South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-04
IN
RUSSIA IS SURE
President of AmeriCan-RuS-
sian Chamber of CON-
merCe SAYS America
Should Help.

commerce, has Just returned TO New
York from Petrograd. where he went
during the first part Of the year. Mr..
Boynton who has had exceptional
opportunities to meet leaders of
Russian thought and of Analysing
Russian conditions. returns with alb
solute confidence in the political re-
Mobilization Of Russia on substantial
lines and with the firm belief that
the army will soon be restored 10
strict discipline.
In outlining his views in regard 10
the Russian situation Mr.. Boynton
stated:
That the provisional government
in Russia will endure and come from
its recent serious political cOnten-
ton stronger than at any time since
its establishment is my confident be-
lief. Every Individual who has the
welfare of the Russian nation and
her people sincerely at heart. should
encourage that government by smy
pathetic as well as by material aid
10 steer a course that Will pass il
safely through the Scylla of counter
revolution and the establishment
of autocracy. on the one hand. and
of the Charybdis of German intrigue
and propaganda. on the other.
1T is surprising TO find the United
States generally interpreting as dis
astrous the very course Of political
development which every well in
formed Russian knew must occur
before law and order and a universal
respect for government could pre-
vail The establishment of a prac
teal dictatorship, with a coalition
cabinet, was the only step that could
put an end TO the malicious and
sinister teachings which were eat
ing at the vitals of the army and of
the government itself.
kercnsky Trusted.
Premier Kerensky is the man of
the hour-not that he is more cour-
ageous. more sacrificing. or
more capable than many others in
his cabinet. but because, from his
position i'm life before the revolution,
he is trusted by both the army and
the people not 10 betray them.
do not forget that the Russian
people won a bloody revolution in
1905. only TO have the fruits of their
victory taken from them by unful-
hHed promises This time there is
no intention that there shall be
repetition of those events, and.
therefore, the revolutionary party is
suspicious of almost everyone.
Il believe that Premier Kerensky
has formed a coalition cabinet which
Will have the support and respect of
- percent of the Russian people
the other - percent being composed
OF antagonistic political parties OF
extreme anarchistic or counter reyo-
Iutionary tendencies.
Discipline Restored.
While the recent military move
ments have clearly demonstrated
weak spots in the army, the fact that
discipline is even partially restored
and that Improvement steadily goes
on is a source of the deepest graft
fcation TO the Russian, who knew
that two months ago any military
operations whatever would have
been impossible.
The United States is analyzing
and interpreting Russia from an i'm
proper perspective. Russia is still
regarded as the dark Russia of 80
years ago. Every peaceful political
demonstration is thought 10 menace
private life and property. Such is no
more the case than the parade Of
colored people which took place on
Fifth av. week ago.
Russia is being interpreted as
though her social and political trans
formation were occurring i'm the
United states, where law. order and
organization have long existed. Rus
STA is not the United States. We
must not Judge her from our stand
ards of national life. Her life, her
ideals and her mental operations are
distinctly different
Russia Huge Nation.
DO not forget that Russia is =
huge nation. with a population al
most twice as great as the United
states. and that while we are hear
ing daily Of the crises in Petrograd.
we hear nothing of the daily life of
the people. which, SO far as / was
personally able TO see and learn. is
calm and pursuing its vocations,
leaving TO the maIestrom of strife in
Petrograd the working out Of Rus
sia's political destiny.
In times Of industrial or financial
panics New York is the anathema of
the United States and just so Pc
/ trograd. as the center of political
life. is at times the anathema of
/ Russia.
RuSSia's Life Normal.
"It will be perhaps amusing 10
know that upon my return TO the
United States / was more disturbed
bv what I read of internal condi-
tions here than I was boy the news
OF Russia. which seemed 10 be so
disturbing 10 the American readers.
/ The difficulty in securing legislation
Immediately necessary for our prop
er conduct OF the war. the revolt in
some places against conscriptiOn.
/ the apparently serious labor difhcUl-
I ties interfering with our war prep
arations. presented a picture which
was far more distressing 10 me than