Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-06-21
ROOT VERSUS REVOLUTION

commission ito the government and
people" of Russia, has arrived. Also
he has spoken, He had plenty of time
to think over what he wanted to say
and manifestly he did good job of
it. The occasion of his first address
to the leaders of Democratic Russia
became also the occasion of assur-
ance that those leaders are united
against secession of Russia from the
entente. If Russia remains organ
ICED as she is now organized, or at
least along the same lines of leader
ship, it appears that we can count
upon her active participation in the
war. The new lines of influence that
appear to be developing, such as the
greater power of the peasantry and
the burgeoise in the guiding of the
government, are encouraging rather
than the contrary.
The present menace seems TO be
exclusively the possible rising of the
extreme left" TO dominance of the
country, through control of the
army or through industrial COM
munes. The support which the
American mission can give the real
Russia is chiefly to fortify the gov
eminent against counter revolution
which might throw the country into
the hands of the Slavic Herberts and
Robispierres. The competent Mr.
Root may be depended upon to do
what man can do in that direction.
The initial address of the Ameri-
can statesman, delivered in the pres
ence of officers of the American en-
bassy and members of the Russian
| M
| fed language can hardly express the
appreciation which the thinking
American will feel for that presenta-
ton. Mr.. Root has fixed his reputa-
ton as the man who put warmth in
cold logic. His lack of oratory, as
usual, was splendidly oratorical
Russia, too, seems destined to come
to know him as that peculiar type OF
public man who says something every
time he opens his mouth. Socialists
or no socialists, Root was the mar
for the commission.
Summing it up, Root said to Rus
STA:
lone hundred million free people
are sending you through me a mes
sage. The message begins with a wore
of congratulation and sympathy ant
ends with a request. America. which
has faith in Russia to solve her owl
problems WITHOUT the interference O
anybody, has taken up the swort
equally for you and herself. Americ;
asks Russia to fight on therefore TO
Russia and for America. We ar,
ready to talk over the best means O
making that disposition toward help
fulness effective"
. M. Tereschtenko, minister of for
eign affairs, though i'll, responded L
Russia with a pledge of cooperation
and tribute to Russian faith il
America. M. Kerensky, minister O
war, back from one of his visits +
the front, listened interestedly-
wearing the khaki blouse of the Rus
sian private. The council of work
mems and soldiers deputies at abou
the same time adopted a proclama
ton against consideration of a sep
arate peace. The duma sitting sec
reilly, is reported to have called TO
an immediate offensive by the armie
OF Brunsiloff. The middle class o
Russia. which up to the present ha
not been successfully vocal, is un
questionably for the war. And tn
peasants deputies. who may evel
. come to hold the whip hand over tn
congress of workmen, has voted over
whelmingly to go on with the strug
gle. Meantime the American mill
tary and naval representatives on tn
Root mission are in conference witt
the Russian war heads for the pur
pose of offering what help they can
There the situation rests.