Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-30

MOSCOW. Aug. 29.-(Correspond-
 ence of the Associated Press)-United
 States Senator Elihu Root and the oth
 CT members of the American diplO-
 matic mission to Russia found cOndi-
 tions in Moscow quite unlike those in
 Petrograd. Moscow is less affected
 by politics and politicians. It is a
 poor field for agitatOrs. German prop
 agandists have made little headway
 in Moscow. It is typical of real Rus
 sia It is the home of many landown-
 CTS of all classes It is the headquar
 ters of the Zemstyo organizations
 which have rendered valuable assist ance to the army throughout the war. Industrial war committees have or ganized the laborers of Moscow very effectively for war purposes.
 Consequently Moscow is much less given to parades and oratory than Pet rograd. Instead of spending their days and nights carrying red banners and making speeches on the street corners, the working classes of Moscow are speeding up war supplies and doing ev- erything in their power to bring the war to a successful conclusion. There is little talk of separate peace in Mos COW. It is unpopular. The Volshevik, or extreme socialist, who is always un- der suspicion as being in the pay of Germany, receives scant. courtesy in Moscow.
 There is a get-together spirit among all classes in Moscow. Instead of crit ! icizing the coalition cabinet and de- manding changes, Moscow citizens are rendering the government valuable aid in scores of ways through their various effective Organizations. The | orthodox church has its seat in Mos | COW and is among the great bodies 1 which are lending a steadying hand | to the government and encouraging . the army to render the allies of Rus sia every possible assistance through . active fighting along the Russian . front.
 Russia was fortunate in having Zem- stvo organizations to help the situation at time when its government was ov- erthrown. These organizations are wholly separate from the central gov ernment They are free from national politics The Zemstvos are organized in districts and also have provincial associations, as well as a national un- ion through which all the branches cooperate. The chief purposes of the organizations originally were the i'm provement of industrial conditions, the betterment of agriculture and the up lifting of social conditions. Taxes are levied through the Zemstvos. Roads, schools and hospitals are constructed by them. Medical treatment is provid- ed. The organizations are highly pa ternal in their character. Peasants, as well as landowners, manufacturers and capitalists have a voice in their direc- tion
 As the Zemstvo organizations had tue confidence of all classes they were ideal mediums for all sorts of war ac- tivities. They rallied at the beginning  government, equipped hospitals and supplied drugs. They also aided the government by supplying war mater ials of every kind. They even provid- ed ships when such were needed for transportation on the lakes of Persia to supply the troops with provisions and ammunition.
 Within two months the ZemstvO un- ion of the Caucasus will open a fac tory capable of supplying Russia with all the wood extract it requires for tanning purposes, thus meeting one of the greatest needs of both the military and civil population. This factory will nave a capacity of 40,000 pounds of acid extract daily. Before the war Rus sia bought all its tanning acids from ]. Germany. France and England. This ! supply is wholly cut off and leather has risen to prohibitive prices. A pair Of fine calf boots, such as officers re-