Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-03
Exhausted After Strenu-
GUS Struggle Maintained
Without Outside
Assistance.
AMERICA APPEALED TO
Boots, Leather, Iron, Money
Best Way United States
Can Aid Restoration.

PETROGRAD, Nov. Russia IL
worn out by the strain of war and
must have help, Premier Kere1sky
told the Associated Press today. He
said that Russia claims as her right
that other allies now should shoulder
the burden which she has borne.
Russia. the premier declared, has
been fighting Is months longer than
England and Russia has fought her
battles>alone and Is fighting alone.
The world must not lose faith in
the Russian revolution because it Is an
economic one. No one, the premier
added, has the right to feel disillus-
ioned about 1t as it takes years to
develop a stable government
Americas most useful way Of help
ing Russia Is in sending boots. leather,
iron and money. Premier Kerepsky
said it would be impossible for the
United States to send troops because
the difficulties of transport would be
too great.
Not Out of War.
Russia is not out of the war,
Premier Kerensky said, In answer to
reports to the contrary.
Russia has fought consistently
since the beginning. She saved France
and England from disaster early ir
the war. She is now worn out by tho
strain and claims as her right that tho
allies now shoulder the burden
Thus Premier Kerensky explained
Russia's position to the correspondent
The premier was seated in the library
of the former private offices of the
emperor, In the winter palace. The
correspondent called attention to
widely contradictory opinions on Rus
sian conditicSs and asked the premier
for frank statement of the facts.
ut has been said by travellers re-
turning from England and elsewhere
to America, that opinion among the
people. not officially but generally. is
that Russia virtually is out of the
war" 1t was explained.
'ls Russia out of the war;" Premier
Kerensky laughed. THAT" he an
swered, "is a ridiculous question.
Russia is taking an enormous part In
the war. One has only to remember
history. Russia began the war for the
allies. While she already was fight
ing England only was preparing and
America only was observing.
Has Borne Brunt.
Russia, at the beginning. bore the
whole brunt of the fighting, thereby
saving Great Britain and France. Peo
pie who say she Is out of the war must
have short memories. We have fought
since the beginning and they must
now take the heaviest part of the bur .
den % their shoulders.
"At present Russia public opinion
is agitated greatly by the question:
Where is the great British fleet now
that the German fleet Is out in the
Baltic?"
Russia" the premier repeated, "is
worn out She has been fighting ono
and half years longer than England"
could an American army be of use
II sent to Russia?"
at would be impossible to send
one" said Kerensl<y. "It is a question
of transport. The difficulties are too
great"
IF America cannot send troops
what would be the most useful way
for her to help Russian" was asked.
"Have her send boots, leather, iron,
and" the premier added emphat-
ically, money"
Has Fought Alone.
Premier Kerensky drew, attention
to the fact that Russia has fought her
battles alone.
Russia has fought alone-is fight
ing alone" Premier Kerensky said.
France has had England to help her
from the start and now America has
come in"
The premier was asked regarding
the morale of the Russian people and
the Russian army. He answered.:
THE masses are worn out econom-
ically. The dlsorganzed state of life
in general has had a psychological ef-
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