Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
Foreign Relations Aided
by Passing of Old
Regime.
RUMORS OF SEPARATE
PEACE DISCOUNTED
Change of Government Tends to Dis
pol Distrust Felt by Russia's Allies
-Foreign Minister MilukoH Ex-
presses Warm Appreciation For
Cordial Feeling Shown by American
People-Warns Against Dangers.

London, March 24.--Foreign Minister
Milukoff has outlined the attitude OK
the Russian government in foreign af-
fairs to number of journalists. A
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd quotes
the foreign minister as saying:
1--WE shall remain faithful to all past
alliances similar to that with our allies
which will still further strengthen and
become more sincere.
"The change of regime will dispel
the. distrust our allies had right to
feel toward the government.
by the change Of regime we def
nitely won the sympathy of neutrali,
especially Sweden, while Finland,
thanks to restoration of her consti-
tuition. has become our sincere friend.
Our allies came into touch with the
new regime without an instants delay.
To-day Russia Is no longer dead
weight in the coalition of the allies.
She is a productive force. Henceforrh
all rumors Of separate peace must
vanish once for all. 1t would be anti
national for freed Russia to come to
an understanding with reactionary
Germany"
Warning Against Spies.
The following proclamation has been
issued by Guchkoff, minister Of war:
THE enemy Is menacing the capital
from two directions. First. he is con-
centrating continually on our northern
front great quantities Of munitions,
n
centrating his spies in Petrograd. Steps
against the latter are an immediate
necessity.
1T is always difficult task to un-
mask these traitors, who hide every
where, appearing in all trades, wearing
all piformss mixing themselves In the
crowd with which they are so much in
discord To the enemy's spy system
we must oppose that of our general
staff Citizens and soldiers should be
watchful and wise for the danger is
great.
do not confound our anti-spy
agents with the secret police Of the old
regime, who have gone forever, and
who are useless to the new regime.
which governs in accord with the will
of the people. The new regime will
not permit any revival Of the old dark
forces.
"Citizens, be prudent. Do not reveal
any secret of national defense. Be
vigilant. Be on guard"
Appreciation of American Attitude.
Warm appreciation of the cordial
feeling shown by the people and gov
ernment Of the United States toward
the new regime in Russia was ex-
pressed today by Foreign Minister
Milukoff in statement 70 the ASso-
ciated Press.
"The old regime was a heavy drag,
not only on Russian relations with
her allies, both on all foreign rela-
tions," he said. Thousands Of tele-
grams Of congratulations are coming
from the United States, not to speak
Of the formal recognition Of the provi-
sional government by the Washington
government. This shows how the old
regime has stood against solidarity be-
tween the United States and Russia
Professor Milukoff emphasized his
satisfaction at the attitude of Amer
lean Ambassador Francis toward the
political change In Russia. He said
that the extent to which the new gov
ernment had won the sympathies of