The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-11-09
WASHINGTON
AWAITS NEWS
FROM CONSUL
IN MEANTIME OFFICIALS RE-
FRAN FROM ANY PUBLIC EX-
PRESTON ON RUSSIA'S LAT.
TEST SERIOUS CRISIS.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington, Nov. 8.-Kerensky' 8
fall and the collapse-sf his govern
ment in Petrograd into the hands of
the Maximalists, who propose sep
arate peace with Germany, is re-
with the civil war which all of her
friends hoped to see avaided.
The state department, entirely
without official advices of its own.
was silent. wishing to avoid making
any statement until the situation
could be accurately assessed on the
basis of intimate reports from Am
bassador Francis at Petrograd.
The Russian embassay, too, pre-
friends hoped to see avoided.
later.
The embassies of the allies, real
izing that the development means.
first of all, probably a Encouragement
of their war plans, were SHOCKED. but
not disheartened at what is consid-
cred triumph of insiGious German
propaganda.
The general opinion hers is that
Kerensky and his followers probably
will set up new government at Mos
COW. 1t is said here the greater part
of the army is expected to remain
loyal to the Kerensky government.
Whether the new revolt will go the
quick way of the Korniloff rebellion,
no one here ventures to predict; the
realization is that it is infinitely more
serious. The outcome, and Russia's
part in the next years of the war,
while she recovers her fighting DOW
er. no one here assumes to contem-
plate.
The war council of the co-belliger-
ents. just about to assemble in Eu-
rope to arrange policies of co-ordina-
ton of fighting forces, is now faced
with a new and great problem. Com
ing close on the Italian reverses. the
Russian debacle brings the allies. in
Guiding the United States, face to
face with action to rearrange their
fighting power to doal the heaviest
possible blows on the battle fronts,
while Russia works out her+part and
destiny in the great struggle for
world freedom and Italy holds back
the invader pouring through the Alps.
The immediate effect upon the part
which the United States must take as
the shifting of world events turns
the burdens of war more and more to
the American people, cannot be as
sessed accurately at this time. The
trsasury already has authorized cred
its of 1926, 100000 to Russia and Of
that sum probably half has already
been drawn upon for supplies bought
in this country.
American aid has not been limited
merely to money, and the confidence
on the government in Kerensky has
freely and frequently been expressed.
The visit of the American mission is
fresh in the uuIhEc Yromorv. averv
mem, per, and Mr.. Root in particular,
returned optimistic Of Russia's fu-
ture
An American commission of emf
nent railroad men now is there bring
ing order out of chaos on Russla's
transportation systems and already
has increased tne efficiency in some
at least 60 per cent. mean
while, millions of dollars worth Of
supplies have been piling up at Vlad-
ivost"k and the Americans have been
applying the best of methods to move
them across Siberia. Jaan, at the
same time, has been supplying aid to
Russia in practically every way, prin-
cipally in war munitions.
A factor which has been reluctant
ly discussed heretofore now comes TO
the front.
1t is the possibility that Japan
might send troops into Russia to
support the provisional government.
No one here who would be authorized
to speak on the subject cares to do
so. although it has been discussed by
Japanese elsewhere, and the concen-
sus of their opinions as published has
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