Hundreds of Thousands of Waifs Canadian Customs Revenue De-
Living in Russia Under Appalling Conditions frauded of Huge Sums of 'Money: Auditors' Report Riga, May 24.
There are no fewer than 650,000 According to an interim report of waif and strays in Russia, many the auditors engaged by the House living in. appalling conditions, acof Commons "Customs Probe Com cording to revelations made at a ttec" to investigate liquor smu sitting of the Council of the Peopl Commissars presided over by Com-sling in connexion with the hi ness of certain Montreal companies reported by the engaged presumably in the export Tt was stated that Government liquor to the United States, the minion has been defrauded of institutions already were housing huge sums in excise taxes.
850,000 and the Council decided to offer inducements to other institu The auditors found the incomtions and to artisans willing to take ete records of one company which children as apprentices. ved sale values of over $7,000,- Pravda" reports from Tula worth mostly for export "to that distinctly horrible conditions are xieo" cid Detroit, "osperienced by children in some express the opinion Government homes. They are terof the "¥orized to silence as regards the "brutal treatment they receive and of possibly $1,000,000 inisnorality is practised in many inpaid excise taxes. The House cased by by "the managers of these further.—Reuters aguas! of Commons Committee is probing establishments—Revter.
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