Review of reviews and world's work . it, the most of which ai)pears to come from Ameri-can sources. The American relief has consisted ofthe cargoes of the Misstniri, Indiana, Conemaugh andTjTiehead, the value of which in Russia would beabout $625,000. Minister Charles Emory Smith hasreceived and distiibuted about $80,000, so that thetotal of American d(inati(ms so far amounts to over$700,000, and, I am glad to say, takes the lead in thelist of help received outside of Russia herself. The American Consul-General, Mr. J. M. Crawfoi-d. hasalso received and distributed some money sent himfrom the
Review of reviews and world's work . it, the most of which ai)pears to come from Ameri-can sources. The American relief has consisted ofthe cargoes of the Misstniri, Indiana, Conemaugh andTjTiehead, the value of which in Russia would beabout $625,000. Minister Charles Emory Smith hasreceived and distiibuted about $80,000, so that thetotal of American d(inati(ms so far amounts to over$700,000, and, I am glad to say, takes the lead in thelist of help received outside of Russia herself. The American Consul-General, Mr. J. M. Crawfoi-d. hasalso received and distributed some money sent himfrom the United States, the amount of which I can-not exactly state. Both Minister Smith and Consul-General Crawford have done all they could to helpthe relief movement both in Russia and America. In enumerating the varioiis private relief measuresone miTst not foi-get the subscriptions taken throughthe Russian church, which probably amoimt to alarge sum. Madame Novikoffs splendid work inLondon in behalf of the suffering peasants is already. A RUSSIAN PEASANT. famous. Another relief measure, not strictly in thenature of private relief becaiise the funds come fromthe government, is that of the Committee of PublicWorks, the President whereof is Mr. A. A. Abaza,General Annenkoff being the executive. This com-mittee received ten million roiibles to expend onpublic works, upon which peasants are being em-ployed. In Libau alone three thousand men fromthe interior have been at work under direction ofthis imi)ortant body. Again, two lotteries were or-ganized, both .of wliich netted large sums for thecause. The English people have sent some money, 696 THE REVIEW OF REI/IEIVS. the amount not definitely kno\i ; this has comechiefly through the English church of St. under the list of English aid should prop-erly come the splendid achievement of the Society ofFriends, or, as they are commonly called, the good i)eople, as usual, were promptly heardfiom in response to
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