Evening journal., 1917-06-25
RUSSIA WILL FIGHT
ON. ENGINEERS SAY
Germany TO be Conquered;
Democracy is Safe,
They Assert
WOMEN FREE AS
MEN THEY SAY

NEW YORK. June 25.-The Rus.
sian democracy is safe and will do
its part in the war; Germany will
surely be conquered and the United
States did just what was expected of
1t in joining the Allies. Such is the
opinion of the party Of Russian en-
gineers who arrived IN New York.
Wednesday. straight from their coun-
try, and are at the Savoy Hotel.
The few months they are to spend
in America they will live In this city.
and yesterday they were house hunt.
ing in Staten Island. But wee Tania
Bartoh, the three-year-old daughter
Of NJ. Bartoff one of the party. vel.
coined visitors with a quaint Old
World courtesy. and though neither
she nor her nurse could speak a word
OF English they did their best In
Russian TO make II plain that though
Tania had lived in the heart OF a
revolution she was a very happy little
child.
Miss Florence Wilkins, secretary
and translator for the mission. acted
as their interpreter when they came
In from house hunting last night. In
spite Of her English name. an inherit
ance from an English forbesr, she is
Russian and proud Of IL.
She laughed and shrugged her
shoulders when asked II Elihu Root
would endanger the chances Of Rus.
sian women for equal rights with
their men. as some American suffra.
gists feared when Mr. Root was sent
as envoy to Petrognad.
But Of course not" she said. What
can Mr.. Root do? The position Of
Russian women is too assured for
anyone 10 touch a. We have always
been very free In money matters. for
instance the Russian wife Is on q
perfect equality with her husband
And now there is not a post in the
country, political OF otherwise. that
Is not open to US. A Russian countess
has been made a Minister. as doubt
less you have read in your papers
We are free to seek any profession
myself am a lawyer I do not know
how anti-suffrage this Mr. Root may
be. but any number Of anti suffrage
men from outside could not alter the
equality OF Russian women. and I dc
not believe Mr.. Root would wish e
do so"
The party left Russia 20 days ago
coming by way Of the Pacific. so Miss
wilkins couldn't tell of the latest de
velopments az home. but she was very
tranquility sure that everything was
all right
There is no anarchy there" sh'
said. THE workmen made soml
trouble-they have been a little IN
der German infuence-but they ar
now loyal. and the peasants werl
always loyal Ignorant certainly. bot
workmen and peasants are, but the
come TO the educated people 70 lea
them. and the educated OF Russi
will not fail them. Kerensky is
strong man, a very strong man. an
he has brought order out OF chaos.
mot that IL was so very terrible a
sny time. The revolution was over /
Two DAYS and there was Just som
trouble in the street-that was all.
was In Petrograd, and ! was not a
all afraid. took no part In the rev'
luton. however The overthrow wa
the fault OF the old government. Tn
Gar is a very weak man, as 20
know. and he was with the Germanl
he wished them to win. So he refuse
10 allow bread 70 come In. and th
workmen began TO parade and d.
mand bread. and then-poufl th
revolution had begun; then 1t ha
ended. and we are now democrac'
The leaders are very wise in Russia
they will not permit the former ca
10 be martyr. He Is living quietly
the palace where he and his famil
were placed, and he is TO have ever
thing that he needs. He will live we
n simply. and in retirement-those
charge Of matters now will see
that"
Miss wilkins said no one IN Russ
was at all surprised when Ameri'
came into the war.
"Of course we were very pleased
she said ."but we knew all along a.
st would be so. America could not
on with Germany sinking her shiT
And now the Allies are certain to wi
Germany can hold out for time, 70
but not always. There must come
time when she will 90 under. The
Is not a soul IN Russia who douh
thnt-and Russia is united peop
against the Germans IN this war