Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

mp of the Ukrainian Socialist Signed: B. Jermoschtschenko. Soviet Republic President. On behalf of the American Mennonite Relief. Stamp of the American Mennonite Relief, Signed: Alvin J. Miller. On behalf of the Ukrainian Soviet Government. Countersigned: Ch. Racovski. APPENDIX 457 DOCUMENT IV FOOD DRAFT (REMITTANCE) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AMERICAN RELIEF AD- MINISTRATION AND THE RUSSIAN SO- CIALIST FEDERATIVE SOVIET REPUBLIC WHEREAS a famine condition exists in part of Rus- sia, and WHEREAS the American Relief Administration, an unofficial, volunteer, charitable organization under the Chair- manship of Mr. Herbert Hoover, has concluded an Agree- ment with the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic which covers the conditions under which the American Relief Administration is now rendering aid to the children of Russia, and WHEREAS it is desirable to increase by every legiti- mate means possible the resources of the American Relief Administration in order that the volume of foodstuffs for Russia may be increased and a greater number of children provided for THEREFORE it is agreed between the American Relief Administration, hereinafter called the A.R.A., and the Rus- sian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, hereinafter called the Soviet Government, First: That the American Relief Administration will organize in conjunction with and in addition to its child feeding operations, the American Relief Administration Warehouses. Second: The establishment of the American Relief Ad- ministration Warehouses will be in accordance with the terms as hereafter laid down and agreed to by the American Relief Administration and the Russian Socialist Federative Republic. Third: (a) That food drafts will be sold or credits otherwise established in dollars outside of Soviet Russia and that food will be turned over to the beneficiaries of said drafts or credits in Russia at designated American Relief Administration warehouses upon presentation of good and sufficient documents. 458 FEEDING THE HUNGRY (b) In view of the uncertain condition of postal and express deliveries within Russia, the American Relief Ad- ministration reserves the right to refuse to sell food drafts or to open credits abroad, or to deliver any commodities within Soviet Russia to any individuals or organizations which it may designate. In cases where the American Relief Administration refuses to deliver commodities in Soviet Russia, they will refund to the purchaser the full amount paid by him on all undelivered foodstuffs which he may have purchased from the A.R.A. (c) The A.R.A. will ship all food to Russia in bulk and make up such packages of value approximately $10.00, or multiples thereof as may be necessary within the borders of Soviet Russia. The food used for warehouse deliveries will be from additional stocks imported especially for this purpose, which stocks will be in excess of, but interchange- abl