Revolutionary Committee. Tchernov sent to Kronstadt the following radio:[1]
The Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, Victor Tchernov, sends his fraternal greetings to the heroic comrades–sailors, the Red Army men and workers, who for the third time since 1905 are throwing off the yoke of tyranny. He offers to aid with men and to provision Kronstadt through the Russian coöperatives abroad. Inform what and how much is needed. Am prepared to come in person and give my energies and authority to the service of the people’s revolution. I have faith in the final victory of the laboring masses. *** Hail to the first to raise the banner of the people’s liberation! Down with despotism from the left and right!
At the same time the Socialist–Revolutionist Party sent the following message to Kronstadt: The Socialist–Revolutionist delegation abroad *** now that the cup of the people’s wrath is overflowing, offers to help with all means in its power in the struggle for liberty and popular government. Inform in what ways help is desired. Long live the people’s revolution! Long live free Soviets and the Constituent Assembly!}} The Kronstadt Revolutionary Committee declined the Socialist–Revolutionist offers. It sent the following reply to Victor Tchernov:
The Provisional Revolutionary Committee of Kronstadt expresses to all our brothers abroad its deep gratitude for their sympathy. The Provisional Revolutionary Committee is thankful for the offer of Comrade Tchernov, but it refrains for the present: that is, till further developments become clarified. Meantime everything will be taken into consideration.
Moscow, however, continued its campaign of misrepresentation. On March 3 the Bolshevik radio station sent out the following message to the world (certain parts undecipherable owing to interference from another station):
- ↑ Published in Revolutsionnaya Rossiya (Socialist–Revolutionist journal) No. 8, May, 1921. See also Moscow Izvestia (Communist) No. 154, July 13, 1922.
