Show LIFT BLOCKADE ON RUSSIA IS PLEA OF MANAGER Confirms Report of Famine Conditions Throughout Through Through- out Nation LOND LONDON N Feb 27 21 Correspondence of oC the Associated Press the ecot eco eco- t i blockade from Russia is Is' the thel l appeal which Alexander ot of Moscow vice vico president and general manager manager- or of the Russian All Central Union ot of Consumers Consumers' Societies Is making mak- mak lag ing In England and which he Intends to to make malte SOOn In the United States That Is the only way In Dir lr Berken Berken- helms helm's opinion to cure Russia's trou- trou bles Mr left lert Moscow the headquarters ot of his organization In December He confirms the reports ot of famine conditions prevailing In the cities ot of northern Russia The situation situa- situa tion In Petrograd is particularly bad he says Intends to visit Kew cw York Washington Chicago and I ISan San Francisco The principal object of oC his trip to America Is to develop I trade relations between the United States and Russia and to establish offices of- of flees on the Eastern and Western Vestern seaboards seaboards sea sea- boards From the Eastern coast he plans to ship large Jarge consignments or of American products to the Black sea districts ot of Russia and from the Pacific ra- ra coast to Siberia Heretofore the organization has had only a a. few agents in the United States The Russian All Central Union ot of I I I I Consumers Consumers' Societies Is Mr Berken- Berken helm says the directing head ot of various various vari- vari ous cooperative associations It embraces embraces em- em braces unions made up ot of societies with an Individual membership membership member member- ship of heads or of families Counting five to the family itis it itis is reckoned that the central organization tion Is supplying the necessaries to some people In all parts of the empire On our organization Mr Berken- Berken helm told a a. representative or of the Associated Associated As- As Press d the task or of keeping Russia alive We Ve believe that eventually our work will be the means or of restoring and regenerating Russia In Intend to make a study ot of the means ot of opening up to Russia the resources ot of your great country through trade Our chief aim now Is isto to remove trade restrictions The Black sea blockade is stilt effective r-o r formal blockade exists with regard to Siberia but the system or of permits in force greatly hampers commerce Except In northern Russia Hussla the principal principal prin- prin cipal need of the tho country now Is not foodstuffs but manufactured articles and raw materials Mr said In the south of Russia he continued continued con con- there Is plenty of food anti ana that Is true of most of the agricultural districts Vast stores of foodstuffs are being held by the peasants simply bu bu- cause they can not exchange them for needed articles of like value Those food supplies will be released for distribution distribution dis- dis as soon as we can bring into Russia cloth manufactured Iron and steel articles materials for soap making making mak- mak ing and agricultural ma mac Mr refused to comment on political conditions in Russia or to discuss the Bolshevik government I can only say he said that as long as civil war continues In Russia conditions cannot improve |