th the regulation provided by the
present law.

4. The autonomous provinces of the Russian Republic have title to
land on the basis of the present law and in accordance with the
Federal Constitution.

5. The tasks of the central and local governments as regards the
use of lands, mines, forests, and waters are:

a. The creation of conditions conducive to the best possible
utilization of the country's natural resources and the highest
possible development of its productive forces.

b. The fair distribution of all natural wealth among the people.

6. The rights of individuals and institutions to land, mines,
forests, and waters are restricted merely to utilization by said
individuals and institutions.

7. The use of all mines, forests, land, and waters is free to all
citizens of the Russian Republic, regardless of nationality or
creed. This includes all unions of citizens, also governmental and
public institutions.

8. The right to use the land is to be acquired and discontinued on
the basis prescribed by this fundamental law.

9. _All titles to land at present held by the individuals,
associations, and institutions are abolished in so far as they
contradict this law._

10. All land, mines, forests, waters, at present owned by and
otherwise in the possession of individuals, associations, and
institutions, _are confiscated without compensation for the loss
incurred._

DEMOCRATIC PEACE

In the name of the peoples of the Russian Republic, the
All-Russian Constituent Assembly expresses the firm will of the
people to _immediately discontinue the war_ and conclude a just
and general peace, appeals to the Allied countries proposing to
define jointly the exact terms of the democratic peace acceptable
to all the belligerent nations, in order to present these terms,
in behalf of the Allies, to the governments fighting against the
Russian Republic and her allies.

The Constituent Assembly firmly believes that the attempts of the
peoples of Russia to end the disastrous war will meet with a
unanimous response on the part of the peoples and the governments
of the Allied countries, and that by common efforts a speedy peace
will be attained, which will safeguard the well-being and dignity
of all the belligerent countries.

The Constituent Assembly resolves