The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-20

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ing satisfactorily. Tn. new government
will endure permanently.
America and Russia have a COM
mon commercial destiny"
This is the Interpretation by Isaac F.
Marcosson OF the messages brought to
Washington by the Russian commission
headed by Prof. B. A. Bakhmetieff.
| Mr.. Marcosson has just returned from
PetroErad and is in Washington con-
sulting with high government officials
regarding affairs abroad and their re-
lation to Americas part in the world
war.
In discussing Prof. Bskhmetief. Mr..
Msrcosson said:
Prof Bakhmetieff speaks by the
book. He speaks from first hand knowl-
edge Of Russia. a thorough study OF its
people. its conditions. its position in the
war. and its relation TO the rest OF the
world. He also speaks as a man pos
sessed Of a great deal Of information
about the United States, its people.
problems, and participation in the war.
Professor Bakhmetie1 is a most
important factor in the government
for which he speaks. He is known
as one of Russia's live wires and
is thoroughly progressive and mod
ern in his views. He has few illu-
sions. being a man who has thor
oughly mastered his facts and care
/ fully observed conditions so as to
! equip himself for action at the proper
| time.
1T is doubtful IL throughout all
Russia a more Ideally equipped or
/ better suited man than he could have
been selected to serve as the head Of
commission to the United States.
He has confidence in Russia and ad-
miration for America. He under
| stands both.
Men who know Professor Bakhme-
/ tiefI are confident that his mission
will prove of incalculable value to
both nations through a more thorough
understanding OF the aims. objects,
hopes and destinies OF the two coun-
tries.
Has Analysed Facts.
'Tn him they see the man who can
lay the Russian situation before the
American Government in the most
comprehensive fashion and in the few
est possible words. He is a man of
many parts, a man of great charm OF
manner, mental width. quick grasp
and profound learning. Above all he
is a student Of economic conditions
and an observer OF people. When he
undertakes TO predict what will hap
pen In Russia in the future he is not
posing as a fortune teller. but bases
his conclusions upon what he knows
as a result OF psinstaking analysis OF
the facts
Prof BakhmetIed IL playing an i'm
portant part in the reconstruction OF
the Russian government. That fact
alone, those who know him say. is a
guarantee that the new government
will live and accomplish its purposes.
ITO him and men like him the
people of Russia and the world are
| looking for leadership and guidance
| for that nation through the chaos
which followed the revolution. and
must continue until the new govern
ment has become thoroughly sJabll-
lied. He is the same type Of pro
/ gressive, energetic, far-thinking man
as Kerensky, the brilliant minister OF
| war, who has been declared by come
writers to be 'Russia's Lloyd George
Russia has had occasion before TO
test the mettle OF BskhmetieT. and
in each instance he has acquitted
himself more brilliantly than was ex-
pected. At the outbreak OF the war
| Russia found herself without equip
ment for her soldiers. without mu-
nitions. and without adequate rail
road facilities or rolling stock.
Gave Big Munitions Orders.
THE war industry committee, head
ed by ex-Minister Of War Gutchkoff.
selected Prof. Bskhmetieff to furnish
the things OF which Russia found
herself in urgent need. Shortly az
ter the beginning OF hostilities he
| reached New York and began puT-
chasing the necessities OF war on 4
/ more gigantic scale than the world
| had ever seen before.
| He knew that back in Russia his
countrymen were battling the thor
oughly equipped Germans with their
1 bare hands. and he worked with all
possible haste and speed. The re-
suit OF his labors was that in an
| incredibly short time Russia began
to receive shipments OF war materials
from America.
Prof Bakhmetien remained in New
York for eighteen months or more,
keeping a constant and uninterrupted
stream OF war supplies flowing to
Russia He returned to PetrogrAd
only a few weeks before the revolu-
tion and was on the scene during the
upheavAl.
! Within ten DAYS after the revolu-
tion Russian leaders had organized
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