The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-09
Rn ED. Z. NJ.


LONDON. Nov. s.-Russia is back
again where she was last March.
Bolsheviki fanatics. extreme radi-
calls who burn At once 70 make the
world a brotherhood. who are set
AGAINST all wars, who believe IN ut
termost democracy. today seemed 10
control all Petrograd, the capital
Premier Kerensky and what re-
mains az the machinery OF the pro-
yiaional government. apparently sun
has support Of the remainder OF
Russia
The situation was regarded here
as precisely parallel 70 ne nrst
few DAYS following the revolution on
which the czar was upset. Then II
was LyoY, Miliukoff shd other Lib
erals who first seized the outyard
symbols OF government IN Petro'
grad.
day was that Leon Trotsky and ms
fellow fanatics OF the Bolsheviki
would be able 10 extend their con
troll beyond Petrograd and sway
Russla's great peasant popuiatipn,
ignorant OF the Utopian idealism OF
the Bolsheviki. 10 their side.
Kerensky was reported 20 have
escaned the rebels ia Pelrograd. he
was reported seen enroute 10 Mos
COW. II was believed here that ne
would name that city the capital
and there endeayor 10 consolidate
all Russia against the usurpihs
group at Petrograd.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cable
agency announced that the foreign
minister, Tereschenko, Minister OF
Commerce Konovalof, Minister OF
Public Relief Kishin. Minister OF
Justfce Malisntovitch and Minister
OF the Interior Nikitin had all been
arrested BY the new revolutionary
governing council Of Petrograd-
other provisional government ON
cials were detained.
Nicholai Lenine, radical fanatic
whose energies have always peeD
regarded here as directed from beT-
I'm. Is frmiy seated in power AZ
Petrograd by the new revolution.
I.eon Trotsky, his co-partner IN the
coup by which the Bolsnevlki over
threw control in the capltal, has
likewise come under previous sus-
pscion as dominated by the German !.
Because of this the fear Is felt
here that in pursuance OF their
crazy scheme of restoring peace 10
the whole world--or. possibly, IN
pursuance OF plans OF the German
of,clals who hold Lenine. Trotsky
and others In their power the Dol
sheyiki would open the way 10 Pet
rograd TO a German feet and Ger
man reinforcements TO their forces
Heretofore the Bolsheviki have
shown strength only in the larger
cities like Petrograd and Moscow.
The sentiment elsewhere thruout
Russia for the faction has been neg.
1iglble. The Petrograd council
tsoviet) OF workmen and soldiers
has always been Overwhelmingly
Bolsheviki
But the Russian council OF sol.
6iers and workmen, an organization
81 all the local councils, has here
Sofore been anti.Bolshevikl Atten.
zion was called today in connection
with the Boisheviki claim OF indorsc.
ment by this ail-Russian body OF the
revolt. that only ESQ members out
OF the full roster of $50 members
were present. The number Is Sig
nificant, II was stated, since ESQ Is
exactly the strength OF the Bolshe'
wiki forces heretofore shown in that
body. The Leninites and Trotsky
supporters therefore laid their plans
carefully. having only tried and true
Boisheyiki members in attendance.
Civil war Is certain In Russia but
whether the war would be confined
10 Petrograd. or would rend the
whole nation could not be predicted.
In the meantime dread winter Is
fast coming 20 close Its icy grip
over the nation. With government
utterly disorganized, Petrograd cut
on from The rest OF the nation. the
whole population aligned in two
groups and no organization for
handling Of food or Of supplies and
industry paralyzed. the country
faces a winter of horror.
II was The belief that the BOlshe.
Wiki revolt would develop some lib
erals holding Kerensky's views. but
with a rough-handedness which Ker
ensly has lacked who would prac
ticaily assume a dictatorship In
Russia, that furnished the only op
! timistlc note here today.
In London II was regarded AZ
practically certain that TrOtsky and