The sun., 1919-06-08
The Cooperatives Support the
On1sk Government

The Council of the All-Siberian Coopera-
tive Assemblies says the following in its recent
Declarations:
''The All-Siberian Cooperative Movement the
expression of the unity of the creative democratic ele
strives for the rehabilitation of the destroyed
statehood of Russia.
utmost necessity that all democratic elements who
think in terms of State-buding should unite upon
common platform. The immediate aims of our politi
cal activities must bethe support of the existing Omsk
Government which has proclaimed itself democratic
rule; the steering of its political into democratic
channels; the struggle with anti democratic 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 rights of the people to the formation of
democratic State and the establishment, fortifyng
and development of friendly relations with Govern
ments and democraces allied with us, such France,
England, America and Others"
On the basis of this and other documents coming
people and to the Members Of Congress was issued
on May 20th at the office of the Russian Cooperative
Unions, No. 1876 Liberty Street, New York City,
signed by V. N Bashkrov, the representative of the
Siberian Union of Creamery Societies. uniting
$500 Cooperative Organizations; G. A. Martushin,
the representative of the Northern Cooperative
Unions of Archange A A. Trutnev the representative
of the Siberian Union of Cooperative Unions ga
koopsbit" uniting $500 Cooperative Organiza-
tons, and Chairman of the Cooperative Unions of the
government of Irkutsk; N G. Zootookhin representa-
region, and c. A Kovalsky delegate of the Council of
the All-Sberian Cooperative Assemblies:
"In these terrible and trying times of bloody rule
that our suffering and WORKOUT country is passing
through the Cooperative Organizations of Siberia and
North Russia unifyng link for all the honest
healthy and Statepreserving elements of the Russian
democracy In the fight for freedom and for the poiti
cal and economic regeneration of Russia the Council
of the AlSlberan Cooperative Assemblies uniting in
itself all the central organizations of Siberia, has
adopted definite political and socialeconomc pro-
gram in the domain of real practical, everyday
endeavor This practical program the United Coop
eratives of Siberia realizing through their local
units and representatives in the Cooperative Organiza
tons, in the Zemsvo sef-governments and social and
governmental institutions.
The All-Sberian United Cooperatives are fully
cognizant of the abnormal conditions in which the terri
tories liberated from the Bolshevki-the Ural Siberia
and the North Russian Provinces-fnd themselves,
where in pain and anguish Russian statehood is
arising. Nevertheless, considering the unusual difficult
ties connected with the work of rebuilding and reesab
fishing legality and order in land overburdened fnan-
ciay and economically, ravaged by civil war and hun
ger and with popular psychology corrupted byBoshe
vism, the United Cooperatives recognize and support
until the formation of a new, ultimate Government
Russian Government formed Siberian territory and
headed by Admiral Kolchak. The Cooperatves are
lending their support to it to practical Govern
mental central power subscribing to democratic princi
pies, which is reestabshing the State, creating fight
ing, disciplined Army, and placing itself under obga
tons to bring the country to the gates of Al-Russan
Constituent Assembly, and to insure its unity and indie
pendence." ("Strugying Russia May 1919