The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-13
DUNCAN HAS FAITH
IN RUSSIA
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especially the peasants, in their nation
wide crisis. Other members of the com
mission had equally important duties tc
perform among many groups of citizenry
and, naturally, the entire commission
acted tlnitedly upon all subjects of com
mon interest.
From the national capital the commits
sion went to Seattle, thence on L. s.
cruiser across the Pacific by the norther-
] ly course to Vladivostock, where the
members became the guests OF the Rus
sian government and people. A special
train carried them to Petrograd through
Manchuria, Siberia and Russia. On the
way many stops were made in industrial
| localities, where public addresses were
made and suitably interpreted to the
| populace. Workingmen and soldiers were
much in evidence at the meetings and
Mr. Duncan found them kindly disposed
to the commission and anxious to hear
the message brought them from Amer
lea.
In Petrograd Mr. Duncan addressed the
council of workmen's and soldiers depu-
ties in their regular session. His re-
marks were well received and apparently
appreciated. The speaker stated that he
also delivered addresses to and held con.
ferences with many groups of working
men and soldiers, including the Cossacks,
the soldiers most loyal to the revolution.
Other meetings addressed by the granite
cutters president included an informal
gathering in the legislative chamber of
the Duma and the first formal union
mems convention held in Russia, which
took place in Petrograd. 1t was com
posed of delegates, representing 20 un-
ions.
From Petrograd the commission went
to Moscow, where many formal and in
formal gatherings were held. The mayor |
of Moscow, especially, was warm and ar
dent in his attentions to the members,
Arrangements were made by him for a
visit to the Kremlin and its history was
explained by Russians who spoke the
English language fluently The commits
sion visited the Moscow Duma, discussed
the business in hand and visited the
headquarters of the great Russian co.
operative system, including its banking
processes. The cooperative plan inn
pressed Mr. Duncan as being one of the
best in existence. The speaker visited
every council or meeting of workmen and
soldiers held in Moscow during the stay
Of the commission in that city and in
on this circumstance Mr..
Duncan stated his belief that coming in
personal contact with the aspiring work
men of the new democracy gave the
Russian people and the formative unions
n particular new inspiration and bet
er understanding of the common inter
st between the two nations. The work
men in the industrial centers played an
important part in being the real cause of
he revolution, according to Mr.. Duncan. :
t was their determination and thought
illness in creating better understands !
ng between them and the young peas
nts throughout the nation. peasants
yho eventually would constitute the ,
russian army, which made it possible for {
he army TO line up with the industrial :
atriots against tyranny and absolutism ?
Continuing his remarks on the revolu- ;
ion and its results, Mr. Duncan stated !
hat there is very little difference be- 7
ween Casarism, Tsarism and kaiserism .
IL mean brutality, military oppression a
nd degradation of the common people. r
lie said that the change which affected \
ne car OF hussld TOOK place IN the ldeS ~
March, even as Casar's overthrow .,
ime at the same time of the year In a
assing, the speaker expressed curiosity Il
) to whether the ides of March next d
ear will bring about the end of kaiser
M ~
Mr.. Duncan had the highest praise for =,
ussia and averred that credit for the
Drising should 90 TO the workmen's a,
,puties, although the Duma was active m
refusing TO dissolve at the cars in !,
ance. lie charged deliberate misman- !,
cement on the part of the autocratic n
Ter in causing the death of hundreds ar
thousands of soldiers. Don't think y,
at czars are to return in Russia, he Il,
emit on. They are gone forever The s.
eaker warned his hearers not to Judge -
e Russian people, following their great NJ
volution, by the wreck left them BY -
= car. If the people Of Russia are u
dyed on their merits, their patriotic de- =,
e for the introduction and defense of -
win be found so overwhelm- =.