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Show SAYS PETROGRAD IS ON THE VERGE OF GREAT FAMINE PETROL RAP. WorlnFd v. -n. 23. " rVirncvMtl if. on rhf vers-- of fa mine. Our purpose nov if to make it couj'j STa dui!l;. ::ot suddnl". to have an "r-g'.nird "r-g'.nird 13 mine, so to spf-a k," km Id M;iT3niO Snii ; h-Ka ikner, a meirbT of in? '?(.'"! cont.ro! fOinpiiUer, in an in (Tvinn phii:-c; i t !i t ija Assn'-iatirj rr--ps in jon vitli red ;.i'n of the S 1-1 i it chief t'.insrs f ! h4 sra rc! : y of food a rft t hft wnr. r v;ir h n d dr.Tire'-in lion in the vahie c f t; .c rnh'f. "A" f PotrorTHi. the (iff's'n,? .tT the lkra i ne have m.idc il imposibic ' io obtain foodstuffs from the southern provinces, prov-inces, which are the main source of. supply sup-ply for northern Russia," she said. "We have been pettinpr grain from Siberia, but recent snowstorms have delayed the arrival ar-rival of trains and consequently there is an acute shortage. "There is plenty of srain in Russia : now, hut tho peasants don't wish to sell i it because paper money is worthless. "To remedy the situation we shall do-; do-; clare certain manufactured articles, such as clothing and metal products, to be i stato monopolies and exchange them for ! grain. The peasants will thus have the ! things they need most and so shall we." ! Madame imith-Fa!kner said that twen- t.y-two central provinces which always , import grain received -10p cars last month instead of the required 6000. ! The food control committee was a p-j p-j pointed by the Moscow food congress ; held In December. It is not recognized : by the Bolsheviki. Tt is non-partisan i and includes members of various polili-1 polili-1 cal parties. Negotiations are now beins carried on with the Uolshnvlki wilh a view to placing the committee In charge of food supplies. |