New Britain herald., 1917-11-02
Troops All Worn Out After Year alid a.
 Half of War----UJli- 2.
 able to Keep Pace {.
BOOTS, LEATHER, IRON
 AND MONEY NEEDED

syHE 5 : e. H . E Y Declares Russia Is Not Out n
 the War, But That Her. Allial
 Win Have to Do tue Brur O
 the Fighting.
 Petrograd, Nov. 1.-Russia is w0l1 out by the strain of war and nut have help, Premier Kerensky todn' told the Associated Press. He sMSl that Russia claims, as her right thu the other Allies now should should the burden which she has borne. Ia
 Russia, the premier declared. h been fighting IS months longer tho. England, and Russia has foNG alone. and Is fighting alone.
 The world must not lose faith s the Russian revolution, because (t an economic one. No one, the pr1 1nier added, has the right to feel KIT illusions about 1t, as 1t takes yN to develop n stable. government ~
 America s most useful way of KI ing Russia is by sending boots lS
 CT, iron and money. Premier Kxn , sky said it would be imposafht&a the United States to send troops. .SS& would be too greats
 Russia is not out of the war. HI mier Kerensky said, in answer IT
 ports to the contrary. s
 Russia has fought conaietn2 since the beginning. She mi France and England from disa1 s early in the war. She is now s& out by the strain and claims sa v1E f|1oa 1l3no burden" N Thus Premier Kerensky expJ6i12SsS Russia's position to the cOrrolI dent. The premier was seated 4tSls library of the former nrivAte 1T the emperor in the Mlnter PaS
 The correspondent called attention
 widely contradictory reports ntts ly sian conditions and asked GhU S Ss3 3{ mier for a frank statement ofss
 facts -. 4. sN.
 Tt has been said by travellers *K turning from England and elsewhe to America that opinion among 4M people-not. officially. but generaalys is that Russia is virtually out of th war;" it was explained. 8
 'Is Russia out of the war?n Pr&l ,Inier Kerensky laughed. That" M answered, 'is ridiculous queSttnx1 Russia is taking an enormous pArE the war. One has only to reNah1 history. Russia began the waraE
 allies. While she was alread
 ing England was only prepar{h1 America was only observing
 Russia at the beginning bore q whole brunt. of the fighting, theESE saving Great Britain and FraA0N People who say she is out of the wi have short memories. We hay, fought since the beginning and tho, must now take the heaviest part oI the burden on their shoulders. l
 "At present Russian A1ublic opinion is greatly agitated by the question: Where is the great British fleet now that the German fleet is out in the Baltic?'"
 Russia" the premier repeated. ta worn out. She has been fighting one and one half years longer than Eng land"
 Could an American army be ot use If sent to Russia?" N;
 Tt would be impossible to aen05 one," said Kerensky. "It is 8 qpoMsl ton of transport. The 4difacultieS arr too great"
 If America cannot send troops what would be the most useful M " for her to help Russia?'' he w14 asked. ss
 Have her send boots. leather, from and," the premier added, emphaticals iy, money" 4
 Premier Kerensky drew attention td; the fact that Russia has fought. hef| battles alone. .~
 Russia has fought alone-is fights ing alone," Kerensky said. "Fraue4l has had England to help her from the start and now America has cprtx4 in." ..t.. ..s
 The premier was asked regardinai the morale of the Russan people and the Russian army. He answered. " ': 'The masses are worn out cco. The disorganizcd state o4l life in general has had Q psychological effect on the people. They doubt. the possibility of the attainment of their kcpes.'
 What is the lesson to the detnoa- racies of the world of the Russian ?" >a%&.E.- s
 'This,' Premier kerenskyt replied,s "is for them to find out. They must not lose faith in the Russian reyoiu-3 ton, because it Is not a political revoss lution but an economic one. and II revolution of facts. The Russians revolution is only seven months oldss No one has the right to feel dinaias lusioned about it. It will take yeArG' to develop. @4
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