The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-19
RUSSIA WILL REDEEM
HERSELF, SAYS MOTT
Mcanber of Root Commission Calls
Upon America TO "f'ambic'
On II.
DESERVES sYMpNrU1 NOW.
Ground Swell of Democracy VIII Vet
Bring Her Back. He Tells Great
AudIence--Rus>tas situation Ana
lyned by y. VI. c. =. Man


iyIed by \. VI. G =. Man.
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New York. March Fleaafnx
the cause Of Russia before a large
audience In Carnegie hail yesterday.
Dr. John r. Mott. general secretary OF
the international committee Of the
Young Mems christian association.
who was a mem Der Of the Root com
mission to Russia expressed conf
denco that that exhausted and de-
moraiized nation would yet emerge
from her present chaos and vtndirate
herself before the peoples OF the world.
Dr. Mott said that he resented the
construction placed upon Russia thees
days. and many of the superficial.
hasty. ill-considered Judgments CON
corning that vast and complex people."
You may not understand Russia
he went on. but I'm heavens name be-
lieve in Russia. maintain that II ~
the duty now more than ever of our
American nation 10 stand by anv peo-
pie cropping toward larger light and
larger liberty"
Analysing the causes OF Eussia's de-
morallzatiou. he said.
"Tba r,,aetsr raor,1. .ia..l,
wa ana 49,, = ,,t+ - - :. ,r t1iAr
have IN MANY ,,.,,.g r9.t+ - - 80
~ 49,. ,a ,rEss. 20 'N ~ % -, 80, ~
aual, ovar q mn o9n - -. 80 Ia
brothers their fathers ana n,,ahanas
ga -. - GU - uo 90 us
- -, az Va 'He othet diltes
go ".,l1o men w nave even 'oV'-
poV ~ osses over American graves IN
"l'ce anu peFShsilee on other fronts,
~ may y" Attiile TOT us 10 cFlicise
announcer nation Tor becoming tired of
me war. In addition to the 100000
slain 100000 Russians are so
manned and mutilated that they can
never night again. And in addition to
all these, We must also think of the
more than 10000 Russian prisoners
today lanrplshing in the prison war
camps OF tho Middle Continent. DO
you wonder that the Russians are war
tired?
The second cause exDlaininv the
shaking Of the sntri+ ~ thn orr,1, o,'d
navy classes Of Prussia srd iaas,na
then, ia aeel, thar sol,-,+Inr, j., 80
directions "a +bat tba,, - ,t.S.I's
IN, ~ ia s.|,1,..,,.,,Sy e 81 ny ~
rae.j,,,a,,. .aat 49,. mum VI
/ ,,1',r,tt5 80 "1V'Ie "iIitoUV am
~. 80. 80 "a i.ussl"h guns iac-
ir7 1 ~ n suns "tth an allotment
w aA4etiS gay WIN any amou :
q Ilfluhl'ioh stored UP behind them
Dut "Ithheia from the front by th ,
/ ta''oroHs agents OF the czar Think
OF these Things and you will under
Stahd why the Russian army AMI navy
classes are discouraged over the war
DaxFled by New Freedom.
me third cause OF decentralization
! OF the Russian people is the sudden
hoodins OF the minds of Russian sol
dlerB and civilians with this fascinating
IDEAS OF the Russian revolution Inn
aRlne the effect OF these idess coming
/ 20 your mind for the first time. I'm =
aSlne the idea dawning upon you for
the first time that hereafter YOU shall
nave heht instead or darkness. liberty
instead Of slavery plenty instead OF
poverty
! DO YOU wonder that IDEAS Ike
4 these, coming 10 simple minded and
conf Aratively illiterate peasantry and
! working class. should Drove to be
more aliuring, more attractive more
EatistyinE, at least for the. time being
than ideas of slaughter and destruc-
uon' Would they not be abnormal
were this not the case Let us be per-
tectIy fair with the Russian people
hut there iS another cause behind
me deWoraIi2a ton or tho Russian peo-
pIe--9nd that is the mastery German
( ntFieue and propaganda that has been
conc ucleo through that country far
ano Nla' mere mas befh nothing
qnt.T ny ne gay me Russian
r,ag ,bryt.haa AZ ,tz.-.. t''"@''s
I.a.oa ,ri' were re-
,,ore d,s,airse4, -, ~ N
sia to tbe otbsr Thai Az Is oo n c oNo
poopIe Started on q lon, H1,tlo,. 49,
have not returned since '''S
/ But Germany vas there S,rst, .hs
was in Finland and she was in larger
numbers in Sweden than uany
thought. She was also in another
stranSe niace-along me lighting
! mes. Not only the hRhting Germans,