The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-14
KOLCHAK IN REPLY
PLEDGES ASSEMBLY
Answer to Allies First Letter
Says Elections Are Being
Arranged.
ASSUMES NATIONAL DEBT
Will Surrender His Power as
Soon as Bolsheviki Are.
Crushed.

Crushed.
S'scA Wireless; ,I Dsspo'ss e rss Sun and IA.
Ccpyri0M. 1919; eH rights yese,p,f.
PAkIs. June 1S.-The Allies reply to
Admiral Kolchak, made public TO-DAY
implies the practical recognition OF the
omsk Government as the only real au-
thority IN Russia.
The reply states the allied and asso-
ciated Governments welcome the Kol.
chalk reply to the message asking for
guarantees and that as Kolchak reaches
Moscow he will call a constituent assem-
Oily or recall the old Assembly; that Rus
sian debts will be recognized: that an
attempt will be made TO renew the old
system of land and tenure that recogni-
ton be given independent Finland and
| roland that in the case OF the bounda-
RES or border States the present diffcul-
ties In the matter will be adjudicated
under the League of Nations.
The Allies declare they ind Admiral
kolchak's reply satisfactory" and are
therefore ready to accord him the sup
port designated. namely: Munitions,
supplies and. food. with the aim OF re-
constituting. Russia as a great power
The Allies recall their attempts to set
tie the Russian problems by calling rep
resentatives Of al parties to a confer :
ence which broke down because Of the
refusal OF the Soviets to accept condi-
tons or to cease fighting during the ne
gotiations. -.
The reply makes II clear that all hope
OF the Soviets to obtain recognition
from the allied Governments are now
futile.
PARIS. June 13.-The text Of the reply
OF Admiral Kolchak. the head OF the All
Russian Government at Omsk, to the
first letter from the allied and asso.
ciated Powers. which resulted In the sec
ond letter promising him allied support
In the attempt to found a stable Russian
Government. was made public to-day.
The allied letter was handed to Ad-
miral Kolchak at Titmon by NJ de Mar
tel, the French Charge d'Affairs az
Omsk. The reply Of Admiral Kolchak
was received here on June and reads
The Government over which I pre-
side has been happy to learn thatNths
policy OF the allied and associated Pow
ers In regard to Russia is in perfect ac-
cordance with the task which the Rus
sian Government itself has undertaken
that Government being anxious above
all things to rsestablish peace in the
country and to assure to the Russian
people the right to decide their own
destiny In freedom by means of q con-
stituent assembly. ! appreciate highly
the interest shown by the Powers a. re-
CARDS the national movement and con-
slider their wish to make certain that
the political conditions with which we
are inspired are legitimate; am there
fore ready to confirm once more my pre-
vious declarations, which l have aIways
regarded as irrevocable.
Elections Being Arranged.
"ons. On November IS. 1918, I as.
sumed power and shall not retain thai
power one day longer than required
BY the interests Of the country; my FIRST
thought At the moment when the Boil.
sheviki are definitely crushed will DO tc
nx the date for the elections of the
constituent assembly. A commission IL
now at work on direct preparation for
them on the basis of universal suffrage
Considering myself as responsible fol-
that constituent assembly, I shall hand
over to 1t all my powers in order tina,
1t may freely determine the system OF
government I have. moreover, taken
the oath TO do this before the Supreme
Russian Tribunal, the guardian OF le-
gality.
"All my efforts are aimed at ending
the civil war as soon as possible by
crushing Bolshevlsm in order TO put the
Russian people in a position to express
It's free will. ANY prolongation of this
struggle would only postpone that mo,
ment; the government. however doe.
not consider Itself authorized - substi.
tute for the inalienable right OF free and
legal elections the mere reestablishment
OF the assembly of 1877. which wa,
elected under a regime Of Bolshevik VIC.
lence and majority Of whose members
are now in the ranks OF the Soviet. II
Is through the legally elected constitu,
ent assembly alone. which my govern
ment will do its utmost to convok,
properly, that there will belong the SOW.
ereign rights OF deciding the problems
or the Russian State. both In the inter,
nal and external affairs OF the country
"2. We gladly consent to discuss al
once with the Powers all interna tiona
questions. and in doing so shall ain
at the free and peaceful development OF
the people. the limitation of armament,
and the measures calculated to proven,
new wars. OF which the League OF Ma
tons is the highest expression.
The Russian Government thinks. how,
ever, that 1t could recall the fact tina
the final sanction Of the decisions which
may be taken in the name of Russia vii
belong to the Constituent Assembly
Russia cannot now and cannot in the
future ever be anything but a demo
cratic State, where all questions involv
ing notifications of the territorial from
tiers and Of external relations must b,
ratified by a representative body, which
is the national expression of the PEG
pies sovereignty.
20. Considering the creation of a uni
ned Poliah State to be one of the chic
OF the normal and Just consequences o.
the world war. the Government think!
itself justified in confirming the inde
pendence of Poland, proclaimed by tn,
Provisional Russian Government O.
1917, all the pledges and DEGREES O.
which We have accepted. The final solu
ton Of tho question Of delimiting tn,
frontiers between Russia and POLAND
must, however. in conformity. with thu
principles set forth above, be postpone
till the meeting OF the constituent as
sembly. We are disposed at once I,
recognize the de facto government o
Finland. but the final solution Of III,
Finnish institution must belong TO tn,
constituent assembly.
Assures Autonomous Rula.