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Show ' is 15 OPTIMISTIC : OVER US SITUATION Ul iu) Sees Possibility of Her Re-Entrance Re-Entrance Into War on i Allies' Side. irt PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT i Says People Are Beginning to Realize Methods of the Teutons. IVfl In If tho statesmen of the other allied nations will pursue the same policy to-S3 to-S3 ward Raids that President Woodrow ill Wilson of the United Mates has adopt- "d, there is a possibility that Russia S will be back in tho war on the side of j the allies of her own accord. Such is tho assertion made before tho Ej BoMOViUe club at its dinner at tho Hotel Ho-tel Utah last night by Edward A. Ross, . professor of sociology of the University .I of W lie OH fin, wlno delivered an address 3 heforo thf club on tho subject, "Tho Revolution in Russia." Tho spenker was introduced by tho lie v. .1. II. N. Williams, acting as toast-inuster. toast-inuster. Professor Rom declared that of all tl, the statnsmi'ii of the allied nations, m President Wilson was tho only one who ii had adopted a sane and proper attitudo '" towaril Russia since she ceased to be a W factor in tho great world war on tho oiile of the allies. Tho professor declared that Russia lias been taken from the hands of the ' I men who put her into the war, but ex-' ex-' pressed himself as feeling that, if tho new controlling power is properly han-' han-' died by the statesmen of the allied nations, na-tions, it will be led to seo tho advantage advan-tage in Russia uf the future of a re-entrance re-entrance Into tho war with tho allies, and that iu time she would, of her own 2' accord, again take her stand in the great J conflict with the armies of the allied i nations. 1 Extensive Study Made. ProfeMOr Rose luis but recently returned re-turned from an extensive tour of tho s Russian empire, during which he spent much time in a careful study of sociological socio-logical conditions, hav ing gathered much information relative to the why and j wherefore of the revolution, arid the I causes which led to tho overthrow of tho autocratic czar and the control of a I mighty nation by its working men. The Mofossor la now engaged in writing a book, iu which he is setting forth the i fruits of his studies while in Russia. r B( was senl to Russia just after the fall of tho czar by the American Institute of 1 Social Service, and while in tho country traveled 80,000 miles in quest of the inhumation for which ho went, he told 1 his auditors last night. in tho six I months that he spent iu the empire he I visited every available section iu it. 4 'While there," he said, "I went Rbout the study of the organization of the working people, which uow has made Itself tho mistress of Russia. These working people are organized on the basis of crafts and have representation in the council of delegates. No element is represented save the working men. No property owners or employers of labor arc represented in these councils. "The local eouueifs select delegates to the all-Russian congress, which meets every two or three mouths. The peasants peas-ants have their own congress, each of which selects 125 delegates, and this body of 250 members is known as the ceuiral executive committee. "This central executive committee is really tiie parliament to which Lcninc and Trol.ky arc responsible. Leniue and Trotsky are Socialists and are trying try-ing to put into operation a policv of near Socialism. Hut, if this policy fails to work, it doesn't mean that Russia will give up her democratic organization, organiza-tion, any more than when a British cabinet cab-inet is overthrown it means that England Eng-land would gic up her parliamentary system. i Distribution of Wealth. "The distribution of wealth is exceedingly ex-ceedingly bad iu Russia. One-third of the laud of the country is owned by 110,000 nobleinon, and tne workmen are paid about one-third what workmen of a like class are paid in this country. Inder the preseut regime the workmen work-men have taken over the estates of the noblemen and the latter are now compelled to go to work for a living. The working people have taken over the factories and are trying to operate them. This brings in tho problematical element. Can they get along without the capitalist ? "We ought to recognise that while the putting of Russia out of the war seemed a betrayal, it really is not Those who have taken her out arc not those who put her into the war. The overturn is complete. Nobody who was in public life fourteen months ago is in public life there now. ' .Ml the other allied uations seemed to think that by showing resentment and disgust, they would influence the present authorities in getting the Russian Rus-sian troops hack to the tiring line. To view Russia's withdrawal as a betraval is natural, but on the whole, ridiculous. "Kussia could today put 14,000,000 men at the front. Hut the present change has not been a matter of polit-, polit-, ieal policy, but rather a revolution of ISO degree. The nation is through with Nicholas, and it may be fighting tbe Germans on its own account. The people are beginning to realize the crabbing crab-bing methods of the Teutons, in direct contradiction to the resolutious of the reichstag, which promised no indemnities, indemni-ties, no confiscations.'' Professor Ross declared that if the j Soviet plan of government in operation j under the Bolshevik regime proves sue-' cessful. it will mean that the dav of I industrial autocracy is passed; that the ' unrest of labor throughout the world! will he increased and that the time is at hand when industry must prepare to I recoguize the partnership of labor. In response to a question Professor Ross said he did not know whether or not Leninc ami Trotzky were agents of the German government, fiuanced by Germany and permitted to pass through Germany in a special traiu to reach Russia, but that from what he had learned he did not think such was the case. As to the pro-Gormaa sentiment in Finland, he declared it did uot arie from tho hatred of the old Russian regime, Vut from the property owners who feared the new Russiau. plan of distributing t land to the peasants. |