Show EXT EXTEND HELPING I i HAND TO RUSSIANS UNITED STATES WOULD AID IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE PEOPLE PEOPLE PEO PEO- OF NEW GOVERNMENT Alms Aims of the American Mission Headed By Elihu Root Set Forth FortI in Statement Statement Statement State State- ment at Petrograd by Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Francis P Petrograd David It R. Francis Francl the American ambassador Issued to the press on June Juno 14 along t bug statement explaining explaining ex- ex ex cx- the time alms aims of the Amer American cnn mission headed l b by Elihu Root noot which arrived In Petrograd on Jun 13 The statement is thus summarized by the time official news mucus's agency The Time states that the time functions of the time mission are arc to devise in accord with the time Russian government govern govern- ment effective means to aid n Russia In lii h her hem l' l efforts to defeat the universal and enemy of democracy Germany German the time German man standpoint are the time greatest greatest great great- leat est foes to the time democratic ideas Wens now cherished by America and Russia In common Time The he mission vIii elu elucidate to RusSin Russia Rus Rus- sin sia the time aims followed hy iy America making It clear that America Is in- in hy by Idealistic motives also that she is devoting to the time struggle all her material a resources the Indica indications of or which are the facts that the American fleet now Is operating jointly with the entente allies ames fleets that I Americans and the economic eco ceo are l registered i support which America can can lend Realizing that Russia Bussin must not only fight bl but t live lire America will try to reduce the time burdens and timul privations borne b by ly the time Russian people Among the time rs of the mission continues the time is not one pelson who pursues any nay personal financial or 01 commercial aims alms or who desires to to Influence Russian Internal affairs The Tue provisional pro government has is issued is- is sued sized a n decree declaring all acts of military disorder to be Insubordination lion tion i including refusal to fight and also incitement to fight u against the time govern govern- ment Such SUC l acts says th the decree are punishable by long iong sentence to servitude servi servi- tu tude e in the penitentiary and the time deprivation de do- privation of rights to property an and also aiso the time right to receive land under the time corning coming land hind rl redistribution |