The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-15
Cabinet Crisis and Call for
Democratic Republic"
Threatens Premier.
KORNILOFF HOLDS OUT
Refugees Returning to Pc
trOgrad as Country Be-
comes Quiet.
PLAN TO WIN COSSACKS
Army Ready to Turn on Ger.
mans-krymoff, Rebel,
Ends Life.
.ORNILOFF HOLDS OUT
PLAN TO WIN COSSACKS

PETRoGRAp, Sept 14.-Premier KereA-
sky is working desperately to recon-
struct the Cabinet. although Gen. Korri-
loff has not yet surrendered and the
revolt cannot be considered as ended
until he does or Is taken. Petrograd
is quiet again. the people are calm and
large numbers Of refugees who fed the
capital are returning. but the upset In
the Cabinet is the most serious that has
occurred since the revolution. Nearly
n dozen members have resigned, al
though the reasons for the turmoil in
the Ministry are not vet clear.
The Cabinet crisis continued all day.
The evening newspapers assert that Pre-
mier kerensky Is in very difficult
position and that his resignation is not
excluded from the possibilities.
The situation is complicated by the at
ttude OF the Petrograd Council Of Depu-
ties. in which at last nights meeting the
Bolshevkis for the first time gained an
overwhelming majority of 279 against
$50 in favor OF the extreme radical po-
sition. which declares that not only the
Social Democrats but all the representa-
tives of property owned classes must bs
| excluded from power.
mediate declaration of democratic re-
public the abolition of private property.
working class control over production.
confiscation Of war profits, the ''merci-
less taxation" of capital and an imme-
diate invitation to warning States to con.
clude peace.
/ Aside from korniloff's refusal to sur.
render and the Cabinet crisis the main
disturbing feature is the agitation among
| cIa al ut n ~
|, head OF the Don Cossacks is accused OF
exploiting these bodies of finely organized
fighters for his own advantage. 1t IL
charged also that Gen. Kalcdines tried
to proclaim himself dictator of southern
Russia. Premier kerensky dismissed
him from his position and he was ar
rested near Rostov-on-theD Don.
Army to BE ReorRaniscd.
A special war committee presided over
by Premier Kerensky and including
Gems. Alsxien. Ruzsky and Dragomroff
and the Ministers of War and Marine
| will assemble Immediately to disucss tho
entire military situation as affected by
the German operations at Riga and the
korniloff adventure. The committee will
draft plans for reorga nizing the army.
the Russkin VOLTA says, with view to
calming the agitation among the Cos
| y
affairs will be created.
Mixed detachments of revolutionary
troops. composed of infantry, cavalry
and artillery. concentrated at Orsha,
Smoensk and Nitebsk, have been or
dered by Premier kcrensky to march on
Mohilev and reinforce the elements Of
the garrison remaining loyal TO the Gov
ernment and arrest Gems Kornilof and
Lokomsky and others concerned in the
rrevolt
They are under command Of Col Kor-
otoff, a member of the Military Com
mittee of the western front, who has
been instructed to act in agreement with
The investigating committee presided
over by NJ. Chabovsky. an Admiralty Y
Procurator. who has gone to general
headquarters.
/ Premier kerensky and Gen. Alexieff
Chief Of STAFF. the official news agency
announces. have received delegation
= from the savage DIVISION" whose
\ commander sent resolution declaring
= the fidelity to the Government OF all
= the regiments belonging to the division,
= which was regarded as the manstay of
:, the Korniloff forces. The central COM
1 Inittee Of the Baltic fleet has tele-
o graphed Premier kerensky assuring him
e OF the unanimous decision of all the
d crews to support the Government.
sacks, who were the mainstay of Korni-
!, Ions army, was arrested by his own
a men and brought to Petrograd In
Il formed of the fate that awaited him
o by Premier Kerensky, he returned tc
Y his lodgings and shot himself. sue
a cumbing later to his wound.
= Plan to Dissolve Duma.
70 1t has been settled virtually, tn
Bourse GdSette says. that one of tn
70 first acts OF the reconstructed Govern
= ment will be to dissolve the fourtl
u Duma.
Friction has arisen between the Consti
J. tutional Democrats and the Socialists, Tn
~ Constitutional Democrats AT "A meetin
,. last night announced TO Premier Keren
>, sky that the Government must take
~ lesson from Cen kornilom's revolt b
~ removing the causes.
!" The revolt. declared the Constitutions
Democrats undoubtedly was the faul
Of extreme dissatisfaction existing I
the more conservative classes. There
fore, the Government must render rea
=. sonable satisfaction to the conservative
demands and resist any pressure I
move it toward the Left.
A In the debate which followed Vice
,e Premier Nekrasofr and Foreign Minst,
an Terestchenko opposed the Constit,
nj
~, listers belonging to the parties OF II
Left. whereupon the Constitutions
~ Democratic Ministers left the roor
'' Afterward Nekrasoff and Terestchenh
and NJ. Nikitin, Ministers of Posts ar
ne Telegraphs, resigned. hut later
s- Terestchenko Withdrew his resignato
to More ResixnatiOns.
at Early this morning the Constitution
se Democratic Ministers, Prof. Kokoshkin
m State Controller: NJ. Youreneff. Minist
Of Public Works, and NJ. Oldenbur
er Minister Of Public Instruction, res!gne
by leaving OF this party's Ministers only
'ly Kartashef, the Procurator of the Ho
Synod.
n Foreign Minister Terestchenko. a
cording to an announcement made by I
Russian official news agency. will I