The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-09
HOW RUSSIA RECEIVED NEWS
Cheers Greet Entrance Of America
Into War.


Into War
Petrograd, April 6.--News of the i'm
pending Intervention of the United
States was first received at Tauride
palace, where q council of soldiers
ana worllingmens deputies were in
session. The announcement, made
rom the tribune, evoked a storm Of
applause, and soon the entire palace
echoed with shouts and hurrahs, I'M
promptu meetings were at once held
in the foyer, where orators explained
to soldiers the enormous Importance
Of President Wilson's declaration.
Dr. Paul Milukoh, the foreign min.
lster when he received the news.
said: This was expected, but | do
not yet know how correct the informa-
ton is The ideal side of the war is
once more emphasized by the inter
vention Of America For me it be-
comes still clearer under these cir
cumstances that without victory there
can be no peace. There is no doubt
that each new Intervention hastens
the denouement
IF there are no further waverings
and If the new attempts of the Ger
man chancellor are taken at their
proper value and as they ought to be
taken, that is to say, as provocative
attempts, then we. in cooperation
with all nations striving to realize the
HI toll, 10 nf f,a1
swiftly and surely apprc Zach a victori-
Gus conclusion
Michael Rodzianko, president OF the
Duma, said: u welcome the deci-
sion Of the United States America
Intervention on the side of the powers
at war with Germany is the best guar
antee Of All early victory over the
Germans"
Street manifestations occurred
throughout Pe,rograd in honor Of toe
occasion. The Bourse Gazette, in an
editorial, says THE United States
joining in the coalition against Ger.
many is especially significant at the
moment of the Russian revolution.
The United States in proceeding
against Germany has no aims OF con
quest annexation or Imperialism.
The intervention CT the United States
is to the fullest extent democratic OPP
position to German militant imperial
ism. There is an Inevitable analogy
between the position OF the United
States, and the position taken b. the
Russian democracy, Against Germany
now are all the great democraoies OF
the world
while the imperial governments
prevailed, President Wilson'S lofty
watchwords were burning torches
lighting the dark ard bloody ways OF
humanity We believed them only
dream The Russia of the car only
desired to dominate and suppress.
therefore the prospect of America
joining VI never awakened enthu-
siasm. IL was considered a pOssibil-
ity only from the viewpoint of utility
We could see no relation between the
aims and methods of the Rasputin-
Protopopoff regime and the fair, firm
aims OF American democracy
Quite different are the thoughts
and feelings now awakened in US by
America. Now that the claims which
bound Russla's spirit are broken Rus
sian democracy Is dominating the
country. Now the United States is
the nest desirable ally Now the
declarations and aims oS democracy
are understood better than ever be-
fore. Tho tried faithfulness of Amer
lea to the idea Of the rights of the
people to us just beginning a free ex-
istence is not only source of courage
but guarantee against error"