19 JANUARY 1918, Page 2

The papers of Wednesday published a message to the Russian

people, signed by Mr. C. W. Bowerman on behalf of the Parliamen- tary Committee of the Trade Union Congress, and by Mr. Arthur Henderson on behalf of the National Executive of the Labour Party. The message is addressed to "the heads of the Government in Russia." We cannot follow the argument through its various phases, but may say that the greater part of it seems to us to be valid and very useful It simply takes the current phrases of the Russian Revolution, applies them practically, and shows that the alleged aims of the Russians for saving democracy and making the world a safe place to live in are identical with the aims of the Allies.