Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
b|lCES ALLESTO
HELP RUSSIA QUICK
Director of Official Bureau
Asserts Country Is
Suffering,
DISCRIMINATION RIFE
NEW YORK. July q

NEW YORK, July "a.
The Allied countries. especially the United
States, fighting with Russia for common
cause. must help Russia, and help immedi-
ately. moment now lost cannot. perhaps,
be made UP in years.
This is the substance of an appeal to the
world democracies issued today by A. j.
Sack, director of the official Russian in
Formation bureau In this country The ap-
\ peal in full follows:
The key to the Russian political situation
i = that the Russian Socialist parties are the
rulers Of the country. The An-Russian
Peasants Congress proclaimed as their
party the Socialist -Revolutonist
sky's party. The workers in the cities pro-
claimed the Socal-Democratic party as
theirs. Since the Russian peasantry alone
constitutes about IS per cent OF the Russian
population, you may see that the two great
Russian Socialist parties are the predomi-
mating factor in the present political situa-
! tion.
81 The first coalition Cabinet, In which only
. enc Socialist A. F. Kerensky. participated.
was not successful, and logically had to fall
because the structure Of the Cabinet dld
not correspond with the structure and pro-
portionate power OF the politicai parties III III
Russia In the second Cabinet six Socialist
! leaders participated. and. therefore. TINS
. Cabinet had more power and was aple 10
pursue a definite military policy whlch cul-
! minated in the offensive led by the SOCIALIST
Minister, Kerensky. A.
4 'sThis offensive will continue because the
I overwhelming majority Of the people IN
xsIudinx almost all the Socialist elements
: and the most prominent Socialist leaders
4 support IT, Against II Is only a negnslpie
noisy element consisting in part OF IRE
Z sponsible political fanatics and In part OF
German agents, spies and proVocators,
.sThe task before the third coalition
cabinet which includes eight Socialist lead
: srs with Kerensky at the head, is to pur-
Z a,,e n definite internal pollcy--a policy OF
Y 0uieting the noisy elements endangcrine
y Russian liberty. The Government OF RUS
: sia. feeling full responsibility to the coun,
trv and TO humanity. will be iron-handeu
1 n dealing with the internal enemies OF
& Russia, They can no longer be tolerated
: They will no longer be tolerated
\ .Russia will accomplish its duty TO tne
allied democracies and to herself, put tne
z gravity Of the situation must not be unuer
estimated, The real difficulty. however Is
Y IN the disorganization of the country. ek-
= hausted from three years OF war ana .ns ,,,
4 ferrible crimes committed by the old
regime. ,-.ma,.,,
ssrbe transportation system is inefficient
Z the food situation Ia 80 acute that there
/ have been many cases of death ny starVa.
tion In the interior provinces' tne ,ii'a''u'a a
& eystenn Is tottering, These are the real
problems confronting the Government, no'
(, the issues raised by few noisy eieine"'s
) These latter can be quieted overnight,
X .sThe allied countries and especially the
! limited States fighting with Russia Tor
l common cause. must help Russia, and help
/, Immediately. There Is no time Tor tne
\ usual diplomatic ceremonials. moment
a now lost cannot perhaps be made up III
: years. ,..,.
! .He,n the new Government OF Russia
<be new Government which is supported by
! All the people and is strong and authorita-
: five enough to make Russia once more
(. 6xhting power for democracy Help TINS
Government to organize and reconstruct the
6 country. Relieve the enormous sunering Oh
3 the Russian people and believe In Russia
4 selieve in the creative instinct Of democ'
x Yacy struggling for life.