The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-04
ARMISTlCE HOLDS
ON RUSSIAN FRONT
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speak one An1her's language
Some OF our men who could not
talk German. were holding their
palms horizontally before their
mouths and blowing hugo pouff'
their way OF Indicating that the
ear had blown away Tho Ger
mans repeatedly thrust their bay
onets In the ground and threw
down their rifles.
Germans Hear OF Revolt
Finally an interpreter from the
German lines came along lie told
Us tho Germans had not heard tho
news about Russia We told him
tho story OF tho revolution and he
In turn Interpreted II for HIS com
rad~s
Petrograd Is thrilled hy such re.
ports as these. OF complete am
nesty between the opposing forces.
but military leaders are fearful OF
German trickery.
open rupture between provision.
al government heads and the work.
meas and soldiers committee
came today The workmcn and
soldiers demand that the govern.
ment take them into their conf.
dencc. Tho tensity Of the situation
Ia growing hourly.
How seriously tho situation
threatens Russla's future In tho
war Ia shown By the fnet that after
listing n long series OF tho provis.
ional governments acts 10 which
the soldiers and vorknen object.
tho council representing these elc.
msnta formally declared they
would not approve OF any loans to
Russia until fully informed OF the
complete war aims OF the entente
and OF all aims ~ the compacts Gu
toted into by The car and his min.
listers.
niliuk off Criticised
Vigorous dlsapproya vas also
expressed By tho council Of state
mcut extensively credited 10 For
eign Minister Miliukoff. that Rus
sia aims to crush Germany and
Austria.
The frs. clash between the two
elements In tho new government
came yesterday The greatest feel.
Ing OF indignation was aroused
among the workman and soldier
delegates by announcement OF the
provisional government that II in
tended 10 stand by the czar's con.
tracts with the allies.
Al yesterday meeting OF the
council Of ministers. 1000 soldiers
with loaded rifles were drawn from
tho Petrogrhd garrison to guard
the building where tho leaders
met Throngs OF citizens gath
cred there In a gigantic demonstra-
ton against Foreign Minister Mill
ukoii
Sailors Join Professors
Speakers from the soldiers and
sailors delegations mounted i'm
promptu Tostrums and exhorted
tho people 10 Join in their demand
that the government take all people
into its confidence A great mass
meeting OF protest r. in prepare
ton for tonight
As the meeting Of the council
progressed. the 1000 soldiers from
the garrison openly fraternized with
the crowds Many Of the soldiers.
rifles In hand Joined in the
demonstrations. demanding the res.
gnation Of Mlliukoff
Some OF them delivered speechcs.
No effort was made to maintain any
Inc Of demarcation between tho mil
itary and the citizens. Soldiers and
civilians were soon voicing their
opinions.
There can be no Disgusting OF tho
tensity OF the situation
Up All Night Protesting
The workmen's and soldiers
council held an all.night session
last night. at which resolutions
were adopted bitterly disappearing
the acts OF the provisional govern
ment and charging failure on their
part to keep promises to the work
men and soldiers TO admit them to
conferences
The official minutes of the meet.
ing as published today contain
bitter attack on the provisional
governments blanket approval OF
all contracts and agreements pledg.
ed by the car with the allies.
THE workmen and soldiers do
not even know the provisions OF
all OF these agreements" tho Off
cial journal asserted.
Secretly o. X. Old Contracts
The governments statement
voicing approval OF the contracts
and obligations OF the former reg.
line was declared by the meeting
to have been secretly prepared at
the home OF Minister OF War Clutch.
koff. without consultation with tho
soldiers and workmen.
Not alone did the meeting attack
the leaders for failure to move in
the open on all administrative and
governmental matters. but II was
charged that the provisional Off.
GERS were seeking to cast discredit
ON the workmen and soldiers by
sending false news Of their activi-
Ties ont Of Russia.
The committee demanded per.
mission TO disseminate It's own
news reflocting Its own views. This