The New York herald., 1922-10-22

Mores Lovett OF the Ncio Republic,
Timothy Healy of the stationary fire.
mems union. Norman Thomas OF the
League for Industrial Democracy
and Walter Nelles. lawyer.
Mr.. Cahan declined TO deal with the
committee on the ground that, al
though he did not doubt its integrity
II was appointed by the organization
against which the charges were made
The committee. through the Cdli anc
he Forioard invited other charges.
but none was received. The committee
said for itself that practically all OF
it's members Nere opposed to the politi-
cal practices of the Russian SOVIET
Government and 10 most Of the Com
munist tactics in the United States.
Answering the charge that feiiei
tinds were used to maintain Sorset
Russia as Communist organ, the
committee finds that as ScDset Risssid
is published openly as an official o.
gan 1t is proper expense and tna'
the paper does not promote the COM
rn,tnist movement in the United States
although friendly to the Russian 90
Wet Government.
The charge that the Friends OF Sovie'
Russia subsidized Communist papers
through advertising is answered by q
statement that the relief body spen'
sls. .71s In advertisements in twenty
seven publications. of which eleven Were
Communist. and these received less tnan
& coo. and that ut is perfectly clear
that no Comuunist paper was supsi
died by advertising
Found No Extravagance.
One Of the gravest OF Mr.. Cahan
charges was that agents OF the reile'
work were engaged IN commumlst o'
Workers party activities while OF
sneakinr trips paid for in the interes
az famine relief. The answer is thai
they did exert themselves Tor tht
workers party In their "free time bu'
the committee suggests that even thE
be prohibited In the future.
In general, the committee finu5 ina
tha charge as 10 the diversion OF moneo
subscribed for relief Is not borne ou
hv facts. II says that although tnt
Friends of Soviet Russia are pro-soVie
and controlled By members OF th'
Workers party, their work mas. per
conducted with real and single minde.
devotion to the cause of famine rehei'
rha comm;ttee admits that there ma.
have becn "sone irregularities III TN
management of branches. but says
specific charges of extravaganza are
not sustained. 1t says that only az
average of about 20 to % cents on evera
dollar has gone to the overhead ex
pepses of raising the money ana sn p
ming the food" for the whole perioc
The committee deems this not mgr
proportion "for new organization uh
| dertaking an emergency campaign.
The committee attributes the Cahai
charges TO prejudice caused by rae
tionaI conflicts in the radical WORKING
class movements. 1t credlts tne rt,eho
of Soviet Russia with having con
| Quoted an effective campaign TOT reiie
funds, raising over $15o,00O at rea
| sonabie cost" where no other agenc.
wo-ld be likely to succeed.
I'VE have no evidence the repur
adds. ''of the diversion OF funds int'
| other channels. There was no showing
of extravaganza or Irregularities whicl
! offer any ground for real criticism.
MIR Nelles did not sign the report DC
cause o,,e OF his law partners wa
| counsel for the Friends of Soviet Rus
| sia.
In his answer to this report Mr.. Cahai
said.
| I'VE still charge that the Friends Q
| Soviet Russia have been collecting
money under false pretenses. w
charge that an army OF workers enl
nloyed under the guise Of collecting
! funds for the starving people OF Russi'
! have actually been organizing Com
munist branches throughout the unite'
I States. :. . There were forty-ohe OF
Ranizers sent out OH salary py IN
Friends of Soviet Russia.