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» Wea launched te raise 22,675,000 for funine relief in Minsta. f who was a monber of the friends Reconstruction iad polief Unit in France and Gormany, and who had recently been transferred to kussia, was in charge of tha drive, and, according to the informants, persons clescly associated with frlendy of Soviet Russia, an alleged Coouniat orjintzation, wera actively engaged in collocting money for this drive. In larch, 1923, an organization known aa the jneviean tedical Aid for Pussia was said to have boen affiliated with the Anorican frienis sorvice Comrittao. And jn May, 1932, it was reported that one of Vienna, Austria, was on rovte to tha United States to solielt contributions for Free fasonry.s is sald to have been the founder of tho Soctety of Friends af the fovies’ linton and tha fear was expressed that such funds might bé used for Communist propaganda. Information was recelwnt that on tay 10, 1923, the American Priends Services Coitiee sent a press releuse to the various nowspapers entitled “Kusstan Clergy Trlals Hot Attack on feltgion, Saya Revrrning hellef Vorker, Wimeelf clergyman." The article reported an interview of the fieverend Karl Bordors of (ii.cato, who recently returned to tho United Shales after serving as field director of imustan hellef Wissions of the ASG and "gave Mirst hand information regarding tha nunber of disputed pointe connected rith the Ruertan oi tuation.t According tote articla, the Heverend Nordera slated that there wag greater freedaa of religion in luca under the Soviet regime than in the history of Teesta. Ho in reported to have atuted Urat undar the Czar, aL). religious croups except the Crock Ortholox church had been persecuted, wheress "now all proups enjoy religious freedon". the article stated further that the recent trials of menbers of the clergy in lussia and the exertion of ona of those convicted hil bsen carricd out wndor the legal coda of the country, ao they had been charred vite tt esd ng up revolt which led to blocdshed,® and tho preater part of the people belicved the convietiens were juste Teverend forders also sata that despite the femine, Russia vas coapalled to export grihu te enable them lo perchaza farm machinery for futory crops. He said that faiino condi tiona were widll tarrible with aany dying daily amb if ft wore not for the relief oryentvattons and thelr good vork things would be such word), bet there wag stlIL much work lo be carrted on to relieve the fussian fanine caliuntty. It io stated in. the pamphlet ‘Trenty-five Years (inder tha fod and Black Start published by tha American Prlendg Gervies Comal ttee under the heading "Fost-Yur heconstruction Tranty-A.ve Yoara Avot, thate *Awidine dn Risoha drew Carvice Conmittea workers to tha Soviet State as early a9 117. Others wont to Poland! und Serbla. Jn the