The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-13
The Allies in Russia
10y CATlERINE NRESnKONSK

prlvcd the Russian people of the pos
; sihlllty OF building up a truly demo
3 cratic government, government o
/ the people. by the people and for tn
/ people,
II would be n mistake TO think tha
after the constituent assembly wa
dispersed and the Russian people de
prived OF the right not only tn rov,
"rn themselves, but To speak and tC
think as they Ike. that the bolshsvik
-.-lcnlno, TrotSky and others. be.
came the real rulers OF the country
No. during this terrible period
when we, Russian democrats. saw
our Russia suffering and bleeding
ne never before the real ruler OF
Russia wns the German hmbasHa dor
Count Won Mlrbach, who moved "a
Moscow and daily gave orders 10
Lcninc and Trotsky
tussia's Call for Help.
II was at this time that Russia
called 10 the "A lies for help. not only
for general but also for military
help. just aE France and England
called upon the United States for
help when their extraordinary mis-
Eions, led by Marshal Joffre and Lord
Bnlfour. visited this country soon
aftcr this country's entrance into
the war. II In true that at this time
there was not an organized Russian
government I'm existence. The pro-
NislOnaI government had been over
thrown and the constituent assembly
had been dispersed by bayoncts.
But the members Of the ConAtltuent
assembly who convened secretly in
Moscow In April. 1918. called upon
the allies Tor military help. sending
their message through Alexander
kcreusky The Moscow congress ~
the party Of Eooialists- revolution lists.
the party which held tho majority in
the constituent assembly, called upon
the allies for military help In the
resolution adopted I'm May 1918.
The constitutional democratic party
Also called upon the allies FOR mill
tury help win the exception of
the hohhcyiki there was not u singIG
political group In Russia that was
opposed to nm allied army coming
to Russia The bolshcyist uppusi
linn was natural. since they were de
pending upon the German army
Md, Not Intervention.
Th.a hope. answers the question
Jus. Us all Russian democrats, was
fur rendering Russia all the eco.
uUmlu financial technical and mill
'nry help she ncrds 10 enable hcr 10
.s.,H'nbllsh the municipalities and
zruIs'y O4 elected on IA" basis of uni
,rr4tl suffrage. which were dispersed
Do, The bulshcYikl and 80 Dunvukc an
all Russian constituent assem- bis
winch would define the constitution
Of lho state ana solve RuSsia's main
puli.rl ana social problems
Az for the present may N,y that
our relation Io the allies viii depend
fully upon their capacity for honesty
and uusolflshurH- towards rs There
are grave symptoms In existence. on
fhy one hand. AN inclination 10 us"
uur mISforfuucE for purely selfish
uurppsoa and. ON tho other hand. al
most complete Indifference towards
'hr cause uf our freedom This in
difference I4 Encouraging 10 those
clements boz Hu@vas lifr who would
like tU bring the country lack 70
wnrr" she was before March 1917
Having watched the allied policy
u Russia, ! may say that the policy
has been ~ uud"fiucd and contra.
dlu'ury that cannot find "A sing le
prucip!" which would explain II, Thc
allied policy 10 an enigma 20. ~,
and. In conclusion, will say again
Sincere help excludes the elements
which ar" usually called 'lutcrNcua
zion Ifelp. pycry kind OF help.
should bee rendered the Euss.au prn-
pie. huf They themselves mus. de-.
fine th"lr form u' government aud
their political future And they Will
Iu - through am aiI-Euss,au rons.l-
tucnt assembly