Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-31
GUST BOLSHEvIK
TO SAVE RUSSIA
Representatives of Political Organ.
lzat1ons say Salvation Re-
Quires Freedom.

London, Jan. 31.-(Correspon
ence OF the Associated Press) -
Five representative OIL Russian po-
ntlcal organizations who are now
here have issued q statement in
which they assert that they are OF
the opinion Lhat the salvation OF
Russia requires, ftrsC OF al, that
Rnsala should be liberated from
The BolsheV1kt. They ask Tor the
active help OF the entente allies for
Russians who are in fighting Boil
sheTik rule.
The delegation includes two
moderate conservatives, one liberal
ard TWO moderate Socialists. They
were sent 10 the allied countries
TO INFORM the governments and peo-
pies of Russ.a's critical position
Tine members OF the delegation are
Vladimir Gurko; Nicholas ShebekO,
formerly Russian ambassador at
Vienna; Sergius TTettakOtt, former
" president of the Russian ecu
menical council; Alexander Titoff
and Constantine KrovopOskof.
The two last named are moderate
Socialists. This mission when in
Paris was headed by Prof. Paul
MiIiukoff. leader of the Russian
Constitutional Democrats and for
merIy foreign minister, but his
name is not included among those
who make pubic the appeal for
help for Russia.
The German domination in Rus
sia and its artificial splitting into
independent parts says the Rus
sian representatives, is contrary
TO the aspirations of the masses
and of all the sane clements which
demand the union of lie whole
country in a ..ngle state whose Ill
innate fate must he determined by
the free decision Of the peoples in
habiting Russia,
For this purpose active help IS
required from the allies for all
those parts Of Russia which are IN
conflict Of the Bpl=1ev5Ei and who
are striving 10 rsInlJe and Tegca-
crate Rus ia
given first OF all 10 the voluntary
arny which is s-Iti-E against the
BOlsheviki in the northern eau
casas. Besides- ta create order. it
is necessary 10 occupy temporarily
Tie most important towns and
railway functions in the south Of
Russia so as 10 prevent the al-
vance of the Eolsh. Wiki from the
north and the spreading Of au-
archy, that has already ruined the
north Of Rus ia.
"a barrier against the Bolshe-
vism spreading from the north will
enable the voluntary army to con-
soIidate and TO grow. 1t gill be
possible by subscription to convert
this voluntary army into a vast
army in the south Of Russia and,
together with Siberia and the
northern territory 10 crush the
Bolsheviki and to reunite the whole
of free Russia in the coming spring.
'HThe. sHore the allied help is not
required for the purpose of taking
an offensive against the Bolshevik,
but to create conditions that will
enable the sane clements to organ
iZe themselves, TO create a govern
ment mechanism and an army. All
the rest as we'll as The internal or
ganization OF the country must be
eft to the Russians themselves.
"Qutte a separate problem Is the
salvation of PetrOgrad. During the
Bolshevix regime the population
had diminished to 100000. Tho lib
Grafton of this city at the earliest
possible date by the allies is called
for by considerations Of humanity
now that the allies have access to
the dying capital through the Bal
tic SEE. If in time of war America
considered 1t her duty to save Eur
ope from the yoke of Prussianism.
now at the moment OF the ap-
preaching peace a new task Is con-
fronting her-the salvation of the
Russian democracy and OF the Rus