SOVIET RUSSIA

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 19 May 1922, Page 5

SOVIET RUSSIA

REORGANISATION OF RED ARMY NOW BEING CARRIED OUT. FURTHER CLASSES TO BE MOBILISED. Press Assn. —By Tel. —Copyright. Berlin, May 18. Advices from Moscow state that a German staff officer, assisted by a number of specialists, is re-organ-ising the Red army. The arrival of transports, carrying war material, aeroplanes, seaplanes, motor cars, is expected at Petrograd. There are reports of special militray activity with concentration of troops in the districts of Kief, Kharkoff and Odessa. Further measures for strengthening the Red army in consequence of the failure of the Genoa Conference are being taken. It is expected in Moscow that the All Russian Executive Committee will order the mobilisation of further classes immediately.

THE FAMINE CRISIS.

RECENT REPORT CONTRADICTED. CHRISTCHURCH, May 18. A Press Association cable appeared on May 16, in which it was stated that the Russian famine crisis was over. For confirmation or otherwise of this statement, Mr W. H. Rose, chairman of the Save the Children Fund, sent the following cablegram to the London Committee. “A London Press Association telegram announces that the Russian crisis is over. Reply immediately.” He received a reply from Lord Weardale which reads: The statement is absolutely untrue. Sir Benjamin Robertson says that famine conditions must remain until the harvest is gathered. Even if the harvest is successful considerable distress will still remain, and if the harvest is a failure the present position will still obtain. Famine conditions spreading in 'Russia. All other statements, however circumstantial, are a pure fabrication “We are feeding 300,000 children. Beg you to do utmost to keep kitchens going.”