The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18
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.,tc federated republic" That Is
,.. nradf.t.on and nope Of Nicholas
NJ A,tsartiev. one of the leaders of
d.. t.s6gial-rrvolutionary party for the
ia. 20 Years, former minister OF the
Interior iu the Russian provisional
goyerumont under Kerensky, presi-
Jent of the parliament and
member of the Russian constit-
vart assembly which lived its short
man of "a hours on January tS,
ieiS and was dissolved at the
,ol,ts nf holshevist bayonets.
put 30 is more than his prediction
aud hone. 10 is his aim, the goal
,or which ne Is working in mis- pres
ant role as president OF the eNecu-
i've all.kussian assembly, along
Inc all-Eussian assembly, along
with Els colleagues on the same
rommittae. Miliukov and KarensHy.
This committee, elected last jan
nary. at the Paris conference OF the
ioadipg members Of the constituent
qaeembly. who escaped after it's dis
solution is working not only In for
eIgn lands. but I'm Russia as well,
where Az co-operates with tho Rus
sian democratic forces now In pro-
cess OF growth and capitalization.
Virtually cvilcd from their country
by political conditions, these men
are striving 10 create an organiZG-
tion OF an forces favoring dcmoc-
racy .o that when the fall of boil
shevism comes, as the members OF
the committee confidently expect It
will. their country will drift into
neither reaction nor anarchy, but
will find n machine ready for oper-
alton. 10 steer a middle course be-
tween the two extremes.
Avksentiev has been in the United
States once before, en- route on his
long trip from Siberia, through
China and Japan TO France, where
he remained for two years until his
recent arrival in thle country. While
the constituent assembly. to which
Avksentiev had been elected, was
meeting, he was held prisoner in the
Petropavlovsk fortress at Petrograd
by the bolsheviki, for four months.
His friends were meanwhile work
ing for his release, and In April,
1918, managed TO liberate him by
deceiving the bQlshevist officials.
He then proceeded TO Moscow.
where he continued to wage the bat
tie against the bolshevists. but was
again arrested. with great difficult
" he escaped and once more partic-
ipatcd in the struggle which sue
ceeded in liberating Siberia from
soviet control, placing IL under
regime backed by many elements,
including the Zemstvos, municipal
tiles and Cossacks and headed by n
directorate Of flee with Avksentley
as president. But at the end OF No
yember. 1918. this provisional gov
eminent was overthrown by the re-
actionary, Kolchak.
Arrested IA Third Time.
Acksentiev was arrested n third
time, but through the efforts of the
American and French representa-
tlyes Kolchak was prevailed upon to
free him Upon kolchak's order
Avksentiev, along With two others
Of the directorate of five and with
two ministers, was conducted under
military guard to China, from where
he started his long journey to
France for the continuance OF his
efforts.
I'VE have come TO the United
States as delegates of the executive
committee" said Mr.. Avksentiev In
his rooms at the Hotel Marie An
toinette. "Of course, we do not
claim to represent the Russian peo-
pie officially. but since the eXecu-
i've committee represents the ma,n
liberal and democratic forces OF
Russia, we came here as represen-
tatlve Of Russian democracy with
three purposes in view:
First to express TO the people or
America and to the United States
government our deepest thanks for
the attitude they have shown toward
the Russian people, particularly l.,
Two respects-the United States Sow
ernment was first TO defend the
principles of Russia's integrity
against all attempts at her dismem-
ooement. This policy OF protecting
Ausslas rights during her tempor-
5y disability was originated by
resident Wilson and is being con-
unued by President Harding. rhe
russian people will always grateful
" remember Secretary Colby's note
" August 10, 1920, and Secretary
hughes notes permeated with the
same spirit of friendship toward
russia and readiness to help the
russian people In their crisis. We
WIZ also gratefully remember the
splendid relief work now being car
,led on in Russia in the famine area
w me American ralipf adm, ipiatfa