The Connecticut labor news., 1924-11-15
By International Labor News servic.

Washington, D. C., Nov 8-'Georgia
 never before has experienced such bar
 barism, not even In the middle ages
 when she was invaded with savage
 hordes.''
 That is the key to an appeal dated l Paris, France, addressed to President l Gompers of the American Federation
 of Labor by the foreign office of the
 Social Democratic party of Georgia
 It is set forth in the appeal that the
 Georgian Republic has been over
 run by invading armies from Soviet
 Russia and that for month active l fighting has been going in between the
 Soviet invaders and Georgian revo1u- tionary detachments.
 The Soviet invaders" the appeal
 declares, continue to avenge them selves on the non-fghting population, killing not only political adversaries,
 but the families and parents of sol diers"
 l Workers Urged to Support Georgia. l An appeal is made to the conscience of all wage earners to support Georgia
 in it's struggle for national freedom
 and independence of Moscow A bitter arraignment of the Soviet power under the direction of the Third Internation-
 al of the Russian Communist party is contained i'll the Georgian communica- 1 ton.
 Soviet Russia says the appeal,
 Separating itself from the western
 democracies, from international social l ism, went m search of allies in the
 backward Oriental countries; set Asia
 against Europe, agricultural countries
 against industrial countries, despotism
 against democracy. Such was the pol licy of the Third International Under this policy Moscow hid the czar's Or
 iental policies, which it continues. "The monopoly of new territories, the spoilation of the wealth of others, turning the attention of Russia's en- s1aved 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 inn lperialistic work.
 Moscow Treaty Scrap of Paper" l Moscow, unable to overthrow the Georgian Republic by propaganda, at tempted to conquer 1t in 1918-191o by sending armed bands across its terri tory. After the repulse of these at nized, 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 a military ruse. Ten months after 1t was signed the Moscow government, without any declaration of war, and without warning, invaded Georgia
 from three different sides, and, after five weeks fighting between the
 Georgian and Russian troops, occupied the country.
 The system of government of the Third International was imposed upon Georgia. Tn the place of national lib |erty and of democratic system, the
 Moscow government raised the flag of
 national oppression and political slav- cry Unmerciful precautions 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 of the people and secured the majority of the mandates. The people strug- g1ed unceasingly against the bolshe- vist occupation; local instructions,
 strikes, protest meetings and mani festations followed in turn without break.
 Soviet Outrages Bring Rebellion. During the summer the population,
 exasperated by the Bolshevist out rages, economic pillage, and national oppression, resorted to arms. General inst1rrection followed.
 t'The bo1shevists reta1iated by exc
 cutting our finest comrades, who had been arrested for various political reasons long before the insurrection.
 By the hands of the executioners of the Third International four ven erab1e militant socialists perished: Khoneriki, Djougue1i, Tchikvichvi1i 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 delivered them to the mercy of the local or cen