Secrets of the Balkans . ity to draw$50,000,000 as a fund for maintaining these soldiers, ifthe government was willing to engage them. These officers and men were satisfied with five toseven rubles a day. They did not want to enlist in theFrench or English army because of prejudices, but theywere very anxious to join the American army. Mycolleagues, the Ministers of the Entente, were satisfiedwith the plan and recommended the adoption of it totheir respective, governments. These Russian officers and soldiers wanted to have ananswer as soon as possible, and I expected that if Ireceived an answe
Secrets of the Balkans . ity to draw$50,000,000 as a fund for maintaining these soldiers, ifthe government was willing to engage them. These officers and men were satisfied with five toseven rubles a day. They did not want to enlist in theFrench or English army because of prejudices, but theywere very anxious to join the American army. Mycolleagues, the Ministers of the Entente, were satisfiedwith the plan and recommended the adoption of it totheir respective, governments. These Russian officers and soldiers wanted to have ananswer as soon as possible, and I expected that if Ireceived an answer within tv/o weeks, the plan could beaccomplished, as it was hard to keep the Russians in thefront longer than that. To my sorrow, the answer didnot arrive until four weeks later, and then it was too latefor any action. Our government approved of the plan, and notifiedme that the English military attache or the ministerwould furnish the money necessary, and that our mili-tary attache would be in charge of this new < o o< Q o WQ<2 o s
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