The Washington times., 1918-10-10

OF Siberia, the Urals, North Russia,
and Esthonia; representatives of the
Cossacks of Orenburg, Uralsk, ST.
IBERIA. Irkutsk, ySemiretch, Yenissei,
and Astrakhan; representatives Of the
governments of the Bashkirs and
Kirghis of Turkestan, and the Turco-
Tartars Of the interior of Russia and
Siberia: representatives Of the con-
vention of municipalities and
zemstvos of Siberia, the >Ural and the
Volga; OF the Social Revolutionary
Social-Democratic, Socialist-Labor,
and neutrality-suspicious. par
ties, OF the Social-Democratic group
'Yedinstvo.' and the Association for
the Rebirth of Russia
This government unites the over
whelming majority of the workmen,
peasants. democratic middle class,
and the intellectual classes of Russia
in the common aim OF saving the
country and the revolution. 1t COM
mands the respect and obedience Of
nearly all the innumerable tribes and
natiohalities inhabiting Russia, and
represents even more than did the
provisional government Of Kerensky,
the wishes and will OF the Russian
people.
Ii Blow At BOIsheVf1d.
Its successful launching and opera
ton is the best answer, Russian Of
ficials pointed out, to those who still
labor under the delusion that the
Bolsheviki command the support Of
any considerable part of the Russian
people. The people OF the territory
still held by the Bolshevili. compris-
ing the districts of Petrograd and
Moscow, are yearning for liberation
from the Bolshevik yoke. They will
have their wish gratified as soon as
| the new government completes Its
| task of organization and moves its
new army OF 50O,O men, trained &C
cording to the rules of modern mill
tary discipline, against the praetori7,
an guards OF Lenine and Trotzky.
The chief consideration Of the new
government is the fear Of a possible
premature peace between the allies
and Germany before the Remittance
of Russia into the war. Ambassador
Bakhmetieff is keeping the new gov
eminent informed of every diplomatic
move made by the United States in
an effort to assure 1t that the pos
sibiIity OF a premature and incon- |
elusive peace is so remote as to be |
without the bounds OF possibility.
Principles of New Government.
Cables received at the Russian en-
embassy today outline in detail the
principles upon which the new gov
eminent is founded. They are:
81. Until the moment OF the convo-
cation of the Constituent Assembly, |
the Russian provisional government |
Is the sole possessor OF supreme |
power over the whole territory OF
Russia
go. On order OF the Russian pro-
visional government, all functions OF |
supreme power temporarily exercised 1
by the regional governments are |
transmitted TO the provisional govern
meut.
80. Definition OF the limits OF power
OF the regional governments which !
are to be founded on broad, regional /
autonomy, and in accord with the pro-
gram stated below, is confded to the
government"
The latter point means that the |
government will substitute In place Of
the deadly separatism famed by the
Bolsheviki. complete autonomy OF
the respective regions in affairs con-
corning them alone. thus creating
virtually the American system OF
State sovereignty, with the several
States combined into the United States
OF Russia
Obligations Accepted.
The Russian provisional govern
ment accepts the following obliga-
tions toward the Constituent Assem-
bly,.
!. It pledges itself to convene the
Constituent Assembly at the earliest
possible date, IL possible by January
/, 1919.
=. All acts OF the government will
be based on the sovereign and unques-
tionable rights of the Constituent As
sembly. the sole legal authority in
Russia The government will take
vigilant care that the subordinate ad-
ministrative institutions should not in
fringe upon the rights OF the Con-
stpuent Assembly or retard in any way
the beginning of the assembly's ac-
tivities.
3. The government will without de-
lay report concerning all its acts to
the Constituent Assembly from the