Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
New Order In Russia Must Be
 Based On Sovereignty Of People
Declaration Has Been Is sued and Delivered to Al
 lied Governments. CONFERENCE OF
 RUSS DELEGATES Must Be Equality for All in Eyes of the Law, States
 Document.

Paris, Jan. 29-(By the As s0cIated PreSS)-A declaration has been issued and delivered to the Allied governments by what is called "a conference of Russian ambassadors and busi- pess men in Paris" The de- ciarati0n says lhe object of the conference was to defend the rights and interests of Russia hy "soIemnIy procIaiming in the name and by the order of the united governments of Russia, the principles by which the nations policy will be in- spired."
 No matter when order is restored In Russia" the declaration continues. this order cannot be founded on the principles which forme the basis of the ancient regime. The principles principles which form the basis of ocratic organization of Russia are:
 "1-The new legal order must be founded on the sovereignty of me people, who will exercise their power through organizations of their own choice, which will be responsible to the people and will guarantee to them the unalienabiIity of their sovereignty.
 ''p-NA Hiffarnr,If, H f,,+ {, h, h.. tween the peoples prerogatives and class privileges. There will be equal fly for all in the eyes of the law, and free access to all the dccrees of the political and social scale.
 '3-1he rapid development of pros Gucing forces. The encouragement of all private initiative and all measures likely to attract capital into the coun- Try. At the same time the state must adopt all measures to safeguard for the laboring classes all the economic and social experience accumulated by international practice.
 "4-The most important question must be the settlement of the agricUl- tural problem which, to attain social peace, must be solved in the interest of the large masses.
 5-During the revolution disor. ArcrlY movement occurred on the part eI- { peasants wno took possession of the land. This exceptional situation de- mands exceptional means for dealing with it, but to return to the ancient s,ate of affairs is impossible. Peasants must own more land than hitherto, but, for the present state of anarchy ha t-ItI,g-tittr+bH b@sis."
 The declaration continues by advo- cation of administering de-centraI- izaiion' and recalls that after the ! -revolution of lS17, the new Russi2 proclaimed the independence of Pc land and revised the ties uniting Russia and Poland. At that time ii is said, the autonomy of the Baltic peoples was urged.
 This work, interrupted by the Bol- sheyist movement must be resumed ,' the declaration says New Russia must destroy at their origin the ar tifcial causes of unhealthy separatism She must cause the unity of the stat to become organic by making the in tcrests of the state, as @ whole. cor respond 10 the particular interests oi each of the nationalities representeJ in the country"
 The declaration concludes by say iHg: Russia pledges herself 10 full fill all obligations arising from trea- ties she concludes, but claims the right to be indemnifed by the enemy for damages sustained during the war which caused her heavy sacrifices"