. Actual work
in Russia possibly may commence
In little more than week,
Political and commercial actiy~
ities will be outside the realm Of
the workers duties and any viola
tion OF this clause Of the agree
ment may be cause for expulsion
from Russia. upon proofs being
submitted to the directors Of the
relief work. All Americana en-
gagged In feeding aAd caring foF
the famine sufferers will enjoy
diplomatic rlghts,
All relief shipments will be
transported free Of charge 70
pointa selected By the Americans,
who viii have absolute control Qf
distribution, II Is the plan 70 re-
strict reliet measures 70 those peo-
pie who are in actual diHiress, and
TO prevent government employees
and men In the army and navy
from coming into possession OF
supplies.
THE Russian famine eommittee
will cooperate with the American
relief administration apd the
Americans will not operate in dis-
tricts where the Russians are able
to pFeyide rations. Race, creed
and political status will be forgofT
ten, and reports Of the work being
done viii be given the world with-
out interference by the soviet gov
erRment,
Mr. Brown will return Ia LaR-
AuN WIN Ms oveAe'eAsf t9tfttn ~
q CAPTAIN john Miller, bead pi the
relief administration IN the BALTIC
states, the remainder Of the task
Of handling the big Riga base.
Soviet Reserves cpntrel,
Washington, aug. 30. = The
agreement Eigns< ct Riga glFes
! soFlet authorities the right 70 ex-
pei the Russian personnel Of the
American relief administration,
but not American Officials or re-
lief workers, Secretary Hoover
said today. The relief adminis-
: tration, he explained, has yolun-
teered. however. 90 withdraw any
Of its agents IN the event OF m.
warranted political activities on
their part.