RUSSIAN TRAGEDY

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 265, 3 August 1921, Page 5

RUSSIAN TRAGEDY

FAMINE-STRICKEN PEOPLE TOO WEAK TO WALK ENORMOUS PRICES FOR GOODS BOLSHEVIKS CEASE TO CONTROL SITUATION By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. August 2, 5.5 p.m.) Berlin, August 2. Captain Wegner, commander of the first relief ship to reach Russia, writing to the newspapers, gays the people ale so weak through starvation and disease that they are unable to walk. Wooden houses are used for firewood. Seven cable cars remain in Petrograd. A short ride costs 80.000 roubles, a pound of butter 22.000 roubles, a pair of shoes 800,000 roubles, eggs cost 2000 roubles each, hairpins 700 roubles each, and a pound of tea 80.000 roubles. The "Lokal Anzeiger’s” Moscow correspondent states that the Soviet leaders summoned the moderate liberals, and admitted that the Bolsheviks had ceased to control the situation, and proposed a conference of representatives of all parties to decide Russia's future. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. APPEAL TO AMERICA BIG LOAN ADVOCATED TO RESTORE RUSSIA ECONOMICALLY. (Rec. August 2, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 1., Mr. Hoover, commenting on Russia* acceptance of relief, said: Ihew io e thing has some colour of propaganda. The appeal to American sympathy is designed to bring about relations with the United States. The industrial collapse of Russia brought about these conditions. Tho widespread prevalence of disease and famine represents the fruits of tms collapse. . .. . Interest attaches to the activities Senator France in Russia. He w Quoted as advocating the granting of a two thousand million dollar loan to Russia, in order to put it on its feet economically, and believes that this credit could be arranged by means of a receivership whereby the loan repayment would take precedence of all other obligations.. It is understood that the relief committee is able to spend 150,000 dollars monthly in Russia without calling on the American people, owing to the large reserves. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EXTENSION OF RELIEF WORKS. Washington, August 1. ' Mr. Hoover has instructed Mr. Brown, Director of the American Relief Administration, to proceed to Riga to prepare for the extension of the relief work to Russia as soon as the American prisoners are delivered. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CONSIDERATION BY SUPREME COUNCIL PROBABLE. 1 London, August 1. In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George stated that it was highly probable that the Supreme Council would consider the question of the Russian famine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.