The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
U. S. TOLD RUSS
| WILL AID ALLIES
Special Envoy Bakhmetieff As
sures America That Savs
Will Stick.
ALL IN FAVOR OF OFFENSIVE
Soldiers and Workmen Declare Their
Confidence in the GoveFnment at
Petrograd-World Peace Aim
of New Republic.

Washington, June 22.-Russia's con-,
secration to war to the end with
German autocracy was ,avowed by
metieff, head of the Russian mission
here, In statement to the American
people. Only through victory, he said,
can stable world peace and the fruits
Of the Russian revolution be secured.
Program Of "New Russia"
In formal statement to the press,
outlining the political and military pro-
gram Of New Russia" the ambassador
made the following declarations:
l. That the provisional s = ernment,
In accord with the wholespeople of
Russia, rejects all thought Of separate
peace.
2. That the deliberate purpose of the
provisional government is to secure
prompt achievement Of universal
peace.
8. That such peace shall presume no
dominion over other nations, no seiz-
ure Of their national property, no
forced usurpation Of foreign territory
and no annexation or contributions,
and shall be based upon the free de-
termination by each nation Of Its des-
tinies.
4. That Russia is decided as to the
necessity Of fighting the German au-
tOcracy until the. conditions of gen.
eral and stable peace In Europe are
established.
5. That New Russia Is striving to de-
stroy tyranny; to establish peace on
secure and permanent foundation, and
to make the world safe for democracy.
6. That the defeat Of Russia and her
allies would produce the greatest mis-
cry and make impossible the establish
ment Of universal peace ON a firm
basis.
Z. That the revolutionary army will
not allow the German troops to destroy
the allies on the westerns front and
then fall upon Russia with the whole
might Of their weapons.
g. That as result of the energetic
work Of reconstruction the provisional
government is steadily gaining in
strength and activity.
8. That the provisional government
has the firm support Of all parts save
q small group of radical extremists.
10. That force Of events will assure
for the United States and Russia a
stable friendship, which will develop
into permanent and active co-opera-
ton.
Wilson Pledges Support.
President Wilson took occasion at the
White House dinner in honor of the
Russian commission to express his sat
isfaction with the sentiment expressed
by Ambassador Bakhmetieff. He as
sured him that this government was in
entire sympathy with the Russian pro-
gram; that it desired to aid the pro-
visional government in sOlidifying the
foundation upon which 1t rests, and
that he and his subordinates would
leave nothing undOne to facilitate the
early and successful establishment of
the democratic movement in the vast
northern republic.
"Fight On" Congress Decides.
London, June 22.-Dispatches from
Petrograd say that the congress of
soldiers and workingmens delegates
from all Russia voted confidence in
the provisional government and unani-
mously adopted resolution demand
ing an immediate resumption Of the Of
fensive and the reorganization Of the
army. A war cabinet was formed, in
Guiding the leaders Of the Russian
army and navy and technical repre-
SentativeS.