Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
President Cables
 Message to Russia
ON THE EVE OF THE GATHERING
 OF RUSSIAN CONGRESS
LIN SYMPATHETIC VEIN
Message Does Not Urge Rejection of German Peace Terms-It May Serve to Prepare for Intervention by Japan in Siberia.

Washington, March 11.--On the eve of the gathering at Moscow of the Russian congress of iSoviets, which is to pass Judgment on the German made peace accepted by the Bolsheviki at Brest Litovsk, President Wilson has sent message of sympathy to the Russian peopN through the congress, with a pledge that the United States will avail itself of every opportunity and restoring Russia to her place in the world with complete sovereignty and independence.
 Message Cables to Congress. The United States now recognizes no government in Russia, but the president cabled his message to the American consul at Moscow for deliv- cry tomorrow to the congress. which
 is made up of soldiers and workmen's s i representatives, and speaks for at least
 a considerable part of the Russian people. The message made public to-
 night by the state department was as follows:
 President Wilson's Message.
 The presidents message telegraphed ] to the American censul-gen al
 Moscow for delivery follows:
 May l not take advantage of the
 meeting of the congress of the Soviets
 to express the sincere sympathy whicf
 the people of the United States fee
 for the Russian people at this mo
 ment when the German power ha.
 been thrust in to interrupt and turl back the whole struggle for freedom
 and substitute the wishes of German, for the purpose of the people of Rus : sia- Although the government of tn United States is. unhappily, not nov ina position to render the direct an effective aid it would wish to render
 l beg to assure the people of Russi , through the congress that it will ava :. itself of every opportunity to secur for Russia once more complete sove : reignty and independence in her ow ! affairs and full restoration to he 2 great role in the life of Europe an the modern world The whole hear f of the people of. the United States
 with the people of Russia in the at
 Etempt to free themselves forever frol '' autocratic government and become tt e masters of their own life.
 t WOODROW WILSON" Indicates Purpose of United States r r Thus in his first formal word . Russia since that revolution toi country under the leadership of tl
 Bolsheyiki deserted the allied eau
 the president indicates the purpose
 the United States to disregard u N hard terms upon which the Germs
 and Austrian war lords have pron n ised peace to the Russians, and
 demand an accounting upon a ve
 different basis when victory at la n shall be achieved by America and u le allies.
 in The president does not urge t d Soviets to reject the peace treat a though the delivery of his message le this time may be interpreted as su
 gesting such a course In fact, it ;: conceded in official circles that the " is scant ground for hope that the co st gress and what remains of a goyer re ment in Russia will refuse to gi in Approval to the German terms. Trot at ky, the Bolshevik foreign minister, h is resigned. and from Lenine, the pr st mier, who apparently controls t
 regime, nothing is expected. s: Difficulty for Germany in East. m But there seems to be still stro r. belief here that difficulty for Gern,a k in the east is by no means ende d. that as the humiliating nature of { s- Teutonic terms begins to be realiz g. by the great mass of Russians and { Id tyranny of war lords in occupied tt or ritory shows itself, there will be De new uprising that will make it's
 felt. Whether or not anything resel e. bling a strong central governms m capable of making organized resi- ne ance on a large scale is developed, { O. hope here is that the determinati be of great numbers of the Russians r. fight oppression will find express n- in some way that will give the, G id mans much to do in the east until 1
 ultimate victory in the west, abt
 which no doubt . is entertained, D =S the United States and the allies
 the position to give that direct 8 | effective aid of which President W
 son speaks.
 z May Pave Way for Japan. k Coming at the time it does, De presidents message may serve to le lal en misgivings in Russia over the D he posed intervention by Japan in ,re beria. The understanding here is t ng there is no difference of opinion ami he the allies that any operations und rts taken by Japan to check Gern CT, naehinations in the east and prot be the war stores at Vladivostok will try in any degree threaten permaneI ,u- Russia's territorial integrity. he id MILITARY MOVEMENTS
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