The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-25
RUSS TARS WON
BY US. ADMIRAL
COrdiality Of Glennon's Recep-
tiOn Not Affected by Sc
bastopOl Mutiny.

PETroGRAD. June IS (deleyed) Rear
Admiral James H Glennon. L. s. ~.
and his stan returned to pe,rograd to-
day from a visit TO the Black Sea feet
at Sebastopol The oordiali;y OF their
reception was not affected by the mutiny
among the sailors Of the feet, which
started just before their arrival and
which is now at an end
Admiral Lukin. who had been elected
by the sailors ana workmen TO replace
Admiral koltchak in command Of the
Black Sea feet. greeted the Americans.
as did delegates from the councils OF
workmen. soldiers and sailors who ac-
companied him. Admiral Glennon and
his party also were enthusiastically well
coined on board the ship by the sailors,
the visitors every courtesy.
At the request of the sailors Admiral
GienDon addressed them urging q con-
tinuance OF the war without cessation.
He vas heartily applauded. He also
addressed a general meeting Of represep-
tatives OF all the councils OF soldiers.
where his advocacy OF renewed energy
ir pushing the war was we'll received.
After hearing the Admiral the meeting
voted. so to 3, TO restore all the Black
Sea feet officers. with the exception OF
Admiral koltchak and his stan. who
were disirusted by the sailors. The
meeting also voted 10 support the pro-
visional Government Since then condi-
tions with the fleet have been tranquil
The American Admiral will leave to-
morrow for a visit to Archangel. pro-
ceeding later TO Helsingfors.
The threatened armed demonstration
against the provisional Government ap-
pears to have fzzled out The principal
political groups held conferences
throughout the whole OF Friday night,
and the Workmen's and Soldiers Dele
gates assembled at o'clock this morn
ing TO prepare for emergencies. The
plans of the Maximalists for to-day,
however. proved complete fiasco.
Neither the workmen nor the soldiers
rallied to their call, thanks to joint
action by the provisional Government
and the Workmen's and Soldiers Dele
gates.
Gen. Polovtseff, commander OF the
Petrograd troops. reasoned with the
units Of the garrison which previously
had announced their intention TO carry
out a demonstration. The Workmens
and Soldiers committee sent delegates
10 all the factory districts and the bar
racks TO counteract Maximallst agita-
tion. y. c. Tcheidse. president OF the
Council OF Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates, personally visited the bar
racks OF one disaffected regiment and
brought the men 10 reason.
Russia Is fo.'ow!ng an Independent
foreign policy, and the Government un-
conditionally forbade Russian troops TO
d!sembark at Athens" said Minister OF
War Kerensky during the debate in the
All Russian Congress OF Soldiers and
Workmens Councils to-day on the sub
ject OF war aims.
Regarding the army. the War Minister
said MY orders are the expressions
Of the Will OF the majority of the Russian
democracy. As long as l remain in Of
fce I will not permit the disintegration
OF an army which should be strong and
should not allow Prince Leopold OF Ba-
varia and this new Socialism TO threaten
us with divisions and heavy artillery"
Referring TO Finland and the Ukraine,
NJ. Kerensky urgently appealed to the
democrats OF those regions not TO break
their union with Russia in the struggle
for common happiness and liberty. The
dismemberfnent Of Russia" said the
Minister. would involve their ruin"
Concerning Armenia. NJ. Kerensky de-
clared that country could not be evacu-
ated. because II this were done it' would
become prey TO the Kurde and the
Turks