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Received May 11, 1916, 10:00 a.m.
1 PO JM
1590-1589 via com'l.

Stockhelm, May 10,1916.
The President of the United States of Amorica,
Mr. Woodrow Wilson,
Washington.

Mr. President.

Knowing that you, Mr. President, are the most prominent defender of
humanity and justice, we turn to you and through you to all supporters of
humanity to let then know what our brethren in race and creed have to suffer
through Russia’s fault. we likewise appeal through you, Mr. President, to
the nations who to-day are allies of Russia, knowing that with their love for
freedom and justice they too will realize that our sorrows are beyond descrip-
tion. We representatives of the subject races and religions comunities in
Russia, we accuse the Russian Goverment before the entire civilized world
and cry out help us and save us from destruction. We Finlanders accuse the
Russian Goverment of having trampled upon our solemnly sworn constitution;
through Russian lawesthat have no validity in Finland the rights of Finland
are violated. The Russian authorities aim at the annihilation of our political
autonomy, the destruction of our judicial system, at the thorough exclusion
of our diet from public life. This programme is carried through logically
step by step. The native languages are suppressed; the administration is
gradually disorganized; loyal judges and officials are shut up in Russian
Prisons or sent to Siberia. Such are the results of Russias breach of her
word we Baltics have for many centuries been most loyal subjects to the
Russian realm. In return so have been deprived of our constitution and of or

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