New-York tribune., 1922-02-11
200 Russian
AidGroupsRed,
Hoover Warns
'cont'nusd trum pass ess,

'Cont'nued frpm pavs ens,
..ina'e effort to alleviate suFer1rc M
matter how small. i'nS' no
.,sa ne american Relief Administrators
aiso distributes clothing and medi"oi 't'"''
soirn sopp.'eS rom 70 number of Other
rsaSSs. Inc total resources of thja
wnrl u,na";naI,on SINCE the beginning Of its
WORK IN Russia, including a 500 400 ono
aPpropriation by Congress. 'o'vov, aro ,;,.",,
as s52 ,S99, 700, "ie given
trans sportation, Mr. Hoover vans ''S w. ot
tnc ihtensity of the famine ia nnN
ooubtedly beyond any capacity of ~ t',
sou "ouessiple ports and RAILWAYS. I'm
IIonsequence I there will be a oreat
uen.n interna' roll under any Present probable
s"sIh;r s"rsb;,aI movement in Russia" in de-
sVriolng the Friends Of Soviet Rus.
SIs' sI as frankly commuais.;c MS M'
Hoover SAYS: Nr.
affiliated with the same oe'"'m'resea ','re',.. is $
agency and centers around yho 80 s,.s
SIAN Red Cross, whose dircct;nc i'o"I L>ue
IN the United States is DR.. Dnbrowsl.U ,,Iae
an an agent of the Soviet goSernn,ent 49,
= ne Ausslhn Red Cross inside Russia
hussian organization under tbc oen.
era' control of the Soviet covernnsen+ eer'
ana mas been recognized by tho Inter-
national Red Cross at Gocev. 4"TH.- ~
committees affiliated with the Rrss,nn "e
Ecd Cross comprise the Ame,i"on
oommittes for Russian Famine ReIi.f
OF Shicago. the American Comm;ttsa
V1or heiisf of Russian Children of NV
80 oIh, thc Canadian Famine Relief
0ommittee Of Winnipeg.
The American Federated Drss;
famne Relief Committee aonarent1~
mas mas eotained soea about $3.50 900 in cash
and 100000 III kind from both I.a tIa
above groups" 00'i 'ie
MY. Hoover offers no criticism Of
enese organizations in his report
Names Non-Communist Group,
MY. Hoover ciasstAes the non-Con-
munlst organizations contriburirn =,
RUSSIAN relief rs follows: W
inosc organizations whose contri-
otuN0ns are distributed in Russia bv
Inc American Relief Administrator
~ ~ "ho are represented upon the CEN
tt tLai re'4cf staff at Moscow. That is.
H. fMs s4;,l american Red Cross, Jewish Joint
Dpls,tr,outlon Committee, Volga Valley
Sellef Society, the Federal Council o.
Nhurcnes' the Southern Baptist Con-
venton National Lutheran Counc;,
the Young Mems Christian Association
and tire Mennonite Central Comn7;ttee
ne totals 90 far furnished b. shis
group are shown above. The Council
OF CAurches, the Southern Baptist
Sonventicn.. the National Lutheran
couhcll and The Volga Valley Associa-
ton arc all engaged in strongtheniny
their resources. The Jewish Joint Dis,
tnoutioA Committee informs me thev
will make further contribution Of 1T
least S0,0C0.000 If their present drive
10Y FUNDS proves successful.
The American Friends Service Com
mlttse lQuakeys) and the Russian
Famine Fund OF New York. which dis
tributes through ther. Thi. Commit
tee disSr,outes through its own Amer
lean staff in Russia and co-ordinated
its work with the Relief Administra-
ton. | am informed by the Friends
that their resources total about $1,000
600, OF which S2S5.O0O is included
above.
"The Near East Relief Committee.
primarily concerned with Armenians
and Syrians. but interested in Russia
because of the inclusion of Caucasus
Armenia in Russia. / any unable to
estimate the amount OF their expendi-
lures upon The Armenians it amounts
to considerable sums.
The group Of committees purchas-
ing their supplies through the Amer
lean Federated Russian Famine Relief
Committee Of New York
THE international Committee in
Europe, un6er Dr.. Nansen. throug,
Fund and other funds are distributed
provide about S2,6o0OoO. The Nor
wegian. Swedish. Italian and other
European national funds also distrb-
uted through this agency This French
government has voted S550,000, and the
totals available to Dr. Nausen's or
ganization apparently amount to about
$4,000. .O0O."
The American plan Of distribution is
described thus:
The American Relief Administra.
ton operates under agreement with thu
which has obtained the release Of
American prisoners and so far proved
by experience to give protection to the
personnel and independence in actual
American distribution. Under this
agreement the Sovie. authorities fur
nish free all transportation, warehouse
ing. buildings and currency required
for payment OF Russian staff. Amer-
can personnel is largely voluntary and
the whole overhead is borne by its owl,
special funds. so that the entire Con-
eress sjoral authorization is devoted to
purchase and transportation, without
other charges.
THE method Of distribution is to set
up local committees on a strictly non
secsaran and non political basis. More
than 5000 feeding stations under the
name Of the American Relief Admin
istration have so far opened in the
different towns and villages. So for
the rule of the adm nistration has been
adhered to of issuing no food except
that eaten on the premises. and requiy-
ing evidence Of actual undelnourish-
mcnt before admission"
Newark Mayor Operated