New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Country Will Attack Ger
many When She Reorgan-
ICES, Writer Declares
High Regard for U. S.
Americas Recognition of New
Republic Praised as
Gift from God"

"Al Russia is joy-riding under the
intoxication of a sudden freedom. Al
ter years Of servitude and submission
she is suddenly free and knows not
what to do with her freedom. Ske is
made Of the right stuff, however, and
has some marvellous men in command
and the chances are that when she
finds herself she will foil Germany and
prove worthy unit of the Allied
cause"
This was the summing up Of the
Russian situation by Isaac +. Marcos
son, the magazine writer, who returned
here yesterday from Petrograd via a
British port after several months in
the Russian capital.
Russia, he says. has deep attach
ment for the United States, and the
Americans are held higher in her re-
gard than any people in the world.
Throughout the new republic a vast
percentage of the people have learned
that the United States was the first
great power to recognize her as a re-
public, and the love of this swift recog-
milton. says Mr. Marcoson. has engraft-
ed fidelity that cannot be shaken by
German propagandists and Will make
the United States potent factor in
holding Russia with the Allies.
Labor a Serious Problem
Labor is one of the big hitches,'
said Mr. MarcOsSon, that is retardlng
the wolk Of Kerensky, Lvof and Mil
iukOff. and unless the laboring classes
see the light hundreds of big manu-
featuring plants will have to go out of
business. When | left Petrograd the
laboring classes were demanding four
hour day with twelvehour wage.
Americans should remember that the
Russian revolution was an accident
the biggest accident of the war. II was
too sudden for everybody concerned. No
soldier salutes superior to-day.
rode on a tramcar in Petrograd filled
with soldiers and civilians, and hanging
TO a strap was prominent Russian
general con nspicuous in the Russo-Jap-
anese War. No one gave the aged man
"a seat"
doubt but that Russia should be and
will be a republic. but he doubted if she
was ready TO be a republic at this time
The warmest advocates of republic at
the head OF the government, he de-
clared. were doubtful OF its immediate
success and had advocated a oonstitu-
tional monarchy as stepping stone 10
the ultimate goal.
IL believe that Russian democracy is
safe" continued Mr.. Marcosson, so
long as the men in power now are kept
there. Kerensky is the marvel Of the
age. Before the war he was radical,
an agitator. an anarchist, but ne
emerged from the revolution a master
mind. cool and conservative. If an elec
tion were to be held tomorrow in
Russia Kerensky would be made Presi-
dent.
Praises the United States
81 am not an optimist, but ! am hope
ful for Russia. The new Russia loves
this nation better than any IN the
world. and is hopeful Of great help and
advice from the United States. After
the revolution Britain was awaiting the
pleasure of France and Italy as to
recognition. Meanwhile the United
States. through the suggestions OF Am
baSSador Francis. recognized the new
republic. and IL sent our stock away up
in Petrograd. Many Russians have told
ne that they regarded the revolution
and the entrance of the United States
into the war as great gifts of God"
81 don't believe the Russians will
make a separate peace. They know full
well that such move would mean a
reunting of the old autocracies.
tremendous attack on the East front by
Germany would have settled the prob
lem OF separate peace. But Germany
cunningly would not provoke 1t and
withdrew her troops"
Doubts Revolt in Germany
Mr.. Marcosson said the socialists OF
Russia held high hopes that their
brethren in Germany would revolt as
they had done. but hopes of such move
are not entertained by the men at the
head of the government.
II asked Kerensky," said the writer
"if nc thought there would be an up
rising in Germany. He replied that II
IS impossible, as the German people
were wholly and securely under the
Iron Fist"
Mr.. Marcosson declared that the Lib
ertv Loan should receive the full sup
port Of the American people, but added
that the government should have Of
fered a greater interest than 3h2 per
cent