| Show I WilSONS WilSON'S MESSAGE I TO RUSS SOVIETS EXPRESSES SYMPATHY OF OUR OURa a PEOPLE EOPLE WITH RUSSIA IN HER IN-HER HER FIGHT WITH GERMANY I i Pr President Indicates Purposed United 1 States to Disregard Hard Terms f Imposed by Huns and Stands Ready to Help Russia Washington On On the eve of the gathering at Moscow of the Russian Busman congress of Soviets which is to pass judgment on the made German peace accepted by the Bolshevik at Brest- Brest President Wilson has sent a message of sympathy to the Russian people through the congress with a aple pledge g that the United States will avail ayaU every opportunity to aid them theta in iii driving out autocracy and restoring Russia to her place in the world with complete sovereignty and independence ence The United States now recognizes no government in Russia but the president president president pres pres- ident cabled his message to the American American Ameri Amen can consul at Moscow for delivery to thel congress which is made up of soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- sol sol- diers' diers and workmen's representatives and speaks for at least a considerable part of ol the Russian people The message mes mes- sag sags sage made public on March 11 Ii by br the state department was as follows May I not take advantage of the meeting of the congress of the Soviets to express the sincere sympathy which the people of the United States feel reel for the Russian people at this moment when the German p power has been thrust in to Interrupt and turn back the whole struggle for freedom freedom and substitute the wishes of Germany for forthe forthe the purpose of the people of Russia Although the government of the United States is unhappily not now in a position to render the direct and effective aid It would wish to 1 render I beg to assure the people of Russia through the congress that it will avail I itself of every ery opportunity to secure for Russia Hussla once more complete sovereignty sovereignty sovereignty and Independence In her own affairs and full fuli restoration to toiler her great role in the inthe the Hf life of Europe and the modem modern modern mod mod- em ern world The whole heart pf of the people of the United States is with the people of Russia In th the attempt to free themselves forever from autocratic government go and become the masters of own o n life Ufe Signed 1 I WOODROW WODROW WILSON Thus in his first formal word to Russia since that torn revolution-torn country country coun coun- country try under the leadership of the Bol- Bol deserted the tile allied cause the president Indicates the purpose of the United States to disregard the hard terms terms upon which the German and Austrian war loads have promised peace peace to the Russians and to demand an acc accounting upon a very different basis basis wh when n victory at last shall be bench achieved eVed by America and the allies |
