Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19
APPEAL TO RUSSIA
TO DISCARD YOKE
American Leaders in All En-
beavers DepIore Inroads
of B0ISheviki.

|, By tho Associated Press
NEW YORK. October 1S.-Appeals
TO the people of Russia to throw off
the yoke of bolshevism and turn to a
government of true democracy"
written by a score or more of promi-
nent American statesmen, business
men, editors and labor leaders, are TO
be given wide publicity throughout
that country by the magazine Strug-
Cling Russia, 1t was announced to-
day.
The magazine. published by the
Russian information bureau in the
United States, announces that the
messages are being prepared in
special issue, thousands of copies of
which will be sent to the land of the
red terror for distribution.
american labor views with heavy
heart the terrible course of bolshe-
Vism forced by gun and bayonet on
the people of Russia" says the mes
sage written by Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
of Labor. He asserted that American
workingmen desire the people OF
Russia to know that they are
anXiously awaiting the certain vic
tory over bolshevism and sincerely
hope that the Russian people Will es-
through constituent assembly
David K. Francis. American ambas-
sador to Russia. said:
Il wish to express my sympathy
with the true Russian patriots VINO
are struggling against the bolshev1kl.
who have usurped power in central
Russia and are maintaining thein
selves by reign of terror, which they
have been able to continue through
aid of mercenaries, notwithstanding
I,,~ fo1l 10
per cent of the Russian people.
Eventually Menace World.
"Since my return to America have
omitted no opportunity to express my
deep sympathy for the Russian peo-
pie and to reiterate that a continu-
alton of the disgrac eful bolSheVlst
rule in Russia would eventually be-
come d menace to the organized gov
ernments everywhere. and if not
checked would undermine civilization
and bring us back to barbarism-
Declaring that the American peo-
pie hope for the liberty and pros
Root, former Secretary of state ana
head of the American mission TO
Russia said he was confident that
the Russian people would work out
their own salvation.
Il believe in Them" said Mr. Root,
land I feel sure that they viii work
out successfully a true democracy
based upon principles of liberty and
justice. Plainly this can be done only
by completely, destroying the power power
CT he wicked and cruel bolsheVikl,
who dispersed the constituent as
sembly elected by the people of Rus
STA and in it's place set up a tyranny
Just as bad as that of the car, and
just as effective to prevent the peo-
pie of Russia from governing them-
selves"
other contributions, calling upon
the Russian peoples to throw off the
rule of bolshevism and establish a
stable democratic government. were
made by Walter Newton of the com
mittee on foreign affairs of the
House of Representatives, Lawrence
Abbott. president of the Outlook
company; Senator Sherman of Illi-
nofs. Senator Harding, Ohio; Senator
King, Utah; Senator Johnson. South
Dakota Senator Thomas, Colorado;
John Esch, chairman of the committee
of foreign commerce Of the House of
Representatives.; DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Univer-
city, and Jacob II. Schiff.