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Show RUSSIA NOT TO BE DESERTED. Aaquith takes a broad view of the Russian situation. That British statesman states-man has not lost hope. His attitude is well defined in the Pittsburg Leader's Lead-er's comment on his recent speech. "You failed us in the hour of need, j You must now stew in your own juice. We have no longer any concern in your affairs," which has been said to Russia in effect Is a fatally shortsighted shortsight-ed policy declared Mr. Asqulth, at which tho house broke out in loud cheers. England and the allied nations should throw in all the resources of diplomacy, di-plomacy, armies and navies while the way is open and the opportunity exists to rebuild Russia on a basis of friendship friend-ship and intimate alliance, said Mr. Asquith, at which the cheers were renewed. re-newed. It is no more to Russian interests in-terests than British that Germany prevail pre-vail he reminded the houie. Russia has moro to lose by German .success because she is Germany's immediate neighbor and more correspondingly to gain by German defeat. Why then, he asked, should not the Russian cause bo the allied cause? "The representatives of the British people aro anxious to give the great Russian democracy the assurance that in all the turmoil they have undergone our sympathies arc with the cause of progress and justice." The initiative of tho Russian rescue may bo the first step in the reclamation of tho people of that country'. , Statesmen are using their eyes to better advantage. |