The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
S|BER|ANS CHEER
ROOT AND PARTY
THE PICTURESQUE COSMOPOLITAN
THRONGS DEMAND SPEECHES
FROM THE AMERICANS.

Wcrchne.Udinsk, siberia, Aug -
Correspondence OF the Associated
Pressl. "A thousand Russians crowded
the railway station platform and cheer
ed for America as the Root diplomatic
commissions special train stopped at
this interesting frontier town TO change
engines. This point is the end OF the
caravan trail from China. across Mon.
golia to the Trans siberia railway,
The cosmopolitan character of in
population could be distinguished 10y a
glance at the shouting crowd Chinese
and Mongolians, wearing their pic
tuesaue robes. stood beside Russians
clad in hlouses OF an colors. Peasants
and patricians. soldiers and civilians,
humble women wearing sh0wls over
their heads and welldreSsed women with
fashionable hats, Joined IN the cheers
for the American party
such insistent demands were made for
information about the commission that
Mr.. Gorhotenko. the official designated
by the Russian Railway administration
60 conduct the American commission,
made a brief address, in which he eN.
plains who the members ~ the party
were and the reason for their appoint.
ment by President Wilson 60 confer with
the Russian government
Crowd l. InSistent
This did not satisfy the insistent
crowd. Speeches We're demanded from
the Americans Mr. Root responded In
short address. thanking the crowd for
the reception and expression of good
win toward America lie said the com.
mission brought a message of sym.
pathy. hope and courage from the
American people TO the Russian people
and that the great American democ.
racy sympathised with the Russian De.
mocracy and was determined 20 do ev-
erything In its power TO cooperate with
Russia in the roat hattie against N-
ranny
America" and democracy are much
the same I'm the Russian tongue that
they are In Enghsh. Consequently the
Russians caught those words and APP.
plauded enthusiastically before the in.
terpreter translated the remarks of Mr.
Root Hats and caps bearing the red
INSIGNIA of the revolution We're waved
frantically and thrown into the air as
the special moved out of the station
with Mr Root, General Scott and the
other members of the party waving
farewell 60 the crowd
Similar demonstrations were held az
Peirofek Zavod. MogEon and several
other larger stations and small groups
were gathered az less important towns.
caser Tor q glimpse of the American
commission.
Freedom for Every body.
Before the revolution the police in
siberian towns forbade an gatherings
Consequently, the public is now making
the most ~ It's freedom Peasants who
cannot read and have been In almost
total ignorance of the political and mill.
tary situation now gather about mem.
hers % citizens and soldiers commit.
tees who Rad the latest dispatches and
discuss the news Tor the benefit ~ the
unciucated and uninformed Red nags
float from the railway stations and
public buildings of an the siberian
towns Members OF the committees IN
control of the towns an wear rcd bands
upon their arms
soldiers no lorgcr salute their Of
ficcrs The military organizations are
now controlled by soldiers committees
which nave charge % dicipliuc. At
first MANY ~ these committees were cx.
trcmcly lax But the necessity for dis.
c.pilne soon became apparent and con.
t1ions are speedily improyns Since the
military in siberia has been freed OF
officers whose loyalty 90 the revolution.
ary movement was iu question more
ana more confidence Is being placed in
the officers. and The soldiers arr reaIu.
ing THAI democracy cannot succccd
without discipline and authority