The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
RUSSIANS NOW
CRY FOR BLOOD,
SAYS SHEPHERD
BY VIM. C. SHEPHERD
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| Copyright. 1917. ny the United Press
STOCKHOLM. Sept. al
Russia has reached the reign
OF terror period. Tssay the
cry Is for bless-fsr whsle-
sale executions.
Bolshevlk members In tho
Petroprad council Of workmcn
and soldiers, are demanding
the lives OF former Foreign
Secretary Paul NJ. MlliukoN.
Maelhelat Robxlanko. president
Of the duma. and 20 other duma
members.
Nothing could more Strikingly
show tho horrible distortion OF men.
tai perspective developed by Ger.
man propaganda OF incaleulhble
strength. than this growth OF the
guillotlno spirit In Russia.
Paeflsts Demand Executions
The Bolsheyih are pacifists, they
demand universal brotherhood and
an end 20 killing To insure this
they demand executions.
Germany's propaganda. more
than Germany's armies. menaces
the life OF Russian democracy to.
day.
The Teuton intrigue r. reaching
even into the winter palace to at
tempt Premier kerensky's life.
Kaiser Tempted korniloH
II tempted kornilof to revolt, II
Is spreading unhelievably scandal.
Gus stories OF Runsia's great lead
erH. to create disscnaion In the new
democracy. II had succeeded In
befuddling the Russian people al.
most 10 the point OF hopolessncss
when left--to the point where the
insane cry Is for blood
Russia's armies are holding az
bay ninety and a half divisions OF
German troops .35T 600 men
while Germany concentrates on her
Intrigue Russian army officers
are keeping together enough OF
their forces TO stop the German war
machine. They are super heroes.
lie About kerenssy
At home Premier Kerensky Is an
open target for n concentrated cam
paign OF malignant villlfication.
scandal. intrigue and even attempt.
ed assassination.
German intrigue In Petrograd
stops at nothing. II fosters a mys
terious story that the premier was
a morphine fiend, having contract.
ed the habit following an operation
a year ago.
Another II. which the kaisers
agents industriouAly circulated.
was that kercnsky had divorced
his wife and married an actress.
Utterly untrue. these scandalous
insinuaiions found some crcdence
ono small newspaper even pub.
llshcd them.
Pictured as Dictator
Kerensky's latest picture showed
him standing with his cotton.
Eloyed hand resting Napoicon-like
on his chest. No sooner had these
been put on sale than the city was
yermcated with angry whispcrings
about Kerensky. the dictator"
German agents increasingly whia-
pered playing on the distorted pay.
Geological bent OF the tense Rus.
sian mind Kcrcnsky's picture
vaguely suggested Napoleon. there.
fore Kcrensky was new Ma.
poleon. a dictator
Not alone did the German agents
attack kerensky By word OF mouth.
They even sought his life.
Winter Palace Place OF Death
The winter palace. dreadful
memory Of the old autocracy. Ia to.
day n gTuesome place of death and
tragedy and mystery Its tower
windows are nov all blown out
Lower rooms. close 10 where ke.
rensky works. we're chRrred in
mysterious fire two weeks ago.
At the time when korniloff was
marching on Petrograd German
agents spread the report that the
British government favored his
revolution and the pulling down Of
kerensky. How we'll they did their
work Is Indicated In the fact that
the British government actually
sent a guard Of so soldiers to the
embassy. fearing possible attacks
by Russians enraged at the thought
that kerenky was menaced. The
arm OF the German secret service
even reached out TO Russian grand /
army headquarters.
KorniIoH Deluded
Gen. Korniioff himself was dc. |
luded into the belief that all the I
allied ambassadors would favor his /
revolution That belief was In no
small measure responsible for |
Tsar ff4fN md ~ eVaNI
offs bitter enmity toward /
Germany Ia known 10 every Rus /
sian. A week after Alexieff was /
appointed ommander-in-chlef OF /
/ Russia's armies, when Kerensky /
felt Korniloff was slipping In his /
Allegiance. Kornilof refused TO re.
linquish his command and carried
out brilliant advance of his
troops toward Riga.
with Kornlloff a prisoner. Ke-
rensky now faces trying ques.
ton OF what to do With him. The
premier is either unwilling or un.
able TO subject the former com
mander.in-chief 10 the death pen
atty.
Apparently capital punishment
In the whole army has been abol-
ished.
Premier Kerensky finds II i'm
possible further TO carry out his
policy Of iron.handed discipline in
the army. Capital punishment has
again been put In the hands Of the I
soldiers committees. and that
means It's total abolition.
Kerensky's bravery and idealism
In the face of unparalleled criti-
cism. Islander and attacks on his ;
life IL unquestioned. But this sur
render OF concessions to the