The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-04
ROOT is HOME
FROM RUSSIA
United States Commission Returns
But Members Decline to
Make Any State
ment.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
A PACIFIC PORT, Aug. 4.-The re-
port Of the findings of the American
mission to Russia will not be known
until the mission headed by Ellnu
Root of New York. has reached WASH
ington and conferred with President
wilson and Secretary of State Lans-
ing. This was made known today py
Chairman Root following arrival OF
the mission from It's six weeks inves
LOCATION of Russian conditions. Assoc
from stating that the mission heo
been favorably received by all classes
of Russian people. Root wouio not
discuss the missions work.
German agents in Russia have oeen
largely responsible for the troubles
facing the new provisional govern
ment of Russia. according to Cnas.
Edward Russell, member OF the nis.
sion. at every turn this activity OF
enemy spies has been met, he SAID
Russell declared he did not consider
himself out of the socialist party
merely because formal expulsion nao
been voted by the leaders OF the
marty. He asserted that German
agents have inspired the recent &C
tons of the American socialist party
leaders.
The mission will be entertained 1t
luncheon today by citizens o. tnis
city. II is not known when the mis-
sion will start for Washington.
Tho Trouble Makers.
A PACIFIC PORT. Aug. MOST
Of the trouble in Russia has been
caused by Russians, naturalized as
Americans, who have returned to
Russia since the outbreak OF the
revolution" Charles Edward Russell.
socialist writer and lecturer, declared
TODAY. Russell, a member OF the
American mission to Russia, mad
inst returned here with the mission.
Russell said Russia had been HOOD
ed with German money and the Rus-
sian from the United States had
spread the report throughout the
country that America had entered the
war for sordid reasons
These propagandists." Russell
continued. who pretend to an init
mate knowledge of American condi-
tions and American motives, inform
their native countrymen that the gov
eminent of the U..-.ed States Is more
onnressiye than the old regime at
Petrograd.
The red flag waves from one enc
of Russia to the other
The situation had improved CON
siderabIy before the commission LETT
Petrograd and more and more me
Russian socialists were beginning to
realize that the world must be maze
safe for democracy before any souno
progress can be made In the hne OF
social betterment. The more mooer-
ate socialists In Russia as In the
United States. are coming to under
stand that the foundation OF AL re-
form in any civilized country must
be democracy. which now ID threat
ened with extinction.
The members of the mission today
asreed to pose for moving picture
men before leaving for an automobile
tour of the city.
[ The party was carried across Rus
STA on the special train never before
used, except by the imperial FAMILY,
Rear Admiral James Glennon. mem
Der OF the commission. received the
first word on his arrival here OF the
death of his son.
The city gave the mission public
welcome. An automobile tour OF the
city took up the forenoon hours after
the movie men did their work and
there was public reception and
luncheon in the city's largest audi
torium at noon.
Among the speakers were the gov
ernor and mayor.
During the missions voyage across
the Pacific sharp lookout was main
tanned for enemy submarines. The
vessel mounted guns and these were
constantly manned. At night all
lights were obscured.
During its stay in the city the mis-
sion was watched by several score
of police and secret service opera
tives.