The sun., 1917-05-20
RUSSIA STANDS
BY HER ALLIES
Government Rejects Plan
for Separate Peace With
y Germany.
WILL CONTINUE THE WAR
Formal Declaration Says the
Kaiser Must Be Prevented
From Striking in East.

PErRooRAD, May l9.-The provisional
Government declared to-day that it was !
united in the rejection of a separate
peace and that 1t adopts as its aim the
reestablishment of general peace
which will not tend either TO domination
lover other nations or the seizure OF their
national possessions-a peace without
annexations or indemnities.
The Council of Workmen's and
Soldiers Delegates passed a resolution
of confidence in the new coalition Gov
ernment.
! The Government in its declaration cx-
presses its conviction that the Russian
army will not suffer the Germans to
destroy Russias western allies. The
statement reads.
"rhe provisional Government, reor-
ganized and REINFORCED by representa-
tives of the revolutionary democracy,
declares that II will energetically carry
into effect the ideas Of liberty, equality
and fraternity beneath the standards by
which the great Russian revolution came
to birth. The provisional Government Is
united as to the fundamental lines OF its
future action as follows
General Peace Is Aim.
"First-In foreign policy the pro-
visionai Government, rejecting in con-
cert with the entire people all thought
Of q separate peace, adopts openly as
its aim the reestablishment OF general
peace, which shall not tend toward either
dominion over other nations. the seizure
OF their national possessions or violent
usurpation Of their territories---a peace
without annexation or indemnities and
based on the right of nations TO decide
their own affairs. In the firm conviction
that the fall OF the regime OF Cza'dom
in Russia and the consolidation of the
democratic principles of our lpternal
and external policy will create in the
allied democracies new aspirations to-
ward a stable peace and brotherhood
OF nations. the provisional Government
will take steps toward bringing about an
agreement wfth the Allies on basis OF
the declaration Of April 2.
"Sesond-Convinced that the defeat
of Russia and her allies would not only
, be a source of the greatest calamity 10
the people, but would postpone or make
impossible the conclusion OF world
. wide peace on the basis indicated above
the provisional Government believes that
the Russian revolutionary army VIII not
Z suffer the German troops TO destroy our
western allies and then throw them
selves upon us with the full force of their
arms The development Of the prin-
ciples OF democratization III the army
] and the development OF its military
I power. both offensive and defensive, VIII
4 constitute the most important task OF the
: provisional Government.
= Great Economic Change.
n ..Third-The provisional Government
d will fight resoutely and inflexibl!
:. against the economic disorganzation oi
d the country by the systematic estab'
r lishment OF governmental control OF pro
= duction transport. exchange and DIS
d tribItion Of products. and In necessary
n cases will have recourse also TO the or
y ganization Of production.
l. "Fourth-The measures for the pro
lection OF labor will in every possible
= way continue TO be promoted further
e with energy.
J. "Fifth--Leaving it to the Constituen
IS Assembly to deal with the question o
"a transferring land to the workers an'
,e proceeding with preparatory measures
8 relative thereto. the provisional Govern
ment will take all necessary step
toward insuring the greatest possibl
production of cereals required by tn
country and for furthering the sys
'e tematic utilization of the soil In the in
= terests OF national economy and tn
=, working classes
~ "Sixth-Looking forward to the intro
" duction of a series of reforms of tn
financial system upon oemocrati
9 basis, the provisional Government Wi
. devote particular attention to the in
" creaslng of direct taxes on the wealth
,, classes-succession duties, taxes on ex
~ cessive war profits, the property tax, e.
-, For self-government.
of "Seventh-The efforts to introduce an
ne develop democratic unity Of self-govern
re ment will be continued with all possibl
t. speed and assiduity.
H. "Eighth-The provisional Governmer
a. will also make all possible efforts
H. bring about at the earliest time pra'
Ill ticable the calling together of Cor
stituent Assembly at Petrograd. =,
w '"Dedicating itself resolutely to I'll
by realization of the above programme. tn
,ir provisional Government declares cat'
he gorically that fruitful effort Is possib
ey only II II has the absolute confldene
IS OF the whole people and the ability
exercise the full power so necessary
REINFORCE the successes Of the revoluuo
anc. develop them further.
addressing all citizens In a resolu,
appeal to safeguard the unity and pow'
7 thus won. the provisional Governmei
- declares that for the safety OF the coui
try Il will take the most energetic meai
- ures against all attempted counter rev
lutions as we'll as anarchistic, iliega
violent actions which would disorgani,
tho country and prepare the way 4
M counter revolutions.
70 THE provisional Government believ'
that In this way alone can II conser'
70 all that which is dear to free Russia" "
pm signed by All Ministers.
Tho declaration is signed by Premi
m Lvoff and all the Cabinst Minister'S
\. .Tha central committee Of the Cons