Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-09

ne council OF the All-Slberlan OOOpera.
tive Assemblies says the following in its recent
''The All-Sberian Cooperative Movement as the
expression of the unity of the creative democratic ee
mens-sves 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 atebuildng should unite upon
common PLATFORM The immediate aims of our politi-
cal activities must be- support of the existing Omsk
Government which has proclaimed itself democratic
rule the steering of its political into democratic
channels; the struggle with antidemocratic 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 reconquer
ing the violated of the people to the formation Of
democratic State; and the establishment fortfying
and development of friendly relations with Govern
mens and deocracies allied with U.S. such France,
England, America and others"
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 goth, at the office of the Russian Cooperative
Unions, No. 1876 Liberty Street, New York City,
signed by " N. Bashkirov the representative of the
Siberian Union of Creamery Societies, uniting over
$500 Cooperative Organizations; G. A. Martushin,
the representative Of the Northern Cooperative
Unions of Archangel A. A. Tutnev the representative
Of the Siberian Union Of Cooperative Unions ia
koopsbit" uniting over $500 Cooperative Organiza-
TONS and Chairman of the Cooperative Unions of the
government of Irutsk N G. Zolotookhin representa-
tive of the Cooperative Unions of the Transbaikal
region and C. A. Kovasky, delegate Of the Council of
the All-Siberian Cooperative Assemblies:
I'm these terrible and trying times of bloody rule
that suffering and worn-out country is passing
through the Cooperative Organizations of Siberia and
North Russia serve unfying link for all the honest
healthy and Statepreservng elements of the Russian
democracy. In the fight for freedom and for the po
cal and economic regeneration of Russia, the Council
of the AlSberan Cooperative Assemblies uniting in
itself all the central organizations of Siberia, has
adopted definite political and social pro-
gram in the domain of real, practical everyday
endeavor. This practical program the United Coop
eratves of Siberia realizing through their local
units and representatives in the Cooperative Organize
TONS in the Zemstvo self governments, and social and
governmental Institutions
The All-Siberian United Cooperatives fully
cognzant of the abnormal conditions in which the terri
tories liberated from the Boshevik-the Ura Siberia
and the North Russian Provinces-ind 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
cally and economically ravaged by civil war and hum
and with popular psychology corrupted by Bolshe-
vsm, the United Cooperatives recognize and support
until the formation of a new, ultimate Government
through the Constituent Assembly -the Provisional
Russian Government formed Siberian territory and
headed by Admiral Kolchak. The Cooperatives are
lending their support to it as to practical Govern
PIES which is reestablshng the State, creating fight
ing disciplined Army, and placing itself under obiga-
tons to bring the country to the gates of
Constituent Assembly, and to insure its unity and indie
nendence" (nstrxssI.s Ru.r." 1879