The Washington times., 1918-10-10


CARNATIONS in the army and its COM
plete isolation from politics.
Civil Affairs Code.
Following is the program Of the
new government in the domain OF
civil affairs:
/. Free Russia must be constituted
in accord with liberal principles OF
regional autonomy, taking into con-
sideration geographical, economic,
and chronological differences. The
form of the national organization and
federation OF the states will be de-
termined by the Constituent Assem-
bly,, possessor OF supreme power.
-. The government secures to ma
tional minorities that do not occupy
definite territories, free development
OF their culture and unrestricted ex-
ercise Of their religion and the rights
Of Russian citizenship.
3. The government secures the re-
establishme0t OF democratic munich
palities and zemstovs Qocal self
governments), fixing Immediately the
nearest possible date for new cleo
lions.
4. The government will protect all
civil liberties and guarantee gen
eral security and public order.
Rejects DISQUALIFICATION,
in the domain Of finance and econo-
mics, the Russian provisional govern
ment rejects absolutely the mad $50
cial-revolution" program OF the Boil
sheviki, which has brought Russia
nothing except economic ruin, wreck
ed her industry, finance and credit,
made unemployment wide spread and
has brought the working class to the
verge of ruin. 1t takes the position
that the Russian revolution is not a
socialist or social revolution, but 4
widely democratic, middle class revo-
luton; that any premature attempts
to establish socialism in Russia. can
end only in bankruptcy and failure,
as has been demonstrated by the Boil
shevik regime; that the Russian revo-
luton is more akin to the French
revolution, its historic mission being
the abolition of political absolutism
and feudalism and the establishment
OF a strong. democratic regime where
in all classes may freely enjoy the
rights OF citizenship, working for the
greatness and prosperity Of Russia,
but settling their mutual differences
through the natural processes Of po-
litical and economic struggle.
Economic Program.
The governments economic program
in detail follows:
Ito cope with economic disor-
ganization.
development OF the productive
forces OF the country with the aid OF
private capital, Russian and foreign,
giving full play to individual initia-
tive.
3-Scientihc regulation OF commerce
and industry.
4-Increase Of the productivity Of
labor and radical reduction OF national
expenditures.
development Of social and labor
legislation, protection OF labor and
regulation OF the conditions of en-
pIoyment and discharge OF workmen.
6-Full liberty OF organization OF
trade unions.
AbOIIsheH wheat Monopoly.
abolition OF state wheat monop-
oily and fixed prices. continuing at the
same time the regulation OF the dis
tribution OF products existing in in
sufficient quantities and the organiza-
ton OF warehouses with the aid OF CO.
operative societies and private enter
prise.
CThe abolition OF the wheat mon
opoly established by the Bolsheviki
is necessitated by the fact that this
monopoly has failed to curb prices
sending them. on the contrary, sky
high. The absence Of any regulated
system of production and exchange
under the Bolshevik regime, has
prompted the peasants to refuse to sell
their bread for money except at a
very eXorbltant price. Speculation
thus runs rampant at the expense OF
the people with the Bolshevik mon
Onoly" helpless to stem 1t. The aboli-
ton OF this monopoly and the restora-
tion OF the nations normal economic
life, as well as the improvement Of
the fiscal system. il is hoped. will
under a system Of free-wheat trade
tend to send prices
S. The government will combat the
depreciation OF paper money in work
ing out the reconstruction OF the fiscal
system, increasing the direct income
tax and the indirect taxes.
AErnrinn Question.
8 The constituent assembly alone
has the right to solve definitely the
agrarian question and the govern
ment cannot admit any modification
that would impede the work OF the
assembly. II therefore
leaves the exploitation of the soil to
its present holders mot Owners) and
resumes activities tending purely to
Increase agricultural productivity, in
with the needs and peculi-
aritics of the respective regions.
The purpose Of the latter point is
obvious. II is intended not to in
crease the agricultural disorSanlza-
ton by tanning the "free-for-all
fight" started by the Bolsheviki on
the land. to leave the very difficult
question OF a just redistribution Of
land to the representatives OF the
people, while seeking at the same
time to ameliorate the dangers Of
famine by increasing productivity.
Tho unjust distribution OF land by