RUSSIAN FAMINE.
THE WORST OVER. PROSPECT OF GOOD HARVEST. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON. July 23. The worst of the Russian famine is regarded as over, though foreign help is still needed. The American relief administration continues to feed several millions. The deaths due to the famine are estimated at half a million, instead of the ten millions predicted. There are also prospects of an exceptionally bounteous harvest in Russia this year, even in the famine-swept areas. Probably much grain will be wasted as the weakened peasants, , whose stocks perished during the famine, will be unable to reap it. The Soviet's uncompromising attitude at Genoa and The Hague Conferences was due to the prospects of the excellent harvest. Soviet leaders say that Russia can now afford to wait instead of ois Governments. making further concessions to bourge-
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Grey River Argus, 25 July 1922, Page 5
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138RUSSIAN FAMINE. Grey River Argus, 25 July 1922, Page 5
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