Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-09
Editors Letter Box

Help Russa-Save American Boys.
Editor Kennebec Journal:
The hour has come when We con-
slider it our duty TO send out the
:. o. s. to the American Democ-
racy. Help Russia. save Russia. If
! help 10 Russia Will not be rushed
Immediately. in the most generous
way, Russia will become an easy
prey to Germany, which means the
prolongation of the war for several
years. with new millions Of young
lives sacrificed. Save Russia, help
he' to reestablish her fighting front
and by 50 doing YOU will save the
: lives Of hundreds OF thousands Of
American boys.
Help to Russia must be twofold:
general help, in the form of rolling
stock and engineers to reestablish
the means OF Transportation; in
foodstuffs, clothes, shoes, etc, for
the unfortunate population, and
special military help in the form OF
corps Ofinstructors who would take
up Immediately the task Of organ
izing regiments, divisions and finally
Il iiIlCS Ol lllOSc IklSSIdlS WHO are
ready to fight for their country and
freedom.
The corps Of Allied military in
structors who may come to Russia
for the purpose of reestablishihS
her military power can pfoducc
good results. if they stat with an
appeal for volunteers and organize
~ center. with
all possible speed. 2 real Russian
army, 50 that 'hei.z coming to help
should In the y=ast be foreign mill
tary intervention.
r.i& constructive program, IL
7 operly planned, can meet the sym
: a. and support of the great
my Of Rgssia's population, + It's
exec, y preluded by a joint Al
lied declaration telling plainly that
the Mics are ready to do everything
in their power, in accordance with
President Wilson's declaration, to
free Russia from Germany's yoke,
TO restore to Russia her lost terri
! tories and TO preserve the Russian
/ Democracy by giving her the posi-
hillty fol- free development.
/ IL this hour Of her national dis
t~ess Russia needs above everything
else, sympathy and friendship In
declarations and acts of her Allies.
They should he generous in both
such declarations and acts. Let
Russia feel that she is not alone.
that friends are coming without any
selfish purpose, without any desire
TO gain from her misfortune, with
the single purpose Of making her
again powerful. free and happy. 4
powerful Russia. a happy Russia, ii
free Russia will ne a blessing to the
entire world, and her resurrection
VIII mean d speedy defeat of German
mil.tarism, a triumph for Democ-
raCy the world over.
This il indeed difficult but not
an impossible program. If the Ger
mans by a carefully prepared and
punctually executed plan. were able
to knock Russia off her feet in a
Years time, the Allies are able to
bring Russia back in about the same
period of time. Germany succeeded
by playing on Russia's WEAKNESS of
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of the Bolsheviki who did their ut
most for Russia's destruction. The
Allies must eliminate, as far as pos
slble, this WEAKNESS by rendering a
generous financial and technical
support to Russia and by encour-
aging the sound elements of the
Russian Democracy, the elements
which, representing the overwheln,-
ing majority Of the Russian people,
crave for national Hnity, for sta
BILE democratic government recog-
nized by all classes, and for Russias
active re-entrance into the union Of
the great Domocracies fighting for
the principle Of justice and freedom.
A. J. SACK.
New York. May 6.