Denver labor bulletin., 1917-11-03

er. Once again the Russian Democracy
has expressed extreme confidence in
him. Once again the constructive
forces in the Russian revolution have
overwhelmed the forces of destruction,
and this latest victory means the sal
walton of Russia.
A coalition cabinet, in the form an
nounced, means that the provisional
government will rely in its policy on
two sound elements: on the sincerely
democratic part of the bourgeoisie
represented in the cabinet by Konova-
loft, kishkin. Salaskin, and Smirnoff,
and on the Socialists of constructive
type, Socialists who understand that
the present Russian revolution is pri-
marily a political revolution and that
the present-day Russia cannot go
further than become democratic re-
public with a developed, progressive
social legislation.
! Relying on the support of these two
groups, which represent at least 95
per cent of the organized forces in the
country, the provisional government
will stretch out two iron fists in two
opposite directions, and will suppress
/ by the most decisive measures any at
4 tempt of counter-revolution
movement on the part of the Bolshe-
wiki, .as well as on the part of the re-
actionaries.
For the time being, the Bolsheviki
are more dangerous than any other
counter-revolutionar elements in Rus
sia, and the organization of a coalition
government is for them a serious
warning. The nation, united in sup
port of the revolutionary authorities,
will recognize as treachery any further
attempt to overthrow the provisional
government, any other attempt to
sow discord between the soldiers and
shake the discipline in the army and
the commanding staff. The nation
understands that the coming winter,
the hardest winter in Russia's ma
tional history can be met by the coun-
try only if it is headed by strong gov
ernment, a government having the
power to give energetic orders and
having all the progressive forces of
the country at its command. Looking
the coming experiences in the face,
Russia proclaims, "Who is not with
us, is against US" And the dark Boil
sheviki power must choose between
full subordination to the bright, con-
structive forces of the Russian revolu-
tion or accept the consequence. The
/ provisional government will not argue
any further. 1t will act.
| Among the forces which have saved
Russia from the dangers of anarchy
at this critical moment, first place be-
longs to the cooperative organiza-
| tions, the representatives of which
took definite stand at the very start
of the Democratic conference: for a
coalition cabinet; for a strong govern
ment; for cessation of talk and for
| coming down to intensive work in
organizing all the constructive forces
of the country. The cooperative
movement which has played the role
| of decisive factor in the latest crisis
will be felt as the most powerful con-
structive force in all the further de-
velopments of the Russian revolution.
This is the only social movement which
reaches almost every Russian village
and represents the real spirit of the
country. Not long ago the Russian CO.
operative movement celebrated its so
years anniversary, and it was calcu-
lated that at that moment there were
over 35, 900 cooperative organizations
in Russia with membership of al
most IL 100000. If we recall the fact
| that cooperative organization repre-
sents whole family, we cannot but
accept the estimate offered by the
present secretary of supplies, Mr.. Pro-
kopovitch, who is a recognized author
ity on the Russian cooperative move
|
ship of the Russian cooperative or
CARNATIONS approaches 60,000,000.
Modern armies, which are numerically
much smaller than the above figure,
are often, and quite justly, spoken of
as an EARNED people" What shall
we say then about the army of the
Russian cooperative movement, which
numbers in its ranks almost one-third
of the great country's total population!
The cooperative movement is only
one of the constructive forces in Rus
sia. Another constructive power which
is growing daily is the new municipal
organizations and zemstvos built on
the basis of universal suffrage. 1t is
significant that at the new municipal
elections the Socialists were in the ma
jority, but it is even more significant
that the Socialists chosen to represent
the cities and rural districts of Rus