onal fractions, and the Menshevik Social Democrats adhered to
our resolution. The Revolutionary Socialists of the Left
hypocritically declared themselves partizans of an early opening
of the Constituante. But behold, the Council of the so-called
"Commissaries of the People" fixed the opening for the 5th of
January. _At the same time they called for the 8th of January a
Congress of the Soviets of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates,
thus hoping to be able to trick and to cover with the name of this
Congress their criminal acts_. The object of this postponement is
clear; they did not even hide it and threatened to dissolve the
Constituent Assembly in case that it did not submit to the
Bolshevik Congress of Soviets. The same threat was repeated by
those who are called Socialist-Revolutionists of the Left.

The delegation of the Ukrainian Revolutionary Socialists abandoned
us also and submitted to the order for the convocation on January
5th, considering that the fight of the Bolshevik power against the
Constituent Assembly is an internal question, which interests only
Greater Russia.

Citizens! We shall be there, too, on January 5th, so that the
least particle of responsibility for the sabotage of the
Constituent Assembly may not fall upon us.

But we do not think that we can suspend our activity with regard
to the speediest possible opening of the Constituent Assembly.

We address an energetic appeal to all the deputies; in the name of
the fatherland, in the name of the Revolution, in the name of the
duty which devolves upon you by reason of your election, come,
all, to Petrograd! On the 1st of January all the deputies present
will decide on the day for the opening of the Constituent
Assembly.

We appeal to you, citizens! Remind your elected representatives of
their duty.

And remember that your salvation is solely in your own hands, a
mortal danger threatens the Constituent Assembly; be all ready to
rise in its defense!

THE REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST FRACTION OF THE CONSTITUENT
ASSEMBLY.

On the 3d of January the League for the Defense of the Constituent Assembly
held a meeting at which were present 210 delegates, representing the
Socialist parties as well as various democratic organizations and many
factories--that of Putilov, that of Oboukhov, and still others from the
outsk