The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-19

ton party. for n hasty drive around
| the city. Ia the course OF which IL
went straight up Second ave at IN"
crowded morning hour. with "a
retinue OF police on motorcycles
patrolling the column like dogs
around flock at sheep. stopping
street cars. holding up trafiic. aud
advertising Itself AZ thoroly ns a
circus parade.
Admire Smith Building
The visitors seemed To enjoy the
ride. which Was we'll planned TO In
clude as many contrasting aspects
OF the city aH possible IN No short
a time. Most OF the Russians
speak English very we'll indeed
others talked French with such OF
their hosts as could rcciprocale
l the rest sat tongue-tied. but b"rfo.
ing polite wonder and admiration
NJ everything from the Smith
/ building To the view from Queen
Ammo hill
Nine. Pushkareff. who. with her
/ husband. NJ pushkhrefl. Of the Rus.
sian finance office. was IN the car
OF Frank McD-rmott. OF the Bon
MArche. cried out with delight al
"A group OF rhododcndronH on a
lawn.
The name OF that flower IL the
same IN all language. she said. In
pretty accent. but in Petrograd
We have the flower itself only IN
/ tubs"
Curious About Mountains
NJ Pushkarrn was duly interest
cd IN statistics ~ 10 the shipbulld
| ing industry. the number OF miles
Of paved streets. and the age OF the
city, but his real concern Was TO
: find out whether the Olympic
mountains. dimly visible thru the
haze. were IN The United States
Waiting for the train TO pail on,
at the O a " station. the strain
OF Formally relaxed Cigareis
came out. Adit Capt DoubaEKof
lighted one FOR his wife. who rails
F cd her veil 10 accommodate IL. and
puffcd dalntily. In eniir. unoon.
Aclousness of the interest o' the
baggagonen and tho moving pie
tnrc photographer
Prof Borodin. an International
authority on agriculture and fish.
cries. and member OF tn. proyis.
ional duma. volunteered the asser.
ton 10 reporters tina, Russian NJ
| fairn are progressing ercellently.
/ that conditions are settled. and
that there will be no serious dis.
{ turbances as the result OF the
change OF government
Temporary Ambassador
Special Ambassador Bakhmeiieff.
who heads the commission. will be
temporary ambassador OF Russia 10
tho United States. succeeding Geo.
nakhmetieH Tho these two bear
the same name. they are not rela
lives and are far removed in polii.
teal opinion
The special ambassador rs a lib
oral thru and thru. ~. Was a pro.
fessor at the University OF Moscow
and a leader In the recent revolu.
tion. lie has visited the United
States twice before. He waS one
Of the organizers Of the Russian.
American committee
I Gen. Roop. representing the Rus.
/ sian army. won the Cross OF St 10
seph for saving the army" 10 the
retreat from Warsaw II was his
cavalry that cut into the advancing
Germans and saved division attc.
division Of the Russians.
a cavalier TO the core. he was
[ the center OF attraction nj the Nil.
waukee depot. where he democratic.
ally mixed with tho Seattle hosts
He speaks English fairly well.
Capt Chutt. one of his aides.
speaks English fluently. and Lieut..
Alartinoff. the other aide. under.
stands u. too.
Col OranovSky. OF the artillery.
vas In America during igi5-iats.
buying munitions aud supplies for
his country.
Optimistic Over Future
Sclons OF two OF the wealthieHt
families In Russia were In the com.
mission. and were listed as Student
Putiloff. son OF the president OF the
Russian-Asiatic bank. and Baron
Ginsburg. son Of the cll.known
banker OF that name.
Baron Ginsbnrg. young man 81
about IS. speaks English fluently.
with a British accent. lie was very
optimistic over Russia's future.
The situation has probably been
greatly exaggerated" wns his com
ment. altho he was careful 10 OK.
plain that. having been a month on
/ the journey. he knew Lose OF cur.
rent events than could be read by
Americans In their papers.
Smith Building TOO Tall"
I'VE had heard that there was
nothing but chaos in siberia" Ba-
on Ginshurg said. but we Travelled
thru that region. and every thing
seemed splendid"
Impressed with the Smith build.
ing. the baron nevertheless express.
ed his opinion that such buildings
would never be permitted in Russia.
They are too tall. he said
The Russian commission left Pc.
trograd May z. travelling on a spe.
cial train to Nladivostok. II then
went 20 Yokohama. and. crossing
the Pacific. landed AT Vancouye
u. c.. proceeding at once 20 Seattle.
A special train awaited It here. and.
making no stops except for a short
time at Chicago. the party made the
trip TO Washington in exactly -four
days
SteNens With Party
There were a. members OF the
| Russian commission who arrived in
Seattle. Lincoln Steffens. Ameri-
can magazine writer, was with the
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