Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-10
.SAMM|ES ARE NOT
WANTED IN RUSSIA
Root Mission Declares Sending
Soldiers to East Front
Would Be Mistake.
GUIDING HAND IS NEEDED
Propaganda Against American
Form of Government Is
Financed by Germany.

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Emphatic
dsapprovai OF the suggestion that
American troops be sent to the east
ern front was brought home by all eX-
cept one member OF the American
mission to Russia.
1t was authoritatively stated tonight
Charles Howard Russell Is the only
commissioner who believes IL desirable
to put soldiers from the United states
in Russia and the others are convinced
their presence would be detrimental
to the armies of the new democracy.
Elihu Root and his associates In the
mission lunched with Secretary Lam
sing today and told him more OF their
experiences and conclusions. Their
written report submitted to President
Wilson yesterday probably will not be
made public.
Has Plenty of Men.
Organization and encouragement,
not men, 1t was explained tonight, are
Russias needs in the opinion of the
commissioners. With ten million men
under arms they think Russia requires
no more soldiers, particularly she does
not need n few thousand strange sol
diers speaking an unfamiliar tongue,
drawing batter pay and eating better
food than her own men. AS an aid TO
actual fighting II VAS pointed out the
small number OF American troops that
could be maintained in Russia would
be of little or no value. Lending AS
sistance TO the men now in the field
rather than putting more men there
to drain the already scant supplies Is
the duty of this country. the commits
sioners feel. Rolling stock for the
railroads to carry supplies and equip
m a n nd
supplies themselves are the real re-
quirements and they will grow. Both
Russian and Rumanian forces will
need supplies and equipment worse
next winter than they do today, and
of course transportation problems
then will be greater. or the greatest
importance is constant announcement
from citizens and newspapers OF the
United States. Anti-American propa-
gandists headed by former residents
of this country and now financed by
GerInaI. money Ire seeking 20 paint
Americans in the blackest shade and
thus discourage Russians from accept
Ing their good Offices
Socialists Blamed.
The story OF the origin Of this es-
traordinary propaganda Is vouched
for by every member of the com
HllSSlon- onOTtly a1ter the outbreak
of the revolution, 1t Is declared, the
propagandists. composed chiefly of
socialists favorable to abolishing all
present forms of government and es-
tablishing without delay rule by the
brotherhood of man. returned to their
hative land and began berating the
United States and its people. Ger
mans quick to see the advantage OF
controlling these agitators. began
supplying them with money and today
flushed with wealth they are gums
thru Russia spreading vicious canards.
Guiding Hand Needed.
The returned commissioners speak
OF the people Of the newly formed
democracy with tenderness and
charity. They are seeking to drive
home to government officials and
others the great need of Uncle Sans
guiding hand for the child among ma
tiions that find itself turned loose
for the first time to walk in tho
highways of the world. The sunlight
of liberty daZzles its eyes and drunK-
ems it. they declare, and IL this coun-
try does not intervene Germany,
standing in the offing with candied
words, Will lure the child away.
Conditions in Russia. different
commissioners in informal talks
! declared are not as bad as might be
expected.