New Britain herald., 1917-04-11
(USSIA APPEALS TO FOR UNITY
lyS All Must Stand Firm in
 Hour Of Peril

Petrograd. April 1.-The provi- onal government has issued procla- ation directing attention to the grave hnger of German effort to deliver
 Hecisive blow at Russia and the ecessity of immediately concentrating
 of Russia's forces for the defeat
 s the enemy. The proclamation lads:
 Having examined the military sit 1tion the Russian government. in ae name of daty and country, has de- ded to tell the people directly and penly the whole truth.
 sThe regime which now has been selthrown left the defense of the buntry in a badly disorganized con- ttioE. By it's culpable inaction and s inept nea sures it introduced dis rganiza ation into our finances, into Provisioning. and the transport and hpply of munitions to the army. It Eeakened the whole of our economic rganization.
 .The provisional government with he active cooperation of the whole Rtion will devote all it's energies to epair the serious consequencns of the Id regime. The blood of many sons
 the fatherland has been shed freely the course of these two and a half bng years of war. but the country still
 capable of powerful blow at the neiny who occupies whole territories our state and is now-in the days the birth of Russian liberty threatening us with q new and decisive hrust. ....
 ''The defense. cost what it may of |ur national patrimony. and the de- verance of the country from the nemy who invades our borders con- titute the capital and the vital roblem before our warriors. who are efending the liberty of tho people in lose union with our allies.
 "The government deems 1t i" D" its light duty to declare now that free eussia does not aim at the domina- lon of other nations. at depriving hem of their national patrimony. or occupying by force foreign terri pries. but that it's object is to estab- )sh durable peace on the rights of (ations to decide their own destiny.
 ..The Russian nation does not lust liter the strengthening of it's power Hroad at the expense of other na- Mons. It's aim is not to subjugate or kumiliate any one. In the name of he higher principles of equity it has emOved the chains which weighed ipon the Polish people. But the Rus ian nation will not allow it's father dId to come out of the great struggle humiliated and weakened in its vital orces. These principles will consti- ute the basis of the foreign policy of he provisional government, which yill carry out unfailingly the popular will and safeguard the rights of our Sutherland while observing the en- kagements entered into with our lilies.
 "The Provisional Government of free Russia has no right to hide the Truth. The state is in danger Every efort must be made to have it let the c0untry respond to the truth when it E told, not by sterile depressions and not by discouragements, but by unan- mous vigor. with a view to creating
 united national will.
 .This will give us new strength for khe struggle and will procure our sal vation. In this hour of rude trial let Inc whole country find in itself strength to consolidate the liberty won and to devote itself to untiring labor Tor the welfare of free Russia.
 '"The Provisional Government which has given it's solemn oath to oefxes the people. is firmly confident |that with the general and unanimous |edpport of each one and all, it will it eelf be able to do it's duty to it's coun- itry to the end.
 ''LNOFF
 President of the Council