RUSSIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 170572, 3 August 1921, Page 7

RUSSIA.

AAIERICAN RELIEF. By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. Aumrahan and N.Z. Cable Associatum. ■WASHINGTON, August I. Air H. O. Hoover lias instructed All" Brown, Director <« the American Relief Administration, to proceed to Riga to prepare for the extension of relief work in Russia as soon as the American prisoners are delivered up. QUESTION FOR SUPREME COUNCIL. LONDON, August L In the House of Commons, Air Lloyd Georgo stated that ic was highly proliable that the Supreme Council would consider the question of the Russian famine. ACUTE FAAILNE. ALARMING CONDITIONS. Received 6.35 p.m., August 2. BERLIN August 2. Wegner, the Commander of the first relief ship to reach Russia, writing to a newspaper, says that the people are so weak through starvation and disease that they are unable to walk. Wooden houses are used for firewood. Seven cable cars remain in Bctrograd. A short ride costs SO,001.) roubles, a. pound of butter 22,000, a pair of shoes 300,000, eggs 2000 each, hairpins 700 each, a pound of tea SO.OOO.

BOLSHEVIKS CEASE CONTROL.

CONFERENCE CALLED

Received 7.35 p.m.. August 2. BERLIN, August 2

The “Lokal Auseiger’s” Moscow correspondent states that the Soviet _ leader has summoned the als and admitted that the Bolsheviks have ceased to control the situation, and proposed a- conference of representatives of all parties to decide Russia's future.

RELIEF SGIIEAIE.

AAIERICA’S BIG ARAL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1

Air Hoover, commenting on Russia’s acceptance of relief, said that the whole thing has some colour of a propaganda appeal to American sympathy it is designed to bring about relations with tho United States. The industrial collapse of Russia had brought about these conditions of widespread prevalence. disease, famine and represents the fruits of this collapse. A LOAN ADVOCATED. Interest attaches to the activities of Senator France in Russia. He is quoted as advocating the granting of a 2,000,000,000 dollar loan to Russia, in order to put it on its feet econqmically. and believes that this credit could be arranged by means of a receivership whereby tlie loan repayment would take precedence of all other obligations.

It is understood that the relief committee will be able to spend 1-50,000 dollars monthly in Russia, withogt calling on American people, due to the large reserves.