Evening star., 1917-09-17
KERENSKY DEGREES
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
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and order, they should arrest Gen.
kaledines and disband and send home
the new Cossack forces which have
been raised without the consent OF
the government otherwise, the appeal
says, the Cossacks will be treated as
traitors and foes of the nations lib
critics.
Petrograd and the neighboring dis
trict are quiet, but there are Indications
of continuance of Bolsheviki activity:
The council of workmens and soidiers
delegates of Vysorg. district of Petro-
grad. a center of extreme anarchism,
has forbidden the local sale of bour-
geoise newspapers and also comic jour
nails. as being counter-revotutionar
The Kronstadt council of workmen
and soldiers delegates has demanded
the release of all the residents OF that
town arrested for participation IN the
Bolsheviki revolt in Petrograd on July
Is. The council also protests against
the suppression OF their newspapers.
and they have begun to publish the
newspapers under new names
For the present, despite the ferment,
the government seems to have the situ-
alton well in hand. The best disciplined
troops in Petrograd are reported fully
reliable. whereas the Bolshevikt regi-
ments are not in condition to carry
out any systematic operations against
the government if they have mind to
do so
At a plenary session of the Petrograd
council of soldiers and workmen' $
deputies yesterday, which was attended
by soldiers who Were absent from the
previous meeting. there were repassed
the Maximalist resolutions adopted FRI
day, putting forward an extremely radi
cal program demanding exclusion of all
representatives of the propertied classes
from power, abolition of private prop
erty, the immediate declaration of a
democratic republic, etc.
Opposed to All Compromise.
The delegates also adopted resoiu-
ton setting forth that the tragic situa-
tion of the country made necessary the
constitution of a strong revolutionary
power free from all compromise with
the counter revolutionary bourgeoiSe
elements and announcing they had de-
cided to convoke Immediately a general
conference of representatives of the
whole organized democracy for the set
tlement of the question of constitut-
ing a power capable of leading the
country until the time the constituent
assembly assemblies
The resolution adds that until this
conference is summoned the present
government will remain in power
working in close union with the revo-
1utionary democracy, which is invited
to give energetic support. II necessary.
the resolution says, the government VIII
act in close cooperation with com
mittee for the safety of the revolution
The people are called on to await pa
tiently the summoning of the confer
ence and to abstain from arbitrary OF
illegal acts. At the close OF the sitting z
it was announced the conference would
be held in Petrograd not later than
September 25.
The central committee OF the executive
committee of the council and the execu-
tive committee of the peasants delegates
S~f,.
approval, by an overwhelming majority,
of Premier Kerensky's latest move, whlch
has distinctly improved the prospects LOT
the survival of the new cabinet OF nve.
These two organizations represent the
workmen, soldiers and peasants all over
the empire unlike the Petrograd council
of soldiers and workmen's deputies. the
Bolsheviki majority of which Friday made
est thing to a parliament which Russia
possesses.
Great Dangers Impending.
N. Avskentiefr, former minister of the
interior appealed to the meeting to help
keep the government afioat He sald
great dangers were impending. OF whlch
one was that Cossacks were marching
on Tsaritsyn, on the Volga, with the aim
of dividing south Russia from the north
and depriving the north OF bread. he
added: 1.-The provisional government has
ORGANIZING an expedition in Finland"
For these reasons. the former minister
said it was absolutely necessary to
rally around the government
M. Skobeleff, former minister of labor,
Also warned the meeting. saying: Gen.
Kaledtnes tthe Cossack leader), Is coming
| here and if we assail the provisional gov
ernment from the opposite directions all
| is lost"
notwithstanding an attack on Pre-
mier Kerensky by delegates who de-
nounced him as an irresponsible die
| tator. the sentiment of the meeting was
emphatically in favor OF the govern
ment The only immediate menace to
the government is the Bolshevikf of
Petrograd, who. owing to the suppress
| feat in the central committee of the
| council of soldiers and workmen's dele
gates, are in an angry mood.
The cabinet of Ave, however. needs
to hold together only until September
25. when a new responsible ministry
viii he appointed. Meanwhile the cabi-
net is preparing to make concessions
to the left 1t has drafted. but not yet
signed, a decree abolishing the duma.
Election Again Postponed.
Election Of the constituent assembly
! gain has been postponed because the
work of organization throughout the
country has not been completed. Elec-
tions to the assembly now are fixed for
Noyernber IL and the members are to
convene November % (Russian calen-
dar).
The ministry of the interior an
nounces that on and after September
Petrograd without special authorize :
ton, The measure is said to be de-
signed to prevent further overcrowding
of the city.