The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
ROOT MISSION
 ARRIVES SAFELY
 IN RUSSIAN PORT
Delegation Authorized To
 Tell Nation U. $. Will Aid in Rehabilitation.

Washington, June 1.-The American commission to Russia, headed by Elihu Root, arrived safely at a Russian port yesterday morning, the Navy Depart
 ment announced officially yesterday afternoon. The members passed en route a spe- cial Russian delegation, headed by Prof. Boris Bakhmeteff, which is due to arrive in this country at an early date.
 The commission left Washington about May 15, charged with greetings to the new democratic government and authorized to pledge unstdnted aid from the United States not only in the prosecution of war against the com mon enemy but in the rehabilitation
 of the demoralized country. It was preceded by a special mission of rail- road experts, whose arrival already has been announced.
 After final conference between President Wilson and MT. Root the commissioners travelled overland to the Pacific coast and there boarded fast naval vessel for the voyage to the Orient. Under the voluntary cen-
 sorship, at the request of the govern ment, nearly all American newspapers refrained from publishing anything e~OooSt cAAO11 0CPdlLuIc or lH0 pOIIlLS through which they passed along the
 way. While no German submarines
 are known to be operating in the Pa
 cif1c, it was deemed not wise to print
 details of the trip until the voyagers were landed
 The arrival of the nis;ion at Petro- grad is awaited anxiously, because it
 is confidently believed here that the
 assurances it brings from the Amer. ican government and the people and the counsel of it's members will do
 much toward steadying and strength
 en1ng the hands of the Provisional
 government
 With MT. Root are John R. Mott, Cyrus H. Mccormick. Samuel R. Der tron, James Duncan and Charles Ed
 ward Russell, envoys extraordinary Major-Gen Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the army, military representa- tive of the President; Read Admiral James H. Glennon, naval representa- tive of the President; Col. R. E. L.
 Michie, aide to the Chief of staff; Col. William C.. Judson, military attache
 to the mission; Lieut.-Col T. Bently Mott, military aide to the ambassador extraordinary; Surgeon Holton c. Curl, U. s. N..; Lieut.. Ava D. Bafnhard U. s. N, aide to Admiral G1enpon; James McKenna, chief clerk and dis bursing officer of the mission; Clyde l s. Stilell, James F. O'Rourke, Jay Keegan, Duane B. Washburn, Walter W. King and George D. Gregory, clerks; Sergeant Paul z. Rand olph,
 orderly, and George B. Long. messen-
 Charles R. Crane, envoy extraor-
 sdinary; Basil Miles. secretary to the ! mission; Major Stanley Washburn, U. s. A., assistant secretary tp the | mission, and F. Eugene Prince civil aide and interpreter already are in Russia and will join the paety at it's destination.
 credit advanced to Russia by this gov
 ernment has been used by the former,
 it is planned that a portion will be
 expended in this country in the pur-
 chase of 500 locomotives and 10000 cars in order to relieve the trenspor- 1 tation problem now confronting the new democracy. Until the arrival in Il Washington of the new Russian am-
 bassador, the charge d'affaires of that government at the national capital is | not in position to make use of the l financial assistance rendered by the
 United States and, accordingly, the money advanced will not beconie avail I able until some one in authority dic- -tates how it shall be spent
 The United States has not changed it's plans regarding financial assistance Ito be rendered Russia, but it is ex- | pected future advances will depend
 upon the reports made by the Root I commission.