Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-16
TEUTON INTRIGUE
FAILS IN RUSSIA
Cheering News From Slavs
Received in Washing
ton; Hope Springs.
MISSION READY TO co
Official Personnel of the
Party Given; to Petro-
grad in 2 Months.
MISSION READY TO GO

WASHINGTON, May 15.-On the
eve of the departure Of the American
commission to Russia the state de-
partment has received advices from
Petrograd that the German govern
ment is not meeting with success III
its effort thru intrigue and propagan-
da to break down the Russian pro-
visional government and bring Russia
10 a separate peace or lessen her mill
tary effectiveness.
Hope is felt here that In spite OF
recent unfaYorable developments the
provisional government, which al
ready has slimounted many obstacles,
not only will stand firmly by its un-
derstanding with her allies that there
shall be no separate peace, but Will
continue to prosecute with igor It's
plans for settiI Z up permanent demo-
cratic government and rehabilitate the
country. The provisional authorities
have been told that they can count
upon the aid OF the United States.
Not D Interfere.
To meet sinister misrepresentation
of the purpose Of President Wilson in
dispatchng the mission headed by
Elihu Root 20 RLssia, il was authori-
tatively stated today that the mission
contemplates no Interference in the
internal relations OF the new born re-
public. nor effect tc sway the judg-
ment OF the Russian people as to who
shall control There are Just two OBJ
iects to be served. tv convey to the
Russian people, the hiyh sense of graf
ification with which the government
and people of the United States have
witnessed the sudden Transformation
of an ancient despotism into a repub-
a. DO 10 ,t,1i = = from
London and Paris and The one soon
to come from Petrograd to render any
helpful service possible. Tie Ameri-
can government will offer to cooper
ate in every line of endeaVor IN the
reconstruction of Russia
A Long Journey.
Two months must elapse before the
commissioners can reach Petrograd
4 In that time il Is hoped that work
of establishing permanent govern
ment will be well under way.
The completed personnel of the
mission was announced today by the
state department as follows;
The L. S. Party.
/ Elihu Root ambassador eXtraordi'
nary of the United States of America
on special mission; John II. Mott
Charles II. Crane, Cyrus II. McCor'
mick, Samuel Il. Bertron, James Dun
can and Charles Edward Russell. en-
vows extraordinary on special mission
| Maj Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staft
of the army. military representative:
| of the president on special mission
/ Rear Admiral James II. Glennon
naval representative of the president
Col. r. T.. l.. Niche, aide to the chic
of staff; Col. william V. Judson, Mill
| tary attache; Lieut.. Col. Il. Bentle!
! Mott, military aide to Mr.. Root; Sur
I geon Holton G.. Curl. u. S. N, on spe
cial diplomatic mission; Lieut.. Alva ID
/ Bernhard. aide to Admiral Glennon
! Basil Miles, secretary to the mission
Major Stanley Washburn, u. $. A.. as
sistant secretary: Eugene Nrince. Ct
william aide and interpreter; James /.
I, McKenna tclerk in state Department.
chief clerk and disbursing officer
Clyde S. Stllwell. clerk; James F
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