New Britain herald., 1917-08-08
RUSSIA'S FUTURE IN
 HANDS 0F AMERICA
We Must Show We'll Fight to
 Finish, Russell Says
NATIONS MORALE IMPROVES

NATIONS MORALE IMPROVES Arguments Against Sending Our Boys to France Is Utter Rot" He De-
 clares-"Win Fight Like -" Duncan Reports.
 Washington, Aug. S.-The American mission to Russia returned to Wash 1 lngton today to report to President Wilson on the results of it's three l months trip to the worlds newest democracy A delegation of officials
 met the party at the railroad station. Major General Scott, chief of staff 1 of the army, who spent much time at ] the front, will report to Secretary Ba- 1 ker. He was with the Russian army part of the time it was in rout before 1 the German forces and is expected to bring much valuable military informa- | ton.
 Arrangements were made at the l White House for President Wilson to receive MT. Root and all the members /! of the mission, at o'clock today. Later MT. Root will see Secretary l Lansing. It is expected that he will l make partial report at the conference today but will make a full report la ter. Much information will be confi- dential.
 The mission returned filled with optimism over conditions in the new ro 1io nd ha nh
 doing her part to the end in the great war. "The situation is very hopeful" MT. Root said. Americas entrance into
 the war has had a good effect. The
 morale of the Russian people is good, and altogether I should say the out look is encouraging"
 Charles Edward Russell, another
 member of the mission, who recently
 withdrew from the socialist party, de-
 clared the chief duty of the United
 States is to convince the Russian
 people that the United States is in the
 war to the finish.
 "I cannot emphasize too strongly MT. Russell said, that this country should present a united front. The Russian people can easily be united if the American people will convince them that this nation stands solidly behind its allies in this war and will not falter.
 Must Send Army to France.
 "The newspapers of the United States have a great duty to perform in presenting the country as it really is Talk of peace at this time and ar guments against sending our boys to France is utter rot. We must go through this war to the end, and our
 citizens might as well make Up their
 minds to that effect.
 "I am greatly encouraged by con-
 ditions in Russia. They are becoming
 better all the time. Even during the four weeks that I was in Petrograd I noticed a great change. l spent vir- tually all of that time with the work mems council, which is really tho government of Russia, and I know that the people are gradually getting
 behind the government more strongly every day. Of course they are a sen- timental and peculiar people, but they
 are anxious to make a fight for the right and if we will do our share they certainly will do theirs. The whole
 question of the future of Russia lies in the United States"
 James Duncan, who represented labor on the mission, expressed the
 opinion that development of railroad
 facilities is the greatest problem.
 "The outlook for the new republic is
 bright" he said ''The people are gotten into the war and it's entrance has had a wonderful effect on the
 morale.
 "All they need is better transporta- ton facilities to move troops, muni- tions etc. They have plenty of mu-
 nitions on hand and if they can solve the railroad problem they will light like -"
 Ambassador Bakhmeteff of Russia, Counsellor Polk of the state depart ment, Samuel Gompers, president or the A. F. of L. and other officials were among those who met the mission at the train.
 Scott Secs Daily Improvement General Scott declined to discuss
 any of the political aspects of the
 mission but was firm in the belief that Russia was sound at heart. "A people held down for years has been suddenly told it was free to do ! as 1t pleased" he said. There was an orgy of liberty, but now they are settling down. Every day sees lit l tie improvement. Russia is sound at 1 heart"
 When the offensive of the Rus l sian army against the Austro- Ger | mans was at it's height, General Scott | and some of his party watched the | inception of the movement and were ] hailed as mascots of new Russia. The mutiny which swiftly altered the | situation is attributed wholly to Ger | man propaganda by the returned l Americans They believe that many | Russians who went back to Russia 1 from the United States after the revo- | lution may have been German agents