The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-18

pause in their espousal of his
 cause.)
 For eighteen months Russia has been eliminated from the list of sov- ereign Powers, for eighteen months Russia has been in a state of anar- chy, for eighteen months a pitiless war has been raging there
 The world is longing for peace. At She Peace Conference the victorious countries raise their voices loudly. The defeated countries are also per nitted to speak. Russia alone is sil- ent. She is neither among the vic tors nor among the vanquished. It Is as though Russia did not participate in the great war at all, as though 2,5OO,0OO of her best sons were not buried in common ground upon the battlefields. Why is this SO?
 Russia carried on the war, block aded as Germany was, almost entirely isolated from the Allies, the great Western Democracies, and much less developed industrially than her Allies. That was one of the main reasons why Russia, in her efforts beyond her powers in this terrible war, was the first to suffer from a collapse of her economic organization. This was one of the reasons she was first to be eX- hausted, to lose her capacity to con- tinue the war. Russia became disinte- grated in chaos, but the blood Of mil- lions of her sons helped to solidify the triumph of the free peoples. This should not be forgotten by the dem ocracy of the world. It is her duty to extend a brothcrly hand to Russian democracy in it's struggle with the aftermath of the war-anarchy and
 q ,IyrN NI,e drTfv of a world democracy towards the demo- cracy of Russia. A continuation of an- archy in Russia will undoubtedly lunge into anarchy the whole civil ized world, for without Russia human ity cannot restore peace, especially a lasting and just eace.
 Moreover, anarchy in Russia IS loading her inevitably to dark reac- ton and to tho destruction of her na- tionaI wealth through greedy inter national capitalism. The Red terror Is already giving birth to White Terror. The old reactionary Russia is threat cning to appear before long in new disguise after anarchy has ground to dust tho great Russian revolution. This rcactionary Russia will unite at the reactionary forces of the world and will strive to convert the League of Nations-this embryo of an alH- anCe of free pcOples---into 'nosy un- ionn of Governments directed against the Democracy of the whole world. Without a Democratic Russia the League of Nations can never become the foundation for a free co-existence of nations. Russia, regenerated as a democratic, federativ- republic, could become a stronghold of peace in the ranks of tho world democracies. The nnnp1ps nf sia of all the political and economical achievements of the great March rev oIution---particula the transfercnce of the land to the labOring classes and n broad labor of leSislauon- would serve as a firm foundation TOT future constructive work. The convo- cation of the All-Russiau Constituent Assembly upon the basis of general direct, equal. and secret suffrage would make 1t possible to establish Russia, enabling her to express the true will of the peoples consututins her population. The vital interests oi the Russian people are bound up with the vital interests of the democracie' of the world that Russia should again and at the earliest possible moment resume her existence as broad dem ocratio state.
 For these reasons we, the under signed, consider that 1t is high time for the representatives of the dem ocracies of the world to urge the Gov ernmcnts of free peoples that their ac tivities concerning the fate or RuSsis should be directed towards helpini the peoples of Russia in their struggle for Russia's regeneration. For thl purpose it is necessary:-
 First. that tho Governments of fret countries should proclaim openly tha they will not recognize any Govern ment in Russia that has the character of a personal or class dictatorshlI which does not recognize the soNer sisn will of the people, and whicf does not carry out any measures tC bring about the realization of a dem ocratic Government.
 Second, that the Governments O. free countries should proclaim clear v and definitely that they will em plov no methods of interference witi the affars of Russia that would violate her sovereign rights, or that would help separate classes or groups o persons to further their personal in tercsts at the expense of the welfar' of the whole country.
 Third. in order to translate such proclamation into a reality, and C end the civil war at the earliest pos sible moment. 1t would be esenta that the Powers should help witt supplies and products only such pro lItsionaI Governments in Russia ai vyonld recognize the sovereign will o