Official statistics indicated that despite the compulsory character of Saeima elections a significant part of those who had voting rights abstained from voting. Therefore the Soviet Authority, by simply creating facts, rounded the number of participants in election up almost to almost 100% of voters. The deputies elected to the Saeima by the compulsory and constrained elections, after the proclamation of Soviet Latvia stepped one step further, delivering their fatherland to a terrible destiny: it was decided to join Latvia to the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics.

      The acting president of the state, Professor Kirchenšteins, received the task to beg for Moscow's mercy for the implementation of this decision.

      Now everything was done. Anything which interfered with the Bolsheviks' purposes was destroyed.

      What it really meant was proven most by the joy of the Yids. The Latvian people were aware that the hardest moment of their trial had set in.

In Moscow the process of events planned villainously reached its culmination: THE LATVIAN NATION WAS DRIVEN BY FORCE TO A THRESHOLD WHERE BY ONE STEP IT WAS DECIDED TO ERASE IT FROM THE LIST OF LIVING NATIONS FOREVER.

Yids were cheering. The demonstration of August 5 turned into a national celebration for the Yids.

These were the allies of the Yids: drunkards at the demonstration of the August 5.

      It was no secret to anybody what would be the result of the trip of Professor Kirchenšteins - this was the last act in a cleverly-staged drama which needed to demonstrate to the rest of the world that the Latvian people, on their own "badly want to join the Union of Soviet Nations".

      The demands of the demonstrators to join Latvia to the Soviet Union were announced in Moscow that same day, where Kirchenšteins was already present. But without them and prior to them, Moscow already knew what it wants and what shall be done.

Yids demanding the joining Latvia to the soviet Union.

They were the most delighted.

Lines from "Izvestija" of August 6 read like a mockery:

      "Yesterday the Supreme Council of the USSR, voting separately in chambers resolved unanimously to satisfy the request of the Saeima of Latvia, and to accept the Latvian Soviet Socialistic Republic into the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics.

      Long live the Latvian SSR - an equal Republic in the fraternal family of the nations of the Soviet Union."

      The following days the Yids were cheering again. The cheering had no limits. But the Latvian people, driven out for "thanksgiving" demonstrations on August 7, were grimly shuffling down the streets. From this moment it did not have free will, its destiny was completely placed into the hands of Moscow. Only one way was left for the Latvian people - it drew closer and with proudly raised head, inspired by a love to the fatherland, went to meet its destiny of martyrdom.

Procession of demonstrators at the Opera, Riga August 7.