| Show WILSONS ILSON'S MESSAGE I TO RUSS SOVIETS EXPRESSES SYMPATHY OF OUR PEOPLE WITH RUSSIA IN HER FIGHT WITH GERMANY President Indicates Purpose of United States to Disregard Hard Terms Imposed by Huns and Stands Ready to Help Russia T Washington On On the eve of the gathering at Moscow of the Russian congress of Soviets which is to pass judgment on the made German-made peace accepted by the at Brest- Brest President Wilson has sent a message of sympathy to the Russian Russan people through the congress with a pledge that the United States will avail aall itself of every cery opportunity to aid them in driving out autocracy and restoring Russia Russa to her place In the world with c complete sovereignty and ence J The Tike United States now recognizes no government in Russia but the president president pres pres- ident cabled his message to the American American American Ameri Ameri- can consul at Moscow for delivery very to the congress w which is made up of soldiers soldiers soldiers' soldiers soldiers' sol sol- diers diers' and workmen's representatives and speaks fa for at least a considerable part of the Russian people The mes mes- sage made public on March larch 11 by the tile state department was as follows May aY I not t take ke advantage of the meeting of the congress of the Soviets to express the sincere sympathy which the people of the United States feel for the Russian people at tills this moment when the German power has been thrust In to interrupt and turn back the whole struggle for freedom and substitute the wishes of Germany for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of the people of Russia Although the government of the United States is unhappily not now I In a position to render the direct and effective aid it would wish to render I beg to assure the people of Russia through the congress that it will avail itself of every opportunity to secure for Russia Hussla once more complete sovereignty sovereignty soyer- soyer and independence in her own affairs and full restoration to her great role in the life of Europe and the modern modern modern mod mod- ern world The whole heart of the people of the United States Is with the people of Russia in the attempt to free themselves forever from autocratic government and become the masters of their own life Signed WOODROW WILSON Thus TInts in his first formal word to Russia Russa since that torn revolution-torn countr country country coun coun- tr try under the leadership of the Bol- Bol deserted the allied cause the president indicates the purpose of the United States to disregard the hardt hard hart t terms upon which the tile German and Austrian war loads have promised peace to the Russians and to demand an accounting upon a very different basis when victory at last shall be achieved by America Amelica and the tile allies |
