| Show and thinks russia and america are siamese twins new york sept S america and russia are almost like the far famed siamese twins said sergius witto the russian peace envoy in an interview published today by the new york herald the two great countries of the world he continued are russia and the united states they arc the two great countries ot the world because they both produce men and material this Is the secret of any nations success asked if he thought dussias Rus sias commercial condition had been bettered or injured by the war mr witte said russia is better now than she ever was after the war she will get on her feet again and when she is on her feet it will be a firm and strong position that she takes we have the great est undeveloped country that exists our climate ranges from the tropics to the arctic it Is a very delightful thing to have a country so much like our own step in and act as the intermediary I 1 do not care to speak of the trouble or the future results that is a matter which is entirely diplomatic and official but I 1 do feel very great for the american people outside of our official relations we came here as friends and we were received aa guests we are still iq that delightful condition russia said the envoy in discussing the reports of internal troubles there is a much misunderstood country in america america is so far away so remote in all the possibilities of our rational life that exaggerated become current here it also happens that we of russia have erroneous reports about the united states we are told of your your riots your popular uprisings in st petersburg and moscow these ap pear to us as very merlou mattera doubtless we appear to you statesmen here in the same position still I 1 think it is only fair to look at the two troubles in social economics with am eyeglass which reaches five thousand miles r certainly do not intend to stata that tho russian civil life is perfect I 1 presume you do not intend to state that ibo civil life ot america Is per feet we both have our faults we both I 1 think aro to over come them |
