New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
kOlchak Rule
Is Recognized
By. the Allies
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tion at the hands of the Bolsheyil
forces.
"Since the signature of the armistice
on November II, 1913, they have kept
forces in various parts of Russia
Munitions and supplies have been sent
to assist those associated with them at
very considerable cost. No sooner
however, did the peace conference as
semble than they endeavored to bring
peace and order to Russia by INVITING
representatives of all the warning gov
ernments within Russia to meet them.
IN the hope that they might be able to
arrange a permanent solution of the
Russian problem.
This proposal and a later offer to
relieve the distress among the suffer-
ing millions of Russia, broke down
through the refusal of the Soviet gov
ernment to accept the fundamental
conditions of suspending hostilities
while negotiation for the work of re-
lief was proceeding.
To Continue Assistance
"Some of the Allied and associated
governments are now being pressed to
withdraw their troops and to incur no
further expense in Russia, on the
ground that continued intervention
shows no prospect of producing an
early settlement. They are prepared,
however, to continue their assistance
on the lines laid down below, provided
they are satisfied that it will really
help the Russian people to liberty, self
government and peace
"The Allied and associated govern
ments now wish to declare formally
that the object of their policy is to
restore peace within Russia by ena-
bling the Russian people to resume
control Of their own affairs through
the instrumentality of freely elected
constituent assembly, and to restore
peace along its frontiers by arranging
for the settlement of disputes in re-
gard to the boundaries of the Russian
state and its relations with it's neigh
hors through the peaceful arbitration
of the league of nations.
Conditions are Stipulated
"They are convinced by their expert
ences of the last twelve months that it
is not possible to attain these ends by
dealing with the soviet government of
Moscow. They are therefore disposed
to assist the government Of Admiral
Kolchak and his associates with mu-
nitions, supplies and food to establish
themselves as the government of ALL
Russia, provided they receive from
them definite guarantees that their
policy has the same object in view as
the Allied and associated powers.
with this object they would ask
Kolchak and his associates
whether they will agree to the follow
ing as the conditions upon which they
would accept continued assistance from
the Allied and associated powers:
"1n the first place, that, as soon as
they reach Moscow, they will summon
a constituent assembly elected by a
free, secret and democratic franchise,
as the supreme Legislature for Russia
to which the government Of Russia
must be responsible, or, if at that time
will summon the Constituent Assembly,
elected in 1917, to sit until such time
as new elections are possible.
Free Elections Demanded
"Secondly, that throughout the
areas, which they at present control,
they will permit free elections in the
normal course for all local and legally
assemblies, such as NUM-
zemstvos, etc.
"Thirdly, that they. will contenance
no attempt to revise the special privi
lege of any class or order in Russia.
"The Allied and associated powers
have noted with satisfaction the SOL
emn declaration made by Admiral
Kolchak and his associates that they
have no intention of restoring the
former land system They feel that
the principles to be followed in the
solution of this and other internal
questions must be left to the free de-
cision of the Russian Constituent AS !
sembly, but they wish to be assured
that those whom they are prepared
to assist stand for the civil and re-
ligious liberty of all Russian citizens
and will make no attempt to re-intro