The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-12
Welcome Arrival of Allied
Troops at Archangel.
Believe Interests of Russia and
the Allies the Same.
COUNT ON ALLIED SUPPORT
North Russians Would Reunite
Free Nation.
Reports From All Over Russia
Tell of Red Defeats.

Washington. Aug 12.-The new gov
ernment of the northern district of
Russia welcomes allied Intervention il,
Siberia and counts on the aid of Amer
lea, Britain, France and the other al
lies to defend the northern region ant.
render economic and financial aid.
This information was conta.@sd in a
proclamation issued under date of
August 6, by the revolutionary gov
ernment at Archangel. received by til
state department today.
Russia's Interests With Allies
The proclamation stated. that ''it is
convinced that Russia's and the allies
interests in the struggle against the
foreign enemy are one and the same.
1t is known that the allied troops
come not to interfere with interna-
tional affairs and their arrival is not
against the desires of the local popu-
lation. Therefore, the supreme gov
ernment greets the allied forces en-
tering the north to wage a contest
against the common enemy and sum-
mons the entire population to greet
them gladly and assist by every pos
sible means"
Denounce Bolsheyikf.
The proclamation which was issued
directly to citizens of the province and
city of ArchangeI declared the Boil
sheviki power has fallen because the
populace did not support Bolsheviki
leaders. The people rejected them for
their betrayal of Russia at Brest-
Litovsk, for civil war, because of the
universal famine. the destruction of
liberty and rights, legalized robbery
and shooting squads and for their
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and industrial life, the proclamation
said.
Because of this, It was added, the
peoples Representatives were forced to
take into their own hands the govern
ment of the northern region because
as yet there is no legal all-Russian
government
Would Restore Russia.
The government. it announces, has
undertaken the following tasks:
Re-establishment of single all
Russian government and of local self
government.
Defense of the north and of the en-
tire nation against insolent onslaughts
against Russian, territory, independ-
ence and haDitants made by Ger
many, Finland and other enemy coun-
tries.
Reunion to Russia of lost terri
tory in accordance with the desires
of inha bitants.
Re-esta blishment of the crushed
liberty and true organization of the
popular government, namely the con-
stituent assembly, the zemstvos and
the city dumas.
establishment of firm admins
tration of justice.
Guarantees to labor classes that they
will obtain land they are entitled tc
and defense of the rights of labor
of Russia as a whole.
Overcoming the existing famine.
Counts on Allied Assistance.
The proclamation states that the
new government relies for support
on all classes which treasure the above
objects In particular it expects tC
defend the north with the friendly
assistance to Russia of governments
and peoples of America, England
France and others. 1t also counts or
allied assistance against starvation ant
financial difficulties
The proclamation Is signed by sew
eral members of the constituent as
sembly from the northern region anc
by the assistant mayor of the city OF
Nologda and the vice president of the
Archangel city duna, forming the su.
preme government of the northern
territory.
Red Ultimatum to Japan.
The Russian BolSheViki have sen
an ultimatum to Japan. according Il
Swedish press reports received toda.
| by the state department. The natur,
of the ultimatum is not disclosed. Re
ports from IIieff declared that th'
staff of the Don Cossacks have an
| nounced that the entire Don region
has been freed of Bolsheviki and il
now garrisoned by a well equipped
army of several thousand. Another re
| port thru Swedish sources tells of tn
defeat by soviet troops of a Czech
Slovak force at Jaroslav. According t
the same announcement the German!
military staff in the Kieff region i
minimizing the fighting between re
voting peasants and German troops.
Another Swedish press report state
! that the Bolsheviki have been defelte
i il. the province of Kuban and the onl
| important city left to them is Novor
| rosisk.
Secretary Lansing, who returned to
/ day from his vacation, stated that tn
depaI tment has no information on tn
reported flight of Lenine and Trotzk
! to Germany. He indicated, however
that if this should be true, it woul
not necessarily mean the collapse @
the Bolsheviki movement. inasmuc
as the local Soviets are very inde
pendent and not closely bound to tn