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Show New Constitution of Russia ' . Only Qj Farce, Declares Kennan MRniSA. N. T.. Julv II. Oeorge Kennan, writer on Russian affairs, haa given out a statement on 4b subject of th soviet yonstltut'ea. la which he says: "On July 4. 1923, th anniversary of American Independence, the executive exec-utive committees of the soviet govern gov-ern men I in Ruaaia adoptee: a coa-atltutlon' coa-atltutlon' which Is ostensibly modeled mod-eled on that of th United rttatea "It prov Idea for th election of two houoi of parliament, the formation for-mation of a 'cabinet.' th establishment establish-ment of a supreme court and the creation of a federal government that wohld seem on Ita face to be aa free, liberal and modern as ours. "But let no one be deceived. Th Russian Leonard haa not changmi Ita soot a. The first assent la is o republican Institutions are freedom of elections, freedom of assrm bty and freedom of the press. thee things the new bolshevtet constitution' consti-tution' does not guarantee nor even ' promise ! "It leaves all power Just where It j has been f rr the last five years! In the haade ef a email group of self-appointed bureaucrats, whom the peopl can neither rem nor control. 'Tnir nVvr has been a free lection, lec-tion, a free assemblage or a tree press In itnssta K since Lenin snd Trotsky dispersed the constituent assembly, usurped governmental authority au-thority and proceeded to make their positions secure by killing 1.OOO.00 or more of their opponent and driving driv-ing the re at out of the country." " The thre freedom' a th Hus-stsn Hus-stsn peasants call them, ar no nearer near-er realliatloa now than they were then. The soviet- 'constitution.' 'parliament.' cabinet. 'supreme court' and Tnlted Statea of It u sal a ar nothing but camouflage. Intended, Intend-ed, apparently, to disguise th real nature of the government, mislead public opinion In Kurope and America Amer-ica and make It easier for the communist com-munist Ih-sarrhy to get what It moat needs, vis, rcognltfoa and money." ' |