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Show SOVIET WORKINGMEN PROMISE TO JOIN ALL - RUSSIANS ill People Urged to Throw Off Yoke of Bolshevism. EW YORK, Oct 1 8 Appeals to ibe people of Russia to throw off the yoke Jr n bolshevism and turn in a govcrn-I govcrn-I nicnt of 'true democracy" written by score or more of orominent Ameri-I Ameri-I run statesmen, business men, editors I ,n.l labor leaders, arc to be given wide I publicity throughout that count ry by the magazine Strugg'ing Russia it was announced today. "American labor views with heavy heart the lerrible course of bol hevlsm I lorcoil by gun and bayonet on tbe i"" pie of Russia,'' said the message writ I ten by Samuel Gompers, pre, den of I the American Federation of Lrhor. He M' issertefl th:it mericin workingmen f -,-1 ! . lb. m .i))!.- of Russin rc know that the are anxiously awaiting the i a certain victory over bolshevism and j Insincerely hope that the Russ'an ,ro- ile will establish a democratic fcbvern-i fcbvern-i inent through eorstitu Mit icscniTdy. " F I'avlri Ft. Fian Ami m hi Rmb'ag-: Rmb'ag-: sadnr to Russia, nid . 1 wish to express my sympathy hrith the true Russian patriot who are struggling v. itli the bolsbeviki ho f hae usurped power in centra1 RU I and are maintaining themselves by f reign of terror which they hav been I I iibir- to continue through ail rf mer-M mer-M enaries. notwithstanding that their I Jollowing is less than 10 pel con' of the Russian people,' I Declaring that the American people hope for "the liberty and prospe It) f i ' nf the pcuplf ol Russia," 731 lb M R IOt. former secretary of state, and head of I the American inissi n to Russia, ;aid ; he was confident that 'he Russian peo-mi peo-mi would work out their own salva-I salva-I tion. other contributions calling upon the Russian pr-"ii' a ,,, throw oft the i lie I f bolshevism won mad' bv Senator Ktnc, I'tali. Senator Johnson, South Dakota; Senator Thomas Coiorauo: John Lsch. chairman of ihe commit-Eat commit-Eat ol foreign commen e of the house pi representatives; Dr Nicholas Mur- i ' Ilu I' v, pi ( -Idi-ni ni 'olumlua lUli f msln and Jacob il. s"chltf. |