The Ozark spectator., 1917-05-23
RUSSIANS RADICALS
 FAVOR EQUALIZATION
SOCIALISTS PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT NOW LIKELY
 COUNCIL FACES PROBLEM.
MAKE APPEAL TO THE ARMY
Manifesto Is Issued Calling Upon Ma tion's Fighters To Keep Up War On kaiser's Armies Menacing Rus
 sia's Newly Won Freedom.

Petrograd-The executive commit tee of the council of workingmen's and soldiers delegates, after discus sing the internal situation in Russia, decided by Al votes against 19 to fa- vor the participation of representa- tives of Socialist parties in the provi- sional government.
 The following is the text of the man. ifesto to the Russian army issued by the council of soldiers and workmep's delegates urging the continuance of the war, and declaring that a sepa- rate peace is impossible:
 Soldiers and comrades at the front: We speak to you in the name of the Russian revolutionary democ- racy. The people do not wish the war. which was begun by the empe- TOTS and capitalists of all countries. and therefore, after the abdication of the czar, the people considered it urg- ent to end the war as rapidly as pos sible. Do not forget, soldiers and comrades, that the regiments of Will liam are destroying revolutionary Rus sia. Do not forget that the loss of free Russia would be a catastrophe, not only to us. but to the working classes of the entire world. Defend, therefore, revolutionary Russia with all your power,
 "The workmen and peasants of Rus sia long for peace, but it must be a general peace of all nations, the re- suit of their common agreement. A separate peace Is an impossible thing, which must not be allowed to inter fere with or embarrass the course of events in the world. It is evident that German imperialism. after having de- feated our western alnes, would turn against us the whole power of it's arms, seize our country and enslave the Russian people.
 "The council of soldiers and work mems delegates leads you toward peace in another way By calling for revolution of the workmen and peas ants of Germany and Austria Hungary. We will lead you to peace after hay ing obtained from our government a remuneration of the policy of conquest and after demanding a similar renun- citation from the allied powers. But do not forget, soldiers and comrades, that peace cannot be achieved if you do not check the enemy's pressure at the front, if your ranks are pierced and the Russian revolution lies like an inanimate body at Williams feet Do not forget, you in the trenches, that yoY are defending the liberty of the Russian revolution and your brother workmen and peasants. "The German army is not revoIu-- tionary army~ if 1t still follows blindly William and Charles, emperors and capitalists. You are fraternizing open ly not with enemy soldiers, but with officers of the enemy's general stan, disguised as common soldiers. Peace will not be obtained by separate treat ies or by the fraternizing of isolated | regiments and battalions. This will only lead to the loss of the Russian revolution, the safety of which does not lie in separate peace or armis- | tice.
 Reject, therefore, everything which weakens your military power which l abstracts the army and lowers it's mo- rale. Soldiers. be worthy of the trust that revolutionary Russia puts in you"