The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06
ROOT MISSION
ON way EAST TO
MAKE NO STOPS

MAKE M S|UPS.
The Root commission 20 Rus.
sla, which stirred seattie's pa
triotlsm TO It's depths Saturday
afternoon In eloquent. ringing
speeches at the Arena. 10 today
speeding 10 Washington. o. c.,
there 20 personally deliver a re.
port on the Russian situation TO
President Wilson and the cab
met.
No stops are to be made between
here and the national capital. The
commission was instructed. upon
leaving for Russia. TO extend Amcri-
cas- greetings and good wishes TO
the new republic. and. secondly. 10
ascertain In what ways the United
States can be OF service.
VIII Talk With Cabinet
According 10 John X Mott. the
Y, NJ. G. A. member OF the commits.
sion. written reports will be supple.
mented with oral hearings before
the cabinet. az which \ sort OF round
table discussion OF Russian affairs
will take place The commlssion-
ers will submit to questions and In.
terylews. 40 that Secretary Ian.
sing and tho cabinet men may be as
fully apprised as possible.
The remarkable patriotic fervor
aroused by Senator Root Saturday
at the Arena, who. at tho conclu.
sion OF his speech. brought the en-.
tire audience 10 It's feet. was repeat.
edly exhibited during the afternoon.
Speaker after speaker. placing be-
fore the audience I'm deadly earnest
the actual menace OF German domi.
nation. literally took tho audience
out OF its seats. and Seattle fairly
shouted ita readiness to do It's part
In the International struggle.
Russell Stlrs Crowd
'Llfe7 What is life when the
democracy OF the world Is hanging
by a hair" asked Charles Edward
Russell the noted socialist. Huthor
and special writer for The Star and
sister papers. Speaking straight
from the shoulder. Russell. the lover
OF peace. held his audience thrilled
rs he told why the nation has got 10
fight.
II Is FOR America 20 save tho
democracy OF Russia and IN. democ.
racy OF the world" he said Not
only IL Americas own Helfpreser.
yation NJ stake. Russell pointed
out. but civilization Ia in the bal.
ance
BE of good cheer with regard 10 |
Russia" he declared Democracy
in Russia is saf. Do no, believe |
the stories that Russia is going To /
slide back TO auiocrRcy hav.
seen an election in Russia and I !
have seen a ballot box in tho dis. /
carded palace OF discarded duke /
"Russla's democracy Ia firmly /
founded. It IL not half democracy 4
for when Il was established there 1
was no, single thought in the
minds OF the leaders that only the
men In Russia should have part
in It's government.
Their democracy could no, con.
celvc a DISTINGUISHED womanhood."
he explained.
German Propaganda
Il come back to America. and
| hear strange stories of disaffec.
ton and internal turmoil DO you
know. "a know. that the wonder.
ful and efficient German propagan. /
dist II telling the German people /
that the Americans are ununited7 /
That the Americans are not a PEG.
pie. and that they are torn and har. I
asscd by strikcs'
But say 10 you that ~ IL false
At this moment OF crisis. America
ls united.
When a man says NY wages
before my country he Is not an
American.
when a man SAYS. My prof,
sheets before my country he 4.
not an American
when man says. My organi.
nation before my nation he is not
an American
Americans are united and Amer.
leans arc for America and democ.
racy first
The One Big issue
Every star and every stripe In
the flag II In peril Democracy |
hangs In n balance today. When /
| told you few moments ago that /
Russia's democracy was safe. | /
failed 10 mention the one chance I
OF It's falling with America"
1T In for America TO save the
democracy OF Russia and the dem.
ocracy of the world.
None Of the big social prob
lens OF the day are to be con-
sidered before this question o.
democracy. This 10 the one
big issue. for without demoe-
racy no other things we all
pray for are possible.
First we must settle the ques-
ton OF whether we are 10 have
then we may consider 1
the other demands of the people /
Until then not a single thing |
that We want can we obtain
Hanging by Hair"
Life What is life when the
democracy Of the world is hanging
by a hair? What is life without
What Is life IL we know
that the flag has been desecrated
he pa and that wa bav, sIippaJ !