The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-02
With ALLIED AID
RUSSIAN FRONT
CAN ONCE MORE
BECOME FACTOR
President of New Govern
ment of North" Gives
First Interview
TELLS AIMS OF
NEW REPUBLIC
Need Soldiers, Food and
Agricultural Machin-
cry from America
CBy Associated Press.)


ArchangeI, Thursday, Aug. 90
More entente allied troops are need
ed to aid in forming a. screen behind
which q new Russia may be formed
| to join Russias allies in the war on
Germany, Nicholas Vasilovitch Is
| chaiIkevsky, president of the new
Sovereign government Of the north
ern region of Russia" told the As
ISOLATED Press today.
1t was the first interview accord
ed by the president to a represen-
tative of the foreign press and NJ.
TschaikoYslky frankly described the
position, history and aims of the
new government.
I'VE want to restore the eastern
front against Germany together with
our allies" N! Tschaikovsky said.
I'VE thought the only way to do so,
in addition to the agitation of our
own people, would be to have a firm
military basis and screen to work
behind and to protect us from i'm
mediate attacks by the Germans and
the Bolsheviki.
1--WE understand perfectly well
under the circumstances and de-
moraIiZation that it would be i'm
possible to restore our own army in
short space OF time without having
the nucleus of a disciplined force
upon which we could rely.
Therefore, we required a screen
in the shape of at least some allied
forces. We have some but we need
to move quickly, and, therefore we
certainly need Immediately num-
Der of allied troops.
Need Allied Aid.
what we want is allied assistance
and with that we are confident of
success. We need soldiers, food and
agricultural machinery from Amer
lea and if the Japanese finally de-
eide to come from the east they are
welcome, too. We should want
Americans to come with them"
He explained that the government
plans to extend its authority as it's
troops progress. joining all the
elements opposing Germany and
forming a new eastern front" We
decided to begin the government in
the north, because we felt that the
allies could best help us there.
''As at present formed, our gov
eminent includes the provinces of
Archangel, Thurman, Vologda, Wyatt
ka and the northern part Of Novgo-
rod. Perhaps Yaroslav and Kostro-
ma will join US. ..~
THE idea of our government was
born at Moscow. We include all
groups except the extreme left and
the Monarchists. Siberia already
has a similar government and soon
our groups will form regional gov
ernments, in central, eastern and
southern Russia. We are ready to
join in some sort of federation and
then call constituent assembly.
Members of Assembly.
"All the members Of our govern
ment were members OF the former
constituent assembly which was elect
ed by the people. We call ourselves
a sovereign, instead Of provisional
government because we believe in
the need of firm authority. We have
no presidential ambitions"
M. Tschaikovsky said he felt the
Russian people were capable Of q
republican form of government
despite tho general illiteracy, and
cited the success of the village gov
eminent.
THE leaders of our group, includ-
| ing myself, were in constant danger
of arrest and had many narrow es-
capes," he said.
Some of us came to Archange,
early in July and launched our
plans. I cut short my usually long
beard and remained in hiding In
disguise. We raised about coo
soldiers, with officers, and struck or
| the night of August 1. The allies
came the next day."
| Members of the new government
conferred today with David r. Fran
els, the American ambassador and
| the other ambassadors here, as te
the probability of the allies aiding
the new government financially.
The government has been handi-
capped considerably by the last ac
of the late soviet government, which
was the removal of the available
currency in the banks. The delega.
ton reported that considerable pro-
gress had been made politically by
| it's ENJOYS sent to villages within
| the territory now occupied by it'
| troops and those of the allies.
At a point about IS miles south O
Archangel there is considerable mill
tary resistance facing the Russian
allied forces. This hostile force is
composed mostly of Lettish mercen-
aries of the Soviet government and
| ia adIIfpned with artillery