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. Ws launched te raise 82,675,090 for famine rellef in Iinslae fh QRERMM who wis a monber of the Hrinds hecenntruction iavd felief Unit in trance and Garmuny, and who had recently been transferred to nussin, was in charge of tha drive, and, according to the informants, persons clercly asrociated with friends of Soviet ltussia, an alleged Coomuniat orjinization, were actively engaged in collocting moncy for this drive. In arch, 1923, an orpanisation known aa the fJneriesn fedleal Ald for Pussia was said to have baen affiliated with the American Friends Sorvice ComrLttoao. And in Nay, 1932, it was reported that one gee of | Vienna, Austria, was en rothe to thea United Statag to salielt contributions for Free Vasonrye erpartaneeriietl sald toa have been the founder of the Society ef Srtenda of the Soviet inion and thea fear was expressed that such funds might ba used for Vorminist propaganda. Information was received that on Vay 10, 1923, tha American Friends Services Cocuittee sent a press relouse to the varlous nowspapers enti tled "Huaslan Clerry Trials Hot Attack on [eligion, Saya Returning leliel Yorker, Winself Cle reaaymana! She article reported an interview of the faverend Karl Kordors of Mhicayo, who recently returned to tho United Rha ves after serving us field director of asian fellef Missions of the ASC and "cave first hand information regarding tha nunber of disputed pointe connected ith the Nuesian situation. According tote article, the Neverend Nordera stated that there was greater freeday of religion in Haadha under the Soviet rapime tan in the history of Testa. He in ranported to huve gtated Wat under the 62 Sard, al) religious croups except the Grack Orthodox Church had been per: ecu tad, whereas "now all proups enjoy religious freedom". The article stated further that the recent trials of menbers of the clergy in lussia and the exrcrtion of ona of those convicted hud baen earricd out wider tha legal coda of the country, an they had been charred Vit stirring up revolt which Led to blocdshed," and the preater part of the people belicyed thea convictions were juste Eeverand Borders alsy sald that daspite thre femine, Muasla vas coapelled to export gril to enable them to perchagza farm machinery for future crops. Ha said that fraine condi tiona were witli tarrible whith aany dying Gnily ant Ae it wero not for tha relief organigations and their goo. vork things would bea such wera but thera wag etlIl much vork to te cacrtad on to relieva the Russian fanine caliuml tye It to stated in. Lhe pamphlet ‘Trenty=five Years (nder tha fed and lack Star’ published by the fAserican Friends Servies Comal ttea under the heading MFostevar Neconstruction Trantyefive Yodra Avot, thate HAunine in fisshe dvew Sarvice Cannittes rorkers to the Soviet Stute ag marly as L?. Others pont to Poland und Serbla. In Lhe