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believe that a prompt settlement will
be made, seeing that the Government ID
assuring as from the present time the
autonomy Of the various nationalities
1t goes without saying that the limits
and conditions OF these autonomous in
situations will be settled separately a,
regards each.
Even in the case difficulties should
arise in regard TO the solution OF these
various inetitutions the Government IL
ready to have recourse to the collabora-
ton and good offices Of the League oil
Nations with view to arriving at a
satisfactory settlement
Five. The above principle, implying
the satisfaction Of the agreements by
the Constituent Assembly. should OBJ
viously be applied to the question Of
Bessarabia.
six. The Russian Government once
more repeats its declaration Of the 27tt
Of November, 1918. by which 1t &C
cepted the burden of the national deb,
Of Russia.
Seven. As regards the question Of in.
ternal politics, which can only interest
the Powers in so far as they reflect the
political tendencies Of the Russian Gov
eminent, make a point OF repeating
that there cannot be a return to tn,
regime which existed In Russia befor,
February, 1917. The provisional solu
ton which my Government has adoptet
In regard to the agrarian question aim,
at satisfying the interests Of the great
! mass Of the population, aud is inspired
by the conviction that Russia can onl,
be hourishjng and strong when the mil.
lions of Russian peasants receive al
guarantees. for the possession OF tn,
land.
Similarly as regards the regime Il
be applied to the liberated territories
the Government. far from placing OBJ
| stacles In the way OF the free election
Of local assemblies. municipalities ant
Zemstvos, regards the activities of thes,
bodies and also the development OF tn,
people in self-government as the neces
| sary conditions for the reconstruction
OF the country. and already Is actual,
giving them Its support by all the mean;
at its disposal.
Eight. Having set ourselves the tasl
OF reesta blishing order and justice anc
of ensuring individual security TO tn,
population, which Is tired OF trials anc
| exactions. the Government affirms tn,
equality before the law Of all citizeni
without any special privilege. (Ar
omission here.) All shall receive, with
out distinction OF origin or OF religion
the protection of the State and OF tn,
law.
The Government. whose head am, Il
concentrating all the forces and al
! the resources at its disposal in order tc
accomplish the task which II has Sc
itself at this decisive hour ! speak II
the name OF all national Russia. I an
confident that, Bolshevism once crushed
ga tistactory solutions will be found FOL
all questions which equally concern al
those populations whose existence q
bound up with that of Russia"
NJ. Tcheidse, head OF the Georgian
delegation in Paris. has protested to thu
Peace Conference against any action re
garding Russia which will AFFECT tn,
status OF the Georgian republic
In addition to this the Russian com
| mittee in Paris has formally asked tn,
conference to take no political decision.
| regarding the boundaries Of Russia ex
cept as affecting Poland, until the voic'
OF the Russian people could be heard.