New-York tribune., 1919-06-09

The Council of the All-Siberian Coopera-
tive Assemblies says the following in it's recent
Declaration:
1.-The All-Siberian Cooperative Movement the
expression OF the unity of the creative democratic ee-
ments-strives for the rehabilitation of the DESTROYED
statehood of Russia
The United Cooperatives of Siberia consider it Of
utmost necessity that all democratic elements who
think in terms of State building should unite upon one
common platform: The immediate aims of our politi-
cal activities must bethe support of the existing Omsk
government which has proclaimed itself democratic
RUE tne steering OF its political course into democratic
channels the struggle with anti-democratic influences
from the Right we'll with the anarcho-destructive
forces from the Left the Strengthening of the ties be-
tween the and the fighting Front and the support
OF the Army the cultural force which is reconuuer-
ing the violated rights of the people to the formation Of
democratic State; and the establishment fortifying
and development of friendly relations with Govern
ments and democracies allied with u.s. such as France
England, America and Others'
a. - !"sh"gg'ng Russia May II, 1919
On the basis OF this and other documents coming
from Russia the following Appeal to the American
people and to the Members of Congress was issued
on May 20th at the office of the Russian Cooperative
Unions, No. 1876 Liberty Street, New York CITY.
signed by v N. Bashkirov the representative of the
Siberian Union of Creamery Societies, uniting over
1900 COOPERATIVE Organizations; G. A. Marfushin,
Unions of Archangel; A. A. Ttnev the representative
of the Siberian Union of Cooperative Unions "Za-
koopsolt, uniting over $500 Cooperative Organiza-
TONS and Chairman of the Cooperative Unions of the
government of Irkutsk N G. Zootookhin representa-
tive of the Cooperative Unions of the Transbaikal
region and c. A. Kovalsky delegate of the Council of
the All-Slberian Cooperative Assemblies:
In these terrible and trying times of bloody rule
that our suffering and Worn-out country is passing
through, the Cooperative Organizations of Siberia and
North Russia unfying link for all the honest
healthy and State-preservng elements of the Russian
democracy In the fight for freedom and for the politi
cal and economic regeneration of Russia the Council
OF the AlSberian Cooperative Assemblies uniting in
itself all the central organizations of Siberia has
adopted definite political and socal-economic pro-
gram in the domain of real, practical, everyday
eratves of Siberia realizing through their local
units and representatives in the Cooperative Organza
tons in the Zemstvo self governments and social and
governmental Institutions
The All-Slberian United Cooperatves are fully
cogzant of the abnormal conditions in which the terri
tories liberated from the Boshevk-the Ural Siberia
and the North Russian Provnces-fnd themselves,
where in pain and anguish Russian statehood is
arising Nevertheless, considering the unusual difficult
ties connected with the work of rebuilding and reestab
fishing legality and order in land overburdened nan-
ciay and economically ravaged by civil and hun
ger and with popular psychology corrupted byB Boshe-
vs, the United Cooperatives recognize and support
until the formation of new, ultimate Government
through the Constituent Assembly-the Provisional
Russian Government formed on Siberian territory and
headed by Admiral Kochak. The Cooperatives are
lending their support to it to practical Govern
mental central power subscribing to democratic princ-
ples which is reestabshng the State creating fight
ing disciplined Army, and placing itself under obliga-
tons to bring the country to the gates of an ARussian
Constituent Assembly, and to insure it's unity and indie
pendence.' ("Struggimg MAJ lss3