The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24

MOSCOW, July s1.-(Correspondence
% Tho Associated Press)-United
States Senator Elihu Root, ana inc
otber members Of the American Dlplo-
matte Mission to Russia found conan
lions in Moscow quite unlike those AZ
pntroerad. Moscow Is less afrected oy
noIitIcs and politicians. It Is poor
! field for agitators. German pFopaso
dists have made little Roadway IN Nios.
COW. II Is typical OF real RUSSIA
| Is the home Of many landowners OF al
! classes, 1t Is the headquarters or inc
Iemstyo examinations which have rem
dared valuable assistance to the arm!
| throu ghout the war. Industrial war
committees have organized the iaborefs
of Moscow very effectively for war puF-
poses. ,..s
Consequently Moscow is much less
given to parades and oratory tnan ret
. roerad Instead Of spending their DAYS
= and nights carrying red banners anu
making speeches on the street corners
the varying classes of Moscow are
shedding I'D war supplies and doing eV-
crything in their power to bring the
wsr 70 a successful conclusion. There
! ia little talk Of separate peace In MOS
| cow, 1t Is unpopular. The NolsheVlk,
or extreme socialist. who is always un-
dor suspicion as being in the pay OF
Germany receives Scant courtesy III
Moscow.
There Ia n gct-togethcr spirit among
all classes In Moscow. instead VI
criticIzIns the coalition cabinet and de-
n,ardinr changes. Moscow citizens are
rendering the government valuable AID
IN scores Of ways through their various
effective organizations. The orthoooN
church has It's seat In Moscow and is
among the great bodies which arc
lending a steadyInR hand ia the govern
mcnt and encouraging tho army 10 rom
dor the allies Of Russia every posslDie
assistance through active fighting along
the Russian front.
Russia WAS fortunate IN naV'nk
Zcmstvo organizations to help the s!tua-
tion ut a time when It's ho'GFl'nent VS.
oyerthrown. These organizations are
wholly separate from tho central gov
ornment. They are free from natfonhi
nolitics. Tho Zcmstvn* nrc organized
in districts and also hav" provincial as
snciatinns. MS we'll ~ n nntinnal union
through which all tho branches coop
cratc, The chief purposes Of the or
ranfzationS originally w"r" the I'M
provcmcnt OF industrial condition. 'ho
hettcrmcnt OF agriculture ana tho up
luftirr Of social conditions. Taxes are
schools and hospitals arc constructed
hv them. Medical treatment Is pro-
ridcd. Tho organizations arc hiGhlS
informal in thrir character. Peasants. hs
we'll ns landowners. manufacturers ana
c,nItallsts have voice In their dlrcc-
ton.
As the Zemstvn organizations had tho
confidence Of nil classes they were
ideal mediums for all sorts Of war &C
1iyItics. They rallied Mt tho begin
ming nf the war 10 the assistance OF tho
government. equipped hospitals and
sunnIicd drugs They also aided tho
government by supplying war materials
Of every kind. They even provided
shins when such wrrc needed for trans
+ rortntInn m the lakes Of P"rsia To sup
! nlv tho troops with provisions and am
muntinn.
!. Within two months the Zemst~o I'm
ion Of the Caucausus Viii open rae
! tory capable nf supplying Russia with
: all tho wood extract Il requires for
tanning purposes. thus meeting one Of
the greatest moods Of both tho military
and civil population. This fnct"ry
= will hnvr n capacity nf 4n.nnn pounds or
. arid extract daily. Before the war
Russia bought all its tanning acids
from Germany. Franco and England:
This supnly is wholly cut of and ZENITH
or has risen To prnhihit'vc price,. \
! rsjr o. fine calf boots. such ny officers
/ ranuirc, now Soils nj the equivalent or
SIS gold
/ Tho ZcnSivo organizations hnv" m
abundance of hides rho government
has turned over Iu them all tho SKINS
Of animals killed /" supply m"at :" tn"
army rs we'll ns tn" hides of horses