The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-09-01
RELIEF SHIPMENTS
FRIENDS OF RUSSIA

Up to July 81, 1922, seventeen
90 ships, containing relief food,
machinery and other supplies from
American workers for Russian work
ers, have left New York, bound for
Soviet Russia. The following is a
report of the shipments made by the
American Federated Russian Famine
Relief committee on these II vessels.
1t must be noted that the friends
of Soviet Russia furnished nearly
ninety-seven and one-half per cent
owe of the funds for the pur-
chase and forwarding of these goods
through the Federated Committee.
Besides the II shipments from
New York, ten (10) shipments have
been made separately by f. S. r.
branches alng the Pacific coast These
are listed below at the end, but,
due to the shipping papers having
been sent abroad for handling, de-
tails are not available at the moment
of making up this report.
This report does not include relief
material forwarded through the
Federated Committee by various 9TH
er organizations as distinct consign-
ments in their own respective names.
IC CiObhillS anu SllOCo NCiN
most all obtained by house to house
collection, so that the given value
does not represent an expenditure by
the Federated Committee. The ar
ticles were all put into first-class
condition and repair and the assign
ed value represents a very conserva-
tive estimate.
Shipments prefixed with an G)|
have hppn lictnI ,oaniVpH Soviet
Russia in the official printed bulle
tin issued under date of July 5,
1929, at Berlin, Germany, by the
central office of the Workers Inter
national Russian Famine Relief COM
mittee, with which the Friends of
Soviet Russia is affiliated.
Fl. SIS. "MARGUS"-Sai Oct.
Is, 1921, from New York for Pet
rograd-Foodstuffs; total, $73, 4O2.
e. IS. "ELSAZIER"-Sailed Oct.
27, 1921, from New York for Pet
rograd-Foodstuffs, drugs and cloth
ing; total, $72,45O.
%3. IS. "WESTPORT" = Sailed
Nov. %, 1921, from New York for
Reval-Foodstuffs; total 2,556
"A. SIS. Case COME R"-Sailed
Nov. 80, 1921, from New York for
Reval-Trucks; total, $17,54S.
rs. SIS. eastern COAST
for Reval-Food. clothing and shoes;
total. $95,735.
Sc. SIS. R"-Sail-
for Reval-Clothing and food; total,
$39.555.
Co;loI t. Nnxty Vo,,ly
for Reval-Clothing, shoes and
drugs; total, $8,64S.
rs. IS. eastern STAR"-Sail-
ed Feb. 2, 1922, from New York for
Reval-Clothing and food; total,
$20.O44.
IT, 1922, from New York for Reval
Food and clothing; total, $26,685. |
FLO. IS. "ROCKAWAY PARK
Sailed March 8, 1922, from New York |
for Reval-Food and clothing; to-
tai, $49,740.
il. SIS. "REDONDO"-Sailed April
II. 1922. from New York for Reval
-Foodstuffs; total, 1886.
*12. SIS. "W E S T PORT"-Sailed
April 16, 1922, firm New York for
Clothing and food; total,
$13,316.
*13. SIS. "BELVEDERE" - Sailed
May 8, 1922, from New York for
Reval-Food, clothing and shoes; to-
tai. $69,865.
ID. SIS. "IATVIA"-Sailed May
10, 1922, from New York for Libau-
Tools, medical supplies and motion
picture camera; total, $6O,450.
Is. IS. "ROCKAWAY PARK
Sailed June 27 1922, from New York
for Reval-Clothing and food; total,
1864.
is. IS. "EASTERN STAR"-Sail-
ed July 81, 1929, from New York
for Petrograd-Seed. tools and groc-
cries; total, $39,949.
Total gross value of II ship
ments, S725.433.