Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

e with those required for child feeding. This will in no way reduce the amount of food delivered in Russia for child feeding as provided for in the Riga Agreement, but will on the other hand increase the total amount of food- stuffs delivered in Russia and will increase the number of children that can be cared for. Fourth: The American Relief Administration agrees: (a) That it will appropriate for the feeding of Russian children in Russia through its existing machinery all net profits accruing from its warehouse operations in Soviet Russia. (b) That it will bear all costs of transportation, load- ing, discharge and handling of warehouse supplies except transportation of same within the borders of Soviet Russia. (c) That the Soviet Authorities may have one or more officials in the A.R.A. Warehouse offices, or warehouses, to see that no abuses nor speculations in A.R.A. foodstuffs occur. (d) That for purpose of this Agreement that such American personnel as may be required for warehouse op- erations will be on the same basis as American personnel referred to in the Agreement drawn between the American Relief Administration and the Soviet Government in Riga, Latvia, on August 20, 1921. (e) That the Soviet Authorities may have one or more APPENDIX 459 officials in the A.R.A. Warehouse offices, or warehouses, to see that no abuses nor speculations in A.R.A. foodstuffs occur. ({) For the exclusive purpose of preventing specula- tion or misuse of foodstuffs imported by the American Relief Administration, the Soviet Government, acting through its representative with the A.R.A., has the right to forbid de- livery in whole or in part of any consignment of commodi- ties of any quantity, to any persons, organization, or insti- tutions, on which it has good and sufficient proof of misuse or speculation, in which case the American Relief Adminis- tration will refund to the purchaser in America to the ex- tent of any undelivered amounts. Iifth: The Soviet Government agrees: (a) That the American Relief Administration Ware- house supplies shall be admitted to Soviet Russia free of all duties, tolls, or taxes. (b) That all A.R.A. Warehouse supplies shall be free from requisition or seizure on the part of the Soviet Gov- ernment or its agents. (c) That reimbursement of the A.R.A. in U. S. Cur- rency of actual cost, or replacement in kind, will be made for any supplies misused in violation of Paragraph FIVE, Sub-Paragraph (b) of this Agreement. (d) That all American Relief Administration Ware- house supplies shall be considered supplementary and free from ration regulation either by the Central Authorities or by the local Soviets. (e) That in view of the existing food shortage, the A.R.A. Warehouse supplies shall be transported free of cost to such points within Soviet Russia as the A.R.A. may designate. (f) That the A.R.A. shall be furnished with suitable free storage for its warehouse