New-York tribune., 1918-02-28
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NonttUueu from puBe
and support. Ready to organize and
send you international revolutionary
army from America"
A. Weinstein, for the executive com
mittee of the First United Russian
Convention in America. l75 East Broad
way, to Premier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky:
"rhe First United Russian Conven-
tion in America, held in New York
February / TO a, sends greetings 20
revolutionary Russia as represented
by the Peoples Commissaries. We
are heart and soul with you. Are
ready to organize revolutionary
legions for Russia. Reply
Scott Nearing, James Maurer and
Louis ?. Lochner, of the Peoples Coun-
Gil, 1873 West Thirteenth Street, to
the Peoples Commissaries, Pctrograd {:
The Peoples Council of America
for Democracy and Peace, represent
ing 300 radical groups in forty-two
states, has consistently stood for the
Russian formula of NO annexations,
no lndemnities and -determina-
ton We urge you to make no other
terms"
Algernon Lee, acting secretary for
the City Committee of the Socialist
party, East Fifteenth Street, to the
Peoples Commissaries, petrograd:
THE Socialists Of greater New
York view the German invasion Of
Russia with deep indignation as
blow to labor and democracy in all
lands. We wish you success in revo
lutionary resistance to German as
we'll as to Russian Imperialism. Help
transmit our appeal to German and
austrian Hungarian working classes
to stop this outrage. We hold that
on them now rests the greatest re-
sponslbllity for the success or fail
ure OF the worldwide efforts for
peoples peace"
Suffragists Send Cheer
The committee of 900 women, suff-
rage organization, to the Peoples
Commissaries, Petrograd:
Hail to the workers of Russia!
We stand by you in your fight"
Leonard ID. Abbott, of the Ferrer
Association, to Leon Trotzky, Petro-
grad:
"Ferrcr Association is with you to
The death Are forming Red Guards
to help you defend the revolution"
Gilbert Beaver of the Fellowship of
Reconciliation. 1lS East 2Sth Street,
TO the Peoples Commissaries, Petro-
grad:
"Appreciating the courageous
idealsm of the Russian people. the
officers of the Fellowship of Recon
citation of America send greetings
IN this hour of darkness. Believing
that the brotherhood as revealed by
Jesus is the essential basis Of true
human society, we join with you in
tho confident expectation of its fin
al triumph in political and social
democracy among all peoples"
Crystal Eastman, for the New York
State Women's Peace party, to Maria
sian Peasants Executive Committee,
Smolny Institute, Petrograd:
please express to the Bolsh evik
government our firm belief in their
courage and wisdom and ultimate
triumph and our horror of the bruta!
demands of the German autocracy."
Messrs Fraina and Rutgers and Mrs
Rovitch, of the Socialist Propaganda
League, 1862 Madison Avenue, to the
Peoples Commissarcs. Petrograd:
Socialist Propaganda League has
unqualified faith in you. Have started
recruiting Red Guard for service in
II
American workers. Your cause is
ours. Cable Instructions. Can league
help any other way"
Louis p Lochner, secretary OF the
National Radical Peace Conference TO
Peoples Commissaries, Petrograd:
National conference of members
and representatives of labor. Social
lists and radical movements in meet
ing in New York February il reaf-
firms Russian programme and calls
on the proletariat Of the world to
stand firm TO the end for its realiZa-
ton"
Bella Zilberman, East Side
Mothers League, to the Peoples Com
missaries. Petrograd:
"The mothers of the East Side will
fight, will give their lives. Will give
their all to the social revolution in
Russia. Stand out for the Russian
revolutionary peace formula"
Mrs. Neumann Zilberman to Trotzky:
"Nothing will be left undone to
give every necessary aid to reVolu
tonary Russia holding out against
the imperialistic INVADER
Louise Bryant wife of John Reed,
who was recently appointed BY the
Bolshevik government to be consul gem
eral to New York, to Boris Rheinstein,
commissary of international propa-
ganda, Foreign Office, Petrograd:
"All American revolutionists
aroused by German advance. Offer
their service and their lives to the
saving of the Russian revolution and
world freedom. Are organizing revo-
lutionary army; mass meetings, tre-
mendous sentiment. Beg Russians
to hold out for original peace for
mula."
Louise Bryant to Maria Spiradonova:
"All American revolutionists offer
their sympathy and their lives to the
Russian revolutionists in this hour
OF peril. In your fight against the in
vaders we are with you to the end
| will come back and fight, and many
thousands of American Socialists will
do the same"
More Messages To Be Sent
News that the American government
had thrown open the channels Of com
munication between American radicals
and the Bolshcviki caused prompt ac-
tion by the League Of Small and Sub
Ject Nations, Inc, at Il banquet at the
Hotel Grand last night. Lincoln Stef-
fens, who recently returned from Rus
sia, announced that he had official in
formation that the government would
continue to-day to transmit such mes
sages.
"The Russian people do not feel that
they are being beaten; they feel that
we have fallen down in not giving
them SUPP ort," said Mr.. Steffens, speak.
ing to go persons. an overthrowing
Czarism, they performed one of the
most brilliant strokes for democracy