i.e.: Bund, Obyednantsi, Poalej-Zion and People's Party are standing on
the principles of the independence of the Ukraine, and are participating
in the reconstruction of the republic.
I know myself how the representatives of the Jewish population have
helped our army and supported our legal republican government.
The enemies of our state, the Bolshevists, are shooting down not only the
Ukrainian but also the Jewish people, depriving the others of the barest
means of living.
I have the highest esteem for the sacrifices made during this war upon
the altar of the fatherland by the Jewish population.
From the reports by the commanders of our brave divisions and corps as
well from reports by State Inspectors I have already learned that the
Jewish population brought help to our wounded and sick soldiers, in the
hospitals which had been built hastily 3-5 kilometers behind the
battlefronts.
I have been touched deeply by tears of thankfulness in the eyes of our
soldiers for the loving care and human aid given them by Jews, and I have
noted with satisfaction how the soldiers of our army were standing guard
at the shops and stores of Jews in order to protect them against
plunderers.
The restoration of a bridge at Starokonstantyniv - which had been
destroyed by the Bolshevists - by the Jewish population in an exceedingly
short time, as well as their help with foodstuffs and underwear testify
also to the loyal conduct of Jews in relation to our army.
I am convinced and I ardently hope that in the future such help on the
part of Jews will occur ever more frequently and that they will continue
to further the cause of peace in our country.
The Minister for Jewish Affairs has by a series of measures already
exercised some influence upon the Bolshevist circles of Jews so that many
of them no longer support Bolshevism, since they consider it now to be
their ruin.
Together with you I call upon the Jewish citizens to go with us and to
support wholeheartedly our army and our government; then we shall be able
to affirm that the government of the Ukrainian Democratic Republic and
you, its army, will finish that great responsible work which you are now
doing - destroying the power of the Bolshevists and building up our
independent republic in which each nationality enjoys full rights and a
peaceful life.
Officers and soldiers of the Ukrainian Army! The Ukrainian-Jewish
laboring masses see in you their liberation, and future generations will
not forget your services rendered to them; history will with pride record
on its pages your achievements in this struggle. Beware of provocations,
and have no mercy on provocateurs or on those who execute pogroms, or
incite the weakest among you to this action.
Let the death sentence overtake the perpetrators of pogroms and
provocateurs. I demand the strictest discipline from you so that not
even a hair of an innocent's head be touched.
Bear in mind that you are the elite sons of your great nation which wants
to live its independent life and to be subjugated by no one, and