The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-31
MUST keep FAITH
TO IMPRESS THIS ON RUSSIA 70
one or COMMISSIONS
CHIEF Tasks.
NO TERMS WITH DEsPoTIsM
u ElIhu Root and HE Colleagues A.
Successful In Holding New Republic
to ts Agreements, We VIII Give
Help.
BY EDWARD D. CLARK.

general way probably that the commits
sion to Russia Of which Eiihu Root IL
the chief was given Instructions The
members have. Of course. a guiding
principle, but they will be moved to
this course or to that by conditions as
they exist IN Russia. -,
| With American engineers on their
way to Russia and with this other
commission Of pleading and instruc.
ton starting on Its way. Washington
Is looking half fearfully. half hopeful.
ly to the future. What is to be &C.
complished by American effort In the
Land Of Doubt?
1t II known definitely that the rock
on which the chief structure OF hope
Of success IL founded Ia that which will
bear up strongly the direct statements
OF the Americans that no democracy
with hope for Its future as demo-
cratic state can afford to break faith
| with other demOcracies and to make
terms with despotism.
Everything which has come to the
officials In Washington from Russia
bears out first belief that the masses
Of the people Of the new republic do
not understand the situation as It is
related specifically to conflict be-
tween democracy and autOcracy.
American socialists have told Ameri-
can nonsocialists that millions of Rus.
SLAMS see simply In the present stu.
alton a ch9nce to secure peace for
themselves and thereby to help In the
securing Of permanent peace for
the whole world.
Russian Masses Must BE Taught.
There Is the blackness Of ignorance
throughout a great part of Russia and
for 1t the former car and his men and
his methods have been held response.
BILE. The enlightenment, DO socialists
here say. that Is needed Is one which
will make plain to the Russians the
pathway Of n democracy's duty In such
Q war as this. American socialists,
or some of them, ut any rate, believe
that liberty so recently founded In Rus
sia will be lost quickly to some MAN
on Horseback" II pledges to the allies
are repudiated and peace Is sought
with Germany.
SO II Is that the belief, seemingly
substantial. is that Elihu Root aud his
colleagues will do what they can al.
most on the instant Of their arrival In
Russia to impress upon the leaders and
the people. the workingmen and the
soldiers that the surest way to lose
the gift Of freedom Is to make friends
with freedoms enemies. -,
II has been held In Washington that
plan Of American participation In
the campaigns In Europe unquestion-
ably would include one for participa-
ton In the fighting on the east font.
-Four American army officers 'ure &C
companying the commission to Russia.
One OF them Is a campaigner Of many
years, a strategist and a man known
for his persuasive powers. 1t seems
altogether unlikely that Maj. Gen.
Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff of the
United States army. would have been
sent with the commission unless the In
tention, II Russia holds firm, Is to send
a threatening force" Of the soldiers of
one republic to fight side by side with
tne sOlulerS OF anOtner.
Must Keep Agreements.
Naturally economic problems, the
loans Of money, the building Of rail-
roads and supplying Of munitions. and
dozen other things will come within
the scope Of the subjects to be dis
cussed by the American commission
ers with the Russian authorities. But
nothing can be done along these lines |
until there Is assurance that the Rus |
SLAMS are to stand stanchly by their
agreements of the past and are not to |
give way before the pressure Of Ger. |
many's promises and the pressure of |
those apostles Of philosophy that
peace is to be preferred above all |
things. else.
II Is going to take the American COM |
mission some time to reach the seat |
OF such government as Russia now has. |
The administration officials realize |
that a thousand and one things can
happen between today and the date of |
the arrival In Petrograd Of Mr. Root
and his colleagues. The daily prayer
OF patriotic Americans In Washington,
and 1t Is offered on the street cor
ners and other public places, Is that
conditions will be no worse on the
Neva when Elihu Root and his col.
leagues arrive than they are today. 1t
Is thought that he may be able to save
the situation.
1t Is known that Russia will be prom
ised every possible assistance by the
people Of the United States through
Its representatives In the work of re-
facilitating itself, not only for war, but
for the peace which will come after,
provided only that the Russians prove
themselves to be men of their word
and will continue 10 fight against the
one chief thing which the people of the
land say they most loathe-despotlsm
II there is failure of the Root com.
mission to induce the Russians TO con.
tinue the war, then the rest of the n
work will go by the board. Russia, Il
Is held here, either is to stay IN the