INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1921, Page 3

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

AUBTItA I lAN AND N.Z. CAHI.K ASSOCIATION. relief FOR RUSSIAN PEAS \NTS. LONDON. Sept. 26. The “Daily Chronicle's” special correspondent at Saratolf. relates a tragic story of the Volga zone. The authorities have been making a big eliorb to Stop trekking from the famine areas. Every village Soviet- is prohil.it ing the people removing the heavy implements ratlh-. and goods, so that only comparatively a few now evade the xg/uhi'1 jens by es'-aping during the nigliti hue ; Iml the great est restraining i"tlceneo lias been the- delivery -it seed ..un. Tliis is now going on, and it is encouraging tbe people to prepare for the next harvest. It has greatly stimu late,l confidence in the Government. The (1 immissarics were forced to use rome seed corn to IV.I the children. Due i*t tl.c Commis-Ruries told tin- coil.: 1 . I ond.-nt :i “When you see children pic king over garbage for food, you cannot to» them, “wait till next harvest.” Continuing his report- on Saratolf the ccn-ros] undent .says: “In some vil-ho-es children were found lying dead in the streets. Many were hut skin and holies, with faces like little old men and women. Failing help from alnond. the' people must starve by the ll.ei.'inning of December. The A olga granaries, which contained 1.000,000 poods of grain hi 1020. are empty to-* dav Fields normally producing 30 I'oocls have yielded barely one. hu ll was not worth harvesting. 1 lie peasants are ploughing the grain into the soil for the next harvest. The peasants arc showing extraordinary heroism. working through tin- night iiv the light of lanterns in their anxiety to complete the winter sowing before the snow. But already the wild • peso are living southwards, and tile pen units realise that it is a race for life. The authorities are endeavouring to light the chohirn. hut sanitary provision is impossible among the hulk wf Hie people.