Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-25 | Page 2 | Russians will be Faithful to Past Alliances

RUSSIANS WILL BE FAITHFUL TO PAST ALLIANCES LONDON, March 24, 5:29 a. m. Foreign Minister Milukoff has outlined the attitude of the new Russian government gov-ernment in foreign affairs to a number of Petrograd and Moscow journalists. A Reuter dispatch from Petrograd quotes the foreign minister as saying: We shall remain faithful to all past alliances similar to that with our allies, which will be still further fur-ther strengthened and become still more cordial and sincere. The change in regime will disperse the distrust our allies had a right to feel toward the late government. It is Russia's duty to continue the struggle brilliantly, both for her own liberty and that of all Europe. By the change in regime we definitely defi-nitely won the sympathy of neutrals, neu-trals, especially Sweden, while Finland, Fin-land, thanks to the restoration of her constitution, has become our sincere friend; Our allies came into touch with the new regime without an instant's delay, understanding under-standing that the old regime was a serious hindrance to that organization organiza-tion of the Russian people which is necessary for a final triumph. Today Russia is no longer a dead weight in the coalition of allies. al-lies. She is a productive force. Henceforth all rumors of a separate peace must vanish once for all. It would be anti-national for freed Russia to come to an understanding with reactionary Germany.