Arizona republican., 1922-02-13
HOOVER WANTS AMERICANS
To CONTROL RELIEF WORK
AMONG STARVING RUSSIANS
rRepubIican A. p. Leased Wirsl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Reiter-
ating the recommendation recently
submitted to President Harding. that
American relief work in Russia be
controlled entirely by Americans,
Secretary Hoover in a formal state
nlent tonight assured friends OF So
Wet Russia" in the United States that
they need not be worried over the
possible political consequences of
the expenditure by the American peo-
pie OF $50. 200, 600 for Russian relief.
The report to President Harding
last Friday in which more than 200
Russian relief organizations were de-
scribed as frankly communistic
seems to have started something. the
secretary said. naming Walter Lig-
gett of Chicago, as having tele-
graphed a demand that President
Harding or congress do things to
me" for mentioning his activities
among the soviet group of commit
tees. Mr.. Hoover. added that Mr.. Lig-
gett had made certain threats several
weeks ago of dire happenings in case
the secretary failed to endorse those
activities.
Il then honestly recommended to
him." Mr.. Hoover said, that he either
send to all his committee members
copies of his financial undertakings
with DIR. DubrowslSy, the soviet agent
in New York, as | had the feeling
that most of them had not seen it; or
that he cancel it and arrange for the
Friends Service committee to absorb
his funds, his publicity and his COM
mittee. repeat these recommenda-
tions. They are sound"
DR.. Jacob Hartman. DIR. David Du-
hrowsky. Mr.. Loeb" and others of
the friends of soviet Russia" Mr..
Hoover asserted, appeared greatly
worried over 1.-The possible political
consequences" OF the American peo>
pie spending $50,000. 600 on Russian
relief. Let me take this opportunity, 7"
he said ito assure them that the 100
unarmed Americans on the American
relief administration staff are too
busy trying to save those dying
countrymen to undertake to upset the
soviet army of 100000. I again
earnestly advise them that they may
dismiss their fears; these Americans
will never attempt it.
Moreover, can assure the gentle
men of all these radical committees
that their earnest efforts to reduce
this country to the highly uncomfort-
able standards OF living and condi-
tions OF labor now so successfully
established in Russia is a waste of
time The 100000 they have raised
for Russia probably does not COM
pensate the losses of other commit
tees through disgust at their constant
malignipg Of American efforts
"In what these gentlemen call our
'capitaIistic, imperialistic country.
people are tree to give their money
into charge of anybody they please;
but ] have for many years clung to
the old fashioned notion that the
crystal springs of American charity
would be less likely to be muddied If
they We're organized by Americans
and distributed by them only"
Lieeet Welcomes Probe
CHICAGO. Feb. 12.-Walter w.
Liggett, acting secretary OF the
American Committee for Russian
famine relief, in a. telegram to Her.
bert Hoover tonight, challenged the
secretary of commerce 70 join with
him i'm asking a congressional inves-
tigation Of the relief organization
and of such organizations for relief
as Mr.. Hoover is interested in.
Mr.. Lggett charged in his telegram
to Mr.. Hoover that the latter had
inspired 'the misleading newspaper
attacks" upon the American COM
nnittee for Russian famine relief by
circulating distorted reports" that
the funds are being distributed
through the soviet government.
You are equally well aware that
neither the American collegium OF the
Russian Red Cross nor DR.. D. Fl. Du-
browsky has the slightest voice in
directing tht affairs of the commit
tee" the message said.
The investigation. the telegram
said. should establish the truth con-
cerning charges that the new Poles
were helped when invading Russia
by a relief organization directed by
Mr. Hoover as we'll as "any possible
connection which you had or may
have with any foreign corporations,
which have or may have had extern
siye and valuable commercial con-
cessions in Russia. :"