The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-18
ISSUE APPROVAL TO RUSSIANS.
Prominent Americans Ask ThemNto Form
"True Democracy"

New York, Oct lS-Appeals to the
people Of Russia to throw of the yoke
of bolsheyism and turn TO a government
Of true democracy" written by score
or more Of prominent American states
men, business men, editors and labor
leaders, are TO be given wide publicity
throughout that country by the mags-
zine Struggling Russia" it was an.
nounced to-day
The magazine, published by the Rus
sian information bureau in the United
States, announces that the messages are
being prepared in a special issue, thous-
ands of copies of which will be sent to
the land of the Red terror for distribu-
tion.
American labor views with heavy
heart the terrible course Of bolshevism
forced by gun and bayonet on the peo-
pie Of Russia said the message written
by Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor He as
serted that American workingmen "de.
sire the people of Russia TO know that
they are anxiously awaiting the certain
victory over bolsheyism and sincerely
hope that the Russian people will es-
tabiish a democratic government through
Constituent assembly
David r. Francis, American ambas.
sador to Russia, said:
II wish to express my sympathy with
the true Russian patriots who are strug-
Cling against the bolsheviki, who have
usurped power in central Russia and
maintaining themselves by reign of ter
ror which they have been able to con
tinue through aid Of mercenaries, not
withstanding that their following is less
than 10 per cent OF the Russian people
Since my return to America ! have
omitted no opportunity to express m
deep sympathy for the Russian people
and to reiterate that continuation Of
the dsgraccful bolshevist rule in Rus
sia would eventually become menace
to the organized governments every.
where, and II not checked would under
mine civilization and bring us back to
barbarism.'
Declaring that the American people
hope for "the liberty and prosperity Of
the people of Russia" Elihu Root, for
mer secretary of state, and head of the
American mission to Russia said he was
confident that the Russian people would
work out their own salvation.
81 believe in them" said Mr.. Root,
"snd | feel sure they will work out sue.
cessfully true democracy based upon
the principles of liberty and Justice
Other contributions calling upon the
Russian people to throw off the rule of
bolshevism and establish a stable demo.
cratic government were made by Walter
Newton, of the committee on foreign af-
fairs of the House of Representatives
l.. H. Abbott, president of the Outlook
company; Senators Sherman of Illinois,
Harding of Ohio, King of Utah. johnson
of South Dakota, and Thomas of Colo
RADIO; John Esch, chairman of the com
mttee of foreign commerce of the House
of Representatives; DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia university.
and Jacob H. Schiff
Newspaper editors who sent messages
OF hope and sympathy for the Russian
people include the editors of the Wash
ington Herald, Kansas City Post. Kan
sas City Star, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, La
Dor Bulletin, Philadelphia Inquirer, Bal
timore News, Waterbury American.
Cleveland News and News Leader, st.
Louis Republic, Des Moines Register.
Rochester Chronicle and Democrat, st.
Louis Globe Democrat San Francisco
Bulletin, and Seattle Star.