Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

nter of 1922, this chapter of relief effort was closed. Eternity alone will reveal the good done by the Church in Constantinople. It is in order to close this chapter with the Final Statistical report of Constantinople Unit operations as made from the Unit records to the Mennonite Central Committee in December, 1922. The report covers opera- tions from Oct., 1920 to July 1, 1922. FINAL STATISTICAL REPORT Funds and Supplies Received Cash from America $125,766.42 Supplies from America 64,952.49 Cash from Lutheran National Council 6,000.00 Cash and Supplies from N.E.R. 2,638.36 Enns fund from America 300.00 Interest on bank deposits ot [Bes Items in exchange MO AES Be Total $200,738.56 Funds and Supplies forwarded to Russia Cash left with C. Kratz $ 941.00 Value of supplies lost in Wrangel debacle 2,641.20 Supplies taken to Russia by Slagel and cash forwarded to Miller in Russia 41,623.82 Cash to close sent to A. J. M. 3,150.00 Total $48,356.02 110 FEEDING THE HUNGRY Funds and Supplies expended as loans To 64 Russian refugees for coming to America $14,462.31 To 18 Russian refugees staying in Constantinople—later to U. S. 2,849.02 To 3 Russian refugees who went to Holland 486.54 To 17 Russian refugees who went to Germany 2,349.97 To 8 Russian refugees who went to Palestine 1,049.41 To Lutherans in Mennonite Home 9,000.00 Total $30,197.25 Funds and Supplies expended in Constantinople Value of clothing distributed $39,976.91 Cash & supplies for orphanage 32,008.90 Cash donations to other organizations 3,360.64 Supplies distributed in refugee camps 2,330.64 General relief distribution 2,585.34 Cash & supplies—Girls’ Rescue Home 6,919.27 Relief to Mennonite Home not charged 10,602.47 Advanced for aiding Mennonites left in Constantinople 2,632.50 Incidental & general relief in closing work, equipment, inventories, etc. 394.66 Total $100,811.33 Workers’ allowance, equipment and travel $7,865.38 Workers’ maintenance & expense 2,847.42 Cables & Telegrams 630.60 Office, auto & general expense 9,146.83 Advanced to personnel rep’d in America 883.73 Total $21,373.96 Total Expenditure Constantinople Unit $200,738.56 UNSEALING THE CLOSED DOOR OF THE SOVIET REPUBLIC CHAPTER IV Part I. The Novorossisk Rostov Trip A. W. Slagel After the failure of the Wrangel regime in South Russia, in the autumn of 1920, it was impossible for a time for any one to enter Russia. The Soviet government was in constant fear of further counter-revolutionary at- tempts, and concluded that the safest way was to keep everybody out. On January 29, 1921, Alvin J. Miller came to Con- stantinople and joined the Mennonite Relief Unit. To him was assigned the task of negotiating with the Soviet authorities in any way possible, for the purpose of getting into Russia and doing relief work there. It was also decided that in case it was possible to enter Russia, A. J. Miller an