Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-25
U. S. LOANS HUNDRED
MILLION TO RUSSIA
Allies Ready to Reply to Pope's
Proposals
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Texans Make Protest Against Negro
Soldiers in South Seventeen
Fatalaties in Riot
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United States Government TO counter
act the effect of the expected news of
the occupation OF Riga, Russia's Bal
tic port, by the German forces. In
informal statement and through the
publication of an official letter TO AM
bassador Bakmeteff. the State De-
partment reiterated its faith in the
Russian Provisional Government.
Secretary Lansing Indicated that even
ii Riga had been evacuated the Rus
slams were likely to come back Al
together, what was said by the Secre-
tary of State was optimistic.
AS material evidence of the con
tinued faith of the United States in
the ability of Russia to overcome her
difficulties and share with her allies
in victory over the menace of Prus-
sianism, the Treasury Department
made a loan of S10O,000,000 TO the
Russian Provisional Government.
making $275,0OO,00O advanced since
the United States entered the war.
This faith was further emphasized in
an arranement between Russia and
tho United States under which the
Provisional Government will receive
the assistance in the way of supplies
it regards as essential TO Russian
military suecess-in fact, TO Russia's
cntinuance in the war.
Allies Ready To Answer Pope.
There is reason to believe that the
exchange of views between the United
States and Great Britain, the latter
representing the allied nations. on the
subject of the Pope's proposal, re-
garding the nature of the replies to
be addressed to the Vatican have
been practically concluded.
The State Department has acted
through the American Embassy at
London rather than through the Brit
ish Embassy in Washington, Ambas-
sador Page playing the important
can and British Governments. Eng
land has acted as clearing house for
the views of her allies, which have
all been ascertained.
1t is understood that none of them
counsels an acceptance of the basis
of peace as outlined by the Pope, al
though some features of the proposal.
especially those relating to postwar
measures. have not been found an
acceptable of themselves.
President Wilson is believed to be
ready to write the American reply TO
the Pope, if it has not already been
drafted There is a feeling here that
it will go forward next week, due
time having elapsed since receiving
the papal communication for its
benevolent and careful consideration.
The outstanding note which the
President is expected to strike in his
answer, according to some persons,
will recall a famous Lincoln phrase.
The President. these persons assert.
will inform the Pope that the world
cannot be half autocratic and half
democratic; that autocracy must be
expelled from the earth
Texans Protest Negro Soldiers.
The race question in the formation
of the armies that are to fight Ger
many has been brought forcibly to the
attention of the Government by the
clash at Houston, Texas, between
members of the Twenty-fourth United
States Infantry, negro regiment,
and police and civilians. in which
there were at least seventeen fatali-
ties
Some Southern Senators and Repre-
sentatives contend that this tragedy
makes it incumbent upon the Admin
istration give heed to the protests that
have come rom the South over the
quartering of negro soldiers in South
ern States. Generally. the Southern
representation in Congress refrained
during the consideration of the elec-
tive draft legislation from bringing
up the matter of drafting negroes in
to the National Army for fear of en-
barrassing the Administration in its
effort to have the law enacted Since
the draft law has been effective, how
ever. there have been indications OF
opposition in some sections 10 having
negro troops Quartered in the South
and this sentiment was beginning to
take form when the Houston riots
came to make ii a live issue.
u. 5. Board To Buy For Allies.
Official announcement was made
yesterday that an agreement had been
reached between the governments OF
the United States. Great Britain
France and Russia, by which all pur-
chases in this country for these al
lied governments would be made by
an American commission composed ol
Bernard NJ. Baruch, Robert S. Loyett
and Robert S. Brookings.
The announcement followed confer
ences between the Secretary of the
Treasury, Lord NorthcIiffe, special
representative of Great Britain; Am
bassador Jusserand OF France. and
Ambassador Makhmeteff of Russia
The agreement provides that hereaf-
ter all purchases of supplies of every
description shall be made for account
Of this government and the allied gov
ernments concerned
1t is understood that Italy will as