Arizona republican., 1917-11-09
RADICALS MAY NOT
 CONTROL
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, NovS S.-Disccur engagement felt here over the news of the overthrow of the Kerensky govern ment at Petrograd is tempered by hope that the extreme radicals who have seized the capital may not be able to extend their control over the army or any considerable part of the country. However, it is feared that much blood must be shed and the nation further demoralized before any power rises above the turmoil strong enough to control the situation.
 The state department and the Rus sian embassy were without official ad vices tonight. Consequently there was no official comment on the situation Informally, it was pointed out that with the telegraph lines and the semi-of ficial news agency at Petrograd in the hands of the radicals it would be diff ficult to learn the true state of affairs, although there was no disposition to question the collapse of the provisional governments power in the capital.
 Whther this control of the channels of information will extend to inter ference with dispatches which Ambas- sador Francis and other diplomatic representatives undoubtedly are seek ing to send is not known.
 The suggestion that the new power at Petrograd may be short lived is based to an extent upon the fact that the Cossacks, the best military force in Russia, always have been reckoned upon to support a strong conservative government. It was conceived in some quarters that if Kerensky. fleeing from the capital should be able to bring to his support General Korniloff the strong man of the Russian army, with his Cossack packers, he might set up a. new and stronger government at Moscow, where he could count upon the loyalty of a majority of the popula tion.
 An obstacle to the success of such a plan is found in the possibility that Korniloff, embittered by the treatment he had received at the hands of Ker- ensky when the latter was vaccilating between the radicals and the conserv- atives. might refuse to risk his future upon such an uncertain leader Some officials think this compromising by Kerensky was largely responsible for his disaster
 In view of the intensity of the dem ocratic spirit developed in Russia since the overthriw of the czar it is regarded here as difficult to conceive of the appearance of any other form of gov ernment other than a republic, yet in diplomatic circles where the peculiar temperament of the Russian masses 5s well understood tle> opinion is ex- pressed that out of sheer weariness with revolution and anarchy, the ma jority of the people might suddenly decide to confide their destizies in q dictator, thereby following in the footsteps of the radicals in the French revolution.
 Recalling that even the Bolshevikis themselves have declared for a dem ocratic peace, which is opposed to the German idea, it is believed to be hardly possible that on this basis Ger many could entertain proposals from the Maximalists for either 8 peace or an armistice.
 It is pointed out. too, that even 1T the Germans did make a separate peace with the Maximalists. the fact that this party represents only 3. small sec ton of the Russian people would make 1t necessary for the central powers to continue to maintain q large military force on the border to guard against an offensive from the other element.
 Therefore, it is hoped that the mili- tary situation will not change materi- ally for the worse for the entente powers and America as result of these latest developments If any con siderable portion of the Russian army can be kept in the trenches, the ad- vent of winter will operate to prevent the German troops who face them from taking advantage of any temporary weakness to start an offensive.