PRAYERS TO LENIN
hungry ciiirdren fed. (United Press Association- By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON', Nor 13. How the Soviet is exploiting the famine to assist its propaganda in favour of Communism is described by the Russian correspondent of “The Times, ’ luting to events in the Caucasus, where bread is most scarce at the bakers’ shops from morning to evening. Several hundred children in an orphanage at Datum, their ages ranging from seven to ten years, went to bed hungry. On tiie following day a .Soviet official lectured the orphans, explaining that the famine necessitated uraving to God for food and watei. The children at first were incredulous, hut after being without food for another day many prayed. After 30 hours’ starvation all prayed fruitlessly. Finally, after a third day, the official re.urned and said that as God had not answered their prayers it might he useful to pray to Renin, who was the Russian God. The children accordingly prayed to Renin, after which food was mysteriously produced.
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Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1928, Page 6
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