The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-15

Petrograd Sept. 15.-The political "
enium which the country had expected
as a result of the collapse of the rebel
lion has not yet been reached. The cab.
met crisis continued all day. The even.
ing newspapers agree that Premier Ker-
ensky is in an extremely difficult po-
sition, the Birjovaya declaring that his
resignation is not yet excluded from
the possibilities.
The cause of the trouble is an acute
revival of the old struggle for power
Premier Kerensky persists that the en-.
try of four constitutional democrats in.
to the cabinet is indispensable, but op'
position to this is growing among mem
bers Of the left
Kerensky might give way to this
point, but he also is negotiating through
Minister of the Interior Kiskin for the
entry into the cabinet of representatives
Of the Moscow industrial workers, and
these declare that they will not accept
portfolios if the constitutional demo-
Gratis are expelled
The social democrats and social rev.
olutionaries, Whine continuing to op.
pose the constitutional democrats, de.
clare that they are also against the for
nation of purely socialist cabinet.
Wants Republic Immediately.
The problem is complicated by the at.
tude Of the Petrograd council of depu.
ties. in which at last nights meeting
the Bolshevikis for the first time gained
an overwhelming majority of 27O
against 1l5 in favor of an extremely rad.
ical program. This program declares
that not only the constitutional demo
Gratis but also all representatives Of
property classes must be excluded from
power; that the policy of compromise
must be abandoned rs il is merely a
cause OF counter.revolutionary plotting
and that occupational powers Of repres-
sion claimed by the government must
be reliqunished
II also demands immediate declara-
ton OF a democratic republic, abolition
of private property and land, with the
transfer TO peasants OF all livestock and
machinery on estates; control by the
working classes over production: nation
alization of the chief branches of in,
dustries. more or less taxation" Of cap
ital, and confiscation Of war profits.
The resolution demands further the
publication OF secret treaties, an imme
date invitation to the warning states
TO conclude peace, expulsion OF counter
revolutionaries from commands in III,
army, satisfaction OF the demands OF
Ukraine and Finland. dissolution OF the
duma and the council Of empire imme
diate summoning OF a consistent as
sembly and abolition Of privileges of no
bes.
Cabinet Is Melting Pot.
The newly completed cabinet Is again
a melting pot. Yesterday committees OF
the so.called democrats and the socia
revolutionists drew up Identical resolu
tions, declaring It would be impossible
To collaborate with Premier Kerensky
II constitutional democrats were mad,
ministers. Voting, however. has beer
postponed until this evening and ther,
is every hope OF an agreement.
Both parties accept the principle OF
coalition cabinet and have no objec
tions TO constitutional democrats becom
ing ministers on condition that they i'm
mediately leave that party. The ground,
for this decision is the view that IN,
constitutional democrats. as whole
side with and encouraged General Kor
niloff
NJ. Soskice, Premier Kerensky's secre
tary. said the premier now is In excel
lent health, despite the fact that