Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
Sane Government" and "Ans
archy" Still Battle for Mas
terry in Russia.
MOSCOW CONFERENCE
is A STEP FORWARD
Misunderstanding Existing Between
Glasses May Be Removed at
Sessions This Week.
GERMANS TALKING PEACE
f-r
GERMANS TALKING PEAcl
Emperor Playing for Time ami
Voiced Willingness to End strug-
gle Is Trick to Quiet People.

gle Is TICK to Quiet People.
lowers who must be dealt with IL thx
nation Is to enjoy any degree Of sereiL.
lty. towards in the army are to be
handled harshly. There will be no room
Tor traitors after August II, when at
deserters have been summoned to Join
their army units. The provisional govz
eminent is to deal with anarchists ana
enemies Of good government with an
iron hand. There will be no temporiz-
Ing to any degree ..
Premier Kerensky knows that tks
salvation OF Russia at the present time
depends on determination of the ma
TONS enemies through capital punis6,:
ment. which he was instrumental III
aboiishing shortly after the provision
az government was established. Gen.
kornflon, who has Just been elevated
to the position of commander-fn-chief
OF the Russian armies, made IL plain 10
Premier Kerensky that there must 6e
drastic punishment il chaotic coma
tons in the army and behind the iinss
were to be adequately dealt with. =
Notwithstanding the good Intentionally
The provisional government, the strgur1i IT,
VIII not be ended by the Moscow CO
ference or the drastic steps toward
liberately killing on those who oppose e
best interests of the revolution. c.
many. which Is extremely DESTROYS Of
continuing to foment disorder and str8e
within the boundaries of Russia. 10 Ut
so easily baked 1t may be expoc1od
that Germany, will work until he
very last gasp IL she has any reaSSn
whatever to undermine RUSSIA econou18c
military and financial strength. Gerrfln
agents now are working In Russia.
farious practices will continue. e
provisional government. realizing tls.
undoubtedly fostered the Moscow conf
ence so that the peoples and an elemeHts
may thoroughly understand what eaeh
m ~ 10 IN
government. at the same time -endeavcr-
ing to remove discord prevailing becaune
OF misunderstanding
Premier Kerensky Is having some dir
Guilty In forming government which shtll
represent all groups. Agrarian policies
popular with the peasants of Russia,
which have been advanced and stanct1y
chung to by Minister of Agriculture II
Tchernon, are causing some disagreement
between the various factions which
kerensky desires represented in the cabj-
net Some classes are demanding renun-
citation OF certain socialistic war aims.
There is misunderstanding as to the prom
er method OF dealing with army problems.
The economic situation. generally bid,
also is the basis OF political alignmen6
But 1T may be expected that sooner On
later common ground will be reached
between the competing factions for an
realize that unity is the sole method Of
achieving the purposes Of the nation. ,n,
+
Finland and Poland offer perplexfhf
problems to the Slavic government The
Finnish diet has
Firms and Poles plainly stated
that Finlsn9
0cAu6 1iooienS' should be COM
that the Firms should be permitted to de-
eide their own destinies. Finland has
refused to make a loan Of $50 .00o.Aeo
markkas to Russia. which is Indicative OF
the intense feeling which may have been
aroused by the attempts of the provf-
sional government to keep Finland nore
in accord with the aspirations OF the reye
olution. The Firms have stated saae
though they desire complete independently
from Russian domination they always WIN
consider themselves champions OF Russia
in world politics. But with Finland con-
stantly Offering trouble, that country will
be fruitful field for German schemes
against Russia. Notwithstanding Russia's
best efforts to scotch elements endap.
gering her.
The Russians have granted rights TO
Polish prisoners of war who have been
serving with Teutonic armies. These
are insured their property rights after
the war has been brought to a conclu-
sion. Poland has been insured an au-
Slavs. but several perplexing problems
face the Russian government in WIN
ming complete support among the
However. the Germans evidently
have dismally failed to inveigle the
Poles into believing that the Teuton
is their best friend. The kaisetts
Wanted proclamation of a separate
kingdom of Poland. that he might OBJ
tain a Polish army as well as financial
aid, has fallen through. The Poles
began to suspect Germanic motives
when the Berlin government continued
lions. The Polish Legion was orgaR-
lied. but il has proved to be a BOOM
erang. The kaiser, knowing of the
great discomfort prevailing in Pola1d
and realizing antipathies have beA1
aroused against the central powers hy
his failure to delude them, has ordered
the Polish legions disarmed Eouippsd
b. The Germans, these very iegions
cause II may be expected that the
Poles as 2 whole are in greater sym.
rathy wi'h the promises OF autoromv
extended 70 them by Russia than they
arc Eeaav - believe tie kaiser or any
o. rs tres cherpus aPerts. -.
BIssis Is fa- from raYlrS erne-rai
froFa re"3cEegoHs sroats. Bot II conf
foptiV NJ = b eNrececf tf9f Ruesia Will
SUGGEST lily steer her bark into safsE
waters. though the solving 81 present
IA ional problems NAV be deferred for
some tine.
n
Gernianic desires for peace by UNDER
again have been proclaimed
to the world But
Why Germany Is the world must
remember. GEK4
Talking Peace. MANIC WAR
LORDS ARE IN THE SADDLE. "a
Chancellor Michaelis OF Germany ana
Count Czernin. foreign minister of AUS
ia-Hungary. both proclaimed tie
wish of the central powers to end tk6
struggle. placing burden OF blame on
entente nations IL the bloody struggle
is continued further with conseque6t
oss of hundreds of thousands OF liveA
But their utterances may be taken a.
moves in the kaiser's prolonged pro-
gram to fool the people as long as he
5 able. while he turns to his armies
o perpetuate his dynasty. LAS he usas
lis own army SO does he sacrifice the