Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-30
Kerensky Facing
The Supreme Test
Of His Regime
today toward lining up their strengtl
through party conferences.
Continued fror- Page One.)

today toward lining up their strength
through party conferences.
An instance of a split even in the
closest party ranks was given the
congress yesterday, when M. Tcher-
noff, the spokesman for the workmen
and soldiers, referred to General Kali
edines, the chief of the Cossacks, as
that miserable Kaledines," One of
the Cossacks delegates shouted, "You
dare not attack General Kaledines." d"
Another Cossack leaped to his feet,
shouting, go on, Kaledines is a
traitor" Unusual vigilance was OBJ
served by the military authorities of
Petrograd last night in connection
with the congress. The guards at
the winter palace were increased and
they halted many passersby, as did
the guards at other government build-
ings.
The section of General Verk-
.hoysky's speecl concerning the ef-
forts of Germany to obtain leace at
the expense of Russia provoked great
applause.
"Our gallant allies" the war min
ister said, have replied to the das-
tardly offer by Internationally re-
jecting it, believing, as believe, that
the Russian army still will bare its
breast to free the fatherland."
The general said he would handle
the army without gloves and pointed
out its defects, saying:
Many Deserters.
"Thc Twelfth army before Riga did
not refuse to fight and die, but we
need men to fight and win victories.
The feet does not refuse to fight, lat
at the same time it murders It's Off
GERS. We hear many worthy words
about the army and feet, but we have
great many deserters. The glorious
victories on the southwest front in
July terminated in a disgraceful re-
treat.
I'm the rear we have reinforce
ments, but the men at the front do not
accept them because they bring dis
cord and regiments with historic
records cannot accept such men,"
General Verkhovsky repeated his
announced program Of changing the
army commanders, educating the
troops along free revolutionary lines
based on mutual trust between Off
GERS and men and the disbanding oi
the useless hordes in the rear. The
speech contained little comfort for
pacihsts in the audience.
+ The war minister is a young man
about the age of Kerensky. He spoke
in low, even voice and referred fire.
quently to notes, gradually working
up TO the climax, when he declared
in ringing voice:
THE war must be continued until
with certainty we have achieved the
peace desired by all-peace with
freedom"
Vote Coalition Cabinet.
The Maximalists and the social
democrats at yesterdays session OF
the democratic congress voted 81 to
II in favor OF coalition cabinet to
include representatives of the Bour-
geoise, but sc to 81 against the in
! clusion of the constitutional demo-
! Gratis. The revolutionary socialists
voted in favor of a coalition exclud-
ing the constitutional democrats, 81
Ito 81. .
+. Premier Kerenesky conferred with
| Representatives Of the Moscow indus.
trial group regarding their possible
entry into the cabinet. They replied
they would participate il the cabinet
was wholly inde ,endent of any party
or political association.
The government in replying to the
demands OF the Maximalists for the
inviolability Of Nikolai Lenine at the
congress said he would not be ar
rested in the hall OF the congress, but
would be apprehended if found out
side the hail. The Maximalists there
fore decided not to bring Lenine from
HE hiding nlace