The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18
Anti-SOviet Chieftain
Visions New Republic
for Russia of Future

tlon under Mr. HooVer's admirable
direction.
Secondly, our purpose Is to uc-
quaint the people OF this country
WIN the present political conditions
IN Russia and TO convey to they.
message that the Russian people ore
alive In spite OF the four years Of
bolsheNist destruction. and that The
world VIII before long sec the down
fall OF the bolshevist tyranny and
the resurrection OF Russia as a
stable democracy. Our further pur-
pose Is 20 explain. In our capacity as
representatives OF the executive
committee Of tho constituent assem-
bly,, the attitude OF the Russian dc
mocracy OF the people Of Russia
towards the far eastern problems
discussed at the Washington con-
ference, especially as they affect ST.
beria and the Russian far east.
The entire Russian people, with
out distinction OF political creed
nave more than once demanded the
evacuation Of Siberia by the Japan
ese, and we cannot but repeat this
demand for immediate and uncou-
ditional evacuation of siberia and
the Russian far east. While Japan
expresses readiness to withdr. w
from siberia as soon as stable con
NiAl'AlsN sAAN Af-feAl bllHtltu III lllhl re-
gion, we wish to state that the Jap
anese policy for the past three years
was one Of the chief factors contrib
uting TO the continuation OF disorder
in Siberia. In spite Of her solemn
pledge not TO interfere with internal
conditions In that region, the Japan
ese have pursued and are pursuing
n definite policy OF interfering with
and breaking up every movement
that promises to result in the re-es-
tablisnment Of a stable government
In Siberia.
Opposition To Japanese.
THE continued Japanese occupa-
tion has for its purpose the Japani-
fication of the Russian far east. The
Japanese request for the recogni-
tlon of the principle Of peaceful PEN
etration of japanese into Siberia. as
reported in some Of tho newspapers
will meet with the opposition Of the
entire Russian people. The term.
peaceful penetration has a familiar
sound. Many an anneXationist move
ment began with that peaceful PEN
ctration.' Future democratic Russia
Will greet foreign cooperation in
her economic development on the
basis of equality for all nations and
will be unreservedly opposed 60 any
and the far east.
"Russia's future lies in the devei-
opment OF her eastern possessions,
Siberia Is n part of Russia's terri
tory The Russian colonization OF
this region began 400 years ago. The
population OF Siberia and the far
east in 1915 reached 10000 900, of
which rs per cent were Russians. Al
present, the white population of ST.
beria and the Russian far east Is
larger than the entire population OF
all the British dominions taken to-
Eether. The preservation of soVer-
eign rights in these regions is of vi
tai Importance to Russia. Any in
fringement OF these rights will inevi-
tably serve as germ of future con-
tlicts in the far east. The high pur-
pose of tho Washington conference
can be realized only through the
protection OF Russia's legitimate
rights during the period of her dis
ability.
But It is Russia as a democracy
that is our chief point. We believe
that the future of Russia can be
nothing other than democracy after
the fall of the bolsheVikl. Why?
There are only two other alterna-
ttves. Here and all over two ques-
tions are always raised in regard TO
the prospects of Russia after the
passing OF the present regime. Some
say. Good. The bolsheviki will
fam But after that there will be a
complete reaction, and the monarch
lists will gain the upper hand.
I'VE say that a reactlonary gov
ernment OF any long duration Is i'm
possible, because such a regime
would have to have the support or
the big land owners; in fact. its
main support would have TO come
from that source. But the great
land owners do not exist any more
The peasants have got all the land
now. There exists no class to sup
port a monarchistic regime. Ger
tainly, there is the bare possibility
that for three or four months after
the fall OF the bOlsheviki reaction
may get In by engineering a sudden
coup d'etat because the reaction
aries are working all over preparing
for their chance. In many foreign
lands they are trying to build up
military forces, and if they ever
have the opportunity to use them,
they will have largely the same sol
diers that Wrangel and other reac-
finrut-Ns Il. q,