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Translation.

12 rue Daru, Paris, France,
June 12,1918.

Mr. President:

Your words to the Mexican Journalists about Russia will
assuredly provoke with all Russians, without distinction of
party and with every man enamored with justice and humanity,
boundless enthusiasm and admiration. Where can one find a like
clairvoyance of mind, a like nobility of sentiments and such
a persevering will?

In my character of a true Russian patriot, who believes
himself, as all conscient, enlightened patriots, to be at the
same time citizen of the civilized world and member of universal
democracy, I was noved to tears by yeur simple words:" . . . and
while I was pronouncing my speech, my thought was going toward
Russia . . . " Ah, if all the world followed your noble thought!

If, in place of throwing money, riches and labor to the wind,
friends and enemies had hastened to our succour, without antici-
pating their own interests! But what am I saying? The world
is so foolish, that the most simple and the most natural
thought seems an insane idea, an unbecoming jest. And it is
to this we have reached after centuries of Christianity and
civilization! And all that, because there still exists in the
XXth century crowned bandits and entire peoples completely
enthralled to the Militarist and Capitalist elaques without
scruples and without honor, like the German people. Unhappily
Germany dominates Europe not by force of arms but by her reaction-
ary mind. Her fatal influence poisons all countries. This in-
fluence has pushed the Entente to abandon the Russian revolution
to better conquer her. One sees this influence everywhere, where
they are opposed to the idea of the League of Nations. Old Europe
has great trouble in understanding and accepting your renarkable

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