The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-18
PROCLAMATION
GIVES RUSSIA
REPUBLIC AND.
CONSTITUTION.
Kerensky Yields TO Demands Of
Ultra-radicaI Elements and
Signs Declaration For Prod-
sionaI Government on Friday
CABINET OF FIVE WILL r..
CONTROL FOR PRESENT
Situation Is Clarified and Rank
and File Of Army Are Loyal;
Did Not Know Purposes OF
General Korniloff s.

dIlu TUt VI MUty HC LOydi,
Did Not Know Purposes OF
General Korniloff r.
ID ETROGRAD, September II
i -(Associated ess)-Rus-
STA has been proclaimed a repub-
lie and new constitution is to
be drafted, submitted and adopt
ed. 1t is apparent that the more
radical elements will be given an
important part in this work. The
proclamation of the republic was
signed by Premier Kerensky on
Friday, September Ia.
Following the radical demands
of the Petrograd council which
passed resolutions approving the
program advanced by the Maxi
milists and the Balshi-Vikis and
which among other things de-
manded the immediate establish
ment of a republic of Russia,
Kerensky yielded and issued the
proclamation.
CABINET OF FIVE
For the time being all affairs
of state will be entrusted by the
provisional government to a cabi-
net to be composed of five mem
bers. This is declared to be in
view of the present extraordin-
airy circumstances and the power
conferred upon the cabinet is
plenary.
II is apparent that the same
radical elements which controlled
the Petrograd Council have Sc
cured control for the time at
least, of the soldiers and work
mems deputies. That body pass
ed the same extremely radical
program of Maximilists which
the Petrograd council adopted.
II provides for the establishment
of the republic in the first place.
Then it demands the exclusion
from office of all representatives
OF the propertied classes from
power, and the abolition of all
private rights to property. The
resolutions declared as reason
for their passage that the tragic
situation of the country required
the construction of strong revo-
lutionary power, free from all
possibilities of compromise with
any counter revolutionary or
Bourgeois elements.
NEW CONSTITUTION
Following this action by the
deputies the provisional govern
ment made the further announce
ment that it had been decided to
convoke Immediately a general
conference of representatives OF
the whole organized democracy
for the purpose of settling the
question of a new constitution
This conference will be given the
power and capacity to call for
and assemble a constitutions
convention.
The position of the government last
night was greatly improved notwith
standing the continuance of the revolt
of General Kaledines and the Don Cos
sacks, the designs and purposes Of
which are still in doubt in Petrograd
minds. The rank and file of the army II
wholly loyal 10 the provisional gov
eminent as is indicated by sweeping
Investigations that have been made.
II has developed that in the Korni
lon revolt many of the soldiers ant
their officers as we'll, when they march
ed upon Petrograd had no knowledge
OF their objective and were free from
any suspicion of conspiracy on tn
part Of Kornilof and in which he wa
seeking to involve them.
The grand council Of Don Cossaeks
sitting at NoVo Tcherkask, refused II
arrest General Kaledines but passed re
solutions protesting vigorously agains
the charge that the COssacks sym
pathized with any counter resolution
and declaring unswerving loyalty b
the provisional government. ~