Was it this power which caused the Bolsheviki to withhold the electoral franchise from all members of the teaching profession in Petrograd, we wonder? According to Section 64 of Chapter XIII of the Soviet Constitution, the “right to vote and to be elected to the Soviets” belongs, first, to “all who have acquired the means of livelihood through labor that is productive and useful to society.” Teachers employed in the public schools and other educational institutions--especially those controlled by the state--would naturally be included in this category, without any question, one would suppose, especially in view of the manner in which the Bolsheviki have paraded their great passion for education and culture. Nevertheless, it seems to be a fact that, up to July, 1919, the teaching profession of Petrograd was excluded from representation in the Soviet. The following paragraph from the _Izvestia_ of the Petrograd Soviet, dated July 3, 1919, can hardly be otherwise interpreted: Teachers and other cultural-educational workers this year _for the first time_ will be able, in an organized manner through their union, to take an active part in the work of the Petrograd Soviet of Deputies. _This is the first and most difficult examination for the working intelligentsia of the above-named categories._ Comrades and citizens, scholars, teachers, and other cultural workers, stand this test in a worthy manner! Let us now turn our attention to those provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic which concern the general political organization of the Soviet state. These are contained in Article III, Chapters VI to XII, inclusive, and are as follows: ARTICLE III CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOVIET POWER A. ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL POWER Chapter VI THE ALL-RUSSIAN CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF WORKERS’, PEASANTS’, COSSACKS’, AND RED ARMY DEPUTIES 24. The All-Russian Congress of Soviets is the supreme power of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic. 25. The All-Russian Congress of Soviets is composed of representatives of urban Soviets (one delegate for 25,000 voters), and of representatives of the provincial (_Gubernia_) congresses of Soviets (one delegate for 125,000 inhabitants). _Note 1_: In case the Provincial Congress is not called before the All-Russian Congress is convoked, delegates for the latter are sent directly from the County (_Oyezd_) Congress. _Note 2_: In case the Regional (_Oblast_) Congress is convoked indirectly, previous to the convocation of the All-Russian Congress, delegates for the latter may be sent by the Regional Congress. 26. The All-Russian Congress is convoked by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee at least twice a year.