Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-11-14
GEORGIA APPEALS
FOR AID AGAINST
SAVAGE ARMIES

BY International Labor News Service. |
Washington, d. c., Nov. l0-"Geor-
gia never before has experienced such /
barbarism, not even in the middle
ages, when she was invaded with
savage hordes."
That is the key TO an arHeal date
Paris, France, addressed 10 Presiden,
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor by the Foreign Office of the
Social Democratic Party Of Georgia.
1t is set forth in the appeal that the
Georgian Republic has been over
run by invading armies from Soviet
Russia and that for a month active
fighting has been going on between
the Soviet invaders and Georgian rev
dictionary detachments.
THE Soviet invaders" the appeal
declares, continue to avenge them
selves on the non-fighting population,
killing not only political adversaries,
but the families and parents of sol
diers.n
Workers Urged to support Georgia
An appeal is made to the conscience
of all wage earners to support George
| in its struggle for national freedom
and independence of Moscow. A bit
ter arrangement of the Soviet power
under the direction Of the Third Inter
national of the Russian Communist
Party is contained in the Georgian
communication.
Soviet Russia" says the appeal,
Separating itself from the western
demoeracies, from International so
cialism, went in search Of allies in the
backward Oriental countries; set Asia
against Europe, agricultural countries
against industrial countries, despotism
against democracy. Such was the
policy of the Third International.
| Under this policy Moscow hid the
Cars Oriental ~olitics, which il con-
| tinueS.
THE monopoly of new territories,
the spoilation of the wealth of others,
turning the attention of Russia's en-
shaved people from interior matters
towards exterior matters-that is the
essence of Czarist-bolshevist politics.
The Georgian social democracy, which
barred its way, hindered it in its i'm
perialistic work.
Moscow Treaty "Scrap of Paper"
Moscow, unable to overthrow the
Georgian Republic by propaganda, at
tempted to conquer it in 19lS-1919 by
sending armed bands across its terri
tory. After the repulse of these at
tempts, the Soviet government recog-
nzed, without reserve, the indepen-
dence of Georgia, and permanently
gave up all Intervention with the in
ternal affairs of this country. But the
treaty of friendship was nothing but
military ruse. Ten months after it
was signed the Moscow government,
without any declaration of war, and
without warning, invaded Georgia
five weeks fighting between the
Georgian and Russian troops, occu-
pied the country.
THE system of government of the
Third international was imposed upon !
Georgia. In the place Of national lib
erty and of a democratic system, the |
Moscow government raised the flag of |
national oppression and political slav-
cry. Unmerciful prosecutions were
begun against all political parties, and
especially against the social demo-
cratic party, which for 30 years has
been the head of the workers and |
peasants movement, and which, at |
all parliamentary and municipal cleo |
tions, before and after the revolution, |
had always obtained full confidence off
the people and secured the majority
of the mandates. The people strug
gled increasingly against the bolshe
visit occupation; local Instructions,
strikes, protest meetings and mani
festations followed in turn without a
break.
Soviet Outrages Bring Rebellion
During the summer the population,
eXasperated by the Bolshevist out
RACES, economic pillage, and national
oppression, resorted to arms. General
instruction followed.
THE bolshevists retaliated by exc
cutting our finest comrades, who had
been arrested for various political
reasons long before the Instruction.
by the hands of the executioners
of the Third International four ven
cradle militant socialists persisted:
khoneriki, Djouguel, Tchikvichvili
and Pagava. There were many other
victims. This is not all The agents
of the Moscow government opened up
a regular chase against the socialists,
arrested them in masses and deliv-
cred them to the mercy Of the local
or central Tcheka. At the same time
the Soviet troops carried out murder
Gus reprisals against the unarmed
population, burning their dwellings
and destroying whole villages.
Crimes of SOviets Must be Punished
"The Third International, with its
Muscovite government, played havoc
in Georgia. Their hands are saturat-
ed with the blood of our comrades,
and of all Georgian people. Assassina-
tion Of the arrested defenseless, and
the annihilation of the unarmed popu-
latinn-snch OUTRAGEOUS crimes must ]