The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-24
RUSSIA'S AIMS
ARE LIKE OURS
New Government Desires a
Peace Without
Victory
BUT UNDERWRITERS
SHOULD BE IMPOSED
The Cause of the Allies Was
Strengthened by the
Revolution


"The Russian masses whom / represent
in the provisional government recently
established fully indorse President vii
sons war aims.
Provided the president was speaking
not as IA diplomat, but as the mouth
piece OF the American people when, in
his peace note in December, he pro-
claimed a desire for peace without vic
tory and a re-esta blishment OF European
governments along lines of racial de-
velopment, the world will find the Rus
sian soldiers, Russian sailors and Rus
sian workmen lined up solidly behind
him in his desire to free the German peo-
pie.
"our aim is not to infict penalties
that would be provocative OF future
strife. The Russian people are not
against proper indemnities, but they are
determined that improper punitive exac-
lions must not be imposed"
| These first authoritative statements of
the exact attitude of Russian soldiers
and workmen, who now admittedly CON
troll the policies of government, We're
made yesterday by A. +. Karensky, min
lister of justice. He declared that the
telegram sent to him by New York So
cialists urging again separate peace
was gratuitous and unnecessary, for the
Russian masses are inspired with a pro-
found enthusiasm to continue their con.
sistently defensive war to finish.
As the chief figure of the revolution
and the one man on whose shoulders now
rests the destiny of Russia, Mr.. Karen
sky, representing the Socialists, the
army, the navy, and the workmen,
speaks as the most powerful personality
of the new government.
"The revolution" he declared, "instead
of causing weakness in the military
alignment of the entente powers, has
caused positive strength. No conditions
GOULD have been more shockingly out
rageous or more dangerous to the entente
than the disorganisation of the Russian
armies last January.
AT that time, with only two days
food supply ON hand, instead of three
weeks supply as at the beginning OF the
war, assertions were so frequent as 10
cause serious impairment of morale.
Seventy per cent OF the blast furnaces
engaged in turning out munitions were
not working because OF the shortage OF
fuel, and the metal output had decreased
rs per cent
Had the Germans made an advance |
this spring with the old regime still in |
power, PetDgrad would have fallen.
Everybody in Russia knew the immi- |
hence of danger and realized that revolu. |
ton was absolutely necessary for the
safety of the nation. This explains why
il was accomplished with such unanimi-
ty.
"Our technical organization has in
creased tremendously under the new gov.
moreover certain military as
poets of the revolution are OF immense
military Importance.
MANY nationalities subject to Russia,
rs, for example, the Poles and Firms,
we're openly hostile under the old regime.
md would have received the Germans
With open arms.
"The provisional government has now
an agreement with the Firms
or adequate protection against a posi-
de German advance. Hence, Finland is
low a strong spot instead of weak, as
ormerly in the empires line of defense.
People abroad must not be misled by
,eace talk prevalent among Russian So
ialists and labor leaders. Peace propa-
randa and czarism was ten times more
PREVALENT than now. This, however, was
lot only never permitted to reach the (:
,ars of the outside world, but there {
we're actual attempts on the part of the a,
government to conclude sep /:
rate peace. 8
"To day, with our new won freedom of I
peech, we have healthy discussion
which dissolves itself harmlessly into
rauory instead of breeding sinister in S
rigue. &
'As far as the war policies of Rus
ian Socialists are concerned, / may say {
hat we make clear distinction between a
ecesssry indemnities, as in the cases of
'elgium and Poland and irritating penal
actions"
do you believe that a social revolu- v
ion is possible in Germany during the /
arr" asked the Transcript representa- &"
i've. I
NO" said Mr.. Karensky, 81 am not v
farxian in my beliefs and hence do not
gree with the views of the majority | Q
nat JHe OeTDtlH OoSldllSts are uhtlN 10
recipitate revolution. X
"For the first time / am able to speak u
to America; c
"The United States democracy is bet "
er understood by the Russian masses a
nan are England and France.
The Russian masses and the Ameri- 4
IN people are to-day exhibiting one of "
ne most profound democratic sympath h
s of history. a
Speaking of the Russian Socialists, A
,ldiers and workmen who caused the e
evolution, and whose minister | now eI
m, can only draw attention to my
,eech in the Donna at the outbreak of o.
he war, when / said that we would en- y
It a defensive war, but perfunetorily Il
ecause of our distrust of the govern Fl
ent. With Russian territory invaded IS
rr war is still defensive, but now We q
age a war that viii be fought firmly A
the end, with vision Of free Russia Il
aiding Ms on. which even in its ineipient- 81