The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-30
Document Issued by the Radical
GrOupss of Parliament.
Effort to win Soldiers to the
Side of Liberty.
STRIFE AT GENERALS
Who They Say Ran Away From
the Japanese
But Are Ever Ready to Shoot
Their Own People.

Ef Petersburg July 30-The full text
Of the appeal to the army and navy
adopted July q. by the radical groups
Of the outla1ved parliament IN conjunc-
zion with the central committees of the
prolctariat organizations. is as follows.
stSoIliera and Sailors: The govern
ment has by imperial command dis
solved parliament and troops have been
assembled from all sides 10 oppress the
people by armed force The peoples
Representatives were elected from amons
your fathers and brothers in order .
lay before the emperor the needs of the
people and to obtain land and liberty
But the emperor would not listen to the
elected OF the people He harkened TO
his former councillors, the grand dukes,
ministers. generals and the wealthiest
of the land owners who did not want to
give up their lands, their properties,
their emoluments amounting 10 many
thousands of roubies) and their ire
fpousibie power.
Russia is sIoW divided into two parts
ON one side is the vast majority. all the
peasants and workllen, all the poor and
oppressed. the best educated and the
most enlightened citizens. the soldiers
who see the most clearly, the best Off
GERS and all the martyrs in the jalls, in
Cluding many thousands Of soldiers ami
sailors on the other side is a collection
Of oppressors such as Trepoff, Probe
deustef and the Manchurfan generals.
who ran away from the japanese, bus
who fred on the people at Moscow and
Odessa ard Tohita. the petty govern
Tnent officials the police spies and the
9Fh 1le Black Hundred and these rely 0i
Hour strength 10 beat down the WHO'S
Russian people. VIII you shoot the peO-
pie shed the blood of the people and
transfx the peoples breasts WITH
1ayonets9
Remember that YOU are the chill
dren of peasa mis-, that you are the chill
dreu of the Russian people and that at
the same time in the villages where
gou were born your own brothers who
sre remaining home are also agftatings
are also dena nding land and liberty
and that the government is sending
other troops to shoot and beat them
Why viii you defend the government
do YOU yourselves live so we'll Are
not you yourselves ia d state of servf-
tude2 You are in a worse state Of
bondage than all the others, I on are
given slavish employment a officers
servants, YOU are tormented i'm disci-
pine battalions. for every free word
you are sent to hard Ia Dor OF shot.
We the representa- tiVes of the people
wished TO promulgate laws providing
for a reduction of the term of mill
tary service to two years. the abolition
Of soldiers employment as servants for
the payment of a monthly wage to
soldiers and the effective prevention
of all insults to the rank and file by
those placed over them. We wished
TO improve the lot Of the soldiers, but
the great aim before US was to i'm
prove the lot of the whole working
population To prevent all this the
government hastened to dissolve par
lament.
sailors and seamen. We the legally
elected representatives. Of the peas
ants and ~orkingmen, declare to you
that without parliament the govern
ment is illegal orders which it may
now issue have no legal force. We
call on you.
Firstly to cease to obey the illegal
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law.
Soldiers and sailors your sacred
duty is to free the Russian people from
the trea ch erous. government and de-
fend parliament. Every man falling in
this holy war will cover himself with
eternal fame and the Fussfa,, r,ao-ls.
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your elected representatives viii be
with you. Be brave for the father
land. for the people and for land and