Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-08
lA UNITING
UNDER NEW RULE
1iGress at Ufa Links Ma
jority of People Against
Soviets
PLAN TO RE-ENTER WAR
F6or Peace Will Come Before
Revived Nation Can
Share Benefits
PLAN TO RENTER WAR
b. the [ ni,ed Press


X The conyaieecence of Russia from the
disease OF .Bolshevism is proceeding a,
remarkably rapid pace. With the. eN-
reption NJ the choie oiera-stricken and ter
rorixs& cities and districts OF Petrosrad
ana Hcecow. there is virtually no place
IN Russia where the power Of henin'
ana Trotsky is exercised. cables 10 the
Russian embassy indicated todas
Al the nat,onsiities inhabitins Rus
M. have once more united for the es'ab;
lisbment OF free and prosperous land
only the uationalities Of the Caucasus
ana the Ukraine. have not yet had an
opportunity to offer their allegiance 10
the new aIl-Russian Government formed
Al ufa. This Is not due to their opposs-
ticn to the new government Tine
Ukraine is helpless for the tinH being
due to the presence OF a German army
numberins nearly half a million men
The Caucasus is in similar plight due
TO urko-German occupation.
Aims Of New Rule
Arbassador Bakhmetieff is in constant
tosch with the new government Wh'ch
4. leeping advised Of every move being
made in Russia for the regeneration "t
the country. it's re-entrancs into the
war. the s,abrogation Of the Bres'-
. rstoysk treaties and the restoration OF
the nations unity and independence.
Al n,incinsJ differences between the
and regions repre-
.euted in the new government have been
swept away in favor OF constitutional
assembly. -,
Th. smbassador himself would make
NJ, .t.tement He permitted the puolica-
liz 81 the latest cables received by hin'
stating they speak for themselves
Unites Al Russians
According to the cables. the nauonal
<.,,.,vsnti1n at Tfa was composed Of all
tbs members Of the Constituent Assem-
hlx REPRESENTATIVES, of the temporary
governments of Siberia, the Crals, Nor'h
Russia and Esthonia, representatives of
tb~ Cossacks OF Orenburg JrslsN. 81
beria Irkutsk. Semiretch. henlssel ana
Asfrakhan: representatives OF the gov
&rn,nents of the Bash<irs and hIrkhis
- Turkestan and the Turco-Tartars OF
fbs interior Of Russia and SIBERIA rep
razentatives OF the conNen'loH va 'I"-
nicinaIit;es and Zemstvos Of Siberia, thc
r-raf and the volga OF the Social feNo-
,,,f{nu.ry Social Democratic. SOCIALIST
.abor and Constitutional Democratic
r,arties OF the Social Democratic group
..vedinstvo" and the association Tor the
rsbirth of Russia.
The chief consideration OF the new
government is the fear OF possible
arAnature peace between the Allies and
fsxrnssfy before the re-entrance OF nus
~ infS the war. Atnbassador Bakh-
= >spnr}5af has given assurance thal the
possibility OF premature peace IS SO
remote as to be without the bounds OF
possibility.
Cables received al the Russian en-
bassy today outline in detail the prin-
eiples upon which the new government
Il fpunded They are
First. Until the moment or the convo-
: cation OF the Constituent Assembly the
Rureian PROVISIONAL government is the
SOW poesessor of supreme power over
the whole territory OF Russia.
Second On order of the Russian pro-
yisipnal government all functions Of SUI
preme power temporarily exercised by
the REGIONAL governments are transmit
ted to the provisional government.
Third. Definition Of the limits Of pow
or OF the regional governments. which
sr< 10 be founded on broad, regional
( autonemy, is conhded TO the judgment
Of the Russian provisional government