The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-18
HAS
FAITH IN new
RUSS FUTURE
Assures Countess Bressous-
ky Nation S Courage Is
Heartening.

President Wilson has no feelings Of
discouragement over the Russian situ-
alton and he Is far from thinking that
recent events have stamped her fu-
ture as hopeless.
In a telegram to Countess Catherine
Bressovsky, chairman of the Russian
committee on civic education. the Chief
Executive expresses the hope that
awakened Pussia and enfranchised
America may advance side by side
with mutual affection and confident
trust"
In spite OF the reverses which Rus
sia has recently suffered at the hands
of the Germans. the President looks
upon Russia's future as more hopeful
than il was prior TO the revolution.
since it has established one OF the
prime requisites for material and in
teiieetual advancement in its new civic
GemoCra ~.
Belief shared Here.
Military authorities in Washington
hold similar views and they are await
ing a general recuperation in Russia
during the winter months in which
Teutonic operations must of a neces-
sity be greatly IL not almost entirely
curtailed.
They point out the fact that. al
though Russia has met with military
rcverses and interior disturbances.
the activity has not been allowed
to diminish in the all-important in
dustrial field.
Russia will have an opportunity to
compose its interior troubles during
the winter and by the arrival OF
spring will be able to put re-
organized and well-equipped army in
the field.
In the telegram in which President
Wilson expressed his hope concerning
Russia. President Wilson said:
1t has afforded me genuine pleasure
to receive your eloquent message of
September %. At this hour, when
the historic events of the past few
months have brought Russia into such
close touch with America. it is most
heartening to witness the courage
with which the new Russia faoes5the
problems of the future. especially
when the high mission Of national
enlightenment and preparedness for
the great duties which fall upon a
civic democracy is advanced and sus-
tanned by such an educational or
Sanization as yours.
I'VE of America long since learned
that intellectual development and
moral fitness are the most powerful
elements of national advancement As
the individual is the type of the ma
ton, so the nation should embody
the highest individual ideals of civil
perfection. in order to assert and
maintain its honorable position in the
world-family of commemorative. full
filling its material and moral duties
toward its neighbors, strong In the
might Of right and fearless in the
cause of truth and justice. In the ef-
ort to attain this goal. may awakened
Russia and enfranchised America ad-
vance side by side with mutual af-
lection and confident trust.
WOODROW WILSON"
The telegram was sent in reply to
the countess expression of thanks for
assistance given by the United States
and setting forth The plans which
were being formed for the education
al enlightenment of the Russian
masses.
"A widespread education is neces-
sary." she said, Ito make Russia an
orderly democratic country. We plan
to bring this education to the SOL
dier in the camp, to the workingman
in the town and TO the peasant in
the village"