RUSSIA’S TRAGEDY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1921, Page 5

RUSSIA’S TRAGEDY.

SEEKING FOREIGN HELP.

TO PAY HER DEBT.

RESUMING TRADE.

x>. Telegraph.—Press Association.

Copenhagen, July 28.

The Politiken publishes reports from Moscow that in order to obtain foreign I help Lenin proposes to recognise the Russian public debt, which the Bolshei viks repudiated when they assumed I power, but will not commence th© pay-

I ment of interest before 1925. P A conference of Soviet delegates and ! foreign representatives will be con- . vened to fix the amount of the debt ' and to arrange for the immediate resumption of economic relations between ‘ Russia and the European States,

BRITISH GOVERNMENT. NOT ASKED TO HELP. ' London, July 28. Mr. Lloyd George, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said that the Government had not received official information regarding the famine in Russia, beyond what was supplied by the Russian trade, delegation. Wireless Russian information declared that the reports appearing in the Press were much exaggerated. The Government had not received any request for assistance. THE RELEASE OF INTERNEES. Received July 29, 5.5 pan. London, July 29. The Daily News’ Riga correspondent reports ihat in compliance with the conditions laid down by Mr. Hoover for American assistance in the famine-stricken districts of Russia the Central Soviet at Moscow has decided to liberate all Americans interned In Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.