Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
relief WORKERS
TYPHUS VICTIMS
Three Dead, Four III OF Dread
Disease in Russia Fam
inc Area
FAMINE HORRORS GROW

Moscow. Jan. 5.--RusSia has begun
the year 1922 with eight months OF
unspeakablC horror before her and the
terrible dread that next summers crop
may only slightly relieve the gnawinc
famine.
At TsaratSyn. Saratof. SHmara. Cfa.
Orenburg and Kazan frozen bodies ore
stacked high awaiting burial IN
trenches which workmcn cannot pre-
pare fast enough for the victims OF
famine. exposure and typhus-and
every day the situation IS growing
worse
American relief workers. who orig
inally cautiously placed the number OF
probable deaths in the famine area this
winter NJ 1000 900. now say that
5000 900 Is a low estimate. and many
say the number may reach 10000 900.
or even more. This is possible par
ticularly since the shortage Of horses.
oxen and cnmpls makes Il impossible
10 reach the moro remote sections ana
since it is predicted the typhus cpl.
Iemir probably will BE- the worst that
Russia has ever suffered.
Relief Workers Typhus Victims
The Americans are feeding nearly
900 900 children. and the British and
various other organizations are tur-
nishing nourishWent for at least 100, :
900 under the most dangerous Condi-
tons.
DR.. Reginald Farrar. Of the EpiI:
denies Commission Of the League ut
Nations: Miss Mary Patterson, of the
English Quaker Relief Mission. and
DR.. CiuertuCr. Of the German Red
Cross. have died within the last week
Of typhus contracted in the famine
area.
Miss Nancy Bobb and William Ken
worthy. Of the English Quaker unit,
are iii with typhus NJ Rusuciuk. near
Saratof. and Anna Louise Strong. OF
Seattle. who is associated with the Eng
'iSh Quaker organization. - recovering
from the same malady In Moscow Col
onci Bell. Of the American Relief Ad-
ministration. is CoHvoJeSctDg from the
disease at lfa.
These cases have occurred among less
than fifty foreign relief workers in the
famine area, who cxprtcd every pre-
caution to avoid contracting typhus.
The disease is so prevalent throughout
all of the Volga region and in Tur kestan
that the Soviet Government bas stopped
all passenger service 10 and from these
regions.
Living Worse on Than Dead
George Newes, of the British Save
the Children Fund reports he saw $50
frozen bodies. many of whom were
children, buried in trench at Saratof
in one day. He says trainloads OF
refugee children. underfcd and scantily
clad. are riding from the famine area
in such pitiabie condition that the
living children are worse of than the
dead.
The Soviet Government has agreed to
grant the American Relief Administra =
tion the use OF 5000 cars and 200 loco
motives, required to move the supplies
which the 800, 900 900 just appropriated
by the United States will provide. 1t
is estimated that 200 cars and FIVE
locomotives will be required daily for
forty days.
Although the higher officials of the
Bolshevist Government are giving the
American relief workers cooperation.
there is spirit of criticism mani
tested in many quarters. which IS sur
prising TO the Americans.
Americans Criticized
In the recent all Russia congress DR..
Fridtjof Nansen and the official heads
were commended much more heartily
than was the American delegation.
Delegates from the floor criticized the
Americans for permitting priests on
thcir local committees.
Russian newspapers are carrying
little publicity about the American
organization and are not permitted to
print matter which does not come
through the Bolshevik liaison Office be-
tween the American organization and
the Soviet Government
Americans say this suspicious att :
tudc is handicap to their work, but
they believe this attitude will disappear
with the proposed limitation Of the
activities of the Soviet Cheka.