INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1921, Page 2

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

ITJKTRMJAN AND N.Z, CABLE ASSOCIATION. HELP FOR RUSSIA. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Senator King moved a resolution granting five million dollars for the Russian relief. AMERICANS IN RUSSIA. LONDON, Aug. 12 The “Daily Telegraph’s” Reval correspondent states: Liberated Americans tell extraordinary stories of physical and mental torture, which are supported by visible evidence of feverish eyes, hollow cheeks and trembling hands. Captain Fitzpatrick, of the Red Cross Organisation, says he was reported to Jbe crazy because he fought Polish prisoners who prevented air coming into the cells. A most terrible and horrible experience was bis confinement in a basement cell next to an execution room. Fitzpatrick was once under sentence of death, and was confined in that room, which was constantly flooded to wash away the blood. Fitzpatrick added : “Our thoughts are for thousands of prisoners of other nationalities, who are slowly dying in unspeakable misery and torture. The ‘civilised world ought to. co-operate to effect their release.” “ NOTHING TO FEAR. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12 A message from Riga states the’ local representatives of the Soviet have assured Lntnvin that it had nothing to fear from an invasion of famine stricken Russians, as the people were fleeing to* wards Siberia and smith-west provinces of Russia,