Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-02
MORE AMERICANS ARE
ASKED FOR IN RUSSIA
President Of New Sovereign Govern,
ment Of Northern Country Would
Have Greater Number Come.
WOULD RESTORE EAST FRONT
Archnngcl Chief Hopes to Recruit
Army with Entente Nations
Providing Nucleus

NJ The A,sosIatsd Press
ARCHANGEL. Rept More IN.
tente allied troops arc needed 20 aid
In forming a screen behind which q
new Russia may be formed 10 Join
Russla's allies ln the war on GER
many Nicholas yasllovitch TschaIt-
ovsky president of the new "sov-
sreign government Of tho northern
region of Russia told the Asso.
ciated Press
n was tho first interview accorded
by the president 10 representative
of A foreign press and NJ Tschaik-
oysky frankly discussed tho position.
history and aims of The new govern
mcnt.
We want 10 restore m, eastern
front against Germany together with
our allies NJ Tschaikovsky said
we thought tho only way 10 do 10
In addition 10 the agitation ~ our
own people. would be 20 have = rrm
military basis and screen 70 work be-.
hind and 10 protect ~ from lmme-
diate attacks from the Germans ana
the Bolshevik
we understood perfectly wen un
der the circumHthnccs and demorhl.
izAtion that II would he impossible 20
restore our own army In short
space of time without having the
nucleus ~ disciplined force upon
which we could rely IN case Of ne
oesslty
Screen Required
Therefore. We required a screen
In the shnpn OF A. least some allied
forces We have some but We need
20 move quickly and. therefase. We
certainly need Immediately num-
her Of allied troops
NJ TsehAikovosky explained that
the government does not rcly exclu-
sively on troops OF the allied gov.
ernments 1--WE have our owhi
forces" he said. I'm the short space
OF few days. with the aid Of the
allies We recruited In Archangle
alone over . thousand men. what
we want iH allied assistance and with
that we are confident ~ success We
naturally expect American aid We
need soldiers food and Agricultural
machinery from America and II the
Japanese finally decide 10 come from
the east they are welcome. too We
should like Americans 20 come with
them"
He explained that the government
plans 10 extend lie authority a. lie
troons progress io!ninE all the ole-
ments oppoSlnE Germany and form
ing new eastern front we de-.
eided 20 begin the government In
the north because we felt that the
allies could best help ur there.
AS at present formed. our govern.
ment includes tho provinces OF Arch.
angel. Murman. Nologda Ryatka
and the northern parts of NovRorod.
Perhaps Yaroslav and Kostroma
VIII join us" 81 Tsohalkovsky con
unued
Idea Born at Moscow
THE idea OF our government was
born at Moscow. we include all !
groups except the extreme left and /.
the monArchists siberia already has I
smilar government and soon our /
groups viii form regional govern. /
ments In central, eastern and south /
ern Russia. We are ready TO ioln /
In some sort OF federation and then /
call a constituent assembly
"All the members OF our govern. /
ment were members Of the former |
constituent assembly which was |
elected by the people. We call our. |
selves sovereign. instead ~ pro- |
vislonal government because we he. |
lieve In the need OF firm authority
We have no personal ambitions"
NJ. gschaikovsky said ne feit the .
Russian people we're capable OF "a
republican form ~ government. des.
pite the general llliteraoy and cited
the success Of tho village govern
ment The leaders OF our group In.
cluding myself, were In constant dan
ger OF arrest and had many narrow
escapes before allies came TO our
aid" he said Some Of us came to
Archangel early In July and launched
our plans. | cut short my usually
Ions beard md remained IN hiding
IN disguise We raised about 500 sol.
diers, with officers. and struck on
the night OF August 1. The allies
came the next day"
Was student Rcvolutionist.
NJ Tschaikovsky. venerable and
with the white beard OF the typical
Russian was born In Vyatka prov
inoe In 1880 His father was a land
owner ana he - a distant relative
OF the composer of the same name
As student In PetroErad he en-.