Show PRESIDENT PROMISES AID f FOR R SLAYS lAV tJ Sends Message to Congress Congress Con gress of Soviets D Declaring De claring daring U. U S. S S Stands Stand Ready to J i-J Help lp Them Then WHAT THE SOVIET IS ISTha IS' IS The The Tha soviet i Is la at on once th tie and heart of the Russian ma masae It la is comparable to the ele election IOn district In imi American political life The sian assembly of soviet which meeta meets at Moscow today Tuesday t to te ratify or reject the peace treaty with the central powers may be Jest beat likened Ilk lik ened to the electoral college which does the final choosIng of the AmerIcan Amer Amer- American ican president The whole of Russia Is I. divided Into Soviets There Is I. a soviet In every city town and md ince Ince the the all Russian all RussIan assembly of soviets respectively Its It executive council By Associated Press WASHINGTON March 11 V V On the eve of the cath gathering gather gather- ing at Moscow of the Russian congress of Soviets which is t to pass judgment on the German German- made peace accept accepted by the Bolshevik at Brest President Wilson ha haa sent font a 3 message of or sympathy to the Russian people g ress 1st s with a th that tues will avail Its itself Ir of ot evor every opportunity to aid them in driving out autocracy and restoring restoring- Russia to ht her r- r place in inthe inthe the time world with Ith complete sovereignty and independence The United States now recognizes s sno no government in Russia but the president presIdent presIdent pres pres- ident cabled his message massage to the tho AmerIcan AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican consul at Moscow for tor delivery tomorrow to the c congress which Is made mado up of or soldiers' soldiers and workmen's representatives and speaks for tor at least leasta a considerable part of or the Russian people The message made public tonight tonight to to- to night b by the thc state d department Dt was a as an follows PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE May I not take advantage antage of ot the tho meeting o of the congress of or the Soviets to express the sincere sympathy which the people of ot th the United States feel for or the Russian people at this moment whim when the German power has b been t n thrust in to interrupt and turn back tho whole struggle for freedom and substitute the wishes of or Germany for tor forthe forthe the purpose of or tho the people of ot Russia Although the tho gov government of ot the United States is unhappily not now in a position to render the direct and effective aid It would wish to render I beg to assure the people of or Russia through the con congress Tess that It will avail avaU itself of or every opportunity to sc secure curB for Russia once more complete so sovereignty sovereignty er and independence In her own affairs and full re restoration to her great role In the life of or Europe and the modern world worM The whole hea heart of or the people o of th the United States I with the time people of or Russia in the attempt attempt at at- tempt to free treo forever from autocratic government 10 an and the masters of ot their own life Ufe I I n 1 r WOODROW WOODRO t WILSON WILSO Thus In his first formal word to te Russia since that torn revolution country under the leadership of or thIS the des deserted tho allied cause use tho the president In Indicates the tho purI purpose o of ot the United Stat States 3 to dl disregard re ard th the tho hard terroR terms upon which tho the German and Austrian war ar lords lor s have hay promised d peace to tIme the Russians and to an accounting upon a vcr very vem different basis when victory at last shall bo be achieved by America and Uld the allies fh The president does docs not urge th thi f to reject the he treaty thou though h h hc delivery deli of his message e at this thin time ma may h be Interpreted a as suggesting sug sus- gesting such a a. course In fact It is I conc conceded t in official circles that t there re reIs 1 i Is scant ground round for tor hope that the tho congress congress con con- gress and what remains of or a 0 government govern overn- ment In nu Russia la will refuse to give ap approval approval approval ap- ap to the Gorman terms term the foreign n minister lma ha has I resigned ned and l from Lenine tho the premier I I who apparently controls the regime regime- nothing Is expected I I DIFFICULTY NOT ENDED But there seems tt to be still a n. strong stroner belief here hrc that difficulty for Germany In tin till cast eRst h by liy no means Is lB ended that humiliating h nature of or the Tou- Tou Teutonic ns as s the tIme tonic tommie terms h begin to ho bo r realized b by the Tent great mass maRS of Russians and anI tho the tyranny tyran tyran- toni toni- in occupied lords ny fly of the tho war r tory ton shows show Hs itself lf there thero will be lie a 1 new felt Celt uprising that will viii make lt Itself resembling a. a Whether hether or not anything capable of or strong c central n I government o making organized resistance tance on a u. large larso o scale Ecale Is developed the tIme hope hop hero here Is that the time the determination of time tho great numbers of or tho the R I Russians to fight op oppression up- up lon will find expression In some nomo will wIil give ghe the ho Germans much w way that to do In the east ea t until tho the ultimate victory vIctor In the west about which no doubt is entertained puts puta the United States and tho the allies aliis In tho the position to Continued on J page gc 2 n PRESIDENT PROMISES AID TO 10 SLAV M SOVIETS I Continued Continue from page 1 I. I II give gln that direct and find effective aid or of I which President wn Wilson on speaks Coming at the time time- It docs the tho president presidents president's pres pres- ident's ident message may serve serva to les lessen en misgivings In Russia over oyer the proposed ed intervention b by Japan in Siberia Th The understanding understanding- here is that there i Is Ie no rio r difference of or opinion among tho the allies I that any an operations undertaken un by b Japan to check German machinations in the east and arid protect the war stores at Vladivostok will not In any de degree nee threaten permanently Russia's territorial terri tern J Integrity n t- t DI DIED ED Hayes At hayes At 44 H East Taylor Tolor avenue March larch 11 1915 Richard Leo son of oC Mr and Mrs rs Thomas Hayes aged 4 I years and 6 months Body at ODonnell O'Donnell Cos CO's parlors Notice of ot funeral later Andersen At Andersen At Provo Utah March 10 1918 1913 InS Anna AnnaIra Myra Ira Andersen sister Ister of or Mrs Irs E. E a. a G. G of or 1174 t Blame avenue this I city Born April 11 11 Ii 1852 in Denmark Funeral services today Tuesday at nt 2 p. p m. m at al the tho chapel of or Joseph William Taylor 21 1 South West est Temple street tHreet this city Friends ore are Invited to attend In Interment Interment In- In termen t In t the he- he City cemetery Frickberg-At Frickberg At At the thc Alton Allon hotel March 11 1918 Leon E. E son of oC Mr tr and Mrs Gustave Frickberg berg Born Horn April 3 1917 In Salt Lake Lako City Funeral services to today today today to- to day Tuesday at 12 noon at the tho chapel chapelo o of Joseph William WilHam Taylor Talor 21 South West Vest Temple street Friends are arc Invited to lo attend Interment in Wasatch La Lawn wn Ce cemetery cemetery- me t cry Fowler Fowler Fowler-At At street March 11 II 11 1918 1915 Elizabeth Fowler wife wire of or John Jo-hn JohnF F F. Fowler Born January 4 t. 18 1855 1555 5 In Eng Eng- I land The T-he bol body is at nithe the parlors oC parlors of J Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- i seph eph William Taylor and th the funeral services will be held helO Wednesday at It 1 30 I p. p m. m at nt the Twenty seventh ward chapel corner of or 1 P street and Fourth avenue I Friends lends are art invited to attend and the Interment will be In the thc City cemetery cemetery- Fletcher At Fletcher At tho the family family- family residence 7 U West st North Temple street March J 11 11 I 1918 Charles Fletcher Born BOIn December 17 1843 1543 In En England and a resident of ot 1 Salt Sall Lako since 1870 a a. locomotive engineer en en- by trade Funeral services Wednesday at 1230 p. p m. m at the tho Sixteenth Six Six- I ward chapel Friends l arc are invited I Ito to attend and ond can call cal at al the residence on lay day of or funeral from 11 to I 12 Interment Interment Inter Inter- II I ment In City cemetery Undertaker Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo Jo- seph William Taylor has hos charge of oC tho funeral arran arrangements I Blackwell Mrs Luc Lucy Ann Blackwell Blackwehl 33 wife of ot William WlIIlam Blackwell Blackwehl died Monday Monday Mon Mon- onda on- on da day In a 10 local 1 ho hospital Funeral at the chapel of or S. S M. M L Taylor 23 3 E E. First South street Wednesday da at 2 p p. m. m Interment in the tho City Cily cemetery I Mackeral Richard Richard Mackeral 29 died Monday In a local hospital Funeral notice later hater Self Self Mrs Dell Self of or Salt Sail I II I Lake ke wife of Arthur C. C Self and daughter daugh dagh ter ten of or Philip T. T Younger of oC the Hotel I Heron Funeral announcement will be I made later laler Ellison Mary Ellison Mary A. A Ellison 67 years ears old ohl died in local hospital resl resident ent of ot Leaves Leave husband four sons son five dau daughters daugh daugh- h- h tens five brothers one sister slater Remains taken to Nephi tomorrow where services will be held Time of or funeral will be announced announced an an- In- In I later FUNERALS The funeral services of ot Mrs Bertha West Vest Service of William H. H Service of 15 Iowa street will be bo held heM in iii the ware warn meeting house hous corner of P street and Fourth avenue on Thursday at 2 p. p m Tn Rf Remains on view nt It residence from 4 I p. p m. m Wednesday Until until un Un- Un til tn 1 I p. p m. m Thursday Josephine Margaret olar Muller Mullen services I Tuesday 1 p. p m m. Fourth ward warl chapel Body will lie In state stale at Jefferson I street from 10 to 12 Tuesday Burial Wasatch Lawn cemetery Funeral services over ove- the 13 11 months months' old dau daughter Josephine of or Mr Ir and antI Mrs Henry Mueller will be lIe held toda today Tuesday Tues Tues- day clay at It 10 o'clock In the Fourth ward ard I I chapel corner Seventh South and antI Ve West t Temple Interment In Wasatch Lawn I cemetery I |