uninterested in the day-to-day suffering of ordinary people

an able administrator with a genuine concern for people

primarily a politician interested in running for president

a long-term supporter of the Russian government

he received a letter from a famous Russian writer

he learned about the Black Death of the Middle Ages

he read of Gorky's plea for international assistance

Communist leaders asked for the support of the United States

natural and political causes

a natural disaster

government mismanagement

American literature

came directly from the Russian government

was made by him as a private citizen

was addressed only to Herbert Hoover

was made anonymously for fear of reprisal