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Show HANSEN $Ml 15 MILLIONS WILL PERISH; Explorer Dissatisfied With Way Russia Is Handling Transportation GENEVA, -lan 2i i Bv the ASSO-1 elated Press) Nineteen million per- sons are suffering Intensely for want of food in Russia, and IS 000,000 will certainly die unless succored. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen told the league of nations na-tions interna t h in 1 1 committee pn relief re-lief in Russia her- yesterday Dr Nan-sen Nan-sen said he was dissatisfied with the was in which the Russian government bad acted under thi agreement signed on August 7, the transput tation system especially leaving much to be desired Giving the new details of the situation situa-tion in Russia, he declared, the total population aflecte.l was 88.000.00Qj and It was now too late to save all, even If the workers were able to use the railroad lines nt fun capacity. As i a matter of fact, It would only be potf- ; slble to move sufficient train beween now and the harve-t to save t. 000. 000 j or " 000,000 persona Furthermore, the committee had in- i sufflcb-nl funds at present lo l.iiy the j necessary stocks, the 88,1)00,000 gold francs at Its disposal heln Inadequate. : More funds must be raised before the' month of May, after which all heipj would In In vain. |