The Washington times., 1918-09-27
NEW RUSS REGIME
.WULREENTER WAR
By JOSEPH sHAPLEN.
,,.,: Pres, stan Correspondent.


UniteC Press stan Correspondent.
A new aIl-Russian government, with
authority to speak and act for the
whole Of Russia and whose chief aim
Is the renewal of war against Ger
many. has been formed. This gov
eminent will take the place Of the
bankrupt Bolsheviki.
Official announcement of this was
made by the Russian embassy here
through the publication of a cable re-
ceived from the new government,
whose temporary seat will be at Una.
This government was formed fol-
lowing a great political conference at
MIA. attended by representatives OF
all political parties except the Boil
sheviki and the left wing of the So
cial-Revolutionists.
Five Men to Control.
A directorate of FIVE men, repre-
sentinn all revolutionary and demo-
cratic elements. from the Social-Rev-
oIutionists to the left wing of the
Cadets, has been named as the new
provisional all-Russian government,
and the Constituent Assembly has
been called to meet on January l,
1918. Inc olISCbO4oNC NOhSAShS ~ $3.50
following:
M, AvskentIefr, Standardization
ist. head of the new government.
NJ. Vologodsky, Populist-Socislist.
NJ. Tchaikovsky, SocialRevolution-
list.
, NJ. Astroff, Cadet.
Major General Boldireff, military
chief.
Heads military Work
General Boldiren represents no politi-
cal faction. He will be charged simply
with the work OF reorganization OF Rus
sia's military resources preparatory to
active operations against the central
empires. In his hands will be the task
| Of training and organizing the new
army Of e50,eo0 men already formed in
Siberia, with 5000 veteran Russian OIL
GERS commanding them.
| The slogan OF the new government Is
J IAN power to the constituent assem-
bly,"
| The directorate will be the representa-
tive Of the constituent assembly until II
meets. The constituent assembly viii
meet on the date specified, provided
there are no less than go men in attend
ance- An attendance Of at least 100
more than tvo-thirds, is expected The
place OF meeting will depend upon th'
general situation in Russia. II is hoped
it will meet in Moscow.
Local Organizations Included.
All regional and local government!
formed in various regions Of Russia dur
ing the last few months have PLACED
themselves under the authority Of thu
directorate and the constituent assem-
bly,.
The formation Of the new ALL
Russian government to take th'
place of the usurper government OF
the Bolshevik, now renowned by
the Russian people, including the
overwhelming majority Of the pro
letariat OF Russia, who have Joined
the Mensheviki wing of the Socia-
Democracy, Is the result of a re-
markable process of reorganization
that has been under way in Russit
since the process of dissolution
reached its point OF elimination.
In proportion as the regional gov
, ernments of eastern and western 81
IBERIA, the Samara-Upper Volga re
gion, the Archangel and Murmansi
regions and the region Of the Dor
succeeded in overthrowing the ty
ranny Of the Bolsheviki. the respec'
tive new governments became ami
mated with a passionate desire fol
Russian unity;
Message TO Envoy.
The successful realization Of this
desire is expressed in the following
cable of the Department of Foreign
Affairs of the new All-Russisn gov
eminent to Ambassador Bakhmetien
In the measure in which the sepa'
TO-
delivered from the yoke Of Boil
sheyism, the temporary organs oi
legal authority were roconstitutine
ard uniting themselves. On the terri
tory OF European Russia they wer'
concentrating under the authority ol
a Committee of Members of the Con
stitucnt Assembly of All Russia
1.-THE Committee Of Members of thu
Constituent Assembly of All Russia
consists of all the members Of tht
Constituent Assembly which have
gathered in Samars, with the excep'
ton Of those who belong to the fac
tions of the Bolsheviki and of the So
cial Revolutionists OF the Left, mem
hers of these factions having re
nounced their titles as members oI
the Constituent Assembly by dissolv'
ing IL last January in Petrograd, and
therefore, having lost their right u
Join the committee.
Basis Of Unity.
1.-THE Committee of Members Of tn,
Constituent Assembly Unites all po
Iitical factions which: