The New York herald., 1922-12-18
RED PAPER CHARGES
AR. A. SMUGGLING
Seizes Isolated Case. Where
Seal Was Used Without
Authority, for Attack.
ny FRANCIS Nf'CULLAGH.

Special cobie 10 TIE NEW YORK lIEn.Lp.
Copyright. toee, bv THE NEW York HERALD.
MOSCOW. Dec. 1.-THE Ispestto to day.
in an article entitled How They Help"
accuses the American Relief Admins
tration OF systematically smuggling
valuables from Russia under cover OF
diplomatic inNolability. What has been
first day the Americans entered this
country has now been proved by the
opening OF the American Relief Admins
tration's outgoing mail at the Moscow
customs house December 1 in the pres
ence OF Bolshevik and American Relief
Administration representatives, when
there were found gold and silver, bril-
lisnts, museum rarities, pictures Gobe-
lin rugs, furs and several trillion
iubles"
Capt. Cyril Quinn. acting director Of
the American Relief Administration in
Russia in the absence of Col William
n. Haskell. told THE NEW York HERALD
correspondent that the Soviet authorities
had been told from the beginning that
the American Relief Administration vas
always ready 10 open mail for their eY-
animation whenever they expressed the
slightest desire.
Such a desire was expressed December
! and the bags we're opened Capt.
Quinn said that contra and articles were
discovered, including four little boxes Of
jeweiry. some engravings. letters from
tsuta 4A a,1tt Al le1.a LII k,-as
some chidrcn's Christmas toys. about
which the customs officials always make
difficulties
These articles, Capt. Quinn said. were
conHscated and surrendered TO the Rus
slams Four Russians employed by the
American Relief Administration have
been discharged for completely in the
matter. though the articles were posted
surreptiousiy to oblire others not con-
rected with the American Relief Admin
istration.
Capt. Quinn calls the alleged jcwelry
"junk,'' and says that the engravings
were such as can easily be purchased
anywhere in Moscow. Though some Of
them may originally have been stolen
from museums. the articles had subse-
uuently been purchased by individuals
before mailing lie says that II Is un-
fair. therefore. for the TgveStia TO ac-
cuse the whole administration in It's ar
ticle. Capt Quinn has declined 20 pub
lish an answer In the rsvestio.
Four trunks. tho property ot courier.
were stopped at the same time as tho
American Relief Administrators mail.
They were sealed with the seal used IN
American Relief Administration store =
houses. but II had been used without
authority on the trunks which contained
furs bought by individuals not connected
with the Relief Administration. Capt.
Quinn therefore objects 70 the article In
the Russian official paper which ends
with
Thus they help the hungry. Thus be
have the representatives of civilized
America In bsrba rous Russia. Thus rich
America is exploiting poor Russia" Tt
speaks Of this isolated case as X Il were
typical of the Relief Administrations
work and Of Americas mentality.
Capt. Quinn regarded the incident as
closed especially as NJ. Lander Boi-
shevist liason official with the Relief
Administration admitted. that II was an
individual affair and that the organiza-
ton was not implicated.