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right to stand in the forefront OF the
onward movement Of mankind. Now
we have the right to expect that yor
will grant the men OF other races ant
other creeds the rights to government
intellectual and religious liberty which
you 30 Justly demand for yourselves.
I'm congratulating you and earnestly
wishing YOU God speed on the patti
Of national greatness, l do not under
estimate the grave dangers that rise
before and beside you:
mo liberty can be permanently sc
cure unless 1t rests on foundation
Of order. No people can permanently
escape control from without unless
they practice control from within, anc
civil strife within a nation invites
and ultimately ensures aggression
from some other nation. Self control
is the surest safeguard against alien
control. 1t Is because We Americans
so deeply desire the permanen
triumph OF democracy in Russia that
with all our hearts we hope for mod
Grafton in the use Of your victory.
All of US who love Russia are
thankful beyond measure for the re-
fusal of the Russian peple to avenge
past wrongs by the commission OF
present wrongs; we honor them for
the steadfast turning away from that
course Of action which would stain
the hands Of liberty with blood. We
most earnestly hope that what Russia
has by daring and courage achieved
she will now preserve BY cool-headed
wisdom, by moderation and by prac
teal recognition Of the fact that lib
erty without order may prove as great
curse as order without liberty. And
oh, my friends. strive to secure I'D
erty in the world at large and. there,
fore, treat as traitors TO Russia and
10 mankind all men who do not insist
upon your eXerling every particle OF
your great strength to secure com
plete victory over Germany and her
allies and tools and such victory can
be complete only when German mill
tarism is utterly shattered.
so much for the Russians. Now
for ourselves. There Is absolutely no
Russia unless we turn it into deeds
This war Is not going 10 be won by
rhetoric; and speeches at public
meetings arc actually mischievous I'M
less they bear fruit in action. The Rus
sian people will have the right TO re-
gard US nation OF shame unless we
at once put forth all our strength 10
aid them.
THE first and greatest need is 10
put at the front the largest possible
army of fighting men and TO keep that
army constantly growing in size and
efficiency until Germany is over
thrown. This Is of the first impor
lance, and unless we do this nothing
else counts Every man who can reh
der service in the fighting line should
strive 10 get there.
in addition let every man and
woman who cannot 20 to the front DC
all that is possible in other ways. AID
the Red Cross in its work for all and
give your special support 10 organi
cations like the American Ambulance
in Russia, for the need Of Russia In
this matter is more bitter than the
need of am other of the great powers
MIR. Ambassador and your ENJOYS
from Russia, men and women OF the
new Russia, we fervently hope fol
every success for your mighty ant
wonderful nation. The thing of first
Importance is 10 win the war. Settle
the large lines of service and govern
mental policy, Professionally. at once
but leave all that can be left until
after the war; treat every Indictment
Ia civil war as treason 10 humanity
and bend your every energy at the
moment 10 the overthrow OF the Ger
man armies.