Show U. U S. S FRIENDSHIP IS ACKNOWLEDGED IN RUSSIA Formal Recognition by T Tiis This is Government of New Regime Plea Pleases es By Associated Press PETROGRAD 1 March 24 t Via London Lon Len don don Warm Warm appreciation of the cordial cordIal cordial cor cor- dial feeling reeling shown by the people and government or of the United States Staten toward the new regime In Russia was Tn expressed today toda by Foreign Secretary in a statement to tho the Associated As Asso Aso- O dated Press The Tho old regime r was a heavy hea drag crag ra not only on Russia's relations with her allies but on ori all aU foreign relations he said Thousands of or telegrams telegram tele rams of ot congratulations congratulations congratulations con con- and good g wishes aro coming comIn coIning com coIn ing In from the United States not to speak sILk of ot the formal Cormal recognition of or the tho provisional government by the Washington WashIngton Wash Wash- ington Inston government This has hns served to show how that It is only on 1 the old regime which has been standing for a long lon Ion time In the way of entire solidarity between the United Stated and an Rus Rus- Rusi flus- i sia Professor Protessor emphasized particularly par lal his his' satisfaction at the attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude of ot American Ambassador or David R. R Francis towards the political change In Russia Ho lie said that the th extent to which tho new Russian RusHian government had won the tho sympathies of or the American American Amer Amer- ican public was Indicate by 11 a tele- tele gram Imm he ho had received from Torn Jacob II 11 I of ot New York who was long long- op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed to the RUji Russian ian autocracy wl wishIng wishing wish wish- h- h ing success for tho the new government in its task There Thero is no doubt he continued continue that the addition of ot Russia to tho the ranks of the modern democratic countries countries coun coun- tries will strengthen the adhesion of ot the United States to the cause of or the tho allies Fr Free e countries may have confidence confidence con- con in Russia especially as we now t find all free countries allied for the I I same cime aims alms |