The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-08-11
Relief Workers to
Stay Several Years

Recent articles in the daily press
stating that the famine in Russia
is over, has created an impression
that the work of relief organizations
in Russia is about to stop. Far from
that being the case, the truth of the
matter is that organizations now in
the field are planning to stay sew
eral wears more. Furthermore, new
organizations are sending in relief
missions.
Papal Mission to Odessa.
An Associated Press dispatch
dated Constantinople, August End,
states that a Papal Mission Of ten
priests with numerous assistants UNI
der the leadership of Mgr. Dean
Capellos, left ConstantinOple today
for Odessa. The Mission plans to
distribute food to starving Russians
from various centers. Mgr. CapeI-
los, said to the Associated Press,
Religious instruction and politics
will be rigidly excluded and Soviet
laws will be strictly obeyed."
Herbert Hoover.
81 have no doubt that suffering in
Russia will continue for many years,
and that while the great famine
drough may happily be cured by the
arrival of the next harvest it will
not end the necessity for charity in
the saving of human lives and in the
protection of the health of children.
Excerpt from THE Nation"
DR.. Fridtjof Nansen.
An Associated Press ditpatch
dated London, July goth, declared
Russia's harvest this year to be 80
per cent below that of 1916. "Unless
something drastic is done millions
of persons will die in Russia during
the coming year" Mr.. Nansen said
| that the reconstruction of Russia
was the dominant issue in world
| affairs. A.3s
Wilbur X. Thomas of the "Quakers.
| 1--WE expect to continue our work
in Russia for several years. Even
after the afmine situation is met
there will be a tremendous need for
outside help In "The American
| Friend"
Maxim Litvinoff.
THE HAGUE, July lin an
open letter to the press, Maxim
Litvinoff declared that in spite OF
the outlook for good harvest in
Russia, the famine was by no means
over and the relief work must be
continued. "The terrible consequence
of war and outside intervention in
Russia cannot be wiped out by one
satisfactory harvest" he said.
The American Relief Administration
Mr.. Baker, head of the publicity
department Of the A. r. A. said in
an interview, August Bird: owe eX.
pect to remain another year in Rus
STA. The results of the famine in
the shape Of epidemics and under
nourishmcnt must still be combatted
by the outside world. From now on
cur work will be mainly along med
zeal lines"
Mr.. Kelly Of the American Re
lief Administration. who has just
returned from Russia where he was
in charge of district in the famine
zone, said: "When one states thai
people are no longer dying of star
Vati0n they are only playing will
words. There is no difference be
tween man who falls dead from
heart failure brought on by under
nourishment and the man who act
ualy dies from want Of food. The
doctors diagnosis in this case should
not mislead anyone"
"The Nation"
The great danger is that the out
side world which has been so gen
erously giving, will think that it,
job is done and will forget that ever
before the acute famine, Russia wal
as much in need Of relief as Franc,
and Belgium during the war or Ger
many in the post armistice period
Starvation is less though hunger
continues. The CHASTITY effects oI
the famine remain and must long
remain; villages have been deserted
fields lie untitled.
The Trade Union National Com
mittee for Russian Relief.
j The Trade Union National Com
mttee for Russian Relief has just
J launched an appeal 20 the trade
unions Of America for tools foi
Russia. The appeal said in part
"There would have been no fam
inc If Russia had been supplied with
. agricultural machinery. There will
be more famine If the Russian work
ers do not get machines TO cult