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Show '1ST J(EEP FAITH ' TO IMPRESS THI8 ON RUSSIA IS' ONE OF COMMISSION'S CHIEF TASKS. NO TERMS WITH DESPOTISM i If Ellhu Root and Hit Colleague Art Successful In Holding Now Republic to ft Agreements, Wo Will Qlvo Help. By EDWARD B. CLARK. Washington. It U only fn the moot general way probably that tho commission commis-sion to Itussla of which Bllhu Itoot Is tho chief was given Instructions. The members have, of course, a guiding , principle, but they will be moved to this course or to that by conditions as I they exist In Itussla. With' American engineer 'on their I way to Itussla and with this'' other commission of "pleading and instruction" instruc-tion" starting on Its' way, Washington Is looking half fearfully, half hopefully hopeful-ly to tho future. What Is totbe accomplished ac-complished by American effort in the Land of Doubt? It Is known definitely that the rock on which tho .chief structure of hope ' of success Is founded Is that which will boor up strongly tho direct statements ; of tho Americans that, no democracy with hope for Its future as a democratic demo-cratic state can afford to break faith with other democracies and to make terms with despotism. Everything which has come to the officials In Washington from Itussla bears out first belief that the masses of the peoplo of the new republic do not understand the situation as It Is related specifically to a conflict between be-tween democracy nnd autocracy. American socialists havo told American Ameri-can nonsoclnllsts that millions of Itux-ulans Itux-ulans see simply In tho present situation situ-ation a chn,nce to secure peaco for themselves nnd thereby to help In the securing of a permanent pence for the wholo world. Russian Masses Must Bo Taught There Is thu blnckness of Ignorance throughout n great part of Itussla and for It tho former czar and his men and his methods have been held responsible. responsi-ble. The enlightenment, so socialists hero say, that Is noeded Is ono 'which will make plain to the Hussion the pathway of n democracy's'duty In such a war ns this. Amerlcnn socialists, or some of them, nt nny rate, believe thnt liberty so recently founded In Itussla Itus-sla will be lost quickly to some' "Man on Horseback" If pledges to the allies are repudiated nnd peace is .sought with Germany. i , So It Is thnt the belief, seemingly substantial, Is thnt Ellhu Hoot and his colleagues: will do what they can almost al-most on the Instnnt of their nrrtvnl In Itussla to Impress upon the leaderx'and tho people, the worklngmen and the soldiers that tho surest wny to lose tho gift of freedom Is to, make friends with freedom's enemies. It hns been held In Washington that n plan of American participation in tho campaigns In Europe unquestionably unquestion-ably would Include one for imrtlclpa-, tlon in tlm fighting on the eustcfiont. Four American army offlcurs nre accompanying ac-companying tho commission to Russln. One of them Is n campaigner of .many years, a strategist and a man known for his persunslvo powers. It seems altogether unlikely that MaJ. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of start of the United States army, would have been sent with the commission unless tho Intention, In-tention, If Ilussln holds tlrm, Is to send a "henrtentng force" of tho soldiers of one republic to fight side by side with the soldiers of nnothcr. Must Keep Agreements. Naturally economic problems, the loans of money, the building of railroads rail-roads nnd supplying of munitions, and n dozen other things will come within tho scope of tho subjects to be discussed dis-cussed by tho American commissioners commission-ers with tho llusslnn authorities. Hut nothing can be done along theso lines until thcro Is assurance that the Russians Rus-sians nrc to stand stnnchly by their agreements of tho past and are not to give way beforo tho pressure of Germany's Ger-many's promises and the pressure of those apostles of a philosophy that pence Is to bo preferred above all things, else. It Is going to take the American commission com-mission somo tlmo to reach the seat of such government as Itnssla now has. The administration , officials 'realize thnt a thousand nnd one things can happen between today and the date of the arrlvnl In I'etrogrnd of MrlRoot and his colleagues. The dally prayer of patriotic Americans In Washington, nnd It Is offered on the street corners cor-ners liiid other public places, Is that conditions will bo no worse on the Nevu when Klllui Hoot and his colleagues col-leagues nrrlvo than they are today. It Is thought that he may bo able to save tho situation. It Is known thnt Itussla will be promised prom-ised overy possible assistance by the peoplo of tho United States through Its representatives In tho work of rehabilitating re-habilitating ltsclf.tnot only for war, but for tho peaco which will como after, provided only that the Russians prove themselvofl to bo men of 'their word nnd will contlnuo to tight ngalnst the one chief thing which tho people of t(io Inml say they most loathe despotism. If there Is Talluro of tho Root commission com-mission to Induce tho Russians to continue con-tinue tho war, then tho rest of the work will go by the board. Russln, It Is held here, either Is to star m the light us n friend of such liberty as the United States represents, or It Is to tny out of It wlth'the enmity of, tho wcMern" republic because of a fullura to keep the tuiUu. v. . ... v |