New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Russian Relief
HeadsHereDenv
Hoover Charges
Admitted, However. That
Soviet Officials Are Di-
recting Distribution of
Gifts From Sympaihizers
Society Gets S3OO.OOO
Hartmann Says Political Mo-
tive of Organization l.
to Show Reds Sympathy

secretary herbert HOovers s state
rent that 200 organizations IN this
country supposedly engaged in Rus
san famine relief work are cranky
communists" WAS generally denied
terday by Soviet representatives. or
officials engaged in Russian relief
work in this city. 1t was explained,
however. that in ordcr for the relief
organizations TO carry ont their work
20 the best advantage Soviet govern
ment officials had been selected as p
medium for the distribution of sup /
plies purchased by financial gifts from /
industrial workers and sympathizers
IT this countrv
Inquiry q; the Office oe Charles
Feeht' counsel in this country COR the
Russian Soviet Republic. developed
-hat Mr.. Recht is now in Europe Or
Jacob v. Hartmann. treasurer OF the
Friends OF Sovic. Russia. admitted tic
truth o. Mr Hoover's statement that
he was connected with this and other
Of the organizations mentioned. Dr..
Hartmann besides being active in the
work Of these relief bodies is editor
o. Soviet Russia" The official organ
of the Friends Of Soviet Russia and
principal mouthpiecc Of the Lenine-
Trotzky regime il the United States.
100000 Collected From Workers
Or. Hartmann SAID tho Friends Of
Soviet Russia had collected more than
$500 600 from workers in the United
Statcs and sympathzers of the Rus
sian people. aud that Se6e 600 Of this
amount had been turned over to the
American Federated Russian Famine
Relic. Committee This so6o.o0o, he
said. represented % per cen; Of the
total funds spent by thc organization
for the purchase and forwarding C
food 80 Russian officials in Moscow"
These consl-nme MT Dr. hartmann
explained, we're "a part OF the contr,bu-
tlens being madc ov workc~s all over
the world - the International Work
c1s' Ala Movement. This latter organ
ration tes its headquarters in Berlin
The object of the contributions. Ar
said. vas - assure the vornors of
Re- r OF the sympathy OF the vo.kei
q othsr countries.
&c.! nat IS INC political motive .ot tn
rs'cA- 81 Russia. he said. "probshly
the American Relief Administration
a.S9 has political motives"
\ circular recently sent out BY the
c"utral huscau Of the Society fer tho
I'ochnioai Az Of the Soviet Republic.
a[copN cf winch vas obtained y,ster-
da. Al The Offices in the World Tower
Building. 10 West lorticth Street.
say. in ~
Nnst .crcp; rrin dpIcs
"As rega.ds the political complexion
OF tho engineering group. It's member
snp must afct~t tho Fundamental psin-
c'nle- uncn " rIch thc Soviet Russian
government is at present established.r
tho clause VAS explained By mem
her OF the society rs being Nocessarv
to the furthereNcc OF the reconstruct
ton work which its members Will &c
from tbs country Ia take up il Russia.
Scarcely any funds are collected bv
thus organization. its functions being
technical such IS engineering and the
snppYirg Of indus ,,ial data and spcci-
fcatioNs to the various technical dc
rar'm'nts of the Supreme Council of
National Economy.
I'm Wv of nc confusion and mis-
understanding created in the public
mnG by the var'oUs appeals now ho-
lnc made for TIE rel;ef Of sufferers
'rom tn Russian famine it was said
~ statement issued yesterday by
tho Fede'al Council Of the Churches
a. Christ in America. ";hc administra-
tive comm 'ttoe of the Federal Council
Of the Churches Of Christ in America
dcslros 10 make i, entirely clear that
tie appeal of the Federal Council foY
tho relief Of Russian children was
made and IS being carried on in the
ciohos' cooperation with the American
keilet Admins tra,.on, Herbert Hoover.
director.
'Suoscriptions TO the Federal Coun-
A-itted to t. American Relief Ad-
1nistiation -. the exception OF
small po1ti .";eh is turned over to
the American i,1ends Service Commit
tee 'Quakers according to a definite
understanding With Mr. Hoover